Cat Cafes in Colombia

Medellín, Antioquia

La ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌⁠Gatoría Cat Café, which also calls itself La Casa de los Gatos Felices, is a cat cafe in a house on Carrera 80C in Las Acacias, Laureles, in western Medellín. Rescued cats roam freely among the tables, shelves of books and the outdoor seating, and the cafe works as a refuge where cats stay until they have recovered and can be adopted. The menu is entirely vegetarian, with coffee, milkshakes, lunches, cakes and desserts, so that the cats are not tempted by meat. Visits are by reservation only, children must be over 10, and staff explain the house rules before guests go in: no feeding the cats and no waking them. There is a minimum charge per visitor. The cafe has a small shop of cat merchandise and holds occasional cat yoga mornings to raise money for the cats.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Bogotá

GatoLatte ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌⁠Home is a cat cafe and foster home for rescued kittens in a large house in Modelia, Fontibón, in western Bogotá, just west of Avenida Boyacá and south of Avenida El Dorado. It began as a family project after the loss of a cat and now combines a specialty coffee shop and kitchen with a foster home where rescued cats live until they are adopted. Guests eat and drink in rooms where the cats move around freely; the number of cats varies with the adoption cycle, and at quieter times only a few are present. A reservation is required to enter. The menu includes origin coffees, crêpes, pizza, desserts and seasonal specials, and there is a gift shop. Visitors can apply to adopt or join a sponsorship plan that supports a particular cat. The cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Cali, Valle del Cauca

Cookie ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​⁠Cat Café is a cat cafe and pet shop in a house on Calle 3 in San Antonio, Cali's historic hillside neighbourhood, close to the San Antonio church and park. It was founded by Mayra Pájaro in memory of Galleta, a kitten she rescued in Barranquilla, and supports its sister foundation Huellitas Callejeras, a Barranquilla rescue group that every visit and purchase helps fund. The cafe serves coffee, milkshakes, desserts and themed food on the ground floor and terrace, while the rescued cats live upstairs in a separate cat area and a third-floor cat garden. Several of the cats have FIV or feline leukaemia, conditions that often bar them from other shelters, and many are available for adoption. Ceramic painting and cat yoga sessions are held, and a cat-themed coworking space, Catworking, operates in the same building.

• Adoptable cats

Armenia, Quindio

Don ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌⁠Gato is the first cat cafe in Armenia, the capital of Quindío in Colombia's coffee region, and sits on Calle 8 in the city. Its 'casita gatuna' is a place to switch off, eat and spend time with rescued cats, which live there as a foster home while the team looks for adoptive families. The cats wander freely and often climb onto the tables. The menu is varied, with coffee, drinks such as mint lemonade, savoury dishes and desserts like almojábana pudding, and every visit helps fund the rescues. The cafe has board games and a film room with screenings on Thursdays, and house rules for interacting with the cats are posted for visitors. It opens every afternoon except Sunday.

• Adoptable cats

Medellín, Antioquia

Café ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​⁠Fundación is a rescue cafe for dogs and cats in Bolivariana, Laureles, in western Medellín, on Transversal 41 near the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana campus. It is run by an animal rescue foundation, and the cafe's sales fund the rescue, care and responsible adoption of the animals it shelters. Visitors can order coffee, lunches and desserts and then spend time with adoptable cats in dedicated cat rooms, or take the rescued dogs for a walk. The animals are sociable and used to visitors, and adoption is encouraged but not required to visit. The cafe has wifi and power sockets for remote work, sells coffee to take away and pet food and supplies, and also offers dog daycare, pet baths and occasional bazaars. It is closed on Mondays.

• Adoptable cats

Pereira, Risaralda

Café ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​⁠Bigotes is a cat cafe and hobby centre in Providencia, Pereira, on Calle 21 west of the city centre. It began as the first cat cafe in Pereira and works as a cage-free foster home for cats waiting for adoption: about 14 cats live in the cafe, and sales also support many more cats in foster care elsewhere. Visitors order coffee, sodas, empanadas, cakes and light meals and spend time with the cats, which are all adoptable; donations for their upkeep are welcome. The cafe is also a meeting point for board-game players, and on Wednesday evenings a local tabletop group meets there, with no charge beyond what guests choose to order. It opens in the afternoons from Wednesday to Sunday and on public holidays.

• Adoptable cats

Bogota, Bogotá

Calico ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌⁠Cat Café is a cat cafe in a house in Santa Teresita, Teusaquillo, a few blocks west of Avenida Caracas near Calle 45 in central Bogotá. Thirteen resident cats share the house with visitors, who can sit with coffee, tea, cakes and snacks while the cats come to the tables for attention. Entry to the cat experience is charged per person on top of food and drink, and the fee goes to the cats' food and veterinary care; places are booked and paid in advance through WhatsApp or Instagram. The cafe opens on weekend afternoons. Yoga with the cats takes place every Sunday, and the house also hosts workshops such as crochet classes and children's reading sessions. A small shop sells cushions, pencil cases, laser pointers and other cat items.

• Booking required

Bogota, Bogotá

El ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​⁠Gatisario Cat-fetería is a cat cafe run by Fundación Gatitus Uniendo Vidas, a registered rescue that has rescued, sterilised and rehomed vulnerable cats since 2017. It occupies a house on Calle 121 in Malibú, in the Suba locality of northern Bogotá, west of Autopista Norte. Rescued cats of all ages live in several rooms of the house, and visitors take onces (afternoon coffee and snacks, including cat-shaped biscuits) with them, work remotely or join themed workshops such as painting, vision boards and yoga with kittens, mostly at weekends. All visits are by reservation, and every activity is priced as a direct donation to the foundation, which can issue donation certificates. The cats are available for adoption through the foundation, which also takes sponsors, volunteers and foster homes. The space can be booked for birthdays and talks.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Bogotá

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌⁠Manía & Casa Cultural del Gato is a cat cafe and rescue house run by the Cat Manía Colombia foundation in a house on Carrera 12 in Santa Bárbara, Usaquén, in northern Bogotá near Calle 116. The foundation shelters about 50 rescued cats brought from different Colombian cities and helps them recover physically and emotionally before adoption. From Thursday to Sunday the house opens as a cafe where visitors can spend the afternoon among the cats, work remotely, paint ceramics or eat; the menu includes lasagne, empanadas, carimañolas and kibbeh, cakes, Huila coffee and sodas, and sales fund the foundation. Adoptions are arranged through the foundation. The house also runs cage-free cat boarding, sells cat supplies, hosts workshops and talks, and can be rented for birthdays and private events.

• Adoptable cats

Bogotá

Merlín ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​⁠Cat Café is a cat cafe that opened in August 2026 in Lisboa, Usaquén, in northern Bogotá, on Carrera 10A near Calle 135 and a short walk from Carrera Séptima. It describes itself as a cat club where coffee, cats and solidarity come together: visitors have coffee, ice cream or desserts, read or simply spend time with rescued cats, and each purchase helps pay for food and veterinary care for cats in need. The cafe promotes responsible adoption of rescued cats and runs workshops and activities around life with cats. Alongside the cafe it offers cat boarding, grooming and a shop. It is open from Monday to Saturday from midday, and closed on Sundays.

• Adoptable cats

Medellín, Antioquia

MeCATiadero ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​⁠Con Pasión is a cat cafe run by Fundación Con Pasión Animal, a Medellín rescue that has taken in more than 1,000 cats since 2014 and places around 200 in new homes each year. It is in a house in the Alameda area of Belén, in south-western Medellín, and opens on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Visitors order coffee, milkshakes, pandebono waffles and other snacks and spend time with the foundation's rescued cats, all of which are looking for adoptive or sponsoring families. The cafe is staffed by volunteers, and all profits pay for the protected cats' upkeep. Part of the house is a recovery room for sick cats, which visitors may see. Adoptions and sponsorships are arranged through the foundation.

• Adoptable cats