Cat Cafes in Taiyuan, Shanxi

Taiyuan, Shanxi

Coco ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌⁠Cat Coffee is a cat cafe and bar on the second floor of the Changfeng Theatre on Liuxiang South Road, in Taiyuan's old Liuxiang shopping district. Many cats wander between the tables while visitors eat and drink, and staff introduce each cat's personality; a few prefer not to be touched. Families with children come for meals, and seats near the cats fill up first.

Taiyuan, Shanxi

Miao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌⁠Jia is a cat cafe decorated in a medieval European style, in a flat on the 20th floor of Building 2 at Beimei Xintiandi on Changfeng Street in Xiaodian, Taiyuan, by the complex's west gate. Its cats include a British Shorthair, a Siamese, a Ragdoll and an Exotic Shorthair, and staff introduce each by name. The menu covers hand-brewed coffee, fruit milkshakes, waffles and cakes, and the vintage interior is popular for photos.

Taiyuan, Shanxi

Yuan ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌⁠Mi Jia is one of Taiyuan's oldest cat cafes, now in a Chinese-style space with scrolls, calligraphy, a gramophone and a small pond, near the Bell Tower Street and Liuxiang shopping area, a few minutes' walk from Kaihuasi metro station. Exotic Shorthairs and British Shorthairs are the main residents, and the cats are grouped by temperament with signs showing which can be stroked freely. Visitors change into slippers, can leave bags, sign a safety form and disinfect their hands and clothes before going in. Picking up the cats is discouraged.

Taiyuan, Shanxi

Miao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​⁠Xing Ren Club is an anime-themed cat cafe with board games, in a flat on the 33rd floor of the Pingyang Jingyuan residential tower on Pingyang Road in Xiaodian, Taiyuan. Ragdolls and kittens roam the room and climb onto visitors' laps. Visitors spend time with the cats over tea and snacks, play board games, and take photos.