Whiskers and Soda Cat Cafe

Lewisville, Texas · 20 mi / 32 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌⁠Charming Cat Cafe operates as The Charming Cat Corner inside The Vista Mall in Lewisville, at the northwest corner of I-35E and the Sam Rayburn Tollway, on the lower level near the Cinemark theater and across from Zion Market. It opened on December 5, 2015, and was founded by Bev Freed, who also founded Kitty Save, the nonprofit rescue that provides its cats, all of which are available for adoption. With a food court nearby, it serves no food or drinks. The space is set up like a home with themed rooms, including a Godswood inspired by Game of Thrones, a gothic Dragonstone room, a bright Tropical Paradise room, a Graffiti Room for shy cats and private suites, with classical music playing throughout. Admission is $14 for 30 minutes or $17 for an hour, with subscriptions available; reservations are not required, though prepaid online bookings get priority. Cat visiting hours end at 6 PM, or 5 PM on Sundays. All visitors sign a liability release, signed by a parent or guardian for children.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Arlington, Texas · 28 mi / 45 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​⁠Cozy Catfe is a cat cafe on Southwest Green Oaks Boulevard in Arlington, a few minutes from the city's stadiums. It opened in December 2021 and, at more than 4,500 square feet, bills itself as the largest cat cafe in Texas. It works alongside The Cozy Catfe Rescue, a nonprofit in the same building that takes cats only from shelters in Arlington, Fort Worth, Irving and Grand Prairie, and has rehomed more than 500 cats. Visitors pay an hourly entry fee per person that includes a complimentary drink from a self-serve coffee bar with bottled drinks and packaged snacks, and every dollar of entry fees goes to the rescue. Online booking is recommended, though walk-ins are welcome when space allows. Children 14 and under need an adult, with one adult for every three children. Events include yoga with the cats, painting nights, bingo and murder mysteries, and the space can be booked for parties.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Denton, Texas · 32 mi / 52 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​⁠Bubble Cat Cafe is a cat lounge on South Mayhill Road in Denton and the city's first cat cafe. Owned by August Wooten and both women-owned and queer-owned, it opened on June 12, 2026, after several years of setbacks. Its cats, about a dozen at a time, come from Texas Pawprints, a Dallas-based rescue, and all of them can be adopted, with adoption fees going to the rescue. Visits are booked online in advance, and walk-ins are taken only when there is space. Prepackaged snacks and drinks are sold, and boba tea is planned. The lounge is closed on Mondays and takes a one-hour break from 2 to 3 PM.

Granbury, Texas · 70 mi / 113 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌⁠Twisted Whisker is a cat lounge and boarding boutique on South Morgan Street in Granbury, Texas. Guests can book an hour in the lounge with adoptable rescue cats, then buy drinks or pastries separately. Free Wi-Fi makes the room suitable for reading or catching up with friends as well as playing with the cats. HappyKats, an all-cat rescue in Hood County, handles the adoptions. Lounge capacity is limited, so reservations are recommended even though walk-ins are accepted when space allows. Visitors cannot bring their own cats into the lounge.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Austin, Texas · 188 mi / 303 km

Sydney's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​⁠Cat Lounge is a cat lounge on East 7th Street in the Govalle area of East Austin. It opened on November 4, 2025, and is run by Sydney's Sanctuary, a nonprofit cat rescue founded in 2024 by Quin and Alex Whiddon. The decor draws on Alice in Wonderland and Bridgerton, with castle walls, thrones, teacup chairs, mushrooms and a wall of clocks, and the backyard has a catio and a small topiary hedge maze. Its cats come from Lockhart Animal Shelter and Central Texas Feline Rescue and can be adopted by applying in person or online. Visits are 45-minute sessions booked in advance, with one ticket per guest and a signed waiver; guests must be 6 or older, and those 16 and under need an adult. Drinks include coffee, herbal teas, specialty sodas, beer, wine and zero-proof cocktails. Military members and first responders get 25% off weekday visits. It is closed on Mondays.

• Adoptable cats

Oklahoma City · 188 mi / 303 km

don't ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌⁠stress meowt is a cat cafe on Linwood Boulevard west of downtown Oklahoma City, and it was Oklahoma's first cat cafe when it opened in May 2023. The coffee shop is free to enter and serves espresso drinks, local beer and wine, paninis and cat-shaped mochi taiyaki, and a full glass wall looks into the cat lounge. The lounge holds around 25 to 40 adoptable cats from community rescue partners, chosen from cats at high risk in shelters, with high walkways, perches and a private retreat the cats can use whenever they want. Visits are hour-long sessions for a fee, with reservations recommended and walk-ins taken when space allows, as only eight guests are inside at a time. There is no minimum age, but children under 12 need an adult. Hundreds of cats have been adopted, and it also offers cat grooming and boarding.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended