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Volgograd · 231 mi / 372 km

Koteynya-Zateynya is a rescue cat anticafe and small shelter on Kovrovskaya Ulitsa in Volgograd's Voroshilovsky district, entered from the courtyard, near the Teatr Yunogo Zritelya and Profsoyuznaya stops. Rescued adult cats and kittens live here, all vaccinated and neutered, and any of them can be adopted; a friendly dog also waits for a home. Visitors pay a flat entry fee, lower on weekdays, and tea, water and biscuits are free. Guests may bring their own snacks and soft drinks or order food delivery. There are board games and cat toys, and a charity shop whose sales pay for food, treatment and rent. Booking by phone is required, the last guests are admitted an hour before closing, and the cafe is closed on Mondays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Kaspiysk, Dagestan · 240 mi / 386 km

KotoKafe is a coffee shop with a separate cat room on the ground floor of Ulitsa Ilyashenko 3 in Kaspiysk, on the side facing the road, next to the Registratsionnaya Palata stop. Kittens and young cats of several breeds live in the cat room, where visitors can stroke, hold and feed them; the cats are vaccinated and well cared for. Time in the cat room is paid separately and sessions are short, so families with children usually visit for a set period. The cafe area serves coffee, tea, fresh juices, milkshakes, ice cream and desserts, but no meals. It is open daily from morning until late evening and is popular with families.

Stavropol · 310 mi / 499 km

Obshchestvo Delovykh Kotov (the Society of Business Cats) is a two-floor cat anticafe on Ulitsa Tukhachevskogo in Stavropol's Kerchensky microdistrict, and the city's only cat cafe. It works with local shelters: the cats arrive vaccinated, neutered and tested, live in the cafe and can be adopted, and more than 100 have found homes in its first three years. Visits are sold as timed tariffs from a short introductory visit to unlimited time, with tea, coffee or other drinks and unlimited biscuits and sweets included, and children pay less. Children under 12 must come with an adult. Guests can feed the cats with special treats, play board games, read or work. Film screenings are held on the second floor, and the space hosts game nights, workshops, talks and birthday parties, with the option to hire a whole floor.

• Adoptable cats

Saratov · 369 mi / 593 km

The Cats is a small restaurant-style cat cafe on Michurina Street in central Saratov, with its entrance from the street. It bills itself as the first cat cafe in the city. Five resident cats of different breeds and colours wander freely around the dining room, and the owner is happy to tell guests about each of them. Unlike an anticafe, there is no entry or time fee: guests order from a full menu of breakfasts, salads, soups, hot meat and fish dishes and desserts, and the kitchen closes an hour before the cafe. The dining room seats about 30 people, tables can be reserved, and the cafe takes banquet bookings. It is closed on Mondays.

Rostov On Don, Rostov Oblast · 398 mi / 641 km

Lapy i Khvosty is a cat anticafe on Ulitsa Grecheskogo Goroda Volos in central Rostov-on-Don, a few minutes on foot from Budyonnovsky Prospekt. Opened in 2015, it was the first cat cafe in Rostov. The entrance is through a gate with an intercom to the left of a hookah bar, and the cafe has several rooms for guests and cats. Around 30 cats of different breeds and backgrounds live here, some with health conditions, and the cats can be adopted. Visits are charged for the first hour and then by the hour, with higher rates at weekends; drinks cost extra and guests can buy treats to feed the cats. Booking ahead by phone or message is required. The cafe has books and board games, and it runs film evenings, craft workshops and children's parties among the cats.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Krasnodar · 443 mi / 713 km

Zabavnoye Mesto is a cat anticafe on the ground floor of Ulitsa Zhloby 145 in Krasnodar, near Krasnodar Park (Galitsky Park) and the Panorama stop. Its cats come from a shelter, and the money from visits goes to their upkeep while they wait for new homes. Several raccoons and a raccoon dog also live here, and visits to the raccoons are by appointment only. Guests pay by the minute or by the hour, or a flat rate for unlimited time, and staff give newcomers a short tour and explain the rules for handling the animals. Coffee, hot chocolate and lemonade are served. The cafe has board games and runs themed film screenings for small groups, which can also be booked privately. It is open every day with a break in the early afternoon, and booking ahead is recommended.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended