Cat Cafes in China

Shanghai

Dagong ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​⁠Miao Julebu (Working Cat Club) is a rescue cat cafe in a village courtyard in Yuanjing Village, Luodian Town, Baoshan, near Meilan Lake on Shanghai's northern edge. It was started by a young founder who moved out to the village to rescue stray cats, and by 2026 it had taken in more than 50 of them. Visitors can spend time with the cats, many of which are up for adoption, over drinks and board games; Dianping notes put spending at about 35 yuan a head. The club also boards cats and has run free cat-behaviour classes for nearby residents.

• Adoptable cats

Huzhou, Zhejiang

Putao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌⁠Shushu de Mao Ka Guan (Uncle Grape's Cat Cafe) is a countryside cat cafe in Yinkeng Village, Tianhuangping Town, Anji, on the way to Yucun village. It has a garden and more than 50 cats, among them Ragdolls, Maine Coons and Devon Rexes, which visitors can stroke and play with. The cafe is also known for bread baked in a lychee-wood kiln, served with coffee and other drinks; Dianping notes put spending at about 49 yuan a head. Anji tourism accounts have listed it on suggested Tianhuangping routes.

Jiaxing, Zhejiang

Wenquan ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​⁠Li de Mao (Cats in the Hot Spring) is the cat cafe on the ground floor of a cat-themed hotel of the same name inside the Yunlanwan hot spring resort in Dayun Town, Jiashan, about an hour's drive from Shanghai. The hotel opened in 2021 and keeps around 30 cats; the cafe sells cat-room entry tickets to visitors and serves coffee, snacks and afternoon tea. Hotel guests can also pick one of the cafe's cats to keep them company in their room overnight, and the rooms upstairs have cat climbing frames. Hotel packages bundle hot-spring tickets with cat cafe entry.

Suzhou, Anhui

Xiao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​⁠Guaishou (Little Monster) is a cat cafe in the Shengshi Haoting complex in Sixian County town, in northern Anhui, and has become a meeting place for local young people. It has more than a dozen cats to play with, along with coffee and desserts. Staff explain the house rules when you arrive and ask you to wash and sanitise your hands before going in among the cats. In November 2025 spending averaged under 30 yuan a head. Weekends are usually full, so booking ahead is recommended.

• Booking recommended

Nanjing, Jiangsu

Banana ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​⁠Manshiguang Miaopu is a cat cafe in a high-rise unit on the 19th floor of Tower A at Jiuxiao Meng Tiandi, the commercial complex built over the metro on Xueheng Road in Xianlin university town, Qixia District, Nanjing. Visits are sold as packages that include treats for feeding the cats, and most of the cats gather round when the treats come out. Dianping notes in 2025-26 put spending at about 31 to 33 yuan a head.

Yangzhou, Jiangsu

LOCA's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌⁠branch in China Resources Mixc One (Wanxianghui) on Wenchang Middle Road in Hanjiang, Yangzhou, is a cat cafe on the mall's third floor, separate from LOCA's original shop on Xinchenghe Road. The cats live in a glass-walled room that shoppers can watch from outside, and there are many breeds. Before going in, staff disinfect visitors' hands and explain the rules, including what the different coloured collars on some cats mean. Dianping lists spending at about 52 yuan a head.

Huzhou, Zhejiang

Duo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​⁠Mao Wu (also styled YOHYA Duo Mao Wu) is a small cat cafe at 149 Baoshan Street in Nanxun Ancient Town, the canal town in Huzhou that is part of the Grand Canal World Heritage listing. Visitors, including families with children, can sit with the cats, stroke them and play with them as a break from walking the old town. A June 2025 Nanxun guide on WeChat listed it among the old-town shops that keep cats.

Hefei, Anhui

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌⁠Xiansheng Zhi Jia (Mr. Cat's Home) is a branch of a cat-lounge chain run with a cattery, on the fourth floor of Block B at Fangyuanhui Shopping Center on Huizhou Avenue in the Binhu area of Baohe, Hefei, next to the Haidilao restaurant. The cats are pedigree breeds such as Persians, exotic shorthairs and golden shaded British cats, and kittens are also sold. Visitors buy an entry ticket for unlimited time; staff have guests sanitise their hands and put on shoe covers before going in.

Hefei, Anhui

Zhaocai ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌⁠Cat Cafe is a small cat cafe and pet shop down Hangyun Lane off Chaohu Road in Baohe, Hefei, about 400 metres from Baohe Wanda Plaza. In January 2026 the owner marked the shop's third year. It keeps a mix of breeds, including golden shaded British cats and ginger cats, with some kittens for sale. Visits are sold as unlimited-time packages that include a drink, a cat treat and a teaser toy, and visitors describe the cats as affectionate and happy to be handled.

Hefei, Anhui

Hululu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​⁠is a cat cafe combined with a games room at the Zhixin City complex on Changjiang West Road in Shushan, Hefei, near Sanli'an station on Metro Line 2. It keeps more than 30 cats, among them Garfield-type exotic shorthairs, golden shaded British shorthairs and short-legged calicos, and one ticket covers time with the cats plus Nintendo Switch consoles, board games and arcade machines.

Hefei, Anhui

Liuliugou ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌⁠is a pet cafe by the Xinlicheng Garden estate on Tongcheng Road in Baohe, Hefei, where visitors can spend time with cats, dogs and other small animals, including at times a pet pig. The cats are a mix of breeds and used to being handled. Besides the animals there are board games, a free games console and afternoon tea, and the shop also sells pets.

Bengbu, Anhui

Yujian ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌⁠is a cat cafe on the second floor of Seazen Wuyue Plaza at Tushan Road and Jiefang Road in Bengshan, Bengbu. Visitors pay for a timed session with the cats and can add cat treats; in November 2025 a one-hour single session with a pack of treats was sold for 29.9 yuan on Douyin. The shop is popular with families, and children can join in with the cats.