Cat Cafes in Leningrad Oblast

Kudrovo, Leningrad Oblast

Gorod Koshek in Kudrovo is a loft-style cat cafe and open-type shelter on Stolichnaya Street, just east of Saint Petersburg's city limit. It belongs to a project that has found homes for more than 370 cats since 2019 and also has a branch near New Holland in central Saint Petersburg. The cats were rescued from the street, and each one is quarantined, vaccinated, microchipped and neutered before moving in; all can be adopted after an application and interview. A glass partition separates the cafe area from the cat area, and visitors can move between them freely. Visits are paid by the hour, with a per-minute rate after the first hour. Guests wear slippers and wash their hands, and children under 14 must be accompanied. The entrance is step-free.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad Oblast

Muzey Koshki is Russia's first museum devoted to cats, in a house on Koltushskoye Highway in Vsevolozhsk, about 10 km east of Saint Petersburg on the historic Road of Life. Founded in 2008 at a local veterinary clinic, it holds more than 4,000 cat-related exhibits, from folk art and paintings to figurines, with sections on the Hermitage cats and on cats during the Siege of Leningrad. Several resident cats live in the museum and wander among visitors, who can stroke and play with them. A visit includes tea or coffee with sweets, and guided tours, which are booked in advance, cover the image of the cat in Russian folklore, art and literature. Children can draw postcards and comics, and there is a souvenir shop. The museum is the parent of the Respublika Koshek and Respublika Kotov cat cafes in Saint Petersburg.

Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast

HappyCat is a cat time-cafe in a lower-ground-floor space on Mikhaila Vasilyeva Street in Vyborg, the only cat cafe in the town. It is run by its owners as a home for rescued cats with difficult pasts, including elderly cats and cats with old injuries, and the 40 to 50 residents are vaccinated and looked after while they wait for new families. Visitors pay for their time, and the money goes towards the cats' upkeep; tea and biscuits are included. The staff tell guests the story of each cat and explain how to handle them. There are board games and a games console, and visitors can bring food for the cats or buy from the cafe's wish list. The cafe is open from Tuesday to Sunday.

• Adoptable cats