Cat Cafes in Russia

Nizhny Novgorod

Murzik is a cat anticafe on Vaneyeva Street in central Nizhny Novgorod, in the basement of number 1A, about 15 minutes on foot from Gorkovskaya metro station. Opened in March 2016, it was the first cat cafe in the city. About twenty cats rescued by a local animal shelter live there, and all of them can be adopted after an application to the shelter. Visitors pay for their time; there is no food menu, but tea, coffee and sweets are included, along with board games, a retro Dendy console, puzzles and a small library. Slippers or disposable socks are provided at the entrance and guests wash their hands before meeting the cats. The cafe hosts acrylic painting workshops on Thursday evenings, sells cat souvenirs and postcards, and can be booked for birthday parties. It is open every day.

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Saransk, Mordovia

Murrdovia is a cat space on Vasenko Street in Saransk, next to the Biokhimik stop, run by Druzhba Naveki, a local animal shelter. It is the only place in the city where the public can spend time with cats. All of the resident cats are rescues looking for homes, and visitors can apply to adopt one; the space regularly shares news of cats that have been rehomed. A visit is paid as a flat entry fee that goes to the shelter, and tea and coffee are available in a small kitchen, and there are board games and hanging swing chairs to sit in among the cats. The space also works as a coworking spot and hosts group workshops for up to ten people and private bookings such as birthdays. It moved to larger premises in spring 2026 and is open Wednesday to Sunday.

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Perm

Kotovsky is a charity cat cafe run by Matroskin, a Perm animal shelter, in a basement on Monastyrskaya Street in the city centre, near the Okulova stop; look for the black sign with a cat at street level. Opened in December 2019, it houses about 25 shelter cats at a time, all vaccinated and sterilised and free to roam with no cages. Any cat can be adopted after an interview with the shelter volunteers, and the cafe has rehomed around 600 cats. It works as a time cafe where the fee counts as a donation, with tea, coffee, treats and board games included. Children under 14 must come with an adult, and the recommended minimum age is three. Visitors are asked not to pick up or wake the cats and not to feed them human food. It is closed on Mondays.

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• Booking recommended

Samara

Chukotka is a two-storey cat cafe on Molodogvardeyskaya Street in central Samara, entered through the archway into the courtyard, a few minutes from the Molodogvardeyskaya stop. Opened in 2018, it is home to around fifty shelter cats, which act as a temporary home for animals without owners; visitors can adopt a cat they bond with. It runs as an anticafe with a sliding hourly rate that drops after the first hour and per-minute charging after that. Tea, coffee and biscuits, Wi-Fi, books, board games, art-therapy albums and a PlayStation 3 are included, and guests may bring their own food or order delivery. A children's corner and free cat-care lessons for children are offered, and staff explain the rules on arrival, including leaving cats with red collars alone. Booking is recommended at weekends, and the cafe can be hired for birthdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Samara

More Kotikov (Sea of Kitties) is a cat cafe on Dybenko Street in Samara, about ten minutes on foot from the Sportivnaya stop. Opened at the end of 2025, it has a calm, modern interior where a group of friendly resident cats roam freely among the guests. Visits are charged by the hour, with separate weekday and weekend rates, and tea, coffee, biscuits and sweets are included. Board games, toys and books for all ages are available, which makes it suitable for families with small children. Cat treats are sold on site for visitors to offer the cats, and staff introduce the cats and explain how to approach them. The cafe is closed on Mondays and open in the afternoons for the rest of the week.

Ufa, Bashkortostan

Koteynaya is a cat anticafe on 50 Let Oktyabrya Street in Ufa, next to the BGAU stop by the Bashkir State Agrarian University. Opened in September 2016, it was the city's first cat cafe. A large group of cats taken in from local shelters lives there, and any of them can be adopted after talking to the curator. Visitors pay an entry fee that covers the first hour and are then charged by the minute up to a daily cap, with tea and biscuits included; board games are available, and souvenirs such as calendars with the resident cats are sold. Staff tell visitors about each cat's story and character, and the cats are usually most sociable in the mornings. Booking is advised at weekends. The cafe can be hired for birthdays, and it hosts workshops and talks. It is closed on Mondays.

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• Booking recommended

Izhevsk, Udmurtia

Kotofeynya is a rescue cat cafe on Militsionnaya Street in central Izhevsk, a few minutes' walk from the DK Aksion stop. It is a small space where many cats rescued from the street live while waiting for new families, and visitors can apply to adopt them after a conversation with the staff about how the cat will be kept. The owners keep separate quarantine areas for new and recovering cats, and the cats have plenty of beds, toys and even a small balcony. On arrival guests wash their hands, change their shoes and are told the house rules; children are expected to treat the cats gently. Visitors may bring food or toys for the cats as gifts, after checking with the staff what is suitable. The cafe is open from Wednesday to Sunday.

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Ulyanovsk

Tyoply Kot (Warm Cat) is a cat time cafe on Mira Street in central Ulyanovsk, close to the Tsentrobank stop. Opened in March 2018 as the first cat cafe in the city, it combines a cafe, an art space and a home for rescued cats, which visitors can adopt; dozens have already found new families. Guests pay by the minute, with a higher rate at weekends, and coffee, tea, cocoa and biscuits, board games, a PlayStation and Wi-Fi are included. The space doubles as a coworking spot with day passes for people who want to work among the cats. Drawing and painting workshops for adults and children from age five are held several times a week, and the cafe can be hired for parties. Visitors can also sponsor a cat. It has a ramp and is open every day.

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Kazan, Tatarstan

Murzik is a cat club and time cafe on Volkova Street in Kazan, about 20 minutes on foot from Sukonnaya Sloboda metro station. It has been operating since 2015. Around twenty resident cats of different ages live there, most of them British Shorthairs and other pedigree breeds, along with a few younger cats. Visitors pay a fixed price for the first hour and then by the minute, with tea, coffee and biscuits included, and can play board games or the Xbox for free. No booking is needed. Treats for the cats, cakes and cat-themed souvenirs are sold on site, and the cafe can be booked for children's birthday parties with an entertainment programme. It is open every day, opening an hour earlier at weekends.

• Walk-ins welcome

Cheboksary, Chuvashia

Koty-Kruty (Cats Are Cool) is a cat anticafe on Yarmarochnaya Street in central Cheboksary, a few minutes' walk from the Gostinitsa Rossiya stop. Opened in 2019, it is home to about 25 cats of different characters, and visitors can adopt one in agreement with its curator. Guests pay for the first hour and then by the minute, with lower rates for children and students, and unlimited tea, coffee, cocoa, biscuits and sweets are included. There are plenty of board games as well as PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and visitors may bring their own food. The owner and administrators explain the rules and tell guests about the cats. The space also hosts events such as back-health exercise classes with the cats around, and it can be booked for birthdays. It is open every day.

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Yoshkar Ola, Mari El

Zoki is a cat cafe on Pervomayskaya Street in Yoshkar-Ola, near the Rynok stop, and the second branch of the Zoki cat cafe from Kirov. It combines a cafe serving coffee, bubble waffles, ice cream, porridge and desserts with a separate paid room where many free-roaming cats live. Staff give visitors a short tour of the cat room and introduce the cats. Some cats are permanent residents, while others are rescues looking for new homes and can be adopted. The cafe runs a busy programme of craft workshops for children and adults, with entry to the cat room included in most of them, as well as games and themed events, and it can be hired for birthday parties, anniversaries and other celebrations. It is open every day.

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Kirov

Zoki is a cat cafe on Maklina Street in central Kirov, in the basement of number 30 near the Agrotechnological University stop. Run as a social project, it has a cafe area with snacks and souvenirs and a separate room where many free-roaming cats live. Some of the cats are permanent residents that are comfortable around children, while others are rescues waiting for new homes and can be adopted. Entry to the cat room is paid per person, with an unlimited stay on weekdays and a fixed session at weekends, and children under three enter free. The cats can always retreat to their own hiding places to rest. The cafe hosts children's shows, workshops and other events, offers discounted visits for school groups, sells gift certificates and can be hired for parties. It is open every day.

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