Cat Cafes in New Taipei City

New Taipei City

擼貓 Whiskers and Tails Catfé is a cat cafe combined with a rescue foster space on Zhongxing Street in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City. The second-floor dining area has four resident cats, while the roomy third floor is home to more cats, including a tabby mother and her kitten, with rescued cats there available for adoption. The cats are clean, used to being petted and generally get along well, so it is fun just to watch them play. Socks must be worn in the cat areas (they are sold at the counter if you forget), and on busy weekdays visits are limited to 90 minutes. Booking ahead is recommended. The kitchen serves brunch-style meals and light dishes, and the coffee is a highlight.

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New Taipei City

豬豬咖啡 is a quiet cat cafe tucked into a lane by a market off Wenhua Road Section 1 in Banqiao District, New Taipei City. Three generations of one cat family live here: Zhuzhu, the 'store manager' and the biggest of the trio, Niuniu and Huahua. They mostly doze on the counter, the chairs and a hanging ball on the wall, though Niuniu will sometimes curl up on a visitor. The minimum spend is one drink per person and there is no time limit on any day. Seats have power outlets, so it is popular for reading and laptop work; keep voices low. Weekend bookings by phone are recommended, as many seats are reserved. The menu offers coffee and other drinks, bread and desserts, with coffee beans for sale, but no main meals.

New Taipei City

貓客廳 Cat Living Room Cafe is a cat-first cafe on Fuxing Road in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, home to more than 14 resident cats, including several with special needs such as heart disease, blindness or disabilities. The care shows: the space is spotless, the litter boxes don't smell, fresh running water is everywhere and the room is filled with cat-themed decorations. Children must be at least nine years old and other pets are not allowed. There is no phone, so reservations are made by message through the Facebook page. House rules are posted clearly and should be followed. The menu offers coffee, tea, low-carb set meals, pasta, risotto, waffles and fried snacks, plus occasional off-menu specials. With one person cooking, food can take a while, which leaves plenty of time for the cats.

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New Taipei City

Meow Cup is a small specialty coffee cafe on Deguang Road in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, with four resident cats. The black cat Heilu is the good-natured 'store manager' and loves attention, the orange cat sometimes rubs against visitors and Xianggua is a firm favorite, while Yuyuan prefers to be admired from a distance. The room is small and very quiet, which suits a relaxed visit, and the young staff are friendly and happy to chat about the cats. The menu includes specialty coffee and tea, curry rice, tuna sandwiches, risotto and cakes, with mango and strawberry 'brick' desserts as signatures, and food comes on cat-themed plates. New menu items and member offers are posted on the cafe's social media.

New Taipei City

伊莉莎肥肥胖胖貓咖啡館 is a two-level cat cafe on Jiuqiong Street in Luzhou District, New Taipei City, about ten minutes' walk from Luzhou MRT station. Around 16 relaxed, well-groomed cats wander freely between the ground floor and the upper seating area, which looks down over the whole room. The cafe also breeds cats, and kittens are sold. Bookings are taken by phone; on arrival everyone puts on shoe covers before going in, and children under 10 are generally not admitted. There is a minimum spend of NT$350 per person, and weekday visits have no time limit. Staff explain each cat's character and how to interact with them. The menu covers coffee, cakes and soufflés, risotto, baked casseroles, pizza and other photo-friendly dishes, and cat-themed merchandise is sold.

New Taipei City

喵喵有約 is a large, two-floor cat cafe and restaurant on Zhonggang Road in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City. It is home to about 19 cats, with fluffy Ragdolls and British Shorthairs prominent among them, all well groomed and very used to people, so nobody goes without a cat for company. The rooms are spacious, clean and free of smells, and there is no time limit on visits. Each guest orders a set meal, priced from NT$350, and a 10% service charge is added. The cafe is child-friendly and popular with families, who come for the chance to play gently with the cats, and regulars return often.

New Taipei City

咖啡小夥伴 is a music cafe and cat halfway house on a corner by the industrial area in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, close to the Airport MRT line. Friendly cats share the cafe, and the second floor is a foster space for rescued cats who are available for adoption; buying the cafe's related products also helps fund food for strays. By day it works as a cat cafe and by night as a bar, with live singers, cocktails and a big projector screen for sports. Drinks are the focus: single-origin pour-overs, herbal teas, signature drinks and protein cups, alongside thin-crust pizzas with monthly flavors, sandwiches, soba noodles with shrimp and homemade cakes. Parking is available next door.

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New Taipei City

Mr. Chu啾・咖啡食堂 is a cafe in an old house right opposite Exit 1 of Dingxi MRT station in Yonghe District, New Taipei City. Four resident cats, said to be former strays, patrol the room and sometimes pick a lap to settle on. There is no time limit and Wi-Fi is available, so the space suits reading or working, and there is also a private room, an outdoor smoking area and game consoles. Run by a team with a theater background, the cafe rents out its space for events, and fortune-telling sessions are held on certain days. The menu changes daily, with cakes and desserts, coffee and drinks such as a citrus sparkling Americano. It is a relaxed place to spend a whole afternoon.

New Taipei City

一隅有貓 is a rescue cat cafe and family restaurant on Fuxing Road in Shulin District, New Taipei City; it moved here from Banqiao in June 2025. Around twenty friendly cats, many of them former strays, roam the dining room together with bouncy kittens, and the cats and kittens can be adopted through an application. It is popular with families, and children love petting and photographing the cats, so the room can be lively. The kitchen serves brunch, pasta, risotto and other meals for lunch and dinner on cat-shaped tableware, and staff look after the cats' rooms and litter throughout the day. It is a relaxed place to share a meal with a kitten or two at your feet.

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New Taipei City

嵐貓 LazyCat is a small second-floor cat cafe on Yingzhuan Road in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, a few minutes' walk from Tamsui MRT station. Its resident cats are mostly short-legged Munchkins, cuddly and people-friendly, with Jinju (Kumquat) among the most affectionate. The bright, clean room is made for a slow afternoon tea of house-made, cat-themed desserts that are light rather than heavy, along with coffee and other drinks. There is a minimum spend of NT$200 per person, the same for children, plus a 10% service charge, and visits are limited to 90 minutes when the cafe is full. To keep things calm, children under five are not admitted, and each child aged 5 to 12 must be accompanied by a parent throughout.

New Taipei City

喵喵樂園 is a family-oriented cat cafe on Zhongsi Street in Bali District, New Taipei City. Many gentle cats of different breeds share the bright dining room and can be petted, and the cafe describes itself as a place where children learn empathy, patience and kindness through calm contact with cats. The cats are used to visitors and well behaved, so it suits first-timers and young families. There is a minimum spend of NT$200 for adults and NT$150 for children under 12. The kitchen serves light meals, brunch-style plates, afternoon-tea snacks and drinks, and food comes out quickly. Mobile payments such as LINE Pay and JKOPAY are accepted, and there is paid street parking opposite the nearby kindergarten.

New Taipei City

No.15 事啡之地 is a neighborhood coffee house on Changshou Street in Shulin District, New Taipei City, about a 10 to 15 minute walk from the rear exit of Shulin railway station. Several plump, laid-back resident cats are the stars, lounging around the relaxed room and posing for photos, and many visitors come especially to see them. The owner takes coffee seriously, with hand-brewed coffees such as Ethiopian single origins and unusual drinks like masala chai, and the cakes are homemade and change daily, from chiffon and Boston cream pie to fruit tarts and burnt-sugar caramel cake. Prices are friendly. Weekends are almost always full, so booking ahead by phone is recommended.