Paws & Coffee

Karachi, Sindh · 22 mi / 35 km

Gato ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌⁠is a cat cafe in Tahami Commercial on Zulfiqar Street No. 3, in the Zulfiqar and Al Murtaza Commercial Area of DHA Phase 8, Karachi, a short walk from the Creek Walk food street. Opened at the end of 2025 and billed as the city's first cat cafe, it has two areas: a cafe floor without cats serving coffee, shakes, sandwiches, pasta and desserts, and a separate cat room where visitors play with and feed the resident cats, mostly pedigree breeds such as Persians, British Shorthairs and Scottish Folds. Time in the cat room is booked as a paid session of 20 minutes or one hour, cat treats are sold, and drinks can be taken into the room. Children are welcome, and the cafe hosts birthday parties and school visits. It opens every afternoon and closes at midnight, or 2 AM on Fridays and Saturdays.

• Booking required

Vadodara, Gujarat · 414 mi / 667 km

Escape ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​⁠by the Portal is a board game cafe with a cat cafe section on Vasna-Bhayli Main Road in Bhayli, Vadodara, in The Food Castle building beside the Nayara petrol pump. It describes itself as the city's first cat cafe and first dedicated board game cafe. The cat area opened in mid-2026 and is home to a small group of rescued cats, which are vaccinated and looked after by the owners, and the cafe rehomes cats through its own adoption process. Visitors pay to spend time with the cats and are asked to call ahead to visit the cat area. The rest of the venue has more than 60 board games, VR games, an open terrace, a private party room and a menu of coffee, burgers, pasta and snacks, and it hosts game nights, open mics, comedy and music jams. It opens in the evenings and is closed on Mondays.

• Adoptable cats

Surat, Gujarat · 440 mi / 709 km

Whisker's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌⁠Pet Cafe is a pet cafe on the second floor of the KBC 2 building near Gajera Compound in Mota Varachha, Surat. It opened in September 2026. Several resident cats share the space with the cafe's dogs and puppies, and visitors can sit with the animals while they have a coffee or a meal. The menu centres on specialty coffee, including an espresso tonic, along with brownies and other cafe food. It stays open late every day, past midnight. The cafe has not published a visit fee, the number of cats or where they come from, so it is worth calling ahead before a first visit.

Kota, Rajasthan · 533 mi / 857 km

Bark ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​⁠and Brew is a pet cafe at BSNL Circle in Shrinathpuram, Kota, near Rainbow Children Hospital. Opened in August 2026, it describes itself as Kota's first pet cafe and keeps its own animals on site: several cats and puppies as well as a golden retriever, which visitors without pets of their own can play with while they eat. Owners are also welcome to bring their pets along. There is no separate cat room or entry fee; guests order from a casual and affordable menu of tea, coffee, cakes, snacks and Chinese-style dishes. The cafe is aimed partly at Kota's large student population as a place to take a break among animals, and it also offers pet boarding and grooming. It is open daily from midday until midnight.

Jaipur, Rajasthan · 537 mi / 865 km

Beanstalk ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​⁠Cafe is a cafe with resident cats on Gandhi Path Road West in Lalarpura, on the western edge of Jaipur near Shehnai Marriage Garden and the Ajmer Road side of Vaishali Nagar. It bills itself as Jaipur's first cat cafe and has a farm-style setting with indoor and rooftop seating, away from the busier city areas. A small group of house cats, around four, roam freely among the tables and often nap under the chairs, so visitors who want to meet them can ask the staff. There is no separate cat room or entry fee; guests simply order from the menu, which covers coffee, shakes, pizza, pasta, sandwiches, Chinese dishes and desserts. Visitors are asked to let the cats approach on their own and leave sleeping cats alone. The cafe is open daily and also hosts occasional events, including an India-Korea themed evening.

Nashik, Maharashtra · 538 mi / 866 km

Four ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​⁠Lost Cats is a coffee shop and event space on Gangapur Road in Nashik, in the Ajinkyatara building in D.K. Nagar. It opened as a cafe with resident cats, but it now presents itself mainly as a coffee shop and a venue for small gatherings, and there are fewer cats than the name suggests. In autumn 2026 the cafe had one resident cat with a litter of kittens born in September, rather than a group of cats or a separate cat lounge, and there is no entry fee. The menu covers coffee, cold coffee, pastries, sandwiches and ramen, and the colourful interior suits quiet visits and casual meals. Visitors coming mainly to spend time with cats should check with the cafe before making a trip.