MyauCafe
Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast
MyauCafe is a cat anticafe at Prospekt Metallurgov 56 in central Novokuznetsk, next to the Dvorets Sporta stop. Opened in 2022 by a local woman who started it with the help of state social contracts, it is home to about a dozen former stray cats, and around 70 have been adopted in its first three years; each cat is posted with its age and character when it is ready for a new home. Visitors pay for the time they spend, and an album at the cafe describes every cat and how to approach it. Guests can play board games or use a game console, and the cafe doubles as a creative studio, with paid workshops such as wood burning and figure painting and film screenings on a big screen surrounded by the cats. It is popular with families and for children's birthdays.