Cat Cafes in Australia

Sydney, New South Wales

Catmosphere ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​⁠is a rescue cat cafe on Foveaux Street in Surry Hills, a short walk from Central Station. Opened in 2015 and known as Sydney's original cat cafe, it works with the small Sydney rescue group The Cat Sanctuary and acts as a long-term foster and forever home for its cats. Visitors choose between several rooms: the Cat Lounge with more than a dozen resident adult cats (ages 8 and up), the tiki-themed Treehouse with adoptable young cats, and Kittyland with rescue kittens (both ages 5 and up). There is also Catflix, a small cinema where guests watch a film from floor lounges with the cats around them, wearing wireless headphones so the room stays quiet; cat yoga classes are on hold. Sessions are timed and include a drink, and booking ahead is advised. Kittens and junior cats can be adopted through The Cat Sanctuary.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Melbourne, Victoria

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌⁠Cafe Melbourne is a cat lounge on Swanston Street in Carlton, between RMIT University and the University of Melbourne. It opened in 2014 as Australia's first cat cafe in the CBD, closed its Guildford Lane premises in 2023 and reopened at this address in 2024. More than 20 resident cats live across two levels, and all of them were adopted from shelters and stay as permanent residents rather than being rehomed, although the cafe sometimes promotes shelter cats that need homes. Visits are booked in sessions from 30 minutes to three hours, with packages that add a drink, cat treats or a toy, and walk-ins are taken when space allows. Drinks are sold, and there is a shop with cat-themed gifts. All visitors must be at least 8 years old. Session times vary with bookings, so the online calendar shows the current schedule.

• Booking recommended

Gold Coast, Queensland

Crazy ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌⁠Cat Café is a cat cafe upstairs in the Centre Arcade on Surfers Paradise Boulevard, on the tram side of the building in central Surfers Paradise. Opened in 2016, it is home to 24 resident cats of many breeds, including Devon Rex, which live at the cafe permanently rather than being up for adoption. The cafe and its balcony are separate from the Cat Lounge, so visitors can eat or watch the cats without going in. Cat Lounge visits are 30 or 60 minute sessions, best booked online, though walk-ins are welcome when there is space, and food and drinks can be taken into the lounge. There are 17 steps up to the cafe and no lift. A private VIP Paw Lounge can be booked for groups, with the option of requesting a favourite cat. The cafe is fully licensed, serving barista coffee, cakes, meals, milkshakes and cocktails. All ages are welcome, and children 12 and under must be supervised. It is open daily.

• Booking recommended

Sydney, New South Wales

Jiji ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​⁠Rescue Cat Cafe is a rescue cat cafe on Eastern Valley Way in Middle Cove, on Sydney's Lower North Shore near Castlecrag and Willoughby. Founded in February 2023 by Yuki Arai in memory of her late sister, it houses cats and kittens from Sydney rescue groups while they wait for new homes, and more than 115 have been adopted so far. The cafe at the front serves coffee and snacks without a booking, while the cat lounge is separate and visited in private sessions limited to six people, booked online in 20, 40 or 60-minute blocks, with treats included in the longer ones. Children under 8 are not admitted to the lounge, and under-12s need an adult with them. Adoption applications go to the cat's rescue group after an in-person visit. The cat lounge opens from 9 am and closes at 1 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Melbourne, Victoria

Cashmere ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​⁠Cat Cafe is a cat lounge on the first floor of 365 Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne CBD, a short walk from Melbourne Central. It is home to more than 25 resident cats; eight are rescues and the rest come from registered Victorian breeders, and none are available for adoption. Visitors book timed sessions online or walk in when space allows, store their bags in lockers in the airlock and take their shoes off before entering the lounge, which is fitted with climbing shelves, tunnels and hideouts. A cafe counter serves barista coffee, tea and pre-packaged cookies, and boxes of cat treats are sold during the 1 PM and 3 PM sessions. Guests must be at least 6 years old. A window onto the cat room lets people with allergies watch from outside. The cafe is open every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Traralgon, Victoria

Grounded ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​⁠Paws Cat Cafe is a rescue cat cafe and adoption lounge on McMahon Street in Traralgon, in the Latrobe Valley of Gippsland. It is run by Grounded Paws Animal Rescue, a volunteer not-for-profit group that takes in cats and kittens at risk at the local pound; the cafe opened in June 2020. About 30 cats and kittens live in an upstairs cat lounge decorated in an Alice in Wonderland theme, and all of them are available for adoption. Entry to the lounge is a small fee per 30-minute session, and no booking is needed; if the lounge is full, the wait is usually short and visitors can have coffee and food such as pies in the cafe section. Volunteers answer questions about the cats. The lounge hosts movie nights in the school holidays, and children's tea-party birthday parties, which sometimes use Saturday afternoons. It is closed on public holidays.

• Adoptable cats

Adelaide, South Australia

MeowMe ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​⁠Cat Cafe is a cafe and dessert shop on Glen Osmond Road in Parkside, just south-east of the Adelaide city centre and a short walk from the Bloom shopping centre at Glenside. It keeps its cats in a separate cat room next to the dining area. The cats and kittens are rescues that live at the cafe while they wait for new homes, and adoptions are arranged through Paws & Claws Adoptions. There is no entry fee: each visitor orders food or a drink, then takes a short turn in the cat room, which admits a small group at a time, with one adult required for each child. The menu covers desserts such as fried ice cream, cheesecake and waffles, coffee with cat latte art, milkshakes and light meals. Booking ahead is recommended, especially during school holidays. The cafe is closed on Mondays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Adelaide, South Australia

Sassy's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​⁠Cat Cafe and Adoption Centre is a cat cafe in Felixstow, in Adelaide's north-eastern suburbs, at the corner of Payneham Road and Lower North East Road near Glynde. It is home to a group of resident cats, among them a Ragdoll and some older cats, alongside rescue cats and kittens that are up for adoption, which it rehomes with local rescue groups. Visitors pay an entry fee for 30 minutes or an hour in the cat area, children under five enter free, and cat treats can be bought at the counter. The cafe side serves coffee, cupcakes and other small snacks. Bookings are recommended and are taken by phone, email or Facebook message. Sassy's also runs kids' activities, school holiday sessions, birthday parties, cat yoga and cat meditation. The cafe is open every day, with shorter hours on weekdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Gold Coast, Queensland

SupermarCat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌⁠Cat Café is a cafe with a separate cat room in Southport's Chinatown precinct on Davenport Street, just off Marine Parade. Its resident cats include several British Shorthairs. Visitors who spend a set amount on food or drink get a free 15-minute session in the cat room, and the cat room can also be visited on its own for a fee. There are no reservations: visits are walk-in, first come, first served. The kitchen serves an all-day brunch menu with Asian-fusion dishes alongside breakfast plates, burgers, sandwiches, cakes, specialty coffee and matcha, plus a kids' menu. The cafe sells fridge magnets featuring its own cats and takes donations towards their care. It hosts birthday parties and private events, and it is open every day from morning to mid-afternoon. Outside pets are not allowed.

Sydney, New South Wales

YUMIAO ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​⁠Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on O'Dea Avenue in Waterloo, next to Kennards Self Storage and a short walk from Green Square Station. It is named after the owner's British Shorthair, who died of FIP in 2019. The resident cats live at the cafe and are mostly rescues, surrenders and cats retired by breeders; they are not generally up for adoption, although the cafe rehomes any that would prefer a quieter life. Visits are 45-minute or one-hour sessions in the cat lounge, and booking online, though not required, includes a free drink, served in lidded cups. Weekend feeding sessions let visitors give the cats treats, and there are unlimited sessions. Picking up the cats is not allowed, and children under 12 must come with an adult. The cafe opens daily, with longer hours on Mondays, weekends and school holidays.

• Adoptable cats

Brisbane, Queensland

RSPCA ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌⁠Black Cat Café is the cafe at RSPCA Queensland's Brisbane Animal Care Campus on Wacol Station Road in Wacol, in Brisbane's south-west. Adoptable cats live in enclosed play areas built into the cafe, with an indoor section and an outdoor section, so diners can watch them climb and play while they eat. All of the cats are desexed, health checked and available for adoption through the RSPCA, and visitors who connect with one can arrange to adopt it on the same campus, which also has the adoption centre, an op shop and a pet store. The cafe serves breakfast, lunch and coffee to eat in or take away, with vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free options and free-range, higher-welfare ingredients, and all profits go to the RSPCA's animal care. There is no entry fee and no booking. It is open every day, with shorter hours on weekends.

• Adoptable cats

Brisbane, Queensland

EggYolk ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌⁠Cat Lounge & Pet Grooming is a cat lounge on Station Road in Sunnybank, on Brisbane's southside, next to The House Call Vet, with free parking at the Oasis Medical Centre car park. Formerly PKP Cat Cafe, it is named after a former resident cat. The lounge has about 11 resident cats, from relaxed adults to playful younger cats, plus cat toys and board games for visitors. It is a lounge rather than a cafe: no food is allowed inside, though bottled drinks are, and cat treats can be bought on site. Visits run in fixed 90-minute sessions starting at 10 AM, 11:30 AM, 1 PM, 2:30 PM and 4 PM. Online booking is recommended, weekday walk-ins are taken only when space allows, and there are no walk-ins on weekends. Children 12 and under must be supervised. The business also grooms cats and dogs and hosts after-hours events.

• Adoptable cats