Sukjai Cat Cafe

San Sai, Chiang Mai · 0.9 mi / 1.4 km

Neko Cafe is a small cat cafe and restaurant in Mae Jo, San Sai, close to Maejo University north of Chiang Mai city. A group of friendly resident cats roam the room and readily come over to play with customers, and there is no entrance fee: visitors simply order from the menu. The kitchen serves simple meals and bakery items alongside freshly brewed coffee and a range of other drinks, at modest prices that suit the student neighbourhood. The shop is compact and casual, more like a neighbourhood eatery that happens to share its space with cats than a polished tourist cafe, which gives it a relaxed, homely atmosphere. Regulars come back for both the food and the affectionate cats.

San Sai, Chiang Mai · 1.4 mi / 2.3 km

Meowmi Café is a bright, recently opened cat cafe in Nong Han, Mae Jo, near Maejo University north of Chiang Mai city. There is no entrance fee, so the owners ask visitors to help keep the space clean and to play with the cats gently. The resident cats include an energetic orange cat who loves to entertain and a round, sleepy cat called Udon. Guests can sit indoors with the cats or in an outdoor area, and with Wi-Fi and work-friendly tables it is a popular place for students to study. The menu offers rich cocoa, fragrant matcha, coffee, bingsu and cakes. Outside food and drinks are not allowed. The cafe is spotlessly clean and welcoming to families with young children.

Mae Rim, Chiang Mai · 3.2 mi / 5.1 km

เฟอฟู is a small cat and ferret cafe in the Phet Ploy Business Park on Soi Ban Phra Non 9, Don Kaeo, in Mae Rim just north of Chiang Mai city. Customers order food or drinks and can then sit in the animal zone with the resident cats, which are affectionate and quick to ask for attention, and with a group of young ferrets, which are lively and like to nibble fingers. There is no entrance fee and no time limit, which makes it an easy, good-value stop. The cafe serves meals and a range of well-made drinks, and there is parking right in front of the shop. It is a good choice for visitors who want to meet ferrets as well as cats in a single visit.

Chiang Mai · 5.1 mi / 8.1 km

The Little Cat Cafe (เจ้าจิ๋ว) is a small cat cafe and pet shop in Chang Phueak, north of Chiang Mai's Old City, next to the Family Pet Hospital near Chang Phueak police station. The pet shop side stocks food and supplies for cats and dogs, while the cafe is a cosy, home-like room where a small team of affectionate, playful cats and kittens greet visitors as soon as they walk in. With fewer cats than the big tourist cafes, it is a calm place to sit with a drink and soft music, and the cats readily come over for attention and lickable treats. The menu covers coffee, matcha drinks such as a Biscoff matcha latte, cakes and other bakery items. The room is kept spotless, and there is parking in front of the shop.

Chiang Mai · 5.7 mi / 9.2 km

Wila Cafe (วิฬาร์คาเฟ่) is a cat cafe in a quiet soi off Muen Dam Phra Khot Road in Chang Phueak, just north of Chiang Mai's Old City. Its cat zone is home to around 27 cats, many of them plump and laid-back, including several Scottish Folds, and the room is full of photo corners, with board games and occasional workshops to keep visitors busy. There is no time limit. International visitors pay 100 baht to enter the cat zone, which includes one drink and a sachet of cat treats, while Thai customers order at least one drink each; drinks cost around 50 to 60 baht, and extra cat food is sold at the counter. Children under 12 are not allowed in the cat zone, without exception, and the house rules on handling the cats are strictly enforced.

Chiang Mai · 5.7 mi / 9.3 km

Kitten Home is a combined cat cafe and nail salon on the Chiang Mai outer ring road in the Chet Yot area of Chang Phueak, north-west of the Old City. Nine friendly cats live in the shop and wander freely between the cafe corner and the manicure stations, so visitors can play with them over a drink or while having their nails done. The cats are healthy, gentle and affectionate, with some napping and others ready to play. The cafe side serves coffee, other drinks, snacks and bakery items, and lickable cat treats are sold for anyone who wants to win the cats over. Gel nail colour starts at 150 baht, and nail appointments are booked through the shop's Facebook and Instagram pages, but cafe visitors are welcome to drop in just to see the cats.