Cat Cafes in Shanghai

Shanghai

Dagong ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​⁠Miao Julebu (Working Cat Club) is a rescue cat cafe in a village courtyard in Yuanjing Village, Luodian Town, Baoshan, near Meilan Lake on Shanghai's northern edge. It was started by a young founder who moved out to the village to rescue stray cats, and by 2026 it had taken in more than 50 of them. Visitors can spend time with the cats, many of which are up for adoption, over drinks and board games; Dianping notes put spending at about 35 yuan a head. The club also boards cats and has run free cat-behaviour classes for nearby residents.

• Adoptable cats

Shanghai

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​⁠Changning branch of MOCHA, a cat cafe chain that began in Japan, is at 118 Anshun Road on the corner of Kaixuan Road in Changning District, Shanghai. It spreads over two floors with around 20 to 30 cats, many of them pedigree breeds such as Ragdolls and American Shorthairs. Staff explain the rules at the door, and visitors disinfect their hands and put on shoe covers. Drinks from the drinks room are free, and freeze-dried treats and canned food can be bought to feed the cats. Upstairs a room has Nintendo Switch consoles, board games and manga. Only visitors of junior-high-school age and older are admitted.

Shanghai

MoMo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌⁠Garden is a family petting park on the fifth floor of Tower A of the FOR Tianwu Space building at 2108 Middle Yanggao Road in Pudong, Shanghai, a short walk from exit 3 of Fangdian Road station on Metro Line 9. Cats share the space with alpacas, rabbits, ferrets, chinchillas, guinea pigs, hedgehogs and birds, and staff show children how to approach, handle and feed the animals. It is aimed at parents with young children. Visits have cost about 97 yuan per person.

Shanghai

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​⁠REDOLL cat cafe is on the sixth floor of Building C of the Shanghai No. 1 Department Store at 800 Nanjing East Road, near People's Square in Huangpu. REDOLL is a CFA-registered cattery, and the cafe keeps more than 50 of its pedigree cats, each with a health record covering vaccinations and temperament. Visitors put on shoe covers and spray their hands with disinfectant before going in. Cats and cat merchandise are sold, and staff ask about a buyer's home and experience with cats before a sale. Visits have cost about 85 yuan per person.

Shanghai

Jiu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​⁠Zhi Mao Xiaojie (Miss Nine Cats) is a cat cafe and cattery in Room 509B on the fifth floor of the Mingyuan Art Museum building at 1199 Middle Fuxing Road, part of the Mingyuan Century City complex in Xuhui, Shanghai. The room is fitted out with light wood furniture and plants, and the cats have a roomy, clean play area. Visitors can pet and feed the cats, which are quick to beg for snacks, and kittens are sold. Visits have cost about 109 yuan per person.