Cat Cafes in China

Chongqing

Kitten ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌⁠Cat Club's Jiefangbei branch is a cat cafe on the 15th floor of Building A of the Hengtong Yunding tower on Bayi Road, a short walk from Jiefangbei in Yuzhong. The roomy, warmly lit space houses a large group of cats that roam freely. Visitors disinfect their hands and wear shoe covers, and staff introduce the cats and hand out treats for feeding. Packages include a drink and cat snacks. The shop also runs a cattery, and cats are sold. A sister branch operates in Hongding International at Guanyinqiao.

Chongqing

Kitten ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​⁠Cat Club's Guanyinqiao branch is a cat and dog cafe on the 30th floor of Unit 2, Building B of Hongding International, the mixed-use tower known for its hundreds of small shops, a few minutes on foot from Guanyinqiao station on Line 3. Around 30 cats of many breeds share the room with a corgi and other small dogs. Visits are not time-limited, and children under 10 are not admitted. The shop also runs a cattery, and cats are sold.

Chongqing

Youyaoqi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​⁠is a cat cafe on the 22nd floor of Building C of Hongding International at Guanyinqiao, across from the Beicheng Tianjie mall. More than 20 cats live here, including Maine Coons, golden British Shorthairs, Ragdolls and short-legged Munchkins. Visitors put on shoe covers and sanitise their hands at the door. Besides the cat room, the shop offers costume photo sessions with afternoon tea sets, board games and murder-mystery role-play games, and it stays open until midnight.

Chongqing

Yujian ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌⁠Cat Cafe is a small cat cafe combined with a pet shop on the commercial street of the Hehe Jiayuan housing estate in the Liangjiang New Area. Many cats live in the room, among them Ragdolls and young kittens, and they climb onto visitors' laps. Visitors pay a low entry price that covers a drink, and milk tea and other drinks are served. Light-coloured clothing tends to collect cat hair.

Chongqing

Gugu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌⁠Miaomiao is a cat cafe inside the campus of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications in Nan'an, on the Nanshan side of the city, and is popular with students. The cats include Ragdolls, British Shorthairs, an orange-and-white cat and a hairless Sphynx, and visitors may feed them. The shop combines the cat room with board games, private rooms for murder-mystery role-play games and afternoon tea, and has tatami seating with floor heating.

Chongqing

Chunshang ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌⁠Maoshu is a Japanese-style cat cafe on the fourth floor of the Longhu U City mall in Chongqing's University Town, opposite the west gate of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and reachable from Jiandingpo station on Line 1. Many breeds live here, including friendly Ragdolls. Packages include a drink and a can of cat food to share with the cats. Staff help visitors dress in kimono for photos, and there are Switch games. The cafe opens in the afternoon. A second branch is on Xijie.

Chongqing

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌⁠is the Xijie branch of Chunshang Maoshu, a cat cafe on the fourth floor of Building 15 in the second phase of the Xijie shopping street in Chongqing's University Town, above a Miniso store. Like the original branch in Longhu U City, it pairs a room of resident cats with video games, and also keeps dogs. It opens in the afternoon.

Chongqing

Yi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​⁠Ke Shu is a cat and dog cafe on the 21st floor of Unit 2, Building B of Hongding International at Guanyinqiao. Twenty to thirty cats live here, most of them used to being held, along with a few dogs. Visitors disinfect their hands and put on shoe covers, and small portions of treats are available for feeding. Staff know each cat's temperament. Board games, building-block sets and handicraft activities are also offered.

Chongqing

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​⁠Hello Kitty-themed cat cafe is on the 12th floor of Building A of Hongding International at Guanyinqiao, and opened in March 2024. The cats include golden British Shorthairs, and a friendly Cavalier King Charles Spaniel also lives here. The room is set up for photos, and board games are available. Sets for two include drinks and snacks.

Chongqing

Plan ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​⁠A Rua Mao is a cat and dog cafe on the 17th floor of the Yadi Tianji building on Bayi Haochi Street, the food street near Jiefangbei; it sits above a Home Inn Plus hotel. Ragdolls and other cats live alongside a few dogs, and staff show first-time visitors how to handle and feed them. Visitors order a drink or an afternoon tea set, and Switch games are available. The shop also runs a cattery, and cats are sold.

Chongqing

Yuejian ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​⁠Mocha is a cat and dog cafe in the Ciqikou old town in Shapingba. The cafe is spread over several rooms on two floors with a small courtyard, and many cats share the space with three dogs. The cats approach readily when visitors bring treats. Drinks are self-service, and the upper floor has arcade games.

Chongqing

Jinzhi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​⁠Ximao is a cat cafe devoted to short-legged Munchkin cats, on the ground floor of Xiexin Xingguang Times Plaza on Jiangnan Avenue in Nanping, beside the car park entrance and behind Wanda Plaza. The spacious room is decorated with cat toys for photos, and staff introduce each cat by name. The menu covers coffee, drinks, small cakes and waffles. A second branch is in the Yuehui mall at Dashiba.