Red Cat Cafe

Ivano Frankivsk · 71 mi / 114 km

Mama-Kishka is a cat cafe on Nezalezhnosti Street in central Ivano-Frankivsk, opened in September 2021 by Yurii and Khrystyna Derkach. The resident cats were rescued from the street or from shelters, and all are sterilised and vaccinated, with their passports kept at the entrance. The cats move freely around the cafe and also have a room of their own to retreat to. The cafe has a strict minimum age of 12, introduced to protect the cats. House rules ban pulling the cats, flash photography and feeding them from plates, but staff sell treats and explain how many each cat may have. The kitchen serves coffee, cocoa, milkshakes, pancakes, syrniki, salads, soups and pasta, and there are board games and cat-themed souvenirs. Some cats have been adopted from the cafe into new homes.

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Ternopil · 88 mi / 142 km

Koteinia Murkit is a small cat cafe and gift shop on Ruska Street in central Ternopil, billed as the city's first anti-stress cat cafe. It was opened in 2024 by Maryna Chernyshova, who was displaced twice by the war, from Donetsk in 2014 and from Mariupol in 2022, and started it with a state grant. Socialised street cats live in the cafe, sleep in the armchairs and wander between the tables, and they have a private space closed to guests; some of them are looking for new homes. Guests are asked to approach the cats calmly, not to wake them or hold them against their will, and not to feed them from the table. The menu has coffee, seasonal drinks and desserts such as a panna cotta called Panakotyk. The cafe also hosts art therapy sessions, workshops with psychologists, board games and a cat-themed mafia game night.

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Khmelnytskyi · 93 mi / 149 km

Kotoprostir Mama Cat is a cat space and mini-shelter on Zarichanska Street in Khmelnytskyi, run as an anti-cafe where visitors spend time with cats that are waiting for new homes. It started with a handful of cats and now cares for around 50, all vaccinated, and it is currently not taking in new cats while it rehomes the ones it has. The space opens to visitors at weekends. There is no kitchen; tea, coffee and sweets are available, along with board games and drawing supplies, and the space is also used for board-game evenings, small celebrations and as a quiet place to work or study. Every visit supports the cats' care and sterilisation, and the team posts regular reports on adoptions and fundraisers.

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Vinnytsia · 133 mi / 213 km

Khvostyky is a social cat cafe and animal-help space on Mykoly Ovodova Street in central Vinnytsia, opposite the Water Tower. It first opened in March 2023 and moved to this larger space in December 2025. The cats were rescued from the street; the team treats, sterilises and socialises them and looks for a family for each one, and around 200 cats have been adopted so far. Visitors can also support a cat through online guardianship. The space has a coffee area with desserts and books, a separate cat zone, a pet shop and a hall for events such as yoga, workshops, film nights and social programmes for children and veterans. The cafe area is free, while entry to the cat zone is charged, with a higher rate at weekends. The minimum age is 6, and treats for the cats are sold on site.

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Lviv · 138 mi / 222 km

Cat Cafe Lviv is a cat cafe on Henerala Hryhorenka Square in the centre of Lviv, a short walk from the Lviv Opera House. It was opened in May 2015 by a family displaced from Crimea, first on Stepana Bandery Street, and moved to its current address in 2020. Around 20 resident cats of about a dozen breeds live here, among them Maine Coons, Canadian Sphynxes, Scottish Folds and Straights, a Devon Rex, an Abyssinian, an Ocicat and a British golden chinchilla. The cats roam freely among the tables. There is no entry fee; visitors order from a full menu of coffee, desserts, pizza, pasta and Ukrainian dishes, and can buy treats to feed the cats. Two of the cafe's three rooms are in the basement, which also serves as a shelter during air-raid alerts, and the cafe has stayed open throughout the war. It also sells cat souvenirs.

Zamość, Lubelskie · 205 mi / 330 km

Kawiarnia KOCI GAJ is a cat cafe on Spadek Street in Zamość, opened in July 2025 as the first cat cafe in the city. It is home to five resident cats. Its interior was designed by a former deputy director of the Zamość zoo: instead of wall shelves, the cats climb on imitation trees covered in natural bark, with oak branches running for tens of metres under the ceiling from a central trunk almost a metre wide. A 400-litre vivarium with an Amazon-style aquarium lets the cats sit inside a glass dome among about 180 fish. The cafe serves coffee, tea, home-made cakes and sweet or savoury snack boxes, and has a corner with board games and books. Entry is for children aged 12 and over, pets are not allowed, and tables can be reserved online. It is open from Tuesday to Sunday.

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