River City Kitty Café

Cambridge, Ohio · 41 mi / 65 km

Cozy Cat Lounge is an interactive cat lounge on Clark Street in Cambridge, Ohio, and the first of its kind in the city. Adoptable cats from local shelters live in a dedicated cat room, where visitors book 30-minute or one-hour visits for a small fee to play with and pet them. The front area has seating and a reading nook that anyone can use, and the lounge sells sweet treats such as gourmet cookies and cake pops. The cats can be adopted through the lounge, and it holds seasonal events. It opened in early 2026 and is open Monday and Wednesday to Saturday, with a short midday break on weekdays.

• Adoptable cats

Zanesville, Ohio · 48 mi / 77 km

The Chatty Cat Cafe is a coffee shop and foster home for adoptable rescue cats inside the Colony Square Mall in Zanesville, around the corner from the food court and a few minutes off Interstate 70. It opened in 2022 and works with local rescues including Rural Ohio Cats and Kittens and PAWS of Muskingum County. The cafe serves espresso drinks, tea, boba, breakfast sandwiches and snacks, and is open to anyone. The separate cat lounge holds 10 people at a time. Reservations are recommended for everyone and required for groups with anyone under 18, and walk-ins pay the same price when there is space. Instead of an age limit, children of any age may enter with a parent present, provided they follow the rules. All lounge cats are vetted and can be adopted. Memberships, private parties and events such as cat yoga, trivia and bingo are offered.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Fairmont, West Virginia · 69 mi / 111 km

Mugs 'N Mittens is a cat cafe on Fairmont Avenue in Fairmont, opened in 2023 by Marion County residents Morgan and Keith. Visitors enter through the cafe side, where they can order a drink and pay for entry to the separate cat lounge. The lounge is home to eight permanent resident cats along with adoptable foster cats, placed with help from the Marion County Humane Society and other local partners. No appointment is needed and there is no minimum age. The menu includes boba and fruit teas, hot and iced coffee, coffee floats, chai and matcha lattes, milkshakes and smoothies, and each resident cat has its own signature drink. Cat treats are sold for guests to share. A gift shop stocks jewelry, art prints, freeze-dried sweets and other cat-themed goods made by local makers, and the cafe holds game nights, kitten sessions, birthday parties and other events.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Granville, Ohio · 71 mi / 114 km

Whiskers Catnip Cottage is the cat cafe of Whiskers Animal Rescue, an all-volunteer nonprofit in Granville that rescues, fosters and rehomes cats across Licking County. The cottage on Columbus Road, between Granville and Newark, is home to adoptable cats from the rescue and has a small retail area and snack bar. A per-person admission fee goes to the cats' food, litter and medical care and the upkeep of the space. It is open Friday to Sunday, with last admission an hour before closing. Booking a slot online is preferred, and walk-ins are welcome when there is room. Shoes stay at the door and socks are required. There is no minimum age, but children under 14 must be supervised, with one adult for every three children. People hoping to adopt are asked to apply before visiting, and kittens are usually adopted in pairs. Private parties can be arranged outside regular hours.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Charleston, West Virginia · 77 mi / 124 km

Cups & Cats Cafe is a cat cafe on Summers Street in downtown Charleston, a few blocks from the Kanawha River. Founded by local cat lover Lora Reynolds, it combines a coffee shop serving lattes, cappuccinos, chai, hot chocolate and other specialty drinks with a separate cat lounge where adoptable cats roam free. The cafe acts as a foster home for cats from local rescue partners, including the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Society, and more than 100 cats have been adopted through it. Visitors pay a fee to spend time in the lounge, which can be booked online, or can stay on the cafe side and watch the cats through the glass. A few resident cats, such as Mr. Thumbs, also live at the cafe. The fee helps cover the cats' care while they wait for adoption.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Columbus, Ohio · 94 mi / 151 km

Kitty Bubble Cafe & Bar is a cat cafe on North High Street at the northern edge of Clintonville, near Worthington, that opened in August 2022 as Columbus's only cat cafe. The cafe and bar side serves bubble tea, coffee, beer, wine, sake, cocktails, macarons and other snacks, for dine-in or takeaway, with no ticket needed. A separate cat lounge holds free-roaming adoptable cats from the rescue Colony Cats, and visits are booked as 55-minute sessions. Tickets are best bought in advance, since walk-ins are turned away when the lounge is full. Lounge sessions run in two blocks each open day, with a break in between, and the cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Adoptions go through Colony Cats. Regular events in the lounge include yoga with the cats, bingo nights, paint-your-pet classes and holiday wreath workshops, often raising money for the rescue.

• Adoptable cats