Cat Cafes in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Purr-fecto ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​⁠Cat Lounge is a cat lounge on South Lamar Boulevard in South Austin. It opened in July 2022 and works with Texas rescues, mainly Fuzzy Texan Animal Rescue and Kingdom Rescue, whose adoptable cats and kittens live in the lounge; more than 1,900 have been adopted. Visits are booked online as 30-minute or 70-minute sessions, with a separate ticket for each guest. Children must be 6 or older, except on a monthly Tiny Tots Day open to all ages, and visitors may not bring their own cats. Adopters must be at least 21 and apply through the rescue that has the cat; fees run from $100 to $150 depending on the rescue and the cat's age and cover spaying or neutering, vaccines, a microchip and FIV/FeLV testing. The lounge holds monthly events such as painting nights, yoga with cats and sound baths, hosts private parties and is closed on Tuesdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Austin, Texas

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