Cat Cafes in Italy

Milano, Lombardy

Maison ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌⁠Maine Coon is a cat café and restaurant on Via Spartaco in Milan, between Porta Romana and Porta Vittoria. About ten Maine Coon cats belonging to the owner live in the indoor rooms, which have walkways, scratching posts and quiet areas away from guests. A café counter and outdoor seating can be reached directly from the street for those who prefer not to sit with the cats. The kitchen serves breakfast, coffee and pastries all day, lunch and dinner from an Italian à la carte menu on weekdays, brunch in three sittings on Saturdays and Sundays, dinner on Saturdays and aperitivo on Sundays, with vegetarian and vegan options and homemade cakes and focaccia. Entry is free and online booking is recommended at busy times. On weekends only guests over 12 are admitted, and visitors are asked not to use flash or feed the cats.

• Booking recommended

Pavia, Lombardy

Cats ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌⁠is the first cat café in Pavia, under the porticoes of Viale Bligny beside the Naviglio Pavese. It opened in July 2023 as a project of La Tana dei Sette Gatti, a local association that uses the café's proceeds to support feral cat colonies, shelters and sanctuaries. A small group of rescued European cats lives in the café, chosen for their sociable temperament; they move freely between the tables and have beds, scratching posts and toys, and can withdraw when they want. Visitors ring the doorbell to be let in. The menu covers coffee, homemade cakes, sandwiches, bruschetta and cocktails for breakfast, lunch and an evening aperitivo. There is a small outdoor area, and guests are asked to respect the cats' space.

Bergamo, Lombardy

Lə ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌⁠Gattarə is a cat café and wine bar on Via Giosuè Carducci in Bergamo's lower town, run by two owners who share the space with their three resident cats. The room is large and sparsely furnished so the cats can wander freely, and there is no time limit on visits. Reservations are not taken. The small kitchen is vegetarian, with vegan and gluten-free options such as veggie burgers and seasonal dishes, alongside natural wines from women winemakers, beer and kombucha. Espresso is deliberately left off the menu to encourage slower visits, though other coffee drinks are served. A shelf of books and board games is available, and the venue hosts a book club, workshops and fundraising events for local groups. It describes itself as an inclusive, LGBTQ+ safe space. Guests are asked not to pick up the cats.

• Walk-ins welcome

Fano, Marche

Caffelino ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌⁠is a small cat cafe and cocktail bar on Corso Matteotti in the historic centre of Fano, opened in March 2026 as the first cat cafe in the Marche region. Owner Davide Barbaresi based the idea on a cat cafe he knew while living in Brighton. The cats came from the cat shelter in Colli al Metauro and can be adopted; the first three, Cappuccino, Piadina and Lasagna, were later joined by a kitten. They live in the cafe and wander among the tables. Mornings bring breakfast with house-made tarts and pastries, while afternoons and evenings move on to aperitivo with cured meat and cheese boards, vegan options, handmade pasta, piadine and mixology cocktails. Seating is limited, so booking a table online is recommended. House rules ask guests not to wake sleeping cats, pick them up or feed them, children must be accompanied, and other animals are not allowed.

• Adoptable cats

Prato, Tuscany

Taro ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​⁠Garden is a bubble tea shop with resident cats on Via Pistoiese, the main street of Prato's Chinatown, just outside the city walls west of the historic centre. Behind the small shop is a garden with seating, and a good number of cats and kittens live between the indoor room and the garden, where they come to the tables and often settle on visitors' laps. The menu is Chinese-style: bubble tea and milk tea, taro and mango drinks, fresh fruit drinks, matcha, Oreo slushes and small sweet and savoury snacks. There is no entry fee or booking system; visitors simply order at the counter and sit with the cats, and cat food can be bought on site to feed them. It is a casual neighbourhood spot popular with young people, and it is not a good choice for anyone allergic to cats. The shop is open every day.