Cat Cafes in Russia

Moscow

Kotomaniya is a time-cafe with cats in Kommunarka, New Moscow, on the ground floor of a residential building on Ulitsa Aleksandry Monakhovoy. It is one of two Kotomaniya cafes in the area, the other being on Skandinavsky Bulvar, and all of its cats are looking for homes. Visitors pay by the minute up to a two-hour cap, after which they can stay all day at no extra charge, and coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit, biscuits, sweets and cupcakes are included; guests may also bring their own food. There are board games and video games, film evenings and cat-themed souvenirs. The cafe hosts birthday parties and runs quests and craft workshops for children, such as gingerbread decorating and felting.

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Moscow

Kotomaniya on Skandinavsky Bulvar is a time-cafe with cats in the Kommunarka area of New Moscow, on the ground floor of a residential building. It is the sister cafe of Kotomaniya on Ulitsa Aleksandry Monakhovoy and works the same way: the cats are looking for homes, visitors pay by the minute up to a two-hour cap and can then stay all day at no extra charge, and coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit, biscuits and sweets are included. The room is spacious, with hammock swings, board games for adults and children and cat-themed souvenirs. Guests may bring their own food or order delivery. The cafe hosts children's birthday parties, quests and craft workshops, and runs film evenings.

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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.

Moscow

KotoLoft is a small rescue cat room in Zelenograd, run by the Kotospas foundation, which rescues cats from Moscow buildings being demolished or renovated. It is on the second floor of building 445, reached by an outside staircase next to entrance 7 and entered from the courtyard, and is home to a handful of cats, usually between five and eight, that are waiting for adoption. Because the space is small, visits are arranged in advance by phone. Visitors can simply spend time with the cats or join the workshops and talks held there, such as gingerbread painting, and souvenirs are sold to support the cats. The cats can also be watched on an online camera.

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Kostroma

Mao is a cat anticafe on the second floor of Ulitsa Sovetskaya 45A in central Kostroma, near the Krestyanskaya stop. It is home to cats that were abandoned or born on the street, and the cafe looks for new families for them; some cats have lived there for several years while waiting. Visits are charged by the time spent per person, with tea, coffee and biscuits included. Guests can play board games or a games console, use the Wi-Fi and stroke the cats, some of which come up to visitors on their own while others prefer to be left alone. Food is also available. The cafe runs a small cat hotel alongside the lounge, where owners can board their own cats while they are away, with daily photo updates. Mao is open every day.

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Voronezh

Mr.Moore is a cat anticafe on Nikitinskaya Ulitsa in central Voronezh, about five minutes on foot from the Galereya Chizhova shopping centre. It has been open since 2015. About 20 formerly homeless cats live in two large rooms, and the cafe keeps the number below about 23 so the animals are not crowded. All of the cats are looking for homes, and hundreds have been adopted after prospective owners fill in an application. Visits are charged by time, with the hourly rate falling the longer guests stay, and tea, coffee and biscuits are included. Sleeping cats must not be woken, and the cats should not be squeezed or carried around. Guests can play board games, read or use a PlayStation 4, and the cafe holds game nights on Friday and Saturday evenings as well as film screenings.

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Voronezh

Myaurum, which uses the slogan "it's all about the cats", is a charity-run cat time-cafe on Ulitsa 25 Yanvarya in Voronezh's Zheleznodorozhny district, near the DK Elektronika stop. Visitors pay only for the time they spend, with tea and biscuits included, and can sit with the cats, read, watch television, play board games or a games console, or use the free Wi-Fi. The cats are rescues looked after by volunteer curators, and each is available for adoption; the cafe posts regular updates on cats that have gone to new homes. Staff can tell visitors about the history and character of each cat. Families with children are frequent visitors. The cafe opens in the afternoon on weekdays and from late morning at weekends.

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Bryansk

Cat Time is a small cat anticafe on Bulvar 50 let Oktyabrya in Bryansk's Bezhitsky district, near the Pochta stop. Opened in early 2024, it has around six resident cats that guests can stroke and play with. Visitors pay for time spent, and tea, coffee and biscuits are included along with board games, a games console, books and Wi-Fi. The space can be booked for birthday parties and private events, and some cats from the cafe have gone to new homes. The entrance has a ramp. The cafe opens every afternoon and stays open until late evening.

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Kaluga

Mekhovoye Kafe ("Fur Cafe") is a cat time-cafe on Ulitsa Akademika Korolyova in central Kaluga, near Tsiolkovsky Park; the entrance is from the courtyard. Running since 2015, it was the city's first cat cafe. About 20 cats live there, all from the Territoriya Koshek shelter, and they arrive vaccinated, sterilised and litter-trained; visitors who bond with a cat can adopt it. Visits are charged per person for the first hour and then by the minute, with a cap after three hours, lower rates for children and higher rates at weekends; tea, coffee and biscuits are unlimited. Guests remove outerwear, change shoes and use hand sanitiser, may photograph without flash and feed the cats only treats sold at the cafe. Children under 12 must be accompanied. There are board games and a non-alcoholic bar.

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Tver

Mur-Myau is a cat time-cafe on Simeonovskaya Ulitsa in central Tver, a short walk from Ploshchad Mikhaila Tverskogo. Opened in April 2019 as the city's first cat anticafe, it is home to formerly homeless cats that are all looking for families, and many have been adopted since it opened. Visitors pay by time per person, starting with a first-hour rate, and tea, coffee and sweets are included. Guests can play board games or a PlayStation 5, read books from the cafe's shelves and buy cat-themed souvenirs. Staff do not wake sleeping cats for visitors, and the cats tend to be most active in the evening. The cafe hosts regular events and is open every day from noon.

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Kovrov, Vladimir Oblast

Kotomesto is a volunteer-run cat anticafe on Prospekt Lenina in Kovrov, set up by the founder of the local mutual-aid community Dobry Kovrov to find homes for street cats. About 14 cats live there at a time; they come from local volunteers and are examined, vaccinated, sterilised and treated before joining the room, and cats that settle well are offered for adoption. Visitors pay for their time, with lower prices on weekdays than at weekends and a choice of paying by the hour or by the minute. The cafe depends on visits and donations, and it holds a weekly donation day. It opens in the late afternoon on weekdays, from midday at weekends and is closed on Mondays. The entrance has a ramp.

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Murom, Vladimir Oblast

Murchello is a cat anticafe on Moskovskaya Ulitsa in the centre of Murom, near Ploshchad Pobedy; the entrance is through the red gates on the Ulitsa Lva Tolstogo side. The first cat cafe in the town, it is run as a social project to find families for cats of different ages and colours, and visitors who take to a cat can adopt it. Guests pay for their time and get tea, coffee and biscuits, and can play board games, watch films or use the Wi-Fi. The cafe also sells cat-themed souvenirs and handmade items, and has hosted charity concerts and a dog-hugging festival. It is open every day.

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