Cat Cafes in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai

Hello ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​⁠Māo Café is a cat cafe on Huay Kaew Road, opposite Chiang Mai University and close to the Nimman area. It focuses on pedigree cats, with many different breeds including short-legged Munchkins, and a mix of playful kittens and grown cats who are used to people and happy to be petted. Visitors pay an entrance fee to join the cats, there is no time limit, and drinks are very inexpensive, which makes it popular with students. The friendly staff are quick to help visitors find the most sociable cats and to explain the house rules. With a steady stream of local and international visitors, it is one of the busiest cat cafes in the university district, and a convenient stop between Nimman and Doi Suthep.

Chiang Mai

Niji ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​⁠Cafe (นิจิ คาเฟ่) is a spacious garden cafe in Ban Pa Daet Tai, Pa Daet, on the southern edge of Chiang Mai city. Its resident cats have the run of the whole property, lounging in the indoor rooms, on the lawn and up on the rooftop, and almost all of them are friendly enough to be petted. Visitors simply order one drink each and can stay as long as they like. The cafe is known for its homemade bakes and sweets, and it also runs craft workshops for those who want an activity. Families are well catered for, with a children's play zone, toys and plenty of outdoor seating, and there are photo spots throughout. Parking is easy, and payment is cash only.

San Sai, Chiang Mai

Sukjai ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌⁠Cat Cafe (คาเฟ่แมวสุขใจ) is a small cat cafe in the Mae Jo area of San Sai, north of Chiang Mai city, opposite the Non Nipha housing estate. More than 30 cats live here, from Thai cats to short-legged and other pedigree breeds, and they are famously sociable, swarming visitors who bring chicken treats. Entry costs 120 baht per person, includes a free drink and allows up to one hour with the cats, in a single shared room with no separate cat-free zone. Everyone must wear socks, which are sold at the cafe for 20 baht a pair if you forget. Visitors of all ages are welcome, but children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult, and the cats may not be picked up.

• Booking recommended

San Sai, Chiang Mai

Neko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​⁠Cafe is a small cat cafe and restaurant in Mae Jo, San Sai, close to Maejo University north of Chiang Mai city. A group of friendly resident cats roam the room and readily come over to play with customers, and there is no entrance fee: visitors simply order from the menu. The kitchen serves simple meals and bakery items alongside freshly brewed coffee and a range of other drinks, at modest prices that suit the student neighbourhood. The shop is compact and casual, more like a neighbourhood eatery that happens to share its space with cats than a polished tourist cafe, which gives it a relaxed, homely atmosphere. Regulars come back for both the food and the affectionate cats.

San Sai, Chiang Mai

Meowmi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌⁠Café is a bright, recently opened cat cafe in Nong Han, Mae Jo, near Maejo University north of Chiang Mai city. There is no entrance fee, so the owners ask visitors to help keep the space clean and to play with the cats gently. The resident cats include an energetic orange cat who loves to entertain and a round, sleepy cat called Udon. Guests can sit indoors with the cats or in an outdoor area, and with Wi-Fi and work-friendly tables it is a popular place for students to study. The menu offers rich cocoa, fragrant matcha, coffee, bingsu and cakes. Outside food and drinks are not allowed. The cafe is spotlessly clean and welcoming to families with young children.

Doi Saket, Chiang Mai

Cats ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌⁠Station Café (ร้านกาแฟสถานีแมว) is a cosy cafe in Ban San Um, Choeng Doi, in Doi Saket district east of Chiang Mai, conveniently on the way to Mae Kampong. Its cats are former strays, mostly friendly Thai cats including several cheerful orange ones, and they are happy to be stroked and played with using the toys provided. The cafe feels like dropping in on a friend's house full of cats. Unusually for a cat cafe, the food is a real highlight: generous plates of fried rice and other homestyle dishes at fair prices, made with good ingredients, plus fresh coffee and bakery items. The space is new, clean and fitted with an air purifier, though visitors with cat allergies should take care.

Mae Rim, Chiang Mai

เฟอฟู ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌⁠is a small cat and ferret cafe in the Phet Ploy Business Park on Soi Ban Phra Non 9, Don Kaeo, in Mae Rim just north of Chiang Mai city. Customers order food or drinks and can then sit in the animal zone with the resident cats, which are affectionate and quick to ask for attention, and with a group of young ferrets, which are lively and like to nibble fingers. There is no entrance fee and no time limit, which makes it an easy, good-value stop. The cafe serves meals and a range of well-made drinks, and there is parking right in front of the shop. It is a good choice for visitors who want to meet ferrets as well as cats in a single visit.