Seattle Meowtropolitan

Seattle, Washington · 3.1 mi / 5.0 km

Twice ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌⁠Sold Tales is a used and rare bookstore on Harvard Avenue in Capitol Hill, a short walk from Capitol Hill light rail station, known for the rescue cats that live in the shop. Around six resident cats roam the maze of shelves, nooks and reading corners, and visitors can pet them and find them napping among the books. The cats live at the store full time and are not available for adoption. There is no entry fee or booking: the shop is open to everyone every day, and the cats are part of an ordinary visit to browse thousands of secondhand and collectible titles. The store has been trading in Seattle since 1987 and also buys books from the public on weekdays. It is not a cafe, so there is no food or drink, and the cats may be asleep or out of sight at any given time.

Seattle, Washington · 3.3 mi / 5.3 km

NEKO ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌⁠Seattle is a cat cafe on East Pine Street in Capitol Hill, near Capitol Hill light rail station and the original location of NEKO, which also runs a larger cafe in Bellingham. The front room is a cat-free cafe serving coffee, beer, wine and sake with sweet and savory snacks, and it is open to everyone; large windows look into the connected cat room. The cat room houses 10 to 12 rescue cats from the Alley Cat Project and Regional Animal Services of King County, most of them adoptable, alongside a few permanent residents. NEKO operates as a rescue and handles adoptions in house. Visits to the cat room are 45-minute paid sessions with up to eight guests, best booked online, and private sessions for small parties are available. All ages are welcome, with adult supervision rules for children, and NEKO merchandise is sold in the cafe.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Kirkland, Washington · 7 mi / 10 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌⁠Whole Cat and Kaboodle is a cat care center on Kirkland Avenue in downtown Kirkland that combines a cat store, grooming, boarding and a rescue with an adoption cat cafe. Founder Nancy Howard opened the business in 2013 and added the cafe after moving to the current space in 2017. The cafe is a living-room style space with free-roaming cats, all of them adoptable, and a self-serve drink station with coffee and tea. Games, cat TV and a treat dispenser are on hand. Visits carry a per-person fee and are booked online, with reservations encouraged on weekdays and expected on weekends; children are welcome with adult supervision and every visitor signs a waiver. The rescue focuses on hard-to-place cats, many needing rehabilitation, and arranges adoptions through an application and in-person consultation. Proceeds from the cafe support its nonprofit, Feral Care.

• Adoptable cats

Bremerton, Washington · 14 mi / 23 km

Ziggy's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​⁠Cat Lounge is a cat cafe on Wheaton Way in East Bremerton, the first cat cafe in Kitsap County. Opened in August 2023 by Shane and Shannon Gabel, it serves espresso drinks, Italian sodas, Lotus energy drinks, tea, beer and seltzers, with donuts and cake pops. A dedicated cat room holds adoptable cats and kittens from local rescues, mainly Oakbrook Cat Rescue, alongside a few resident cats, and the lounge acts as a large foster home where the cats are socialized before adoption. Visitors can watch through indoor windows without booking, while time in the cat room is a paid 45-minute session starting on the hour; reservations are strongly recommended and walk-in space is very limited. Children under five are not allowed in the cat room, and under-13s need an adult. Adoptions go through the rescue, and young kittens are placed in pairs or with another cat.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Puyallup, Washington · 33 mi / 52 km

Catffeinated ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌⁠is a cat cafe on South Meridian in downtown Puyallup, the first cat cafe in Pierce County. It opened on Sixth Avenue in Tacoma in 2019 and moved to its larger Puyallup space in 2024. The cafe serves coffee, tea, beer and cat-themed baked goods, and anyone can drop in for a drink and watch the cats through a glass wall. The separate Cat Lounge holds adoptable cats from the cafe's shelter partner alongside a few resident cats, including two Sphynx. Lounge visits last up to an hour and are booked online or by phone, with walk-ins when space allows. The minimum age is six, except at Kids Day sessions open to all ages. Adoption applications are made in person, and the cafe also runs cat yoga, Purr and Paint art classes and a Kitty Book Club where children read to the cats.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Olympia, Washington · 49 mi / 79 km

Pawsific ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌⁠NorthWest Cat Cafe is a coffee shop and cat room on Pacific Avenue SE in east Olympia, the first cat cafe in Thurston County. It opened in 2024 and serves Olympia Coffee Roasters coffee, other drinks and light bites, and sells cat-themed goods by local artists and crafters. The dining room is open to everyone without a reservation and looks into the cat room through large windows. Entry to the cat room costs a fee and visits last 50 minutes, starting on the hour; booking ahead is recommended because walk-in space is limited. Children must be six or older, and under-13s need an adult. The adoptable cats and kittens come from several foster-based nonprofit rescues, with new arrivals each Wednesday, alongside a few resident cats. Adoptions are arranged with the rescue that owns each cat. The cafe also hosts cat yoga, sip and paint, and reading with cats.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended