Cat Cafes in Xiamen, Fujian

Xiamen, Fujian

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌⁠Xiamen Cat Museum is the centrepiece of Dingaozai Cat Street, a lane of cat murals, sculptures and small shops opposite Xiamen University near Nanputuo Temple in Siming. Inside the castle-like building are displays of cat art, posters and handmade cat toys, and more than twenty pedigree cats, including Exotics, British Shorthairs and Persians, live in a vintage tram carriage that visitors can enter at set times in the afternoon and evening. An entry ticket covers time with the cats, and a cat-themed cafe serves drinks, snacks and set meals.

Xiamen, Fujian

You ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌⁠Mao Garden Cafe is a garden cafe in a village courtyard at Liuying in Hongtang Village, Dongfu, Haicang, below Tianzhu Mountain. Apart from one house cat, the cats are rescues, and they wander through the flower garden and the cafe and are used to people. The cafe serves coffee, desserts, snacks and meals with a minimum spend per person, and sells cat-themed crafts and runs handicraft workshops. It is best reached by car or taxi from Dongfu station on Line 2, and there is a car park opposite.

Xiamen, Fujian

Miao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌⁠Miao Shan is a stray-cat rescue cafe on the third floor of Building B2 in the Lianfa Huamei Space creative park in Xiamen, above a coffee shop. It started as a hillside shelter and campsite for nearly a hundred strays at Tianma Mountain in Houxi and has since moved here. The two-level space has climbing frames on both floors, and the cats include rescued and disabled cats as well as a few Ragdolls; a rescued Samoyed also lives here. Visitors buy an entry pass or a drink package with cat treats, and many of the cats are available for adoption.

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Xiamen, Fujian

Shi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌⁠A Chai Ya is a Shiba Inu and cat cafe on Tatou Road next to the Tatou market, a few minutes from Xiamen's Huandao Road seafront; parking is available at the Tatou car park. Several Shiba Inus and other small dogs greet visitors at the door, and a group of cats, including long-haired and tabby cats, share the room. Staff introduce each animal and hand out meat treats for feeding. Packages combine time with the animals and afternoon tea, and the shop is popular with families.

Xiamen, Fujian

Libai'er ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌⁠Wushui Shike, named after the Gabriel García Márquez story Tuesday Siesta, is a small cafe with resident cats and books in Xiayang Village in Haicang, not far from Maluan Bay Park. It opened in October 2022. The owners introduce the cats and show visitors how to play with them using teaser wands. The menu has coffee, sparkling drinks and waffles. Opening times are irregular, so it is worth calling ahead.

Xiamen, Fujian

Duo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌⁠Maomao is a large cat cafe on Cendong Road near Jimei University in Xiamen's Jimei school district. About 40 cats, including British Shorthairs and Ragdolls, live in the bright space of around 200 square metres, and each cat has a name card by the door. Staff help visitors take photos with the cats, including instant-camera prints. The cafe also welcomes guests' own pets. It opened in spring 2025.

Xiamen, Fujian

Sangu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​⁠Miaolu is a cat cafe on the fifth floor of an office building on Fanghu Road in Huli, near the Fanghu shopping area and Banshang metro station; the door number is easy to miss. Ragdolls, British Shorthairs and several playful kittens live in the room, which has a separate side room for quieter visits. Hand sanitiser is provided before and after handling the cats, and drinks such as butterfly-pea sodas are served. The cafe is popular with families with children.

Xiamen, Fujian

Maoli ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌⁠Maoli is a cat cafe on the basement level of the north zone of the Zhonghua City mall on Zhongshan Road, Xiamen's main shopping street; the lift down is next to a Luckin Coffee. It keeps one of the largest groups of cats in Xiamen, including long-haired golden cats and colourpoint British Shorthairs. Set packages for one or two include drinks. The shop also offers cat grooming and DIY activities, and is registered as a pet shop that also sells cats.

Xiamen, Fujian

Yu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌⁠Miao Ju is a cat cafe on the third floor of a building in the Taiwan Shanzhuang villa area of Yundang, near SM City Plaza, serving coffee by day and drinks in the evening. Visitors put on shoe covers and wash their hands before entering the spacious room. Many of the cats were taken in from the street, including several with disabilities, and staff look after any sick cats on site.

Xiamen, Fujian

Yujian ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​⁠Mao is a cat cafe in the Aluohai City Plaza shopping street on Binhu North Road in Haicang. The Japanese-style room has wooden tatami seating and floor-to-ceiling windows facing trees, and more than ten cats live there, including Maine Coons, British Shorthairs and Ragdolls, all vaccinated. Visitors disinfect their hands and put on shoe covers, and freeze-dried treats are available for feeding. Staff introduce each cat by name. Dark clothing picks up cat hair.

Xiamen, Fujian

He ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌⁠Mao Shuo is a cat cafe on the 45th floor of Tower A of the Shimao Strait twin towers on Yanwu West Road, near Xiamen University and Shapowei, with views over the sea. A large number of cats, many of them Ragdolls, roam the room, and each has a name and profile posted on the wall. Visitors can also play video games and board games. Children under eight are not admitted.

Xiamen, Fujian

Le ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌⁠Café Mião is a cat cafe and bar in a lane off Daxue Road in the Shapowei harbour district, near Xiamen University, also known as the Fat Cat Club. The owner studied in France, and the interior is ornate and retro, with rich colours. About 20 pedigree cats live here, most of them large, round and long-haired, and a cat usually sits at the door to greet visitors. Coffee, drinks and light food are served.