Nina's Cat Cafe

Skopje · 96 mi / 154 km

Cat Cafe Skopje is the city's first cat café, opened in June 2026 in the Rekord area of central Skopje, a short walk from Macedonia Square and the Stone Bridge, behind a pink façade. It was set up by a young couple who had visited cat cafés in Iceland, Portugal, Vietnam and China. Six to seven cats live in the small room, some rescued from the street and others given up by owners who could no longer keep them, and kittens are offered for adoption once they are vaccinated and around six months old, making room for new rescues. Visits work like a regular café: guests order coffee, matcha, other drinks or desserts and spend time with the cats as they roam. Signs set out the house rules, including not picking up the cats, and visitors may not bring their own pets. It opens every day until 11 PM.

• Adoptable cats

Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia · 171 mi / 275 km

Little Big House is a café and small guesthouse at Andokidou 24 in Ano Poli, the old upper town of Thessaloniki, on the way down from the Heptapyrgion fortress and the Byzantine walls. It is best known locally for its cats: a group of neighbourhood cats eat, sleep and spend their days at the café, sitting among the guests, and the owner has them neutered and looks for homes for them. There is no entry fee or booking; service is largely self-service from a menu of coffee, cheesecakes and other homemade cakes, salads and quiches, with many vegetarian and vegan dishes. The roof terrace looks out over the old town's rooftops. The café is closed on Sundays and Mondays.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Trani, Puglia · 176 mi / 283 km

Moon Cat & Caffè is a cafe with resident cats on Piazzale Luigi Chiarelli in Trani, opened in October 2025 by Rosaria Lopopolo as the first cat cafe in Puglia. Around five cats live here, among them Nala, the brothers Giustino and Mimmo, Pino and the young Fiorella, all taken in from shelters or rescued from the street. They roam the cat-themed room and an outdoor area. Visitors ring at the entrance and pass through a double door that keeps the cats inside. Guests can stop at the counter for a quick coffee or sit at a table for up to 50 minutes, with a small per-person contribution toward the cats' care. Cats are not to be picked up or fed, flash photography is not allowed, and children under 12 must be supervised. The cafe serves breakfast with pastries and cat-shaped biscuits through to aperitivo.

Belgrade · 242 mi / 389 km

PurrMačka is a volunteer-run cat rescue project with a cat coworking space on Bulevar Oslobođenja in Belgrade, a few minutes from Autokomanda. The registered charity rescues sick, injured and abandoned street cats, has them treated, neutered and vaccinated, and keeps the sociable ones in the coworking space while they wait for new homes. Visitors can work on a laptop, have tea or coffee, play with the cats and attend events such as quizzes and parties, and visits are paid through a donation. Weekday visits are arranged in advance through a short online form. Shoes come off at the entrance, guests stay on the visitor floor, children under 14 come with an adult, and visitors must not wake or chase the cats or feed them treats brought from outside. Adoption goes through an application, a meeting with the cat's curator and a contract.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Kalamaki, Ionian Islands · 255 mi / 410 km

Cat Cafe Zepos Garden is a cat café in the resort village of Kalamaki on Zakynthos, close to the beach on Laganas Bay and a few minutes from the island's airport. It opened in June 2025 on the site of the owners' former Zepos restaurant and was the first cat café on the island. Around ten rescued island cats live in a fenced catio in the garden, which visitors can enter to play with them, while a few resident cats roam the outdoor seating. The rescued cats are neutered and treated and available for adoption, and the owners have arranged dozens of adoptions. No booking is needed, and a small minimum spend applies for time in the catio. The menu ranges from coffee, milkshakes and cat-themed cocktails to pancakes, pizza, gyros, salads and vegan dishes, and the café also hosts cat yoga and evening events. It is closed on Wednesdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Novi Sad, South Backa · 271 mi / 437 km

Boardcats is an anticafe with board games and cats on Petra Drapšina street in central Novi Sad, a short walk from the Novi Sad Synagogue. Rescued cats from local shelters live in the café and roam freely among the tables, and the team treats them, gives them a temporary home and helps them find adoptive families. Visitors pay a single charge that covers board games and a drink, then play, work, read or simply spend time petting and playing with the cats. The shelves hold a large collection of board games, many of them in Russian, and the ground floor regularly hosts exhibitions by local artists. The venue also runs master classes and children's birthday parties. It is open from Monday afternoon to Saturday and closed on Sundays.

• Adoptable cats