Cat Cafes in China

Xiamen, Fujian

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​⁠Ta Ta Pai Dui branch is a Samoyed-themed pet cafe on the third floor of the Tiger City (Laohucheng) shopping center on Siming South Road, near the Zhongshan Road pedestrian street in Xiamen. Cats and dogs are kept in separate areas, with dozens of dogs, mostly Samoyeds, and a room of cats, and the shop also has an alpaca, a mini pig, call ducks and rabbits. Staff introduce the animals and help with photos, there are group photos with the dogs at set times in the afternoon and evening, and milk tea and other drinks are served. Visits have cost about 40 yuan per person.

Harbin, Heilongjiang

Miao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌⁠Wu Yi Kou is a cat cafe on the ground floor of a building in the Northeast Forestry University staff housing area off Hexing Road in Xiangfang, Harbin, near the back gate of the university. Dozens of cats, many of them adopted or rescued, live in a bright glass-roofed room with photo corners, props and an instant camera for pictures. The owner makes coffee and fruit teas fresh each day. The shop was registered in 2024, and visits have cost about 27 yuan per person.

Harbin, Heilongjiang

Sheng ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​⁠Lan is a small cat cafe in the Guoyuan Xingcheng residential compound on Anbu Street in Xiangfang, Harbin, in a ground-floor shop unit of Building A8. The entrance is through the gate beside the Jianguo pharmacy. It is a neighbourhood cat room where visitors can spend time with the cats, and visits have cost about 30 yuan per person.

Harbin, Heilongjiang

Xiaomao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​⁠Wansui (Long Live Kittens) is a cat cafe and self-portrait photo studio on the third floor of the Manhattan Building on Toulong Street in Daoli, Harbin, opposite St. Sophia Cathedral and near Central Street. The rooms are decorated in cartoon themes such as Crayon Shin-chan and Hello Kitty, with a swing for photos. Cats of many sizes and breeds, including a Maine Coon, can be stroked and held, and staff introduce each cat's name and temperament. There is no time limit, and visits have cost about 70 yuan per person.

Harbin, Heilongjiang

Xiaoyu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​⁠(Little Fish) is a cat cafe in the first phase of the Jinjue Wanxiang complex on Xining South Road in the Haxi area of Nangang, Harbin, next to the Harbin West Wanda Plaza. Visitors can spend time with relaxed, friendly cats in the room. Visits have cost about 80 yuan per person.

Harbin, Heilongjiang

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌⁠Zhuanjiao Yujian Mao (Meet a Cat Around the Corner) branch is a cat cafe in a street-front shop of Building 26 at Poly Mingyue Shiguang in the Pingfang university town in southern Harbin. Zhuanjiao Yujian Mao has several cat cafes in Harbin. The ground floor serves light meals, Chinese-Western fusion dishes and drinks, and spending 30 yuan there waives the cat room ticket. There is no time limit with the cats, and cat treats can be bought to feed them. Visits have cost about 30 yuan per person.

Shenyang, Liaoning

Miao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌⁠Wu Mao Wu is a cat cafe in Room 505 of Block D at the Jiangnan Jiadi complex in Shenbei New District, Shenyang, about a kilometre from Shenyang Normal University and Shenyang Aerospace University. It calls itself a cat-petting room for relaxation, and the cats are friendly with visitors. Visits have cost about 43 yuan per person.

Quanzhou, Fujian

Xiangzi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​⁠Li de Mao (The Cat in the Alley) is a cat cafe beside the gate of the Quanxiu Garden east zone on Wuzhou Road in Fengze, Quanzhou, near the Xingguang Buyecheng area. The small, bright room holds a large number of friendly cats that climb onto visitors' laps. There is no time limit, and the owner says the shop is meant for people who cannot keep a cat of their own. Drinks are served, cat treats and freeze-dried snacks can be bought to feed the cats, and the shop also has board games and video games. Visits have cost about 40 yuan per person.

Quanzhou, Fujian

Luoyang ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​⁠Qiao de Mao (Cats of Luoyang Bridge) is a small cafe on Qiaonan Street, the old street at the southern end of the Song-dynasty Luoyang Bridge in Luojiang, Quanzhou, part of the Quanzhou World Heritage site. A few cats with different personalities live in the shop, and the owner makes specialty drinks. Visits have cost about 25 yuan per person.

Fuzhou, Fujian

Miao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​⁠Wuyu (Cat Tales) is a small cat cafe on the second level of the outdoor street block at Zhongjun World City, the shopping complex on Limin Road in Cangshan, Fuzhou, on Metro Line 1. Visitors can spend time with the cats in a small, pleasant room. Visits have cost about 35 yuan per person.