Cat Cafes in Zhejiang

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Wuhe ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌⁠Jishi is a small coffee shop, design-goods store and cat cafe halfway along the underground corridor of the Xiangshan Art Commune, beside the China Academy of Art's Xiangshan campus in Zhuantang. The room is filled with plants and warm lighting, with shelves of handmade and creative goods on one side and resident cats that visitors can stroke over a coffee. It is a quiet stop away from the white buildings of the art park above.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​⁠Guo Wu Yu is a cat cafe combined with a video-game room and a film-watching area in the basement of Building 2 at the Wanya Mingcheng complex in Xiasha, Qiantang District. The passenger lift goes straight down to it, and calling ahead for directions helps on a first visit. Visitors can stroke the resident cats, play console games or watch a film, with snacks and drinks included. The shop is open until midnight. A sister shop is in an apartment building at Zijing Tianjie in Sandun.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Maoni ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​⁠is a cat cafe on Xueyuan Street in the Xiasha university district of Qiantang, Hangzhou. The resident cats include Ragdolls, Chinchilla Persians, Maine Coons and Devon Rex. Visitors are given shoe covers and hand sanitiser before entering, and a lint roller by the door on the way out. Outside food for the cats is not allowed, but staff hand out treats on request. A PlayStation is available.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Miao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌⁠Zhuangyuan is a multi-animal cafe on the sixth floor of the Gonglian CC mall on Yan'an Road, opposite an internet cafe and about 70 metres from Exit D of Longxiangqiao station on Metro Line 1, near West Lake. Cats have their own room, and a second room holds dogs and alpacas, with mini pigs, call ducks and rabbits also in residence. Visitors leave their bags, sanitise their hands and clean their shoes, then pick up freeze-dried treats or cat sticks. The entry fee includes a drink and unlimited time. Group photos with the dogs are held at set times each afternoon.

Ningbo, Zhejiang

Miao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌⁠Le Bei is a large cat cafe on the second floor of the Ala In Lane section of Yinzhou Wanda Plaza in Ningbo. The cats' names, breeds and personalities are written up for visitors, and many of them jump onto laps. Visitors buy a drink or a package, including unlimited-time options at weekends, and can leave and come back on the same ticket. Evening events are held, and there are toys for children.

Ningbo, Zhejiang

Faka ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌⁠is a cat cafe of about 200 square metres on the fifth floor of Raffles City in Jiangbei District, Ningbo, a pet-friendly mall. The resident cats include Ragdolls and British Shorthairs. The room has warm lighting and light wood decor, and staff explain each cat's temperament. Visitors buy a package with a drink that includes unlimited time with the cats, and can also play video games or read cat picture books. Hand sanitiser is provided. A second branch is at THE PARK by K11 Select in the Eastern New Town.

Ningbo, Zhejiang

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌⁠branch of the Faka cat cafe is on the third floor of Zone B at THE PARK by K11 Select, a shopping and art centre on Yuyuan Street in Ningbo's Eastern New Town, Yinzhou District. Visitors buy an entry package that includes a drink and spend time with the resident cats. The shop also offers pet grooming. The original branch is at Raffles City in Jiangbei.

Ningbo, Zhejiang

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​⁠Li Mao Qi is a cat cafe on the third floor of R&F Plaza on Fenghua Road, directly above McDonald's and across from Ningbo University in Jiangbei District. Visitors order a drink or an entry package and spend time with the resident cats in a quiet room popular with students.