Cat Cafes in China

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REDOLL ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌⁠is a Shanghai cat cafe chain that grew out of a CFA-registered cattery founded in 2014 and opened its first shopping-mall cat cafe in 2017. This branch is on the fourth floor of PRISMA Xinjia Center, the large mall above Jufeng Road station on Metro Lines 6 and 12 in Jinqiao, which opened on 30 June 2026. Like the chain's other shops, it combines a cat lounge full of pedigree cats with cat-themed merchandise, and kittens are sold. Visitors buy an entry ticket rather than a minimum drink order, and can buy treats to feed the cats.

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Bugudu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​⁠de Genhao Miao is a small cat room with board games and handicraft workshops in Haixiang Mansion at 26 Zhoukang Road in Zhoupu, Pudong, on the 17th floor of Building E. A visitor in its first months counted nine young cats and found the room clean and free of litter smells, and cat treats are sold cheaply for feeding. Besides spending time with the cats, visitors can book board games by the hour or make DIY crafts, which makes it popular with groups of friends and colleagues. Visits have cost about 50 yuan per person.

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This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌⁠branch of the REDOLL cat cafe chain is on the eighth floor of the north tower of Jing'an Joy City on North Xizang Road, near the escalator to the ninth floor and a short walk from Qufu Road station on Metro Lines 8 and 12. REDOLL is a CFA-registered cattery that stocks its cafes with its own pedigree cats, and a visitor in 2024 counted more than fifty of them, including Ragdolls and Maine Coons. Visitors buy an entry ticket to spend time with the cats, and the shop also offers bead-art (pindou) crafts and cat merchandise. Cats are sold here, after staff check the buyer's home and experience. Visits have cost about 70 yuan per person.

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This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​⁠branch of the REDOLL cat cafe chain is on the fourth floor of Yuehui Plaza at 353 Nanjing East Road, on the pedestrian street a few minutes' walk from Nanjing East Road station on Metro Lines 2 and 10. In 2026 the shop covered nearly 200 square metres and kept more than fifty cats of over ten breeds, among them Maine Coons, Ragdolls, Golden British Shorthairs, Devon Rex, Abyssinians and Napoleons. Visitors put on shoe covers and disinfect their hands, and the ticket includes bead-art (pindou) crafts, next to a retail corner of cat food and merchandise. REDOLL is a CFA-registered cattery, and cats are sold after staff check the buyer's home and experience. Visits have cost about 88 yuan per person.

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MORE ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​⁠Miao Xiang Yuan is a stray cat cafe and adoption centre in Room 906 on the ninth floor of the Zi'an Building at 315A Yuyuan Road, a short walk from Jing'an Temple station. Nearly all of its cats are rescued strays, many brought in by volunteers or abandoned at the door, and every cat in the room is available for adoption once the owner has talked at length with the adopter; by September 2026 the cafe had rehomed 134 cats. The room holds about eighteen cats at a time, a few of them long-term residents such as a lame ginger cat that has lived there for years. Staff introduce each cat's name, character and history to visitors. Visits have cost about 75 yuan per person.

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This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌⁠branch of the Zhuazhua Miao Xingqiu cattery chain is on the second basement level of North Bund Raffles City on East Daming Road, linked to Tilanqiao station on Metro Line 12. Zhuazhua is a chain of mall cattery shops run by the household-products company Chaoyun Group, and its shops pair a kitten sales area with a paid cat room. Here visitors buy a ticket for unlimited time with Ragdolls, British Shorthairs, Maine Coons and other cats in a wood-toned room with sofas, cat trees and a sunny corner, after putting on shoe covers and disinfecting their hands. Kittens and cat supplies are sold here. Visits with a ticket and a drink have cost about 93 yuan per person.

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This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌⁠branch of the Zhuazhua Miao Xingqiu cattery chain is in Raffles City on Middle Xizang Road, next to People's Square station on Metro Lines 1, 2 and 8 and close to the Nanjing Road pedestrian street. Zhuazhua is a chain of mall cattery shops run by the household-products company Chaoyun Group, and its shops pair a kitten sales area with a paid cat room. Visitors buy a ticket to spend time with the resident adult cats, after disinfecting their hands, and staff ask them not to pick the cats up or pull their tails. Kittens and cat supplies are sold here.

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Roudian ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌⁠She is a cat cafe on the second floor of Bailian ZX Zaoqu Chang, the anime-themed shopping mall at Wujiaochang in Yangpu, a short walk from Wujiaochang station on Line 10. It is the Shanghai branch of a Beijing cat cafe chain and had opened by October 2025, among the mall's first-in-Shanghai shops. The cat room has a light wooden interior, and its cats include Ragdolls, British Shorthairs and golden British Shorthairs. Visitors disinfect their hands and put on shoe covers, and the entry package includes self-service drinks and cat treats; cosplayers have been offered a discount. Visits have cost about 60 to 80 yuan per person.

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You ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​⁠Mao Garden is a cat cafe in the Deyunfang complex on Demao Road in Jiading New Town, about 320 metres from Exit 1 of Jiading Xincheng station on Metro Line 11. More than thirty cats, among them Ragdolls, British Shorthairs, long-haired cats and calicos, roam a cat room fitted with wall-mounted wooden climbing frames and a large wooden cat castle by the window. A separate but connected coffee area with bookshelves and wooden tables serves coffee and tea, so visitors who are allergic to cats can stay on that side. The shop also offers cat bathing and boarding.

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Yu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​⁠Xiao Miao Homeparty is a cat lounge on the 13th floor of Building 1 at Zhongzhan Ruijing, an apartment and office block on Guangfulin Road near Songjiang Wanda Plaza in Songjiang District. Visitors spend time with a group of friendly cats, and the room also keeps rabbits. Snacks for the cats are on sale, and staff explain how to handle each animal. Board games, video game equipment, sofas and a terrace give people somewhere to stay a while. The shop also offers cat boarding and grooming, and some of its cats can go home with visitors.

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Maomi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌⁠Youzhiyuan, which means Kitten Kindergarten, runs this branch in the Chuangxiang Space building on Wenhui Road in Songjiang University Town, next to a bus terminus. It opened in August 2025 as the second shop of a Songjiang business whose first branch is on Meijiabang Road. Visitors pay to spend time with a room of affectionate pedigree cats, including Devon Rex, and can buy treats such as lickable cat snacks to feed them. Like the original shop, it also sells cats and kittens.

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Maomi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​⁠Youzhiyuan, which means Kitten Kindergarten, is a cat room spread over a three-level loft unit in Building 2 of Fuhua Technology Plaza on Meijiabang Road, in the Zhongshan Subdistrict of Songjiang District. Many cats of different breeds roam the bright space, and visitors can sit with them, feed them by hand and play with them. The shop also sells cats and kittens. In August 2025 it opened a second branch on Wenhui Road in Songjiang University Town.