Cat Cafes in United States

Owosso, Michigan

The Catvalier Lounge is Shiawassee County's first cat lounge, in its own building next to Defying Gravity Bakery Café on North State Road, across from Meijer between Owosso and Corunna. Opened in August 2025 by bakery owner Michelle Holmes, it hosts a rotating group of five to seven adoptable cats chosen by the Shiawassee Humane Society, which handles all adoptions; visitors can scan a QR code for each cat to start an application. Visits are one-hour sessions at a flat per-person fee, with up to 12 guests at a time, and the whole room can be booked privately. Sessions are reserved online or by phone, and walk-ins are welcome when space allows. Guests check in at the bakery, where they can buy coffee, breakfast, lunch or pastries to take into the lounge. Events have included cat yoga and paint-your-pet nights.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Second Chance Cats Lounge & Adoption Center is the public home of Second Chance Cats of West Michigan, a volunteer-run nonprofit cat rescue founded in 2021, on Knapp Street NE in Grand Rapids' Creston area. The rescue pulls at-risk cats from partner municipal shelters and rescues such as the Kent County Animal Shelter, focusing on cats that need extra time, medical care or patience to learn to trust people. The rescue is foster-based, and some of its adoptable cats are housed at the center. During weekend open hours, anyone can walk in to visit and pet the cats in the center's cat rooms; there is no set fee, but donations are requested. Visits outside open hours can be arranged by email. Adoptions follow a thorough application process. It does not take in strays or owner surrenders from the public.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Iowa City

Kitty Corner Social Club is a cat lounge on South Clinton Street in downtown Iowa City, next to The Airliner and across from the University of Iowa campus. Opened in February 2025 as the city's first cat lounge, it is a living-room style space with couches and a TV where visitors relax with adoptable cats from the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center and other regional shelters. Almost 600 cats have been adopted so far. No food or drink is sold; water and tea are free, and guests may bring their own snacks. Entry is paid in 15, 30 or 60 minute blocks, walk-ins are taken every hour and reservations are recommended for groups. Adoption applications are reviewed weekly. The lounge also hosts private parties and movie nights, and in late 2026 it moves to a larger space at 375 S Clinton St.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Lincoln, Nebraska

Goodwill Cat Connection is a cat lounge run by Goodwill Industries Serving Southeast Nebraska on O Street in downtown Lincoln, opened in March 2026 as the city's first cat cafe-style space. Visitors book paid time to relax and play with adoptable cats from the Capital Humane Society, whose resident list changes as cats find homes. Since August 2026 visitors can also buy specialty lattes from Ellie's, Goodwill's on-site training cafe, which gives food-service experience to people in Goodwill's job programs. Booking members must be at least 16, children must be supervised, and everyone agrees to the lounge rules, known as the Claws Clause, before entering. Guests who want to adopt can use the Capital Humane Society kiosk on site to request an adoption appointment. The lounge can also be booked for parties and group events, and it relies on volunteers and donations.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Grand Rapids, Minnesota

The Shabby Tabby Cat Lounge is a cat lounge in downtown Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on NW 4th Street, run alongside the Bark & Beyond pet shop. Visitors pay a fee to relax, cuddle and play with adoptable cats in a homely lounge run in partnership with Hero's Heart Animal Rescue, a licensed Minnesota kennel. Cats can be adopted through the rescue's own application process, which includes screening and a background check. There is no cafe inside, but the lounge works with a nearby coffee shop and deli. It is one of the few cat lounges in northern Minnesota and also holds adoption events.

• Adoptable cats

Pekin, Illinois

TAiLS of a Bookworm is a nonprofit bookstore and gift shop on Court Street in Pekin, just south of Peoria, that raises money for local animal shelters and rescues. Alongside new and used books, with a focus on local authors, stickers, gifts and a decorative book wall for photos, it has three small adoption rooms where visitors can spend time with adoptable kittens and cats from area shelters. The rooms are not always occupied, since cats are only placed there when a shelter needs the space. The shop's resident cat, Noah, greets customers and often sits by the register. Entry to the shop is free, and adoptions are arranged with the partner shelters.

• Adoptable cats

Rockford, Illinois

Fur-Ever Finds Thrift is a women-owned thrift shop in East Rockford, on North Phelps Avenue behind the Culver's on East State Street, that funds an on-site nonprofit cat rescue. Opened in early 2026, it sells donated and upcycled clothing, housewares, vintage finds and work by local artists and vendors, and a portion of every purchase goes to the rescue. Shoppers can visit and cuddle the small group of adoptable rescue cats, usually up to four, who live in the shop while they wait for homes. There is no entry fee, and adoptions are arranged directly with the rescue. Look for the bright pink cat sign.

• Adoptable cats

Springfield, Missouri

Casita de Miau is a cat lounge and small boutique in downtown Springfield, Missouri, in the Shoppes at College Station on South Market Avenue. Opened in August 2026 by a local couple as the city's first cat lounge, it houses adoptable cats from the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri in a bright room with climbing structures, hideaways and plenty of toys. Visits are booked as timed sessions of 30 minutes or an hour, with lower rates for children aged 3 to 13, and there is also a longer study session for those who want to work or read among the cats. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult with their own session, and the number of guests at a time is limited. Adoptions are arranged with the humane society. The lounge hosts weekly cat yoga, painting nights and other events, and sells local goods.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Harrison, Arkansas

Beans & Whiskers is a coffee shop and cat lounge on Capps Road in Harrison, in the Arkansas Ozarks. The family and veteran-owned business specializes in freshly made churros and espresso drinks, and it fosters cats for the local humane society in a separate lounge furnished with couches and tables. A small fee applies for time in the cat lounge, which helps socialize the cats for adoption, and all the lounge cats are available to adopt; dozens have found homes since the cafe opened. Kittens are often in residence. The business also aims to provide employment for people on the autism spectrum. Beyond regular visits, it hosts occasional all-levels yoga classes in the lounge with the cats roaming, and it can be booked for birthday parties.

• Adoptable cats

Manhattan, Kansas

Sunflower Cat Cafe is Manhattan's first cat cafe, set inside Sunflower Natural Pet Supplies, a locally owned pet store on Kimball Avenue in northwest Manhattan, a short drive from the Kansas State University campus. The cafe fosters a small group of adoptable cats, usually around six or seven, for Cattails, a local cat rescue, and visitors spend time with them in a cozy lounge while trying the cafe's menu of homemade food, such as quesadillas, muffins and cupcakes baked from scratch, along with coffee and other drinks. Visits are short paid sessions, and on weekdays entry comes with a food or drink purchase. Students use it as a study-break spot. The cafe also hosts cat yoga, movie nights for adults and fundraisers for Cattails, and adoptions of the cafe cats are arranged with the rescue.

• Adoptable cats

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Cat Haven Cat Cafe is part of the new home of Cat Haven, Baton Rouge's oldest rescue dedicated only to cats, on Shadows Lane at the eastern end of Mid City, near Airline Highway. The nonprofit, founded in 1999, has rehomed more than 23,000 cats, and its new 7,200-square-foot building replaces the old shelter on North Harrells Ferry Road. It has a cage-free adoption area with room for 125 cats and kittens in more than 23 separate living spaces, a surgical suite and the city's first cat cafe, where visitors can have coffee or tea and spend time among adoptable cats. The cafe is meant for cat lovers in general, not only people looking to adopt, and adoptions follow Cat Haven's application process. The facility opens with a free public grand opening and tailgate party in late October 2026; session prices and regular cafe hours had not been announced.

• Adoptable cats