Cat Cafes in New South Wales

Sydney, New South Wales

Catmosphere ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​⁠is a rescue cat cafe on Foveaux Street in Surry Hills, a short walk from Central Station. Opened in 2015 and known as Sydney's original cat cafe, it works with the small Sydney rescue group The Cat Sanctuary and acts as a long-term foster and forever home for its cats. Visitors choose between several rooms: the Cat Lounge with more than a dozen resident adult cats (ages 8 and up), the tiki-themed Treehouse with adoptable young cats, and Kittyland with rescue kittens (both ages 5 and up). There is also Catflix, a small cinema where guests watch a film from floor lounges with the cats around them, wearing wireless headphones so the room stays quiet; cat yoga classes are on hold. Sessions are timed and include a drink, and booking ahead is advised. Kittens and junior cats can be adopted through The Cat Sanctuary.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Sydney, New South Wales

Jiji ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​⁠Rescue Cat Cafe is a rescue cat cafe on Eastern Valley Way in Middle Cove, on Sydney's Lower North Shore near Castlecrag and Willoughby. Founded in February 2023 by Yuki Arai in memory of her late sister, it houses cats and kittens from Sydney rescue groups while they wait for new homes, and more than 115 have been adopted so far. The cafe at the front serves coffee and snacks without a booking, while the cat lounge is separate and visited in private sessions limited to six people, booked online in 20, 40 or 60-minute blocks, with treats included in the longer ones. Children under 8 are not admitted to the lounge, and under-12s need an adult with them. Adoption applications go to the cat's rescue group after an in-person visit. The cat lounge opens from 9 am and closes at 1 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Sydney, New South Wales

YUMIAO ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​⁠Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on O'Dea Avenue in Waterloo, next to Kennards Self Storage and a short walk from Green Square Station. It is named after the owner's British Shorthair, who died of FIP in 2019. The resident cats live at the cafe and are mostly rescues, surrenders and cats retired by breeders; they are not generally up for adoption, although the cafe rehomes any that would prefer a quieter life. Visits are 45-minute or one-hour sessions in the cat lounge, and booking online, though not required, includes a free drink, served in lidded cups. Weekend feeding sessions let visitors give the cats treats, and there are unlimited sessions. Picking up the cats is not allowed, and children under 12 must come with an adult. The cafe opens daily, with longer hours on Mondays, weekends and school holidays.

• Adoptable cats

Sydney, New South Wales

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌⁠House & Co is a cat lounge, cat hotel and pet shop in the Marina Square shopping centre on Footbridge Boulevard at Wentworth Point, across the Bennelong Bridge from Rhodes. Visitors book 50-minute sessions with a drink in its indoor cat playground, where a group of resident purebred and mixed cats can be patted, played with and fed healthy treats. Each session starts with a short induction on the house rules, and shoes are changed and hands sanitised on entry. Visitors must be 5 or older, and children 12 and under need a paying adult with them; children pay a lower rate, and weekend and public holiday prices are slightly higher. The business also boards cats and sells cat food, litter and toys, and it sells purebred kittens sourced directly from breeders. Birthday parties can be held in the lounge.

Sydney, New South Wales

Cha ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​⁠& Zak's Clubhouse is a cat cafe, pet grooming salon and pet daycare in Marrickville Traders, a converted heritage warehouse precinct on Rich Street in Sydney's Inner West. Its cat lounge has around 17 cats of many breeds, including Bengals, British Shorthairs, Scottish Folds, Munchkins, Burmese and Maine Coons. Sessions last 30 minutes or an hour, can be booked online or taken as a walk-in, and include a complimentary drink and a small portion of treats to feed the cats. Hands are sanitised on entry, sleeping cats are left alone, and cats may only be picked up with staff approval. Children must be supervised by an adult. The coffee bar opens from early morning, and private, group and after-hours sessions for birthdays and events can be arranged. Cats and dogs are kept in separate areas, and the space has hosted combined puppy and cat events.

Sydney, New South Wales

Paw ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌⁠Haus is a rescue cat room and pet cafe on Liverpool Road in Enfield, near Burwood, where rescue cats and kittens wait for adoption upstairs. The ground-floor cafe, now run as The Gentle Bean, serves coffee, brunch dishes and a separate menu for dogs, and dogs enter from the rear lane. The cat cuddle room is charged by time and can be booked online or visited as a walk-in, and its cats come from rescue groups, mainly Kittie Kat Rescue, already desexed and vaccinated; more than a hundred have been adopted since the cafe opened in 2024. People who want to adopt on the day are asked for a walk-through video of their home, and cats go only to indoor homes. Under-10s need an adult with them. The same business runs a second cat room at its Bubble Bath dog wash in Wentworth Point.

• Adoptable cats

Sydney, New South Wales

Bubble ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌⁠Bath is a dog wash and rescue cat room on Baywater Drive at Wentworth Point, run by the team behind the Paw Haus pet cafe in Enfield. Alongside a professional dog-washing service, it has a Cat Cuddle Room where visitors book timed sessions with rescue cats and kittens that are available for adoption through partner groups such as Oh My Kitty Rescue. The cats are desexed and vaccinated before adoption, adopters are asked for a walk-through video of their home, and cats go only to indoor homes. Visitors who book online or come in person receive a complimentary drink. Entry is charged per person, children under 10 must be with an adult, and anyone who handles the cats roughly is asked to leave. The cat room is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays during school terms and opens every day with longer hours in school holidays.

• Adoptable cats