River Kitty Cat Café
Evansville, Indiana
River Kitty Cat Café is a nonprofit cat cafe in a historic building on Main Street in downtown Evansville. It opened in 2017 and has been owned and run by the Vanderburgh Humane Society since 2019, acting as a second adoption location for the shelter, and all proceeds fund its work. Around 20 vetted cats live in the lounge. The cafe side serves coffee, smoothies, tea, beer and wine and keeps at least 16 flavors of macarons. Lounge visits are one hour when reserved online, and shorter 30-minute visits are walk-in only. The lounge holds 10 guests at a time, food is not allowed inside, children 13 and under need an adult, and there is a limit of three children per adult. Adoptions are handled by phone and online with Vanderburgh Humane Society counselors, so a cat can go home the same day once approved.