Cat Cafes in Russia

Saint Petersburg

Kototerapiya is a small cat room in a pavilion on the Matisov Canal Embankment in the south-west of Saint Petersburg, in the Krasnoselsky District, a few minutes from the Lyotchika Tikhomirova stop. Opened in spring 2026, it is home to around a dozen cats taken in from shelters, each with its own story. Visitors pay for time with the cats, which they can stroke and play with, and there are board games and an exhibition of drawings. It suits families with children and people thinking about getting a cat. The cafe is open every day; card, cash and QR payments are accepted.

Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad Oblast

Muzey Koshki is Russia's first museum devoted to cats, in a house on Koltushskoye Highway in Vsevolozhsk, about 10 km east of Saint Petersburg on the historic Road of Life. Founded in 2008 at a local veterinary clinic, it holds more than 4,000 cat-related exhibits, from folk art and paintings to figurines, with sections on the Hermitage cats and on cats during the Siege of Leningrad. Several resident cats live in the museum and wander among visitors, who can stroke and play with them. A visit includes tea or coffee with sweets, and guided tours, which are booked in advance, cover the image of the cat in Russian folklore, art and literature. Children can draw postcards and comics, and there is a souvenir shop. The museum is the parent of the Respublika Koshek and Respublika Kotov cat cafes in Saint Petersburg.

Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast

HappyCat is a cat time-cafe in a lower-ground-floor space on Mikhaila Vasilyeva Street in Vyborg, the only cat cafe in the town. It is run by its owners as a home for rescued cats with difficult pasts, including elderly cats and cats with old injuries, and the 40 to 50 residents are vaccinated and looked after while they wait for new families. Visitors pay for their time, and the money goes towards the cats' upkeep; tea and biscuits are included. The staff tell guests the story of each cat and explain how to handle them. There are board games and a games console, and visitors can bring food for the cats or buy from the cafe's wish list. The cafe is open from Tuesday to Sunday.

• Adoptable cats

Kaliningrad

Kotomaniya is a cat anticafe on Leninsky Prospekt in central Kaliningrad, near the Mayak shopping centre stop. Opened in 2017 as the first cat cafe in the city, it is a social project that finds homes for cats from a local shelter: usually 15 to 17 cats live here, any of them can be adopted free of charge after an interview with the shelter, and more than 210 have been rehomed. Visitors pay for the first hour and then by the minute, or buy an unlimited ticket that includes a hot drink and lets guests feed the cats; tea and biscuits are always included. The room has a fireplace, board games and a projector for films, and the cafe hosts art exhibitions, workshops, birthday parties and games of Mafia. Booking by phone is recommended. The cafe also runs a cat-sitting service.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Kaliningrad

Myau Myau is a charity cat anticafe in the lower-ground floor of an old house on Gendelya Street in Kaliningrad, about five minutes on foot from the North Station. It is run with local cat shelters, and the cats who live here, including kittens, are looking for new homes. Visitors make a donation at the door rather than paying by the minute, and there is no time limit; tea, coffee and biscuits are self-service. The rooms have board games, books and a television, and the cafe holds creative workshops. The atmosphere is quiet, and guests are free to choose which cats to sit with. The cafe is open every day.

• Adoptable cats

Murmansk

MurMania is a volunteer-run cat space on Shmidta Street in Murmansk, near the Komsomolskaya stop, and the first cat cafe in the city. Open since around the start of 2025 and founded by a long-time animal rescuer, it houses rescued street cats while they wait for new owners, and visitors can adopt them. The space has two parts: a closed room with the cats and a common area for games and events, with board games and a games console. Entry is by donation towards the cats, and all visits, including the regular workshops, zoology talks, game nights and children's parties, are booked in advance through the cafe's VK group. Staff and volunteers introduce each cat and its story to visitors. The cafe is closed on Mondays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Arkhangelsk

Kotomesto is a small cat anticafe on the ground floor of the Fuji shopping centre on Karla Marksa Street in central Arkhangelsk, near Pavlina Vinogradova Square. A large group of cats lives in one room, most of them friendly and used to visitors, and many of them are waiting for new owners. Visits are paid for by time and are best booked in advance by phone or through the VK group; the staff explain the house rules and tell guests about each cat. It is open from Tuesday to Sunday.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast

Kot-Ok is a cat cafe on the second floor of a building on Karla Marksa Street in Severodvinsk, near the Arkticheskaya stop; the entrance is up a porch with brightly coloured steps. The cats are available for adoption free of charge. Visits are paid by the hour, with tea and biscuits included, and guests can top up with extra minutes, hours or an unlimited ticket. The cafe is a quiet place to spend an hour or two stroking and playing with the cats. It opens in the afternoon on weekdays and from late morning at weekends.

• Adoptable cats

Vologda

KotoFan-Klub is a cat anticafe and mini shelter in the lower-ground floor of a building on Oktyabrskaya Street in central Vologda, near the Kirova stop. Opened in September 2023 as a grant-funded project of the Veles animal welfare society, it is the only cat cafe in the city. Around 15 to 20 formerly homeless cats live here, all vaccinated and neutered, and each one is looking for a home; visitors have adopted cats from the cafe. Entry is a single fee with no time limit, with lower rates for children, and tea, coffee, biscuits and sweets are included. There are board games and books, and visitors can play with, stroke or simply sit beside the cats. The cafe is open every afternoon.

• Adoptable cats

Ukhta, Komi

Meowtown (Myautaun) is a cat anticafe on Kremsa Street in Ukhta, in the Komi Republic. The cats come from local shelters and rescue cases, including cats taken from neglectful homes, and they are looking for owners: by early 2025 more than 70 had been adopted. Visitors pay for their time and can stroke and play with the cats; tea and board games are available, and staff explain the rules and hand out hand sanitiser on arrival. The space is divided into several zones, starting with a reception area. The cafe regularly hosts workshops, lessons and children's birthday parties, and it sells food and supplies for cats.

• Adoptable cats

Orenburg

Pomurchim is a cat cafe on Sovetskaya Street in central Orenburg, on the ground floor of number 11 near the Sovetskaya stop. It describes itself as the only cat cafe in the city. Around 15 cats live there, most of them rescued from the street, and the cafe looks for new homes for them, so visitors can arrange to adopt a cat they meet. It works as a time cafe: guests pay for the time they stay, and tea, coffee, board games and a games console are available during the visit. Cat treats can be bought at the counter for visitors to give to the cats. Shoes are taken off at the entrance, and staff explain the house rules before the visit. The cafe is open every day and runs on visitor fees and donations, including a fundraiser for its rent.

• Adoptable cats

Nizhny Novgorod

Murrrchim is a cat and dog cafe in the historic centre of Nizhny Novgorod, in the basement at the corner of Ilyinskaya and Malaya Pokrovskaya streets, about a ten-minute walk from Gorkovskaya metro station. It calls itself a kotopesokafe, a cafe for cats and dogs, and is run in the manner of an open shelter: about a hundred cats of many colours and characters live there together with a few elderly dogs. Visitors pay for their time and are offered tea or coffee with biscuits, and board games are available. Staff explain the rules on arrival and talk about the individual animals; sleeping cats are not to be disturbed and cats should not be picked up. Souvenirs with cat motifs are sold at the counter. The cafe is open every day.