Cat Cafes in India

Surat, Gujarat

Whisker's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌⁠Pet Cafe is a pet cafe on the second floor of the KBC 2 building near Gajera Compound in Mota Varachha, Surat. It opened in September 2026. Several resident cats share the space with the cafe's dogs and puppies, and visitors can sit with the animals while they have a coffee or a meal. The menu centres on specialty coffee, including an espresso tonic, along with brownies and other cafe food. It stays open late every day, past midnight. The cafe has not published a visit fee, the number of cats or where they come from, so it is worth calling ahead before a first visit.

New Delhi

Meow ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌⁠& Munch is a small cat cafe on the ground floor of K-1/11 in Chittaranjan Park, South Delhi, near Deshbandhu College. It opened in late 2025 in a cosy room with seating for about a dozen people, where the owners' resident cats, including Persians, wander among the tables. Visitors can pet and play with the cats but are not allowed to pick them up, and the owners ask guests to let sleeping or shy cats be. The menu covers sandwiches such as katsu and fried chicken, wings, boba drinks, matcha and strawberry lattes, shakes and Nutella-filled doughnuts. Tables can be reserved through Swiggy Dineout. Because one kitchen serves the whole room, food can take a while at busy times, and weekday daytime visits are quieter. The cafe also takes event bookings and catering orders.

Mysuru, Karnataka

Jin ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌⁠Min Cat World is a cat museum on Nanjangud Road in Mysuru, opposite Madhuvana and near the Mall of Mysore, that opened in early 2026 and bills itself as India's first cat museum. It was started by Sharath, a local cat lover, and houses more than 20 resident cats of around 13 to 14 breeds, from Persians and Maine Coons to Indian cats, living in home-like rooms and catios with shelves, scratching posts and bridges. Exhibits, art and sculptures cover cat breeds, behaviour, nutrition, grooming and vaccination, with an emphasis on responsible pet ownership. Visitors buy an entry ticket, and short supervised petting sessions run in the late afternoon and evening for an extra fee, kept brief so the cats are not stressed. The cats are not sold. It is open every day.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Twisty ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​⁠Tails is a pet-themed restaurant on the second floor of RVR Towers on Khader Nawaz Khan Road in Nungambakkam, Chennai. Opened in 2018 as a dog-themed restaurant, it added a separate cat room in 2021 and now keeps resident dogs and cats in their own pet rooms, set apart from the dining area. Visitors do not need to own a pet: they pay a per-person fee to spend time in the dog and cat rooms, where staff supervise the animals and let guests pet, play with and feed them. The fee can be adjusted against the restaurant bill. The menu is a multi-cuisine mix of pastas, pizzas, Indian dishes and desserts, and has included non-vegetarian food since 2026. The restaurant also has a party hall for birthdays and events and runs office visits with its resident pets.

Hyderabad, Telangana

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌⁠Pet Cafe Hyderabad is a rescue dog and cat cafe in a residential lane off Road No. 12 in Banjara Hills, next to Suvasa. It was founded by Deven Baheti, who also runs the animal rescue Deven's Hope, and is home to rescued dogs and cats, several of them unadoptable because of age or disability, while others are waiting for new homes through the rescue. The dogs roam the ground floor behind a staffed gate, and the cats live upstairs in a separate, padded cat room where visitors can sit with them. A cover charge per person is payable on entry and can be redeemed against food and drink from a vegetarian cafe menu of sandwiches, pasta, desserts and coffee. Guests may bring their own pets, and there is a separate menu of treats for animals. The cafe also offers pet boarding.

• Adoptable cats

Hyderabad, Telangana

Cats ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​⁠Country is a cat lounge in a third-floor apartment at Pioneer Plaza in Satya Colony, Shaikpet, on 7 Tombs Road in western Hyderabad. It calls itself a cat therapy center and is home to a very large group of resident cats, more than 50 at a time, who share a hall, rooms and a balcony with visitors. Visits are booked online as one-hour tickets in hourly slots, with no more than five visitors per slot, and staff introduce the cats and hand out toys and treats so guests can play with and feed them. There is no cafe or food service, and seating is limited. The same premises also offer cat boarding in air-conditioned private rooms, cat sitting, a cat taxi and cat birthday parties.

• Booking required

Kolkata, West Bengal

Mrs. ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌⁠Wilson's Cafe is a small rescue cat cafe in a residential lane of Jodhpur Park in south Kolkata, near Lake Gardens and South City Mall, a short ride from Rabindra Sarobar metro station. Opened in 2021 by Abhishruti Dutta and her family, it is widely regarded as the city's first cat cafe. The cats are the family's own rescues, a large group the cafe puts at more than 30, and they roam a dedicated cat area while a separate non-cat area serves guests who prefer to dine without them. Visitors remove their shoes before entering, and staff ask guests not to pick up, scruff or move sleeping cats and to let the cats approach them. The kitchen serves home-style continental and Asian dishes, coffee and desserts. The cafe has hosted kitten adoption drives with local rescue groups, and its interior uses handmade and recycled decor.

Shillong, Meghalaya

Click ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​⁠Cafe is a small first-floor coffee shop in Dhankheti, Shillong, in St. Peter's Building opposite Assam House and near the Dhankheti petrol pump. The owners' resident cats live in the cafe and wander among the tables, and the cafe presents itself around coffee, cats and photography. It is not a separate cat lounge: there is no entry fee or timed session, and visitors simply order food and drink and spend time with whichever cats are about. The menu centres on coffee, including moka pot brews, cold brew and iced lattes, along with hot chocolate, shakes, chocolate French toast, waffles, pasta, burgers and a Japanese-style egg sandwich. The space is cosy and candlelit in the evenings and is reached by a staircase. It is open from late morning to evening every day except Sunday.

Imphal, Manipur

Tiny ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌⁠Treasure Pets Park is a pet park in Maning Leikai, Nepali Basti, in the Chingmeirong area of Imphal. It combines a dog cafe and a cat cafe where visitors can play with resident dogs of many small breeds, such as Pomeranians, Pugs, Chihuahuas and Yorkshire Terriers, and with a group of friendly, well-groomed cats. Entry is by ticket, which includes a complimentary drink or snack, and children are welcome. The park opened in late 2024 and also offers pet grooming and boarding, so owners can bring their own animals for care. It is open every day except Monday from morning until early evening.

Jaipur, Rajasthan

Beanstalk ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​⁠Cafe is a cafe with resident cats on Gandhi Path Road West in Lalarpura, on the western edge of Jaipur near Shehnai Marriage Garden and the Ajmer Road side of Vaishali Nagar. It bills itself as Jaipur's first cat cafe and has a farm-style setting with indoor and rooftop seating, away from the busier city areas. A small group of house cats, around four, roam freely among the tables and often nap under the chairs, so visitors who want to meet them can ask the staff. There is no separate cat room or entry fee; guests simply order from the menu, which covers coffee, shakes, pizza, pasta, sandwiches, Chinese dishes and desserts. Visitors are asked to let the cats approach on their own and leave sleeping cats alone. The cafe is open daily and also hosts occasional events, including an India-Korea themed evening.

Jaipur, Rajasthan

Meowcha ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌⁠is a rooftop cafe with resident cats in Vivek Vihar, Bajaj Nagar, Jaipur, opposite the RAS Club and near the Dainik Bhaskar office. Opened in the late summer of 2026, it calls itself Jaipur's first rooftop cat cafe. The house cats, including a lively black cat, move freely around the terrace and indoor seating, and visitors can play with them and pick them up when the cats are willing. There is no separate cat lounge or entry fee; guests order from a budget-friendly vegetarian menu of coffee, mocktails, pasta, pizza and Indo-Chinese dishes, including a cat-themed cappuccino. The cafe is also cat-friendly, so owners may bring their own cats. Seating is spread across cosy indoor corners and an open rooftop that is popular at sunset, and the space is used for small parties and celebrations.

Kota, Rajasthan

Bark ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​⁠and Brew is a pet cafe at BSNL Circle in Shrinathpuram, Kota, near Rainbow Children Hospital. Opened in August 2026, it describes itself as Kota's first pet cafe and keeps its own animals on site: several cats and puppies as well as a golden retriever, which visitors without pets of their own can play with while they eat. Owners are also welcome to bring their pets along. There is no separate cat room or entry fee; guests order from a casual and affordable menu of tea, coffee, cakes, snacks and Chinese-style dishes. The cafe is aimed partly at Kota's large student population as a place to take a break among animals, and it also offers pet boarding and grooming. It is open daily from midday until midnight.