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Göteborg, Västra Götaland · 142 mi / 228 km

Purrfect ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​⁠Café is a cat café with an adoption programme on Sveagatan in Linnéstaden, Gothenburg, near Skansen Kronan. It opened in September 2021 as the city's first cat café, founded by Alice and Rebecca, who both spent many years working in animal hospitals. Around ten rehomed cats, many of them adult pairs given up by previous owners, live in the cat suite while they wait for new families; each is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and insured, and visitors can apply to adopt them. The number of guests in the cat suite is limited, so visits are best booked online, although drop-in is possible when there is space. The entry fee includes coffee, tea and cake, with vegan and gluten-free options. The minimum age is ten. The business also runs a cat hotel and holds cat yoga and other events, and the café is open Wednesday to Sunday.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Jönköping · 158 mi / 254 km

FinduZz ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Kattcafé is a cat café with an adoption programme on Nygatan in central Jönköping, in the Västra city district. Opened in 2023 by Alexandra Jackson as the first cat café in Småland, it houses homeless cats from the rescue association Djurens Vänner in Värnamo while they wait for new homes, and more than 200 cats have been adopted through it. The cats live in a separate cat room that visitors enter for a booked session of about an hour with an entry fee, while the plant-filled café area can be used without visiting the cats. Each visit starts with a short introduction to the rules: guests take off their shoes, sanitise their hands, keep noise down and do not carry the cats or wake sleeping ones. The minimum age is eight. The menu includes Swedish pastries, matcha and cat-themed lattes, and board games are available.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Szczecin, West Pomeranian · 174 mi / 280 km

Koci ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​⁠Zakątek Cafe is a cat cafe on Śląska Street in central Szczecin, opened in late 2023 as the city's first. It is a foster home for rescued cats from TOZ Szczecin and ZTZ and usually has ten or more cats waiting for homes; more than 70 have been adopted through the cafe, which covers their care costs itself. Adoption can be started during a visit and involves a pre-adoption interview, a home check and a contract. Entry is free. Walk-ins are welcome when there is room, and at weekends and in the afternoon a table can be booked by text message, with the booking valid only once the cafe confirms it. Since 2024 the cafe has admitted only guests aged 13 and over, for the cats' welfare. The menu has specialty coffee, tea, matcha, ube drinks, waffles, toasts, homemade cakes and eclairs, and cakes can be ordered for occasions. A cat behaviourist linked to the cafe offers consultations.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Szczecin, West Pomeranian · 174 mi / 281 km

Kawiarnia ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​⁠Kota Gacka is a cat cafe and foster home on Kaszubska Street in central Szczecin, on the spot where Gacek, the street cat who became one of the city's best-known attractions on Google Maps, once had his outdoor shelter. Run by a foundation set up by two sisters, it opened on Friday 13 December 2024 at 13:13 and takes in cats from the animal shelter in Choszczno while they wait for new homes. Visitors can adopt them after the usual adoption procedure. The cafe opened with eight cats, and the interior is fitted out for them with shelves and hiding places and decorated with photos of Gacek, who now lives in a private home. The foundation also runs educational work on animal welfare and volunteering. Coffee, matcha, chocolate, cakes and other sweets are served, and the cafe is open every day.

• Adoptable cats

Hamburg · 177 mi / 285 km

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​⁠Café is an independent cat cafe on Wandsbeker Chaussee in the Wandsbek borough of Hamburg, a short walk east of the Wartenau U-Bahn station on the U1 line. Four resident male cats live in the cafe and move freely among the tables, and guests are asked to stroke them only when a cat comes over on its own. There is no minimum age for children. The menu covers breakfast, sweet and savoury crêpes, waffles, cakes, croissants and a few warm dishes, with specialty coffee, fresh juices, shakes and some vegan options. There is no separate entry fee; visitors order from the menu. Tables can be reserved through the cafe's website, and the cafe also hosts birthdays and small private gatherings. It is open every day, with longer hours on Saturdays.

Hamburg · 179 mi / 288 km

Katzentempel ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​⁠Hamburg Hafencity is a vegan cat restaurant on Überseeboulevard in HafenCity, close to the Überseequartier U4 station, the Elbe and the Speicherstadt. Part of the Katzentempel chain, the branch closed in December 2024 and reopened under a new franchise partner in September 2025. Six young resident cats live here and move freely around the dining room, deciding for themselves whether to play, nap or come to the tables. The fully plant-based menu includes breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, bowls, banana bread and cakes, alongside espresso drinks, matcha and chai lattes and tea. Because of rules set by Hamburg's veterinary office, children under ten may visit only from 10 AM to 12 PM and from 3 PM to 6 PM. Table reservations are recommended, and visitors can sponsor a cat.

• Booking recommended