Mrs. Wilson's Cafe
Kolkata, West Bengal
Mrs. Wilson's Cafe is a small rescue cat cafe in a residential lane of Jodhpur Park in south Kolkata, near Lake Gardens and South City Mall, a short ride from Rabindra Sarobar metro station. Opened in 2021 by Abhishruti Dutta and her family, it is widely regarded as the city's first cat cafe. The cats are the family's own rescues, a large group the cafe puts at more than 30, and they roam a dedicated cat area while a separate non-cat area serves guests who prefer to dine without them. Visitors remove their shoes before entering, and staff ask guests not to pick up, scruff or move sleeping cats and to let the cats approach them. The kitchen serves home-style continental and Asian dishes, coffee and desserts. The cafe has hosted kitten adoption drives with local rescue groups, and its interior uses handmade and recycled decor.