Cat Cafes in South Korea

Daegu

Yaongah Nolja Cat Cafe Dongseongno is a cat cafe on the second floor of a building behind the Daeseong car park in the Dongseongno area of central Daegu. The space covers about 130 square metres and is home to 37 cats of many breeds, known for being friendly and approaching visitors, and the cats are looked after by a trained cat groomer. A standard visit lasts 90 minutes and includes one drink, with separate weekday and weekend prices for adults and teenagers and a lower rate for preschool and elementary school children; a further 30 minutes can be added once per person. Multi-visit passes are also sold. The cafe opens from noon to 10 pm on weekdays and from 11 am to 9 pm on weekends. Parking in the adjoining car park is paid.

Daegu

Cats & Coffee (Yangirang Keopirang) is a Ragdoll cat cafe on the fourth floor of a building on Dongseong-ro 3-gil in the Dongseongno shopping area of central Daegu; the entrance is up the staircase between two tarot shops. About 20 people-friendly Ragdolls live here. The cafe is disinfected every morning and the cats' claws are trimmed weekly. Admission includes one drink, and visitors who leave a review receive a free treat for the cats. All ages are welcome, but children aged 12 and under must come with a parent, and pets cannot be brought in. On public holidays the cafe is busiest between 1 pm and 5 pm, when the waiting list is limited to two groups and later arrivals are called back when space frees up. The whole cafe can be booked for private use on Mondays.

Daegu

Zoo Cat Dongseongno is a cat cafe on the third floor of a building on Dongseong-ro 3-gil in central Daegu, in the side street with Macho Steak and Boi Brazil between 2.28 Memorial Park and the Banwoldang end of Dongseongno. Visitors spend time with the resident cats in a room popular with couples and with families looking for an indoor outing. Admission is charged per person with different weekday and weekend prices, and there are two-person and four-person sets that include cat treats. The cafe has no parking of its own, but the paid car park in the basement of the Yuhwa Building gives an hour free with a stamp from the cafe, and the 2.28 Park and Gukchae Bosang Park car parks are nearby. It opens at noon on weekdays and 11 am on weekends, closing at 10 pm daily.

Daegu

Mallang Cat is a two-floor cat cafe on Dongseong-ro 5-gil in the Dongseongno area of central Daegu. The third floor is a cat room with 24 cats, and the fourth floor is a floor-seating lounge with 10 more cats, board games and comic books. Admission includes one drink, and there is no time limit; visitors can move freely between both floors. The cafe is only open to visitors aged 12 and over, and younger children are not admitted even with a guardian. Pets cannot be brought in. The cafe has an English notice for foreign visitors explaining the entry fee and the age limit. It usually closes at 8 pm.

Daegu

D-Cat is a Ragdoll cat cafe on the third floor of a building on Dongseong-ro 2-gil in central Daegu, near the Tongsin Golmok phone shopping street. It is also a TICA-registered Ragdoll cattery, so the roughly 20 cats are all Ragdolls, and the owners take enquiries about buying Ragdoll kittens. The cafe also offers cat boarding. Entry is charged per person, with a two-person set that includes cat treats, and simple snacks, coffee and other drinks are free to help yourself to. Visitors of all ages are welcome, but children under 13 must come with a guardian, and the owners stress that it is not a children's animal experience venue. There is no parking; paid car parks are nearby. It opens from 1 pm to 9 pm on weekdays and from noon to 10 pm on weekends.

Daegu

Goyangirang Cafe Nori is a small rescue cat space in Gamsam-dong, Dalseo-gu, in western Daegu, run by one person who looks after the cats on her own. The owner describes it as a non-commercial place rather than a typical cat cafe: it is meant to help people think carefully about the responsibility of keeping a cat before they get one, and to share experience and information with anyone considering rescuing, adopting or fostering a cat. Visitors buy a drink to stay and spend time with the cats, which have been rescued from the street. Because the owner cares for many cats alone, opening days and hours are irregular, so it is best to check before going. The cafe has been operating in Gamsam-dong since at least 2017.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Daegu

Omyo Cat Cafe Daegu is a cat cafe on the ground floor of a white building on Keungol-gil in Daemyeong-dong, Nam-gu, about 200 metres into the lane off the Apsan cafe street. Besides the cafe it offers cat boarding and grooming. The resident cats are known for being affectionate and coming up to visitors. Admission is charged per person; children aged 36 months and under are not admitted, and children aged 10 and under must be accompanied by a guardian. Visitors can park in front of the building by moving the traffic cones. The cafe is open every day from 10 am to 7 pm, which makes it an easy stop combined with a walk on Apsan.

• Booking required

Daegu

MEOW Cat Cafe is a small neighbourhood cat cafe on the second floor of an apartment complex shopping arcade on Yongsan-ro 12-gil in Dalseo-gu, Daegu, near Jukjeon Station. It has around 15 gentle cats, and the owner keeps the room clean, gives the cats their medication on schedule and shows first-time visitors, including young children, how to approach the cats. A visit lasts 90 minutes. Parking is free and needs no registration: enter through the first car park entrance and park near building 102. The cafe also posts videos of its cats on YouTube. It is closed on Mondays, opens from noon to 7 pm Tuesday to Friday, 11 am to 8 pm on Saturdays and noon to 6 pm on Sundays.

Daegu

Nyangirang is a cat cafe in the Daegu Technopolis area of Yuga-eup, Dalseong-gun, in the far south of Daegu. The owners set it up for cats rescued from the street, so that they could bond with people and find affection. Admission includes a two-hour visit and one drink, with a higher price on weekends and public holidays, and visits can be extended in 30-minute steps. Children under 24 months enter free, and pets are not allowed. The cafe is open from 11 am to 9 pm and closes on Mondays, except when a Monday is a public holiday. It is popular with local families looking for an indoor outing.

Gyeongsan

Butacat NC Gyeongsan is a branch of the Butacat cat cafe chain on the fifth floor of NC Department Store in Gyeongsan, just east of Daegu. The cafe covers about 260 square metres, and its cats are raised from birth at the company's own care centre, where they are socialised with people before joining a cafe; cats that seem stressed by visitors are kept out of the room. Breeds include Ragdolls, Munchkins, British Shorthairs, Norwegian Forest Cats and Ragamuffins, and many of them come up to visitors on their own. Entry is charged per person with weekday and weekend prices, ten-visit passes are sold, and drinks come from a self-service lounge. There is a hand-washing area, and staff watch over the room and explain safety rules for families with children.

Gyeongsan

Annyeong Goyangi (Hello Cat) is a ground-floor cat cafe in the Useong Building on Gyeongsan-ro in central Gyeongsan, east of Daegu. Most of its cats are sociable and happy to be stroked, so it is popular with families with small children and with people who would like a cat but cannot keep one. The standard ticket covers two hours and includes a drink, and on weekdays there is a cheaper one-hour ticket for elementary and middle school students, with drinks extra. The cafe opens from 1 pm to 8 pm on weekdays and from 11 am to 8 pm on weekends, and it is closed on Thursdays.

Gyeongsan

Cat Lounge is a small cat and dog cafe on the sixth floor of a building on Pentahills-ro in the Pentahills district of Gyeongsan, east of Daegu. It was previously called Puppy Lounge, and today cats and dogs share the space, with visitors coming to spend time with both. A visit lasts 90 minutes. Visitors are asked to phone before coming, as the cafe works on a reservation basis, and pets cannot be brought along. It opens from 1 pm to 7 pm, Wednesday to Sunday, and is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

• Booking required