Cat Cafes in Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung

貓奴先生 ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​⁠Mr. Catslave is a calm cat restaurant on Pingzheng Street in Xiaogang District, Kaohsiung, created by self-confessed cat servants as a second home for cats and people. Many resident cats, including a laid-back shop manager named Soda, share the room with diners and set their own pace and boundaries. Some seating is on cushions on the floor. The kitchen serves pastas and risottos such as lime salmon pasta and creamy salmon risotto, truffle fries, fried snacks, soufflé pancakes, mochi desserts and drinks including matcha and café au lait. Only guests aged ten and over are admitted, and the owners welcome visitors who love and respect cats, keeping the space quiet. A service charge applies. The room stays free of cat odour despite the number of cats.

• Booking recommended

Kaohsiung

厝內 ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​⁠tshù-lāi, Taiwanese for 'at home', is a small cafe in a lane off Nanhua Road in Xinxing District, Kaohsiung, laid out like a tiny bookshop and home to three resident cats. The cats wander freely and are friendly, but guests may not pick them up or feed them, and should take care that they do not slip out of the door. The menu has coffee, caramel milk, milk tea, pudding, tiramisu, banana pound cake, Basque cheesecake, dumplings and noodles. Each guest must order a drink, groups of more than four are not accepted, and the cafe does not recommend visits with children under six. Guests are asked to be considerate to the neighbours outside. Opening times sometimes change, so check Instagram before visiting. It is a favourite with students who come to study among the cats.

Kaohsiung

嗜咖啡 ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌⁠TRYer Cafe is a cat cafe on Minxiang Street in Xinxing District, Kaohsiung, near the Kaohsiung Cultural Center. All of its resident cats were rescued, including a friendly orange tabby and a sensitive white cat that staff ask guests not to stroke, and the cafe promotes adopting rather than buying. The food is a cut above many cat cafes: pastas such as tomato bratwurst and creamy smoked chicken, risottos, steak and desserts, and for NT$100 more a dish becomes a set with a drink and homemade panna cotta. The minimum spend is NT$200 per person with no service charge. It is popular for remote work and is pet-friendly. Bookings are by phone on the cafe's landline, and special closures are posted in its Instagram stories.

Kaohsiung

描Cafe ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌⁠X 屋Brunch is a brunch cafe with resident cats on Bohai Street in Xinxing District, Kaohsiung, about three minutes' walk from Xinyi Elementary School MRT station; it moved to this smaller site in mid-2026. Four large, calm cats, including an orange-and-white cat called Juzi and a handsome black cat, greet guests at the door and come for strokes, though staff ask visitors to respect their space. The kitchen serves brunch platters, Sichuan-pepper chicken leg bento, satay, salted pork, diced steak, chocolate lava cake and lattes, with fresh fruit on the side and lunch boxes to take away. The cafe is family friendly and keeps the room clean and free of litter smells. Seating at the new location is limited, so it is worth arriving early at weekends.

Kaohsiung

勘熟所 ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​⁠is a sous-vide restaurant on Chenggong 2nd Road in Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung, with friendly resident cats, some of them waiting for adoption. The cats, including an outgoing black cat, roam the dining room and are calm around diners and children, and adoption of the cats in need of homes can be arranged through the restaurant. The kitchen cooks meat slowly at precise temperatures for tender results, serving rice bowls with poached or onsen eggs, seared pork jowl with mustard salt and other sous-vide plates, plus molten chocolate cake and cookies. The minimum spend is NT$180 per person, which a meal easily covers. The restaurant is also strongly pet-friendly, so guests often bring their dogs, and there is extra seating downstairs. Prices are modest for the generous portions.

• Adoptable cats