Cat Cafes in China

Gaoyou, Jiangsu

Wenrou ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌⁠Cat Cafe is a Japanese-style cat cafe on Yucheng Road in central Gaoyou, a county-level city in Yangzhou, and was the town's first cat cafe. The room has wooden floors, sofas and plenty of cat trees. The resident cats include Ragdolls, Maine Coons, Siamese, Exotic Shorthairs and ginger cats, and staff know each by name. Visitors order a drink and can stay with the cats with no time limit, and the cafe also serves desserts such as tiramisu. It is popular with families.

Nantong, Jiangsu

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌⁠Hu Hu is a cat cafe on the 38th floor of Block B of the Zhongnan City office tower on Taoyuan Road in Chongchuan, Nantong, about 50 metres west of the McDonald's. The two-level space is decorated in natural wood: the lower floor has tatami mats and cat trees, and the upper floor has tables and small cat houses. Several breeds of cat live here, and staff introduce each cat's name and character. A Nintendo Switch is available for visitors, and the cafe serves drinks and simple food.

Changzhou, Jiangsu

Kitty ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​⁠Zoo is a two-storey animal cafe in the Sanbao Street historic quarter on the Grand Canal in Zhonglou, Changzhou. The ground floor houses capybaras and other small animals, and the whole upper floor is given over to cats. The colourful room serves coffee and afternoon tea, and is popular with families with children.

Liyang, Jiangsu

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​⁠Xiao'er is a cat-petting room combined with a reptile room on the fourth floor of Wanda Plaza on South Street in Liyang, a county-level city in Changzhou, next to the entrance of the cinema. Visitors can spend time with the resident cats and see the reptiles.

Yangzhou, Jiangsu

LOCA ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌⁠is a cat cafe with board games, video game consoles and anime merchandise on Xinchenghe Road in Hanjiang, Yangzhou, behind the Suguo supermarket. The friendly resident cats include Maine Coons. Visitors can play PS5 or board games while the cats roam the room. The brand has a second shop at the Jinghuacheng Rmall complex.

Nantong, Jiangsu

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​⁠Time is a cat cafe, cattery and board-game room on the 16th floor of Block A, Building 33 of the Zhongnan City complex in Chongchuan, Nantong; the lift is reached through the Cotti Coffee entrance next to the Wangyu e-sports hotel. Many breeds of cat live here, and a wall introduces each cat's name and personality. The owner explains which cats like to be held and which do not get along. The dining area is separate from the cat room, and visitors usually book a package through Meituan or Dianping. Cats are also sold here.

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌⁠Jiu is a small tea and drinks bar at the west gate of the Yulangqiaobang creative park, a former pharmaceutical factory in Gusu, Suzhou, that was formerly called Dobe Gusu WE and now markets itself as pet friendly. Rescued stray cats live in the shop while they wait for new homes, and the owners post the cats available for adoption online. Visitors can order tea or drinks and spend time with the cats.

• Adoptable cats

Chengdu, Sichuan

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌⁠branch of the Maoligei cat cafe chain, styled as a space station, is on the fourth floor of the Longhu Binjiang Tianjie mall in Chenghua, Chengdu, beside lift 1 and about 400 metres from exit A of Shanbanqiao station on Metro Line 8. The room is small but has many breeds, including Ragdolls, Maine Coons and British Shorthairs, and staff explain which cats are sociable and which to leave alone. Visitors are given shoe covers and disinfectant at the door. The shop is popular with families and children. As at other branches, the shop also runs a cattery and cats are sold.

Guiyang, Guizhou

Miaonei ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​⁠is a cat cafe that turns into a bar in the evening, on the ground floor of the Lixing Center mall on Qianlingshan Road in Guanshanhu, Guiyang, next to Starbucks. Friendly resident cats lounge by the glass windows while visitors drink hand-brewed coffee by day and cocktails at night; the menu includes a local cili (Rosa roxburghii) Americano. Visitors wash their hands and wear shoe covers before going in. The brand also has a shop in the Qingyun Market in Nanming.

Chongqing

Firefly ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​⁠Harbor is a riverside park of about 30,000 square metres on Nanbin Road in Nan'an, Chongqing, built on idle land by the Yangtze and opened on 1 January 2026 as a home for rescued stray and abandoned cats. Several hundred cats, all treated, vaccinated and neutered, roam lawns, viewing decks and shelters without cages, and the park has a medical and care area with vets and keepers on site. Entry is by a low-priced ticket that includes a cat treat, booked through the park's WeChat mini program or registered on arrival. Drinks, food and cat merchandise are sold to fund the rescue work, and cats can be adopted on site subject to conditions. Closing time is earlier on rainy days.

• Adoptable cats

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Jiannuo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​⁠Coffee is a long-running cat cafe in a two-storey house on a side lane off Southern Song Imperial Street (Nansong Yujie) in Shangcheng, Hangzhou, near Xihu Avenue. The entrance is screened by potted plants and the interior has a long bar and large windows. About 20 cats live here, including Persians, Exotic Shorthairs, Scottish Folds, Highland Folds and British and American Shorthairs, and they doze on the sofas among the customers. There is no separate entry fee: any purchase allows visitors to stroke the cats, and small bags of cat treats are sold. It stays open until late at night.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​⁠Guo Wu Yu is a cat cafe with video games and film watching in a sixth-floor flat in Building 3 of the Zijing Tianjie apartments in Sandun, Xihu District, next to the Longfor Zijing Tianjie mall and Sandun station on Metro Line 2. Because it is inside a residential building, visitors should contact the shop in advance for directions. Visitors can stroke the resident cats, play console games or watch a film, and the shop stays open until midnight. A sister shop is in the Wanya Mingcheng complex in Xiasha.