Shenqi Maomi Cat Cafe

Shanghai · 3.7 mi / 5.9 km

Da ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌⁠Wu Wu is a long-running cat cafe on the ground floor of the Shengui Business Building on Baoyuan Road in Jing'an, close to Dongbaoxing Road station on Line 3 and Hailun Road station on Lines 4 and 10. It has operated for about ten years, first in an office unit upstairs and now in a street-front shop. More than ten cats of different breeds live in the room, along with a pug, and photos of the cats as kittens line the walls. Visitors are given shoe covers and disinfect their hands at the door, then order drinks; the shop shares its space with the Funaunt milk tea and waffle counter.

Shanghai · 4.2 mi / 6.8 km

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​⁠branch of the REDOLL cat cafe chain is on the sixth floor of the Cloud Nine (Longzhimeng) shopping mall on Changning Road, above Zhongshan Park station on Metro Lines 2, 3 and 4. REDOLL began as a cattery in 2014 and its cafes are stocked from its own CFA-registered breeding cattery, with breeds such as Maine Coon, Ragdoll, Golden Shaded British Shorthair, Devon Rex, Napoleon and Abyssinian. Visitors put on shoe covers and disinfect their hands, and an entry ticket covers time with the cats. Bead-art (pindou) crafts and cat merchandise are also on offer. Cats are sold here, after staff check the buyer's home and experience.

Shanghai · 4.4 mi / 7.1 km

Tata ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​⁠Party is a pet cafe on the third floor of Shimao Plaza on Nanjing East Road, near People's Square in Huangpu. Visitors can pet cats, dogs and alpacas and meet other small animals, with cat treats and freeze-dried snacks available for feeding. Entry is by package with drinks, and alpaca packages are offered. The chain runs a second shop further along Nanjing East Road at Yuehui Plaza.

Shanghai · 4.6 mi / 7.5 km

Shanghai ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌⁠City Cat Island is the city's stray-cat management and adoption centre, set in a converted former kindergarten inside Shengzhai Park in Gucun, Baoshan, with the main park entrance at Shenglian Road and Taihe West Road. Several hundred neutered and vaccinated former strays live in a free-roaming, cage-free compound of about 1,765 square metres, alongside a care unit for kittens and older cats. Entry is free after registering on site, with a daily visitor limit; a small cat science hall charges a fee that goes to food and neutering. The centre runs adoptions, volunteer days and public education on responsible pet keeping. The second phase is open only to booked workshop groups at weekends.

• Adoptable cats

Shanghai · 4.7 mi / 7.5 km

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​⁠branch of the Tata Party pet cafe is on the fifth floor of Yuehui Plaza on Nanjing East Road in Huangpu, next to a buffet restaurant. Visitors can pet cats, dogs and alpacas in one space, with cat treats and freeze-dried snacks provided for feeding. The room is kept clean and free of odours, and it is a popular stop for families.

Shanghai · 4.7 mi / 7.6 km

Chen ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌⁠Xiao Mao, earlier known as Xu Xiao Mao de Dian, is a small cat-themed cafe and bar inside the Changle Cun residential lanes off South Shaanxi Road in Huangpu, a short walk from South Shaanxi Road station. It has run for close to ten years under a Taiwanese owner. A few resident cats, former strays, wander the room and climb onto empty chairs; they are shy, and staff hand out treats so guests can win them over. It works as a coffee shop by day and a cocktail bar at night, with homemade cakes and cookies. The entrance is hard to find inside the lane, so calling ahead helps.