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Cat Cafes in Germany
There are 28 cat cafes in Germany.
Katzentempel Berlin Mitte
Berlin
Katzentempel Berlin Mitte is the Berlin branch of the Katzentempel chain of vegan cat restaurants, in the Topas Arkade, a listed 19th-century building on Friedrichstraße. It sits a short walk from Friedrichstraße station and the Unter den Linden U-Bahn stop, close to the Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island. Opened in June 2025, it has about 50 seats under a glass dome, free Wi-Fi and step-free access. Five resident cats, Artemis, Eos, Hera, Lotti and Pippi, have walkways overhead and their own quiet retreat; they are not for adoption, and visitors can sponsor them. There is no entry fee: guests order from a fully plant-based menu of breakfast, bowls, burgers, sandwiches, cakes, coffee, matcha and lemonades. Guests of all ages are welcome as long as they follow the cat rules, and reservations are advised, especially at weekends. It also hosts events such as painting evenings.
- Booking recommended
Katzentempel Bochum
Bochum, Nordrhein Westfalen
Katzentempel Bochum is a vegan cat cafe and restaurant on Huestraße in the pedestrian zone of Bochum's city centre, a few minutes' walk from Bochum Hauptbahnhof. It was the first branch of the Katzentempel chain in the Ruhr area. The resident cats come from animal welfare organisations, with earlier cats rescued from Cyprus and Egypt, and each is named after a word from the Ruhr dialect, such as Scholli, Bömsken, Lorbass and Firlefanz. The cats live in the dining room and move freely between the tables, with a separate quiet room they can retreat to. There is no entry fee; guests order from a fully plant-based menu of breakfasts, bowls, burgers, sandwiches, salads and cakes, with coffee, teas and homemade lemonades. Reservations can be made online, and groups of more than six should call. Cat sponsorships and vouchers are sold on site and online.
- Booking recommended
Katzentempel Bremen
Bremen
Katzentempel Bremen is a branch of the Katzentempel chain of vegan cat restaurants, on Bahnhofstraße a few minutes' walk from Bremen Hauptbahnhof and the Town Musicians statue. Opened in September 2023, it has about 80 seats on two levels, decorated in green tones with floral details. Around eight resident cats from animal welfare backgrounds live here and roam both floors, choosing for themselves when to join guests. The fully plant-based menu runs from breakfast plates and sandwiches to burgers, bowls and cakes, with coffee, matcha, lemonades, wine and beer. On weekday mornings and early afternoons part of the restaurant is a quiet workspace with a drinks flatrate. Reservations are recommended, and visitors can sponsor individual cats.
- Booking recommended
Katzentempel Hamburg Hafencity
Hamburg
Katzentempel Hamburg Hafencity is a vegan cat restaurant on Überseeboulevard in HafenCity, close to the Überseequartier U4 station, the Elbe and the Speicherstadt. Part of the Katzentempel chain, the branch closed in December 2024 and reopened under a new franchise partner in September 2025. Six young resident cats live here and move freely around the dining room, deciding for themselves whether to play, nap or come to the tables. The fully plant-based menu includes breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, bowls, banana bread and cakes, alongside espresso drinks, matcha and chai lattes and tea. Because of rules set by Hamburg's veterinary office, children under ten may visit only from 10 AM to 12 PM and from 3 PM to 6 PM. Table reservations are recommended, and visitors can sponsor a cat.
- Booking recommended
Katzentempel Hamburg Holstenwall
Hamburg
Katzentempel Hamburg Holstenwall is a vegan cat restaurant in Hamburg's Neustadt, between the Michel church, the Planten un Blomen park and the Landungsbrücken, a few minutes' walk from St. Pauli U-Bahn station. Opened in June 2026 as the chain's second Hamburg location, it is the largest Katzentempel, with about 100 seats. Six young rescue cats, brought from the streets of Cyprus, live here and decide for themselves whether to play, cuddle or rest. The plant-based menu offers burgers, bowls, sandwiches, all-day breakfast, cakes and drinks, and there is Wi-Fi for guests who want to work over a coffee. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible and cashless, with card payment only. Families with children under ten are asked to stay within the marked children's and child-free zones. It is open every day, and reservations are taken online.
- Booking recommended
Katzentempel Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Baden Wuerttemberg
Katzentempel Heidelberg is a vegan cat cafe and restaurant in the Bahnstadt district, on Galileistraße across the Czernybrücke and about 10 minutes on foot from Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof. It opened in July 2025 as the first Baden-Württemberg branch of the Katzentempel chain and has around 80 seats over 190 square metres. Six resident rescue cats, all named after Harry Potter characters, roam the dining room and have their own retreat area they can withdraw to whenever they like. There is no entry fee: guests order from the fully plant-based menu of breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, bowls, cakes and drinks, and tables can be reserved online. The cats stay at the cafe and are not for adoption, but visitors can sponsor one monthly or yearly. On weekday mornings a work-friendly flat rate for coffee, tea and water is offered, and Thursday evenings are board game nights.
- Booking recommended
Katzentempel Minden
Minden, Nordrhein Westfalen
Katzentempel Minden is a vegan cat cafe and restaurant on Bäckerstraße, in the pedestrian zone of Minden's old town centre. Six resident cats live in the dining room and roam freely among the guests: Duchesse, Madame Adelaide, Marie, O'Malley, Roquefort and Toulouse. There is no entry fee; guests order from the chain's fully plant-based menu, which runs from breakfast through sandwiches, bowls and burgers to cakes, with coffee, matcha and chai drinks, teas and homemade lemonades. Reservations are not required but are recommended at weekends, in school holidays and on public holidays. On weekday mornings and middays the cafe runs a 'Work Cat Balance' offer, where guests can work or read with a flat rate for coffee, tea and water. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays. Cat sponsorships and vouchers are available.
- Booking recommended
Katzentempel München Freiham
Munich, Bayern
Katzentempel München Freiham is the second Munich branch of the Katzentempel chain of vegan restaurants with resident cats. It opened in November 2025 in the ZAM district centre on Mahatma-Gandhi-Platz in Freiham, the new quarter on the western edge of the city, close to Freiham S-Bahn station. Five cats from animal rescue, all born in spring 2025, live here permanently and are not for adoption. They roam the dining room freely, have climbing areas and a retreat closed to guests, and house rules explain how visitors should treat them. There is no entry fee; guests order from a fully plant-based menu of breakfast, salads, burgers, cakes, matcha and coffee drinks. On weekday mornings a work-friendly offer lets guests stay with a laptop or a book on an hourly drinks flat rate. The branch also hosts cat yoga followed by a buffet, speed-friending evenings and seminars on keeping cats.
- Booking recommended
Katzentempel Osnabrück
Osnabrueck, Niedersachsen
Katzentempel Osnabrück is a vegan cat restaurant on Georgstraße in Osnabrück's city centre, in premises that stood empty for some time before the chain moved in. It opened at the end of September 2026 as the chain's only current branch in Lower Saxony. Resident cats from the Tierheim Tecklenburger Land animal shelter live in the restaurant, spread over two floors, and come and go as they please. Guests enter through a small airlock and are then shown to a table, and, as in every Katzentempel, the cats may not be fed, picked up or chased. The fully plant-based menu covers breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, cakes, desserts and coffee specialties. Since the opening the restaurant has often been fully booked, so reserving a table online is advisable. It is open every day, until late evening on Fridays and Saturdays.
- Booking recommended
Katzentempel Regensburg
Regensburg, Bayern
Katzentempel Regensburg is a vegan all-day restaurant with resident cats on Obermünsterstraße in the southern part of Regensburg's old town, a few minutes on foot from the main station. A large glass front keeps the dining room bright, and a terrace is open in warm weather. Six cats live here: Daisy, Luna, Pepper, Cookie, Shadow and Oreo, all born in spring 2025 and taken in from animal welfare. They arrived in 2025 after a period in which the restaurant had no cats, and they are permanent residents rather than adoptable cats. They roam freely among the tables. There is no entry fee; guests order from a plant-based menu with breakfast served all day, plus lunch dishes, burgers, cakes, lemonades, chai and matcha. A brunch buffet is held on the last Sunday of each month, and tables can be reserved online.
- Booking recommended
Katzentempel Rosenheim
Rosenheim, Bayern
Katzentempel Rosenheim is a vegan restaurant with resident cats on Bahnhofstraße at Salinplatz, halfway between the old town and Rosenheim station. Run as a Katzentempel franchise by Claudia Kollin, it has an indoor dining room and a large outdoor seating area for warmer days. Four cats from animal welfare organisations, Malu, Toffee, Bobby and Shiva, live here permanently and are not up for adoption. They roam the dining room freely, and guests can watch them and stroke them when they come over. There is no entry fee; guests order from a fully plant-based menu of breakfast, bowls, sandwiches, burgers, salads, cakes and coffee. The restaurant opens later on weekdays than at weekends and is also open on public holidays. Sponsorships for the cats, vouchers and merchandise are available, and tables can be reserved online.
- Booking recommended
Katzentempel Trier
Trier, Rheinland Pfalz
Katzentempel Trier is a branch of the Katzentempel chain of vegan cat cafe restaurants, on Brotstraße in Trier's pedestrianised old town, a few minutes on foot from the Hauptmarkt, Trier Cathedral and the Porta Nigra. It opened in April 2024 in a 120-square-metre space with an outdoor terrace. Four resident cats from animal welfare rescues, Christina, George, Izzi and Meredith, live in the dining room and have their own retreat areas; the cats are not adopted out, but visitors can sponsor one. There is no entry fee: guests order from a fully vegan menu of breakfasts, bowls, burgers, sandwiches, cakes, coffee, matcha and chai. Staff ask guests to let the cats come to them, to keep the cats off the tables, and parents to stay with young children. A games evening is held every Wednesday from 5 PM, and tables can be reserved online.
- Booking recommended
Check each cafe's website for current hours, booking requirements and age restrictions before visiting.