Cat Cafes in Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia

Catoro ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌⁠Cafe is a rescue cat cafe, bubble tea shop and cat supply store on East Broadway in Mount Pleasant, East Vancouver. Its forest-themed lounge, the Cat Forest, houses 15 or more adoptable rescue cats who live there until they are adopted; the cats come from rescue partners and local surrender situations, including shy and semi-feral cats being socialized. Visits last 50 minutes and are charged per guest, and advance booking is strongly recommended. Children under 5, including infants, are not allowed in the Cat Forest, and visitors cannot bring their own pets. Up front it serves bubble tea and specialty drinks and sells cat supplies and merchandise. Opened in 2019 and run since 2023 by Annah van Eeghen and Daniel Wilson, Catoro has helped more than 1,800 cats find homes, and it hosts movie nights, craft afternoons, yoga and barre classes.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Vancouver, British Columbia

Catfe ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​⁠is a cat cafe on the second floor of International Village Mall, the shopping centre also known as Tinseltown, at West Pender and Abbott Streets where Chinatown meets Gastown, a short walk from Stadium-Chinatown SkyTrain station. Opened in December 2015 as Vancouver's first cat cafe, it keeps around 15 to 25 adoptable rescue cats in a sunny lounge beside a vegetarian cafe and a shop of cat supplies and gifts. The cats come from Heart & Soul Dog & Cat Rescue in Abbotsford, and Catfe has rehomed more than 2,000 of them. Visits are booked online in slots of just under an hour, with cheaper half-hour visits on weekday mornings. Visitors must be at least 5, and children up to 10 need an adult. The lounge closes from 2 PM to 3 PM daily for the cats' nap, and it reopened in December 2025 after a three-month renovation. Cat yoga and art workshops are held in the lounge, and customers get free parking under the mall.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended