Cat Cafes in Uruguay

Punta del Este, Maldonado

Adrianuzca's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌⁠Cat Café is a rescue cat cafe on Avenida Gorlero, the main street of the Punta del Este peninsula, a short walk from the port. Opened in December 2017, it was the first cat cafe in Uruguay. The cats are mostly rescued adults, many of them ill or with special needs, taken in directly or from shelters and other rescuers, and the cafe's income pays for their veterinary care, vaccinations and neutering. Cats can be adopted through a screening process. The menu is entirely vegetarian and vegan, with coffee, smoothies and cakes, and cat-shaped latte art. Every visitor must order something to enter, staff explain the house rules for interacting with the cats before you go in, and the cats have their own area they can retreat to. Children must be at least 8. The cafe opens Friday to Monday in the afternoon.

• Adoptable cats

Montevideo

Cafelino ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌⁠is a non-profit cat adoption centre funded by a specialty coffee shop in central Montevideo, at the corner of Colonia and Convención, a block from Avenida 18 de Julio and a short walk from Plaza Independencia. It opened in July 2022, founded by Carina Prandini and Alen Machado after years of fostering cats at home. Visitors first order in the cafe, which offers coffee, cakes, savoury dishes and gluten-free, vegan and sugar-free options, and then spend time in the separate Cat Lounge, a room with sofas and toys where rescued cats wait for adoption. Cats come from rescuers, shelters and members of the public and are checked by vets before joining the group. Adoptions follow a strict screening process. Cafelino is registered as an educational centre and runs workshops and courses on cat behaviour and welfare, as well as cat yoga, and sells cat-themed goods.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Montevideo

Telizzia ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​⁠Cat Café is a cafe in Parque Batlle, Montevideo, on Avenida Luis Ponce near the park and the Centenario stadium. Opened in June 2021, it was Montevideo's first cat cafe. The upper floor is a cat lounge with more than ten rescued cats, all from Bastet, a local organisation that rescues and treats abused and abandoned cats and runs the adoptions; anyone interested writes to Bastet with the cat's name. The ground floor has two cat-free rooms with power sockets and fast internet for visitors with allergies, groups or remote work. The menu covers home-style food, carrot cake, alfajores and merienda sets for two, along with specialty coffee, and there is an online shop for whole cakes and accessories. No reservation is needed and the cafe opens every day from morning to evening. It is run by partners Marti and Mati.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome