Cat Cafes in India

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​⁠Café Studio is a rescue cat cafe in a converted bungalow in Aram Nagar, Versova, Andheri West, about seven minutes on foot from Versova Metro Station. Open since 2015 and often described as India's first cat cafe, it houses around 30 senior, disabled and special-needs indie cats rescued from the streets of Versova by its partner NGO, The Feline Foundation. The cats are vaccinated and sterilised, and all of them are available for adoption. The cat area is separate from the kitchen and is charged as a single entry fee that covers the whole day, with the money going towards the cats' care. No booking is needed, children aged five and under enter free, and under-15s must come with an adult. The cafe serves coffee, shakes, bagels and baked goods but no alcohol, offers free Wi-Fi, and hosts ticketed workshops and meet-ups. It is closed on Mondays.

• Adoptable cats

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Ubasti ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌⁠Cat Cafe & Lounge is a rescue cat cafe in Besant Nagar, Chennai, on 7th Avenue near Elliot's Beach. It opened in late 2025 in Uthandi on the East Coast Road as Chennai's first cat cafe and moved to a larger space in Besant Nagar in October 2026. Founded by Dr Tasmia Papa, the cafe fosters stray and abandoned cats and kittens, and the lounge is home to a large group of rescues, many of them available for adoption through the cafe's own screening process with follow-up after adoption. Entry to the cat lounge is charged per person on top of food and drink, and socks are mandatory inside. House rules ask visitors to let sleeping cats lie and to avoid flash photography. The cafe serves coffee, shakes, burgers, pizza and snacks, and also offers cat boarding, grooming and a small pet and gift shop.

• Adoptable cats

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Kit ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​⁠Cat Cafe is a cat cafe and cat supplies shop on JP Road in Aram Nagar, Versova, Andheri West, next to Rodeo Pizza and a short walk from Cat Café Studio. Running since late 2022, it pairs an all-day cafe menu of pizzas, pasta, burgers, sandwiches, shakes and coffee with a separate cat area where visitors can play with the cafe's resident cats, around eight of them, mostly Persians and other pedigree breeds. Entry to the cat area is charged per person, and the fee is waived for one guest when the food order passes a set amount. The cats live at the cafe and are not up for adoption. The venue also sells cat food, toys and accessories and offers grooming for cats, and board games are available at the tables. It is open every day from late morning until late at night.

Pune, Maharashtra

Nine ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌⁠Lives Cat Cafe is a cat cafe in a converted bungalow off Fergusson College Road in Deccan Gymkhana, Pune. It calls itself the city's first cat cafe and opened at the end of 2024. Around 14 to 16 cats live in the cat area, a mix of rescued and adopted cats and pedigree breeds such as Persians, many of them named after spices. Visitors pay a timed entry fee for the cat lounge, with longer passes available, and can order coffee, iced teas, pizzas, sliders, Korean buns and desserts from the cafe menu. Staff supervise the room and ask guests to let the cats approach them rather than pick them up. Children under six are not allowed in the cat area. The cafe also hosts quiz nights, workshops and adoption camps with local rescuers, and is closed on Mondays.

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Meows ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌⁠& Muffins is a cat cafe on the first floor of the Vaishnavee Eshanya building in Canara Bank Layout, Kodigehalli, in north Bengaluru. It was opened in August 2023 by Catherine Silvia Murmu, a trained baker, and pairs a cafe menu of coffee, freshly baked muffins, desserts and savoury dishes with a separate cat room. Around 18 rescued cats live there, and some of them are available for adoption. Visitors pay a cover charge for a session of about two and a half hours that can be redeemed against food and drinks, walk-ins are welcome, there is no minimum age, guests sanitise their hands before entering, and staff brief guests on how to handle the cats, with a limit on how many people are in the room at a time. The cafe also runs occasional workshops. It is open every day except Tuesday.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Bagaluru Bengaluru, Karnataka

PURRed ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌⁠@Charlie's - The CAT Cafe Version2 is the second cafe from the team behind PURRed at Charlie's in J. P. Nagar, on New Airport Road opposite Bagalur Police Station in Bagaluru, north Bengaluru, beyond Yelahanka. The cats have their own room, separate from the main seating area, and entering it costs extra. Guests can come just to spend time with the cats, or to work, eat and drink, listen to music and read. Check the entry fee, time limits and whether to book with the cafe before visiting.

New Delhi

Oven ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​⁠Kissed Cats Cafe is a bakery and cat cafe in Sunder Vihar, Paschim Vihar, West Delhi, a short auto ride from Paschim Vihar metro station. It is run by Shaili and Sandeep Dhawan, whose Persian cats lived with them at home before becoming the cafe's residents. The cats roam the seating area, and guests can pet them, play with them and feed them treats. The bakery makes custom celebration cakes, breads, cookies and pastries, and the cafe kitchen serves pizzas, Continental and Indo-Chinese dishes, coffee and shakes. The cats are with visitors until 10 PM, and the cafe asks guests to call or message before coming. The space is small and popular, so groups may have to wait at busy times, and staff sometimes ask diners to finish eating before playing with the cats. The cafe is open every day.

Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra

Sakura ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌⁠Cat Cafe is an anime-themed cat cafe on Kingston Avenue in Pimple Saudagar, Pimpri-Chinchwad, opposite Govind Garden. It opened officially in June 2026. The interior is decorated in a Japanese style with katanas and shelves of manga that guests can read over a coffee. The cats are resident pets of the cafe, kept in a separate cat zone where visitors take their shoes off and are introduced to the animals by staff, and they include pedigree cats bought from breeders. The kitchen serves coffee, hot chocolate, ramen, pasta and desserts, and the cafe is popular with families and for small birthday get-togethers. It is open every day except Tuesday.

Nashik, Maharashtra

Four ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​⁠Lost Cats is a coffee shop and event space on Gangapur Road in Nashik, in the Ajinkyatara building in D.K. Nagar. It opened as a cafe with resident cats, but it now presents itself mainly as a coffee shop and a venue for small gatherings, and there are fewer cats than the name suggests. In autumn 2026 the cafe had one resident cat with a litter of kittens born in September, rather than a group of cats or a separate cat lounge, and there is no entry fee. The menu covers coffee, cold coffee, pastries, sandwiches and ramen, and the colourful interior suits quiet visits and casual meals. Visitors coming mainly to spend time with cats should check with the cafe before making a trip.

Pune, Maharashtra

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌⁠Pet Cafe Pune is a dog and cat cafe in Lane 4 off North Main Road, Koregaon Park. Spread over three levels, it keeps resident rescued dogs and cats, with the cats in a separate cat room and the dogs in their own section, and visitors may also bring their own pets. Guests pay a per-person cover charge that is redeemed against food and drinks from a menu of coffee, sandwiches, bowls and desserts, and there is a separate menu of treats for pets. The building also houses pet boarding, grooming and a small pet store, and the cafe occasionally hosts adoption drives with local rescuers. It is open every day, from noon on weekdays and from the morning at weekends.

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra

Timeless ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​⁠Tails is a cat cafe in Ulkanagari, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), near the Sai Sharan petrol pump, and calls itself the city's first cat cafe. It opened in early 2026. The resident cats, many of them Persians, live in a separate cat room with places to climb and play, and they are neutered. Visitors pay a per-person entry fee for a timed session with the cats, while coffee, snacks and board games are available in the cafe area, where food is ordered separately. The cafe has also hosted community events for local cat owners, such as a cat health show with a costume contest.

Vadodara, Gujarat

Escape ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​⁠by the Portal is a board game cafe with a cat cafe section on Vasna-Bhayli Main Road in Bhayli, Vadodara, in The Food Castle building beside the Nayara petrol pump. It describes itself as the city's first cat cafe and first dedicated board game cafe. The cat area opened in mid-2026 and is home to a small group of rescued cats, which are vaccinated and looked after by the owners, and the cafe rehomes cats through its own adoption process. Visitors pay to spend time with the cats and are asked to call ahead to visit the cat area. The rest of the venue has more than 60 board games, VR games, an open terrace, a private party room and a menu of coffee, burgers, pasta and snacks, and it hosts game nights, open mics, comedy and music jams. It opens in the evenings and is closed on Mondays.

• Adoptable cats