Cat Cafes in Taichung

Taichung City

eWayCats ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​⁠(以為有貓) is a small cafe and cat hotel at 80 Leye 2nd Road in Taichung's East District, near Jianguo Market. The first floor is a cosy cafe with sofas and fast wifi where three shop cats live, two of them sociable and one shy, and they let guests stroke their backs and heads. The second floor is the boarding hotel, and a screen in the cafe shows the rooms. Each person orders at least NT$150 and may stay 90 minutes, with a lower minimum of NT$100 for children under 120 cm who come with an adult; overtime is charged per ten minutes. The menu has milk tea, ice cream and thick toast with toppings such as white-sauce mushroom. It also runs classes, and seating is limited, so phone ahead.

• Booking recommended

Taichung City

Qingniu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌⁠Cafe (青牛咖啡館) is a reservation-only cafe in a residential lane at 22 Lane 683, Section 1, Zhongyang Road in Wuqi District, on the Taichung coast. The owner has taken in about sixteen stray cats, and they live in the cafe, with litter trays tucked around the room but little smell. The cats are well fed, mostly friendly and keen to climb into laps, so sitting on a camp chair is a good way to attract one. The owner chats about how each cat came to the cafe and offers cat snacks for guests to buy. Seating is small, so booking is required. The minimum is one drink, around NT$100, and visitors can stay a long time when it is quiet. The menu has coffee, brownies, cakes and yogurt drinks.

• Booking required

Taichung City

Rong ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌⁠Cafe (榮珈琲) is a small owner-run coffee shop at 191 Zhongshan Road in Shalu District, Taichung. Two shop cats live in the room, including one called Rong Mao, and they nap on the chairs and wander over to be stroked. The owner makes the coffee and the desserts, chats with guests and sells roasted beans. Drinks include a light-roast Sicilian coffee with adjustable sweetness, osmanthus latte, matcha latte and cocoa latte, and the cakes include Basque cheesecake, lemon tart filled to order, chiffon cake and Showa-style pudding. The room is spacious but has few tables, and on weekends stays are limited to 90 minutes when it is busy. Motorbikes can park at the door, while car parking nearby is tight.