Cat Cafes in Central Java

Semarang, Central Java

Lamiao Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on Jalan Kusuma Wardani in Pleburan, South Semarang, near Simpang Lima. It opened in May 2023 next to the Lamiao pet shop and cat hotel. Around 18 resident cats of several breeds, including Persians, wander the tiled dining room, climb a large cat tree in the middle and retreat to a glass-walled cat room that guests may also step into. Shoes are swapped for house slippers at the entrance, and the rules ask visitors not to pick up or feed the cats, wake sleeping cats or pull tails. The menu has cat-themed names and covers coffee, chocolate and milk drinks, cakes, snacks, noodles, pasta and rice dishes. The cafe is popular with families, students and office workers and opens daily from 9 AM to 10 PM; reservations are taken through its Instagram profile.

Semarang, Central Java

The Fur Season Pet Resort is a dog and cat cafe on Jl. Kenconowungu Tengah in Karangayu, West Semarang, run together with a pet hotel, a grooming salon, a pet supply shop and a swimming pool and playground for dogs. The cat cafe is on the ground floor, in a room separate from the dog area next door, so guests who prefer not to mix with dogs can stay with the cats. A handful of resident cats and dogs are there to be petted and played with. There is no entry ticket; each guest orders at least one item from a menu of coffee and other drinks, cakes and pastries such as cheesecake and croissants, burgers and rice dishes. Visitors may bring their own pets if they are healthy, flea-free and not aggressive. The resort opens daily from 11 AM to 7 PM and takes bookings by WhatsApp.

Purwokerto, Central Java

Psysiphus Cafe, pronounced roughly "sisipus", is a small house cafe on Jl. Dr. Soeparno in Arcawinangun, East Purwokerto, near SMKN 1 Purwokerto, that describes itself as a cat house with books and coffee. Several well-fed resident cats, including Nanas, Eva, Jeje and Sasa, roam the indoor and outdoor seating and are used to being petted, and the cafe keeps shelves of Indonesian and English books, board games and a prayer room. There is no entry fee: guests order from a short, inexpensive menu of coffee, kawista milk and other drinks, toast and rice dishes, and drinking water is free. The air-conditioned room is quiet and popular with students who come to study or read. It opens from 11 AM to 11 PM, Tuesday to Sunday, and is closed on Mondays.