Cat Cafes in Región Metropolitana

Providencia, Región Metropolitana

La ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌⁠Casa de la Gata Horacia is a cat cafe in a house on Julio Prado at the corner of Dr. Torres Boonen in Providencia, Santiago. Open since 2016, it grew out of a 2015 cat cafe pop-up run by Fundación Adopta, and its cat hosts are rescues from the foundation's Santuario Emilia, all of them available for adoption. The cats roam the cafe rooms and a play area, and staff explain the house rules before visitors spend time with them. The menu is vegetarian and largely vegan, with sandwiches, pizzas, cakes and coffee, and each visitor is asked to order a minimum amount. There are no reservations; visitors are seated on arrival, so there can be a wait at busy times. Adoptions go through Fundación Adopta's interview process, and the cafe also holds adoption days, sells cat books and gifts, and has hosted yoga, workshops and talks.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Buin, Región Metropolitana

Naranjosos ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​⁠Cat Café is a small family-run cat cafe and cat refuge in the Maipo area of Buin, in the south of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, on José Joaquín Pérez. The family has taken in cats rescued from around the comuna, many of them abandoned or mistreated, and the cats share the home-style cafe with visitors, often settling on laps while the owners tell each cat's story. The menu is simple and homemade, with burgers, pancakes with dulce de leche, banana milk, coffee and sweets. The cafe opens in the late afternoon and evening every day, and visits can be arranged earlier by appointment through WhatsApp. It is a modest, informal space rather than a polished cafe, and the rooms can be cold in winter, so warm clothing helps.

Santiago, Región Metropolitana

Tetería ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​⁠Cleopatra is a tea room with resident cats in a 1920s house on Pasaje Adriana Cousiño, a heritage passage in Barrio Yungay in central Santiago, near Plaza Yungay and a short walk from Quinta Normal metro station. Opened in late 2018, it calls itself the first tea salon with cats in Latin America. Eight resident cats, including Cleopatra, Hipatia, Bastet, Osiris, Nefertiti and Platón, live in the house and move freely among the tables, and each house tea blend is named after one of them. The menu covers loose-leaf teas served in pots, homemade cakes and pastries, ice cream and a few savoury dishes, with vegan options. The rooms double as a small cat museum, with cat paintings, sculptures and a large cat mural, and there is a shop with cat-themed gifts. There is no entry fee; visitors order from the menu, and bookings can be made by WhatsApp.

• Booking recommended