Cat Cafes in Lipetsk Oblast

Lipetsk

Murgrad is a cat time-cafe on Pervomayskaya Ulitsa in Lipetsk, the larger of the two branches of the city's first cat cafe, which opened in 2020. The cats come from Lipetsk shelters and volunteers, and any of them can be adopted after an interview with a curator; more than 130 have found homes. Visitors pay by length of stay, from half an hour to a full day, and drinks and snacks are included. This branch has more than 150 board games and an Xbox, hosts Friday game nights, Dungeons & Dragons sessions, workshops, talks and birthday parties, and can be used as a coworking space. Guests take off their shoes and wear disposable socks, wash their hands, and may not pick up or hold the cats; children under 14 must come with a parent. Opening times change often and are posted on the cafe's Telegram channel.

• Adoptable cats

Lipetsk

Murgrad on Ulitsa Vodopyanova is the second branch of Lipetsk's first cat cafe, located behind the Ulitsa Smurgisa stop in the Oktyabrsky district. Like the main branch on Pervomayskaya, it is a time-cafe where cats from local shelters and volunteers wait for new families, and visitors can adopt a cat after an interview with its curator; the cafe has rehomed more than 130 cats since 2020. Visitors pay by length of stay, from half an hour to a full day, at slightly lower prices than the main branch, with drinks and snacks included. Board games are available. Guests wear disposable socks, wash their hands and may not pick up or hold the cats, and children under 14 must come with a parent. Opening times change often and are posted on the cafe's Telegram channel.

• Adoptable cats