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Cat Cafes in China
There are 468 cat cafes in China.
Mao Zhua Wu Cat Cafe
Shijiazhuang, Hebei
Mao Zhua Wu is a Japanese-style cat cafe on the 11th floor of the Chengshi Zhongjian office tower, entered from the south lobby, opposite the Lehui City mall on Zhongshan East Road in Shijiazhuang. More than 20 healthy, lively cats live in the bright room with tatami seating. Entry is not time-limited and includes a drink, and there are board games and a PS4. The same owners run a private cinema room next door where visitors can watch films with a cat.
Chong You Yu Xiang Cat and Dog Cafe
Shijiazhuang, Hebei
Chong You Yu Xiang is a cat and dog cafe on the 12th floor of the Wanda apartment tower (Building 3) at Yuhua Wanda Plaza in Shijiazhuang. British Shorthairs, Maine Coons, Ragdolls and other cats share the space with dogs and rabbits, and staff explain how to approach the animals. Entry requires ordering a drink or snack, and food for the animals can be bought. Board games are available, and visitors can bring their own dogs.
Wu Wei Cat Cafe
Shijiazhuang, Hebei
Wu Wei (Odourless) Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on the second floor of Pinhui Plaza on Zhongshan West Road in Xinhua, Shijiazhuang, beside exit D of Jiefang Guangchang metro station. More than 20 cats live in the room, and visitors spend time with them over drinks.
Beizhuang Xiangzi Cat Cafe
Shijiazhuang, Hebei
Beizhuang Xiangzi is a cat cafe in Xizhongpu Village on the edge of Wuji town, a county about an hour northeast of Shijiazhuang. It serves as a local meeting place as well as a cafe, and has hosted county youth events. Visitors spend time with the resident cats over coffee.
Coco Cat Coffee
Taiyuan, Shanxi
Coco Cat Coffee is a cat cafe and bar on the second floor of the Changfeng Theatre on Liuxiang South Road, in Taiyuan's old Liuxiang shopping district. Many cats wander between the tables while visitors eat and drink, and staff introduce each cat's personality; a few prefer not to be touched. Families with children come for meals, and seats near the cats fill up first.
Miao Jia Cat Cafe
Taiyuan, Shanxi
Miao Jia is a cat cafe decorated in a medieval European style, in a flat on the 20th floor of Building 2 at Beimei Xintiandi on Changfeng Street in Xiaodian, Taiyuan, by the complex's west gate. Its cats include a British Shorthair, a Siamese, a Ragdoll and an Exotic Shorthair, and staff introduce each by name. The menu covers hand-brewed coffee, fruit milkshakes, waffles and cakes, and the vintage interior is popular for photos.
Yuan Mi Jia Cat Cafe
Taiyuan, Shanxi
Yuan Mi Jia is one of Taiyuan's oldest cat cafes, now in a Chinese-style space with scrolls, calligraphy, a gramophone and a small pond, near the Bell Tower Street and Liuxiang shopping area, a few minutes' walk from Kaihuasi metro station. Exotic Shorthairs and British Shorthairs are the main residents, and the cats are grouped by temperament with signs showing which can be stroked freely. Visitors change into slippers, can leave bags, sign a safety form and disinfect their hands and clothes before going in. Picking up the cats is discouraged.
Miao Xing Ren Club Cat Cafe
Taiyuan, Shanxi
Miao Xing Ren Club is an anime-themed cat cafe with board games, in a flat on the 33rd floor of the Pingyang Jingyuan residential tower on Pingyang Road in Xiaodian, Taiyuan. Ragdolls and kittens roam the room and climb onto visitors' laps. Visitors spend time with the cats over tea and snacks, play board games, and take photos.
Ru Ying Sui Xing Ragdoll Cat Cafe Jinnan
Tianjin
Ru Ying Sui Xing is a Ragdoll cat cafe on the third floor of the Wuyue Jingu Shiguangli mall in Xianshuigu, Jinnan, close to the Haihe Education Park universities. Almost all the cats are Ragdolls, including traditional, mitted, bicolour and flame-point cats. Cat sticks and freeze-dried treats are given out for free, and board games are available. Entry is not time-limited, so students often come to work. The room is small and gets crowded at weekends.
Mao Ji Tuo Cat Cafe
Tianjin
Mao Ji Tuo is a cat cafe in a flat on the 19th floor of the Shangjia Xinyuan building on Chengxiang Middle Road, by the Gulou old-town area in Nankai, Tianjin, a short walk from Gulou station on Line 2. Packages include a drink and cat treats, and the cats crowd round as soon as the treats come out. The owner shows first-time visitors how to hold the cats. There is a separate board-game room and a rest room where children can nap.
OneCat
Tianjin
OneCat (Yi Zhi Mao) is a cat cafe and bar at the corner of the Super Factory block on the fourth floor of Joy City on Nanjing Road in Heping, Tianjin. Visitors are given shoe covers and scratch-proof gloves at the door, and staff explain how each cat, including a much-loved Ragdoll, likes to be stroked. Drinks are served by the windows overlooking the mall. The cafe does not admit young children.
Mao Xiao Fu Cat Cafe Tanggu
Tianjin
Mao Xiao Fu is a cat cafe on Jiefang Road in the old Tanggu shopping area of Binhai New Area, near the Jujin department store and the pedestrian street. Ragdolls and British Blue cats make up most of the residents, their vaccination records hang on the wall, and one of the shop cats is seven years old. Visitors eat on the upper floor, where the cats try to share the food. The shop also offers pet grooming, and the owners run a second cafe on Xiangshi Road.
Check each cafe's website for current hours, booking requirements and age restrictions before visiting.