Petacular Mt Ommaney

Brisbane, Queensland · 2.8 mi / 4.4 km

RSPCA Black Cat Café is the cafe at RSPCA Queensland's Brisbane Animal Care Campus on Wacol Station Road in Wacol, in Brisbane's south-west. Adoptable cats live in enclosed play areas built into the cafe, with an indoor section and an outdoor section, so diners can watch them climb and play while they eat. All of the cats are desexed, health checked and available for adoption through the RSPCA, and visitors who connect with one can arrange to adopt it on the same campus, which also has the adoption centre, an op shop and a pet store. The cafe serves breakfast, lunch and coffee to eat in or take away, with vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free options and free-range, higher-welfare ingredients, and all profits go to the RSPCA's animal care. There is no entry fee and no booking. It is open every day, with shorter hours on weekends.

• Adoptable cats

Brisbane, Queensland · 7 mi / 12 km

EggYolk Cat Lounge & Pet Grooming is a cat lounge on Station Road in Sunnybank, on Brisbane's southside, next to The House Call Vet, with free parking at the Oasis Medical Centre car park. Formerly PKP Cat Cafe, it is named after a former resident cat. The lounge has around a dozen resident cats, from relaxed adults to playful younger cats, plus cat toys and board games for visitors. It is a lounge rather than a cafe: no food is allowed inside, though bottled drinks are, and cat treats can be bought on site. Visits run in fixed 90-minute sessions starting at 10 AM, 11:30 AM, 1 PM, 2:30 PM and 4 PM. Online booking is recommended, weekday walk-ins are taken only when space allows, and there are no walk-ins on weekends. Children 12 and under must be supervised. The business also grooms cats and dogs and hosts after-hours events.

• Adoptable cats

Gold Coast, Queensland · 41 mi / 66 km

SupermarCat Cat Café is a cafe with a separate cat room in Southport's Chinatown precinct on Davenport Street, just off Marine Parade. Its resident cats include several British Shorthairs. Visitors who spend a set amount on food or drink get a free 15-minute session in the cat room, and the cat room can also be visited on its own for a fee. There are no reservations: visits are walk-in, first come, first served. The kitchen serves an all-day brunch menu with Asian-fusion dishes alongside breakfast plates, burgers, sandwiches, cakes, specialty coffee and matcha, plus a kids' menu. The cafe sells fridge magnets featuring its own cats and takes donations towards their care. It hosts birthday parties and private events, and it is open every day from morning to mid-afternoon. Outside pets are not allowed.

Gold Coast, Queensland · 43 mi / 70 km

Crazy Cat Café is a cat cafe upstairs in the Centre Arcade on Surfers Paradise Boulevard, on the tram side of the building in central Surfers Paradise. Opened in 2016, it is home to 24 resident cats of many breeds, including Devon Rex, which live at the cafe permanently rather than being up for adoption. The cafe and its balcony are separate from the Cat Lounge, so visitors can eat or watch the cats without going in. Cat Lounge visits are booked online in 30 or 60 minute sessions, and food and drinks can be taken into the lounge. A private VIP Paw Lounge can be booked for groups, with the option of requesting a favourite cat. The cafe is fully licensed, serving barista coffee, cakes, meals, milkshakes and cocktails. All ages are welcome, and children 12 and under must be supervised. It is open daily.

• Booking recommended

Sydney, New South Wales · 444 mi / 714 km

Jiji Rescue Cat Cafe is a rescue cat cafe on Eastern Valley Way in Middle Cove, on Sydney's Lower North Shore near Castlecrag and Willoughby. Founded in February 2023 by Yuki Arai in memory of her late sister, it houses cats and kittens from Sydney rescue groups while they wait for new homes, and more than 115 have been adopted so far. The cafe at the front serves coffee and snacks without a booking, while the cat lounge is separate and visited in private sessions limited to six people, booked online in 20, 40 or 60-minute blocks, with treats included in the longer ones. Children under 8 are not admitted to the lounge, and under-12s need an adult with them. Adoption applications go to the cat's rescue group after an in-person visit. The cat lounge opens from 9 am and closes at 1 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Sydney, New South Wales · 447 mi / 720 km

Cat House & Co is a cat lounge, cat hotel and pet shop in the Marina Square shopping centre on Footbridge Boulevard at Wentworth Point, across the Bennelong Bridge from Rhodes. Visitors book hourly sessions in its indoor cat playground, where a group of resident purebred and mixed cats can be patted, played with and fed healthy treats. Each session starts with a short induction on the house rules, and shoes are changed and hands sanitised on entry. Visitors must be 5 or older, and children 12 and under need a paying adult with them; children pay a lower rate, and weekend and public holiday prices are slightly higher. The business also boards cats and sells cat food, litter and toys, and it sells purebred kittens sourced directly from breeders. Birthday parties can be held in the lounge.