Two Wrasslin' Cats Coffee House & Cafe

Old Saybrook, Connecticut · 12 mi / 20 km

All the Single Kitties is a nonprofit cat cafe on Main Street in the center of Old Saybrook, near the mouth of the Connecticut River. Opened in November 2022, it houses rescue cats saved within Connecticut by its local rescue partner, all fully vetted and available for adoption, and it has passed 280 adoptions. Visits are by appointment only, in 25- or 50-minute sessions paid per person, and last-minute bookings are accepted when space allows; the cafe may close early if no slots are booked. The minimum age is 6, except for a weekly Saturday morning Kids and Kitties session open to all ages, and children under 13 must be with an adult. Snacks and merchandise are sold in the lounge, and events include yoga with cats, shy cat social hours and themed evenings.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Glastonbury, Connecticut · 20 mi / 33 km

Marcie's Angels Cat Cafe is a cafe and cat adoption lounge on Main Street in Glastonbury Center, southeast of Hartford. Named after owner Beth's late cat Marcie, it opened in August 2024 with the rescue Protectors of Animals; all lounge cats are adoptable through that group, and more than 200 have been adopted. The cafe serves coffee and baked goods from local vendors, sells cat-themed merchandise and looks into the lounge through large windows. The lounge has its own entrance and is open Wednesday to Sunday, while the cafe also opens on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Visits are 50-minute sessions for a per-person fee; booking is recommended and walk-ins are taken when there is space. Visitors must be at least 6, children under 13 need an adult, and each adult may bring two children. Cafe food and drink may be taken into the lounge. Events include tarot and yoga.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

New Haven, Connecticut · 28 mi / 46 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

Torrington, Connecticut · 42 mi / 67 km

Perk and Paws Cat Cafe is a family-run cat cafe on Franklin Street in downtown Torrington, the first retail tenant of the Pennrose Riverfront Torrington mixed-use building. The cafe serves coffee from Great Minds Coffee Roasters, Harney & Sons teas and baked goods. Visitors book 50-minute sessions in the separate cat lounge, arriving a little early to check in on the cafe side and sign a waiver, and they wash their hands before and after the visit. All of the cats come from a local rescue partner and are adoptable, and an application can be filled out during the visit. The cafe is open Thursday to Sunday.

• Adoptable cats

Coventry, Rhode Island · 48 mi / 77 km

Mad Cats and More is a family-run cat lounge and shop on Tiogue Avenue in Coventry, next to Borrelli's Bakery. Opened in April 2024, it combines a boutique selling handmade shirts, leashes, collars, keychains and cat toys with a separate lounge where visitors spend time with the cats. Two resident Maine Coons, Zeus and Athena, live there alongside adoptable cats and kittens from the rescue Angels Caring for Animals, which handles applications, vet care and spay or neuter, so the cats change as they find homes. Visits are walk-in and charged by the half hour or hour, with lower rates for visitors aged 17 and under. Bottled drinks and snacks are sold, but there is no cafe. Staff know each cat's history and can explain adoption. The lounge opens daily, from midday on weekdays and from the morning at weekends; occasional closures are posted on Facebook.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Sayville, New York · 61 mi / 97 km

The Shabby Tabby Cat Cafe & Kitten Lounge is a cage-free cat cafe on West Main Street in downtown Sayville, on Long Island's South Shore. It opened in 2018 as Long Island's first cat cafe and moved to its current, larger space in 2021. More than 30 cats live in a large cat room, with a separate kitten lounge. Since 2024 the cats have come from the cafe's own rescue, Friends of Ollie, which takes cats from high-kill shelters, the streets and poor homes, and all are adoptable. Visits are paid by the hour or as an all-day pass, with a hot drink included. Walk-ins are welcome when there is room, though weekend booking is advised. There is no food on site, only drinks for sale. Children under 13 need an adult, and Thursday evenings are for guests 16 and up. Events include cat yoga, paint nights and drag bingo.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended