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Busan · 3.8 mi / 6.2 km

Angel Cat Cafe Goyangi Jeongwon (Cat Garden) is a small neighbourhood cat cafe on the fourth floor of a building in Sajik-dong, Dongnae-gu, in northern Busan near the Sajik Baseball Stadium area. It is a family-friendly spot where visitors sit among a resident group of house cats, some of which have had kittens born at the cafe. Entry is a single per-person fee, and cat treats, cup noodles and snacks are sold at the counter. The cafe reimburses part of the parking fee for visitors who use nearby car parks. Opening days are limited, with the cafe mainly open on Fridays and weekends, so checking the current schedule on Naver before visiting is advisable. It is a quiet place for children and parents to spend time with friendly cats.

Busan · 4.3 mi / 7.0 km

Goyangi Ragdoll Cafe is a ragdoll cat cafe in the Busan National University area of Jangjeon-dong, Geumjeong-gu, on the third floor of the Olive Young building about 150 metres from Pusan National University Station exit 1. All the resident cats are ragdolls, a breed known for its calm temperament, and the cafe has been running for many years, with returning visitors noting the same owner and well-kept cats. Tickets are sold for two or three hours or a full day, with drinks bought separately at a low price and extra time charged per 30 minutes. The cafe also breeds and sells ragdoll kittens. It is a popular indoor stop for students and families in the university district.

Busan · 5.1 mi / 8.1 km

Cafe Berakah is a specialty coffee cafe with a separate cat room in Geoje-dong, Yeonje-gu, near Busan City Hall. The cats in the room were rescued from the street over roughly nine years, many of them ill, injured or malnourished, and now live at the cafe permanently; income from the cafe pays for their treatment, food and care and for further street-cat rescues. The cat room opens from 1 PM, admits children from the fourth grade of primary school and up, and is used for up to two hours, with a separate entry fee that comes with a discount on drinks. The owner is a barista with 20 years of experience who serves pour-over and siphon coffee. The cafe is closed on Sundays, and groups are asked to book ahead.

Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam Do · 5.1 mi / 8.3 km

Cats & Me is a cat cafe on the second floor of Jeongwoo Plaza, on the main road directly in front of Jeungsan Station in Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, in a building that also houses a children's football school. Visitors spend time with a group of resident cats, and it is a calm space that suits families from the Mulgeum new town. Entry includes a drink. Children aged eight and over may enter. The car park entrance is at the back of the building, next to the gold exchange shop. For the time being the cafe opens mainly on weekends and public holidays, with extra opening days announced on its Naver page.

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Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam Do · 5.2 mi / 8.3 km

Cat Salon & Cafe is a cat cafe on the second floor of the Jeungsan Square building in Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, in the Jeungsan new town near Jeungsan Station on Busan Metro Line 2. The business is also listed as a cat breeder, and the cafe often has kittens as well as adult cats of breeds such as British Shorthairs, and the young cats tend to follow visitors from table to table. Entry includes a churu treat for feeding the cats. The cafe currently opens on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 AM to 8 PM, so it is best to check its Naver page or blog before visiting on other days. The room is calm and uncrowded.

Busan · 6.2 mi / 9.9 km

Jipsaui Haru Seomyeon is a rescue cat cafe on the sixth floor of a building opposite the Judies Taehwa annex in central Seomyeon, a few minutes on foot from Seomyeon Station. It is the first Busan branch of Jipsaui Haru, a chain started in 2015 that rescues abandoned and surrendered cats and houses them in self-funded cafe shelters across Seoul, Busan and Daegu. The Seomyeon branch is one of the larger spaces in the chain, giving the cats plenty of room to run. Visitor entry fees fund the cats' food and medical care, and cats are rehomed through the chain's adoption programme once they have settled. Entry is a flat fee for all ages, and drinks and cat treats are bought separately. The cafe is open daily from late morning until 10 PM.

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