The Shabby Tabby Cat Cafe & Kitten Lounge

Huntington, New York · 20 mi / 33 km

Catpurrccinos ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌⁠is a cat cafe on Main Street in Huntington Village on Long Island's North Shore. It opened in 2019 to support Feral to Family, the animal rescue behind it, and all of its cats are fosters waiting for adoption. A quick-service cafe at the front serves coffee, specialty lattes, tea and lunch. The cattery is entered through a vestibule and is set up like a large living room with chairs, benches, tables and TVs, plus a medical and isolation room and regular visits from a mobile vet. Entry to the cat room is a separate timed fee, and food bought at the counter can be taken in packaged to go. Walk-ins are welcome, but booking is advised on weekends, holidays and school breaks. Guests 13 and under need an adult. Adoptions go through the rescue, with checks and a home visit. Trivia and bingo nights are held.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Bayside, New York · 36 mi / 59 km

Espurresso ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌⁠Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on 35th Avenue in Bayside, Queens, a few blocks from the Bell Boulevard shops and the Bayside LIRR station. It opened in spring 2025 with a bright cafe at the front and a separate cat lounge where more than ten adoptable rescue cats live, along with the owner's own cats, who act as cafe 'managers'. The cats come from the rescues Purrific Home and For Animals Inc. Visitors book timed sessions online or by phone, and walk-ins are limited, especially at weekends. Guests of all ages are welcome, but children under 14 must stay with an adult, and some sensitive cats wear collars so visitors know to give them space. The cafe serves specialty-grade For Five coffee, flavored lattes and teas with Hong Kong-style egg waffles, crepes and cakes, and hosts birthday parties and private events.

• Adoptable cats

Flushing, New York · 39 mi / 63 km

Kokoro ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌⁠Cat Café is a Japanese-inspired cat cafe on the ground floor of the Tangram mall in downtown Flushing, Queens, by the College Point Boulevard entrance and a few blocks from the Flushing-Main Street 7 train. It opened in 2025 as Queens' first cat cafe. Visitors book 40-minute sessions in a quiet cattery, in groups of no more than 15 guests. The 10 to 12 cats come from Anjellicle Cats Rescue, a no-kill rescue, and all are adoptable through the rescue's application. The cafe sells Japanese drinks such as matcha, and an optional package adds a drink, a cat-shaped treat and an instant photo. Walk-ins join the next open time slot, but booking ahead is recommended. Children under 8 are not admitted, under-12s need an adult, and all guests sign a waiver. The cafe also hosts cat yoga, Paint & Purr and private events.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

New Haven, Connecticut · 41 mi / 67 km

Mew ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​⁠Haven Cat Cafe is a coffee shop and cat lounge on Whalley Avenue in New Haven's Westville neighborhood, at the corner of Blake Street. Opened in 2018 as Connecticut's first cat cafe, it has helped more than 1,200 cats find homes. The lounge holds up to about 30 cats, all from Halfway Home Rescue, which handles adoptions; visitors can apply during their visit. The cafe and lounge have separate entrances: guests check in and order on the cafe side, then enter the lounge for their session. Tickets are sold online for 50-minute visits and three-hour work and study sessions, with discounts for students, teachers, seniors and children, and weekends often sell out. There is no minimum age, but each adult may bring at most two children aged 12 and under. The cafe serves coffee, cat-themed drinks and baked goods, and hosts parties and events.

• Adoptable cats

New York · 47 mi / 76 km

Meow ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌⁠Parlour is New York City's first cat cafe, opened in December 2014 and now at 43 Essex Street on the Lower East Side, between Grand and Hester Streets, near the F, M, J and B subway lines. Visitors book timed sessions in a cat space designed so the cats can interact with guests on their own terms. More than 20 cats usually live there, and all are adoptable through Meow Parlour Cats, the cafe's own nonprofit and a New York State licensed rescue. Drinks and cat-decorated baked goods from its sister company Macaron Parlour are sold when the cafe counter is open. Reservations are strongly recommended and open two months ahead, as walk-in space is limited. Children under 9 may only visit during special family time slots, guests under 18 need an adult, and groups larger than six must book a private event.

• Adoptable cats

Brooklyn, New York · 48 mi / 77 km

Brooklyn ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​⁠Cat Cafe is a nonprofit cat cafe on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, a short walk from the Borough Hall and Court Street subway stations and the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. It opened in 2016 and is run by the Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition, a volunteer-driven 501(c)(3) rescue, with all profits going to its rescue and outreach work. The cats are rescues from the streets of New York City, often 40 or more at a time, and all except the mascot are available for adoption. The building has a main lounge, a kitten room, a separate room for cats with feline leukemia and a low-cost clinic, and the cafe also fosters rescue rabbits, rats and guinea pigs. Visits are paid timed sessions, with reservations recommended and walk-ins welcome on Thursday evenings. Packaged snacks and drinks are sold, and the cafe hosts yoga, movie nights, kids' events and private parties.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended