Cat Cafes in Taiwan

Taoyuan City

憩吧 ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌⁠is a pet-friendly daytime café and evening bar on the ground floor of a building on Daren 2nd Street in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, in the student area around Chung Yuan University. Three cats and a dog live in the shop and wander between the sofas, and the cats are the main draw: staff hand guests cat teasers to play with them, and the young ones are friendly. Visitors can also bring their own pets, which may go on the floor or sit beside them on the sofa, and there is a food menu for dogs. The kitchen serves brunch plates, pizzas, risotto, salads, cakes, puddings and waffles, plus yogurt drinks, teas and, in the evening, alcohol. A projector screen shows films. Closing days are posted on the café's Instagram.

Taoyuan City

游家肥貓動物友善餐廳 ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌⁠is an animal-friendly restaurant in a converted pig shed behind an old courtyard house on Nanxing Road, Section 1, in Daxi District, Taoyuan City, near the Daxi interchange. Several cats live here and roam the brick-walled nooks and the courtyard, coming and going as they please; they are friendly with guests and often asleep on their backs, and the owner enjoys telling their stories. Chickens live on the grounds too. The kitchen is known for Hong Kong-style dim sum, including siu mai, turnip cake and lava buns, alongside fried rice, curry rice shaped like a cat, pasta and country dishes, with cat-paw ice cubes in the drinks. Seating is split between indoors and outdoors, dogs are welcome, and it may close early depending on trade.

Toufen, Miaoli County

吸貓店 ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌⁠(Xi Mao Dian) is a shared space for foster cats on Jianguo Road in Toufen City, Miaoli County, run by owners who have fostered and rehomed cats for nearly ten years. The ground floor sells cat supplies, and a friendly shop dog greets visitors, while the cat rooms are on the upper floors. Staff spray guests with a pet-safe disinfectant before they go up, and socks are required. Entry is NT$100, and visitors sit on the floor while kittens and adult cats climb onto their laps, play with toys and nap. The cats are looking for homes, and the proceeds from sales and entry go to their care, so adoptions are arranged on site. The shop previously ran as a restaurant, but its present premises serve no meals.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Taoyuan City

木易咖啡 ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌⁠(MUYI CAFE) is a pet-friendly café on Chunri Road under the Taoying overpass in Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City, about five minutes' walk from Taoyuan railway station. It occupies an old house with two floors of seating. Several cats and a dog live in the café and drift between the tables, often settling on a chair opposite guests; they are calm, very affectionate and kept clean, and the café has no strong pet smell. Visitors may also bring their own pets. The menu includes Basque cheesecake, layer cakes, tiramisu, hand-drip coffee, tea, light meals and spicy chicken dishes. Booking is available online. The café moved here in mid-2025 after closing its Qingpu branch.

Taoyuan City

DeMo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠House (戴莫好食屋) is a pet-friendly brunch restaurant on Sanyuan Street in Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City, a short walk over a small bridge from Sanmin Sports Park. Opened in 2014, it is home to three cats that the owner adopted as strays: Coco, the sociable manager, Jiji, a lively black cat, and Momo, a white cat who is usually asleep. They nap on the windowsills and in the glass-walled corner by the door and will come over when called, and guests may stroke them but not feed them or use camera flash. Dogs are welcome too. The menu covers brunch sets, burgers, rice dishes, pasta, baked rice, salads, fried snacks, soups, pet meals and kids' meals, with large portions and latte art coffee.

Taipei City

ZAO ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠CHU Entry Time (早初) is a brunch and coffee shop in a three-storey old house at No. 165, Chengdu Road in Wanhua District, Taipei, about 8 to 10 minutes on foot from Exit 6 of Ximen MRT Station. Three female cats live here around the clock and are a big part of its appeal: A-Bu, a calico; Tai-ge, an almost white cat and the calmest of the three; and Ou-mai, a young black cat. Staff ask guests to read a cat's mood before petting, as two of them may give a small nip. Ordering works by picking an illustrated postcard from the wall, ordering and paying at the counter and collecting your food; the card is yours to keep, and the shop will post it to you or anyone else up to three years later. Each guest orders at least one drink, there is no time limit, and seating is upstairs, up steep stairs, with a craft and gift shop on the second floor. It takes no reservations, so arrive before 11 AM on busy holidays. Children are welcome, and visiting pets must be carried or kept on a lead. It is open 10 AM to 4:30 PM on weekdays and to 5 PM at weekends (last order 3:30 PM), closed on Wednesdays, with holiday hours announced on Instagram.

• Walk-ins welcome

Taipei City

Egghost ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌⁠(疍宅) is a dessert cafe in an old two-storey house at No. 176, Sanyuan Street in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, roughly 12 to 15 minutes on foot from Xiaonanmen or Guting MRT stations. It moved here in 2024 from near Xingtian Temple. Two or three resident shop cats wander between the tables, including a tabby called Lilu and a friendly white short-legged cat, and they are a large part of why people come; the cats are not up for adoption. The house has a spiral staircase, a photo-booth room and a quiet study area. You order and pay at the counter before sitting down, and each guest orders at least one drink; in October 2026 a latte cost NT$170 and slices of chiffon cake NT$230 to NT$260. Only the second floor can be booked online, with a minimum spend of about NT$400. Opening hours are noon to 8 PM from Monday to Thursday and noon to 11 PM from Friday to Sunday, but the cafe closes on several weekdays each month, often Tuesdays and Thursdays, and posts its closing days in its Instagram bio. It asks customers to contact it through its official LINE account rather than Instagram messages.