Cat Cafes in Kazakhstan

Astana

Meowcatcafe ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌⁠is a cat anticafe on Iliyas Omarov Street in the Nura district on Astana's Left Bank, in the Absolyut residential complex at the corner of Mukhamedkhanov Street, next to School-Lyceum No. 81. Around 20 cats live here, roughly half of them purebreds such as Maine Coons, Bengals and Scottish Folds, the rest rescued from the street or given up by owners, along with two rabbits. Visits are charged by the hour, with higher rates at weekends and discounts for students, pensioners, large families and visitors with disabilities. The fee includes tea with biscuits, board games, books and a PlayStation, and coffee is sold separately. Guests change into indoor shoes at the entrance and staff explain the rules before they go in; the cats can retreat to a separate rest room. Children from one year old are admitted, and some of the cats are looking for new homes.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Astana

Kotiko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​⁠is a cat anticafe on Roza Baglanova Street on Astana's Left Bank, on the ground floor of the building. It is home to about 16 cats that its founders took in from the street and from shelters, among them several Maine Coons. Visits are charged per person by time and include tea with biscuits, a PlayStation 5, board games and books, and ice cream and cocktails are also served. No booking is needed, but children must be at least four years old and staff may ask for proof of age. Guests are asked not to pick the cats up. The cafe also holds film evenings and workshops, and visitors who bond with one of the cats can adopt it.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Karaganda

U ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​⁠Ryzhego Kota is a cat time cafe in the Mikhailovka area of Karaganda, on the second floor of a building on Stepnaya Street, to the left of the Holy Trinity cathedral. Opened in July 2018 as the city's first cat cafe, it is run by a local animal rescue group, and the many cats living here were taken in from the street or from difficult situations. Visitors pay per hour of their stay and can stroke and play with the cats, draw or simply sit and relax, while staff look after the cats' care and treatment; cats that do not want attention are left alone. The cafe opens only on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Donations to the rescue are welcome, and the group finds new homes for the animals in its care.

• Adoptable cats

Ust Kamenogorsk, East Kazakhstan Region

Kotofei ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌⁠(Koto-Fey) is a coffee shop with resident cats on Nursultan Nazarbayev Avenue in Ust-Kamenogorsk. Three or four cats live in the cafe and wander among the tables, and visitors can stroke and play with them using the toys provided; the cafe introduces each cat by name on its social media. The kitchen serves breakfast all day along with pasta, pancakes, pizza, desserts, coffee and milkshakes, and board games are available. Dogs are also welcome. The cafe has been open since 2019 and serves guests every day from morning until evening, with table reservations by phone or WhatsApp.

• Booking recommended