Cat Cafes in Russia

Chelyabinsk

KotoFei is a cat anticafe at Prospekt Pobedy 315 in Chelyabinsk's northwest, next to the 40-letiya Pobedy stop. It continues the Kotofey cat cafe, which opened in 2016 as the city's first and closed its old premises on Ulitsa Yevteyeva in May 2026 after the building changed hands; the team reopened in June 2026 in new premises with a newly designed interior. The cats are rescues taken in from shelters, and the cafe has found homes for more than 300 cats over the years; adoption involves an interview with the cat's curator. Visits are charged for the first hour and then by the minute, with lower rates for children, and coffee is available. Guests can read, draw, play board games or use a PlayStation, and the cafe runs workshops and hosts school and summer camp groups. Slippers are provided.

• Adoptable cats

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Bolshe Shersti (More Fur) is a cat anticafe on the ground floor of Ulitsa Krylova 26 in Yekaterinburg's Verkh-Isetsky district, near the Krylova stop. About a dozen rescued cats live here, and all of them are looking for homes; the cafe also cares for cats that need long-term treatment. Visits are charged by the hour, with tea and coffee included, and there is a cheaper three-hour ticket. Guests can choose from more than a hundred board games, a book exchange, a retro Sega console and table football, and an album introduces each cat by name and character. Guests change into slippers or wear shoe covers. The cafe holds weekend game nights, craft workshops such as ceramic painting, and other events announced on its Telegram channel, and sells cat-themed souvenirs.

• Adoptable cats

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Myau is a cat anticafe on the ground floor of Ulitsa Chapayeva 17 in Yekaterinburg's Leninsky district, about 1.2 km from Chkalovskaya metro station. Opened in late 2017 as a social project, it is home to around a dozen rescued cats, each looking for an owner, and visitors who connect with a cat can apply to adopt it. Guests pay for the time spent in the hall, with a first-hour price and per-minute billing after that, and tea and some treats are included; visitors may bring their own food and non-alcoholic drinks. The hall has a tea station, books, a PlayStation, a children's corner and Wi-Fi. New cats go through quarantine, and staff explain how to approach the cats, which are not expected to entertain guests. No booking is needed, and discounts apply for children and students.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Mokhnataya Kompaniya (Furry Company) is a shelter-run cat anticafe on the ground floor of Posadskaya Ulitsa 44/1 in Yekaterinburg's Verkh-Isetsky district, a short walk from the FanFan shopping centre. It has a single play room where rescued cats and kittens of different ages live while they wait for adoption, and visitors pay to spend time with them. Visits are by prior booking, usually arranged through WhatsApp or Telegram, and the space closes for a lunch break in the middle of the day and on Mondays. Treats for the cats are available on site. The cafe screens adopters carefully, and it also collects donations of food and supplies for the cats. It is suited to families with children who want to meet cats in a quiet setting.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Barnaul, Altai Krai

Nikomur is Barnaul's first cat cafe, an anticafe on the ground floor of Krasnoarmeyskiy Prospekt 108 near the Molodyozhnaya stop. Opened in 2018, it houses around 15 cats taken in from a shelter and selected for good health and a calm temperament; all are sterilised, vaccinated and up for adoption, and about 235 have found homes. The cafe has two rooms: one with tables, board games and the tea bar, and one with sofas, climbing frames and cat toys. Tickets are sold for one, two or three hours, with lower prices for children under 12, and include a drink and a sweets bar. Children under 12 must come with an adult. The cafe shows films on a projector, has a PlayStation, and runs workshops such as gingerbread painting, and it can be hired for parties.

• Adoptable cats

Tyumen

Tyumenskoye Kotokafe (Tyumen Cat Cafe) is a cat anticafe on the ground floor of Ulitsa Maksima Gor'kogo 3k1 in central Tyumen, near the Sudostroitelny Zavod stop. Opened in December 2025, it works with the animal charity Freya, which selects and vets the cats; about 16 rescued cats live here, and newcomers meet guests only after a health check and a period of adjustment. Visitors pay for their time, with the first hour charged at a fixed price, and tea, coffee, sweets, board games and a game console are included; the cafe does not cook, but guests may bring their own food. A separate room holds the cats' beds and a sofa. Adoption goes through an application, an interview and a contract with Freya. The cafe runs craft workshops, language lessons, film nights and live music, and booking ahead is recommended.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

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.

• Adoptable cats

Kemerovo

Plyushka is a cat anticafe in a semi-basement at Ulitsa 9 Yanvarya 12 in Kemerovo, near the Shkola No. 80 stop, and the only cat cafe in the city. Opened in August 2020 by the Kemerovo animal charity Za Zverushek, it is home to about 15 shelter cats chosen for their sociable temperament, mostly between three and five years old with a few seniors; all are sterilised and vaccinated, and any of them can be adopted. Visitors pay by the minute, with a lower rate after the first hour and a family tariff, and tea and biscuits are included. The cats have scratching posts, window niches and a separate room where they can retreat. Guests can read, play board games and give the cats treats, and the proceeds go towards the charity's shelter.

• Adoptable cats

Tomsk

Stantsiya Mur (Purr Station) is a cat anticafe in the basement of Tverskaya Ulitsa 92 in Tomsk, at the corner with Ulitsa Kartashova and near the Kiyevskaya stop. It occupies the premises of Tomsk's first cat cafe, Cat Space, which opened here in 2017, and is home to a large group of well-kept cats. Visitors pay by the hour, with a slightly higher rate at weekends. Besides the cats, there is a separate games room with a PlayStation, a library, board games, air hockey and table tennis, and the cafe holds film nights and hosts birthday parties. Children under 7 must be closely supervised by parents, and children up to 12 must come with an adult. The cats tend to be most playful soon after opening.

Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast

Zamurchatelnoye Mesto is Magnitogorsk's first cat cafe, opened in September 2025 in a semi-basement at Ulitsa Stroiteley 48, near the First Tent monument and the Ploshchad Sverdlova stop. About fifteen adult cats live here, rescued from the street or taken in from owners who could no longer keep them; they previously lived at the owner's flower studio and are resident cats rather than shelter cats waiting for adoption. Entry covers the first hour, with lower prices for children and a charge for every further half hour, and includes unlimited tea, instant coffee, biscuits and Wi-Fi. Guests can stroke and play with the cats and play board games, but are asked not to grab sleeping cats or make loud noise. The cafe is open daily.

Nyagan, Khanty Mansi Okrug

Koshkin Dom (Cat House) is a cat cafe in the centre of Nyagan, at 1-y Mikrorayon 2 near the Memorial stop. All the cats are adult former strays looking for responsible families, and the cafe's main aim is to find each of them a home. Visitors pay to spend time with the cats and can have tea or coffee, play board games or take part in craft activities, and the cafe has run a children's day camp in the school holidays. The cafe introduces the cats looking for homes and announces its activities in its VK group. It is open every day from midday.

• Adoptable cats

Kurgan

Yoshkin Kot is a cat anticafe on the ground floor of Ulitsa Koli Myagotina 99 in Kurgan, near the Krasina stop. Opened in 2021, it works on a pay-for-time basis and is home to about seven cats, including several long-time residents; around 30 cats have found new families through the cafe, and the owner keeps in touch with adopters. Tea and biscuits are served, and guests can play board games with the cats around them. The cafe sells handmade souvenirs by local craftspeople to help cover food and rent, holds creative classes for children announced on VK, and accepts donations of dry cat food. It is open daily, and calling ahead is recommended.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended