Cat Cafes in Moscow Oblast

Khimki, Moscow Oblast

Murkino is a cat anticafe in the Novye Khimki area of Khimki, just north-west of Moscow, on Ulitsa Gorshina. It opened in 2018 and moved to Khimki in 2020, and works as a small shelter where rescued cats live while they wait for new owners. Prospective adopters fill in a questionnaire and have an interview, and more than 100 cats had found homes by the end of 2024. Visitors pay for their time and get unlimited tea, coffee and snacks, and the cafe has free Wi-Fi and step-free access by ramp. It is popular with families with children and is open every day.

• Adoptable cats

Lobnya, Moscow Oblast

Koty & Kofe is a coffee shop with a separate cat room on Ulitsa Lenina in Lobnya, a town north of Moscow, near Lobnya railway station. Sixteen cats of different breeds live in their own space apart from the cafe, and visits take the form of hour-long guided sessions that start every hour, in which a guide tells visitors about each breed and the individual cats. Tickets should be booked in advance, as sessions can sell out. Children under three are not admitted, children aged three to six must be accompanied by an adult, and parents of older children wait in the coffee shop, which serves coffee, croissants and desserts. Sessions are free for children with disabilities who come with an adult. The cafe is run by a local family.