Cat Cafes in China

Huangshi, Hubei

Xiao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌⁠Wangzi (Little Prince) is a cat-petting lounge at Huangshi Moer City, the shopping complex off Tianjin Road in Huangshigang District, a short walk from another cat cafe in the same complex. It is run by Sun Jingsi, who has trained cats for about twelve years and whose star cat, the Little Prince, gives the shop its name. Visitors pay to spend time with the cats, and the lounge also brings its cats to city pet events, such as the cat show held at Wushang Mall in May 2026.

Changde, Hunan

Kafei ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​⁠Shi Zhi Mao (Coffee Is a Cat) is a small cat cafe in the Daxiao Hejie old-street scenic area of Changde, home to about 30 cats. The owner introduces each cat by name and tells its story, and visitors can feed them treats such as freeze-dried snacks; a few cats grab at food. Drinks include Thai hand-pounded lemon tea and coconut water, and in early 2025 a visit with a drink cost a little over 30 yuan per person. The shop also runs a small cattery.

Lishui, Zhejiang

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌⁠Ting is a cat cafe on the third floor of the Oujing Xiangxie Gongguan complex on Hecheng Middle Road in the centre of Qingtian, the county town west of Lishui. It is run together with a cattery that trades as Baiwan Maoshe, and the shop’s short videos introduce the resident cats one by one, such as Panghu, a chubby cat billed as the most photogenic of the group. Visitors come to play with and photograph the cats.

Yongzhou, Hunan

Meng ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​⁠Mi is a large cat cafe in a tenth-floor unit of Building B in the Vision International Plaza apartments on Wutong Road in Lengshuitan, Yongzhou; it moved up from the seventh floor of the same building in December 2025, and visitors enter through the Building B door. The shop keeps several dozen cats of common pedigree breeds, around 40 to 50 in December 2025, and sells some of its cats. Tickets can be bought at the door or as discounted vouchers online, and visitors can buy cans of cat food to feed the cats.

Hengyang, Hunan

Qingye ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌⁠Mianrong is a combined cat lounge and self-service costume photo studio at 38 Jiefang Avenue in Zhengxiang, Hengyang, in the CITIC Plaza block opposite the Second Affiliated Hospital of the University of South China. Visitors book packages that combine a change into hanfu or other costumes, hair styling and time with the resident cats, then take their own photos in the studio sets. Packages are sold as vouchers on Douyin, including two-person deals.

Shantou, Guangdong

Yiyu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌⁠Maoji is a small cat cafe on the ground floor of a residential block in Fenfayuan, Chaoyangzhuang, in Shantou's Longhu District. The cat room spreads over two levels, and its cats include Ragdolls. Dogs wander the front area, and rabbits and ducks are kept in pens. Visitors put on shoe covers and disinfect their hands before entering the cat room. A visit is sold as an entry ticket with afternoon tea, including a daily cake and drinks, and booking ahead is advised.

• Booking recommended

Shantou, Guangdong

Chali ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌⁠Mao is a cat cafe up a flight of stairs on the second floor of Building 80 in the Jintaozhuang estate on Changping Road in Longhu, Shantou, opposite the New City Plaza mall. Drinks and cakes are ordered at the counter on the lower level, and the cats live in the upper room, which visitors enter after putting on shoe covers and disinfecting their hands. A note from February 2025 counted close to 30 cats, among them Ragdolls, and put the spend at about 25 yuan per person, with no time limit. A lint roller is provided at the door.

Chaozhou, Guangdong

Shiwuji ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌⁠is a small shop with a cat cafe in Xinheli, a residential lane near the junction of Xinhe Street and Xinqiao Road in the Xixin area of Xiangqiao District, Chaozhou. Maps list it as both a cafe and a clothing shop. Visitors can play with the shop's cats over a drink, and in early 2026 the cats included young kittens.

Chaozhou, Guangdong

Tangmu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​⁠Mao (Tom Cat) is a pet shop with a cat lounge on the ground floor of the composite building in the Hongdeli estate on Anan Miaoguan Road in Chihu, on the west side of Chaozhou. Visitors can come in to pet and play with the shop's cats, which include British Shorthairs in shaded colours. The shop also sells kittens and offers other pet services.

Zhaoqing, Guangdong

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​⁠Mao Wo (Cat's Nest) cafe is the cat cafe inside Maozhuagu, a cat-themed rural scenic area in Huilong Town, Gaoyao District, Zhaoqing. The park also has a cat museum, a home for rescued strays, cat-themed lodges and farm attractions. The cafe keeps more than ten cats, including Ragdolls and American Shorthairs. Earlier reports also listed Siamese, Exotic Shorthairs and Chinchillas. A visit to the cat room needs a separate cat cafe ticket, which ticket sites also sell bundled with park admission. In August 2025 a 38-yuan package included a coffee and cat-paw biscuits.

Xinyang, Henan

Chunri ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌⁠Yingyu is a Japanese-style cat cafe combined with a kimono selfie studio, in Room 803 on the 8th floor of Building 2 in the second phase of the Xintiandi Fengqing shopping park at 251 Dongfanghong Avenue in Shihe District, Xinyang, the complex that also holds the Dashang New Mart department store. It opened on 14 March 2026. Visitors can spend time with the resident cats and change into kimono to take their own photos in the studio.

Jiaozuo, Henan

Zheli ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌⁠You Miao is a cat cafe on the ground floor of the Hong Kong City shopping plaza on Dasha South Street in Jiefang District, Jiaozuo, in shops C15-16 just inside the mall's west entrance. Besides playing with the cats, visitors can play board games and Nintendo Switch games. A Douyin visitor in January 2026 singled it out for its low prices. The Jiaozuo Daily's children's reporter programme has taken groups of children there to learn about cat breeds and cat care before spending time with the cats.