潘吶 Panshout Coffee

Huwei, Yunlin County · 7 mi / 11 km

Sunny ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​⁠Cat (日光下的猫) is a rescue cafe on Linsen Road, Section 2, in Huwei Township, Yunlin, run as a halfway house for stray and abandoned cats. The ground floor is a regular, pet-friendly dining room. Upstairs is the cat room, where a large group of rescued cats, from playful kittens to long-haired cats saved from breeding farms, wander freely among the tables, nap in the windows and settle on laps. Once a cat is ready, it can be adopted. The cafe matches each cat with an adopter through several visits rather than handing it over on the spot. Visitors switch to indoor slippers before going up, and staff give children gentle guidance on handling the cats. The kitchen serves Japanese-style curry rice, brunch plates, soufflé pancakes, sundaes, coffee and sparkling drinks. Yunlin County has long relied on contracted private facilities rather than a public shelter of its own, and every order helps pay for the cats' care.

• Adoptable cats

Huwei, Yunlin County · 7 mi / 12 km

Tinco ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​⁠Metalwork Huwei (庭口金工 虎尾店) is a silversmith's studio and cafe in Building D of the restored Jianguo Military Dependents' Village in Huwei Township, Yunlin. Half of the vintage space is for jewellery-making and half for the cafe, and four resident cats, introduced by the shop as its cat managers, roam both, greeting guests table by table before wandering off for a nap. Visitors change into slippers at the door. Silver ring, bracelet and necklace workshops run in booked sessions of about two and a half hours, and the shop also sells handmade jewellery and takes custom orders. Cafe seating is walk-in, and the menu draws on military-village home cooking, with hot-and-sour noodles, spicy dumplings and braised beef shank, plus rice-cake snacks, ice cream, coffee and tea. Keep the door closed behind you, as the cats are free to roam. Park at the Jianguo village car park and walk in.

Chiayi City · 16 mi / 26 km

Luo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​⁠Cheng Cat Tea House (洛澄貓咪茶品店) is a small tea shop in a row of units on Daya Road, Section 1, near Lantan in Chiayi's East District, where the staff are a team of cats. Maine Coons are the stars, and the cats work in rotation, so who is on duty changes from day to day; the owner happily explains each one's personality. An elderly Shiba Inu named Dou Dou also makes appearances. Visitors take off their shoes and wear the slippers provided. Seating is limited, so the shop stays calm. The menu centres on brewed teas, milk teas and fruit teas served in pretty teaware, plus coffee, waffles, croissant waffles and small desserts. The shop sometimes holds birthday events for its cats and sells acrylic cat charms. It is cash only, and the restroom is a short walk outside, with slippers provided.

Chiayi City · 16 mi / 26 km

Meowmi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌⁠Cultural & Creative Cafe II (喵咪文創咖啡二館) is the second branch of a well-loved Chiayi cat cafe, tucked down a lane off Minguo Road in the city's East District. It is furnished with antiques and vintage pieces, and its brick-and-wood rooms feel like a collector's house. Around eight resident cats, including a friendly ginger, share the space with two gentle dogs; many of the cats will climb onto laps without being asked, and staff introduce them when you arrive. The minimum order is one drink and one dessert per person. The kitchen serves pour-over coffee, yoghurt bowls, pizza and cat-themed desserts. Because of the dogs the front door stays locked, so phone the cafe to be let in. Young children are not admitted. There is no parking at the door, but paid car parks are nearby.

Chiayi City · 16 mi / 26 km

Meowmi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​⁠Cultural & Creative Cafe (喵咪文創咖啡館) is the original branch of this Chiayi cat cafe, on Zhongshan Road in the city's East District, a short walk from the second branch. Its resident cats, among them several black cats and a tortoiseshell, live mainly upstairs at the top of a narrow staircase. They are known for settling on visitors' laps and kneading, though a few prefer not to be touched, and staff explain the house rules on arrival. The minimum order is one drink and one dessert per person. Seating is limited to 90 minutes from when your food arrives at weekends and whenever the cafe is full. Weekday tables can be booked by phone; at weekends it is walk-in only, so expect a queue. Cheesecakes, brownies, ice cream, teas and drinks with alcohol are on the menu. Children under six are not admitted.

Chiayi City · 17 mi / 27 km

Tinco ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌⁠Metalwork Chiayi (庭口金工 嘉義市店) is a jewellery studio, cafe and evening bistro in an old house on busy Zhongshan Road in Chiayi's East District. Several resident cats roam the building, joining diners at their tables, and staff will hand you a feather wand to play with them. Some are shy, so let them come to you. The ground floor is the dining room and upstairs is the workshop, where you can book a session to make your own silver ring, with staff helping and taking photos. By day the kitchen serves pasta, smoked salmon dishes and coffee. In the evening the shop becomes a softly lit metalwork bistro with creative cocktails and local-style plates. Bookings for meals and workshops are made online. For parking, use the Central Plaza underground car park or the city hall car park.