Cat Cafes in China

Guangzhou, Guangdong

Yuanjian ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​⁠is a cat cafe in the Zuanhui jewellery industrial park in Shawan, Panyu, Guangzhou, run under Yuanjian, the sports brand of table tennis player Lin Gaoyuan's family, which also sells sports equipment and clothing. The spacious room has greenery at the entrance and serves coffee, and new cats join from time to time. The cafe streams its cats online and sells cat-themed merchandise. It is some way from the metro, so most visitors come by car or taxi. Visits have cost about 45 yuan per person.

Guangzhou, Guangdong

Zhong ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌⁠Xiao Pai is a pet and cat cafe in the Lisha Yuexing Building on Wanbo 4th Road, in the Wanbo business district of Panyu, Guangzhou, a district of office towers, malls and the Wanda Plaza near Hanxi Changlong and Wanbo metro stations. As its name says, it is a cat cafe that also has other pets for visitors to meet. The shop is in an office building, so check the unit number on arrival.

Huizhou, Guangdong

JY ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​⁠Cat Cafe is a small cat cafe at 28 Huizhou Avenue South in Huicheng, Huizhou, on the main road that runs south through the city centre. It is a cat room where visitors can spend time with the resident cats. The avenue is served by many city bus routes, and the shop is a short taxi ride from West Lake and the old town streets of Huicheng.

Huizhou, Guangdong

Miao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​⁠Xian Cha Yu is a tea and coffee room with cats and dogs in an apartment in Building 7 of the Guanhaixuan block, phase 1 of the China Resources Xiaojing Bay seaside resort on Daya Bay, Huizhou. The owner set it up as a quiet place to slow down: guests drink tea or coffee, have afternoon tea or a simple meal, and spend time with the resident cats and dogs, a few minutes from the beach. The shop was earlier in phase 6 of the resort. Visits have cost about 42 yuan per person.

Huizhou, Guangdong

Zun ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​⁠Huang Ai Chong is a cat cafe on the second floor of 8 Wanshun 4th Road in Danshui, the main town of Huiyang District, Huizhou. Registered in March 2023, it keeps a large number of friendly cats, and the owner hands out cat treats so visitors can feed them. Snacks such as fries are served alongside drinks.

Huizhou, Guangdong

Xiao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​⁠Ye is a cat cafe in a ground-floor shop at Building 13 of the Derun Tianfeng estate in Tongqiao, in the west of Huicheng District, Huizhou. It opened in August 2023. Besides the main cat room it has private rooms with projectors, where visitors can watch a film while the cats wander in. Visits are sold as packages of about two hours that include a drink and cat treats. Visits have cost about 20 yuan per person.

Huizhou, Guangdong

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​⁠Yin is a cat and dog cafe at 36 Zhuwu 4th Lane in the Zhuwu Lane heritage quarter beside West Lake in Huicheng, Huizhou. It is a separate shop from the AMCOFFEE cat cafe next door. The small, warm room has well over a dozen cats and several dogs, which crowd around visitors who buy a treat stick (about 6 yuan) to feed them. Drinks are served. Visits have cost about 40 yuan per person.

Huizhou, Guangdong

Lao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌⁠Ren Jia de Pu (The Old Folks' Shop) is a small cat cafe at 14 Tanhua Road in Danshui, the main town of Huiyang District, Huizhou. It is a cat room where visitors can spend time with the shop's cats, close to the centre of Danshui and its shopping streets. Visits have cost about 37 yuan per person.

Shenzhen, Guangdong

Hakimi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​⁠is a cattery and cat cafe on the basement floor of the north zone of the One Avenue (Zhuoyue Centre) mall in Futian, Shenzhen, opposite the Fusion gym and about 470 metres from exit 5 of Gangxia North station. It is run as a pet lifestyle shop that sells kittens, with a cat cafe area where visitors can spend time with the cats, and it also sells pet supplies.

Shenzhen, Guangdong

Shang ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​⁠Shan Gougou Shiwusuo is a dog and cat cafe in a street-front shop on the ground floor of Binhai Zhichuang at 75 Wenxin 5th Road in Nanshan, Shenzhen, near exit D2 of Houhai station. It has about 13 Shiba Inus and about nine cats, with separate areas so the animals get along. Visitors are disinfected at the door, and entry is a ticket that includes a drink; cakes and pet treats are also sold. Visits have cost about 65 yuan per person.

Shenzhen, Guangdong

Buzhi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​⁠You Wang (Not Just Dogs) is a cat and dog cafe in Xili, in the north of Nanshan, Shenzhen. As its name suggests, it has both dogs and cats for visitors to spend time with, and it doubles as a board game room with Nintendo Switch consoles to play. It is close to the Jintai Building. Visits have cost about 40 yuan per person.

Shenzhen, Guangdong

Huidao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠Weilai (Back to the Future) is a painting studio and cat cafe at 26 Xinfen Street in Dafen Oil Painting Village, Longgang, Shenzhen. Its founder studied in the UK and combined an oil-painting workshop with a cat room: teachers guide beginners through a canvas while Ragdolls and other cats wander between the easels. A large mural at the entrance and big mirrors inside are popular for photos, and drinks are served. Painting sessions make it pricier than a plain cat cafe: visits have cost about 150 yuan per person.