Cat Cafes in Zuid Holland

Rotterdam, Zuid Holland

Pebbles ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌⁠Kitty Cat Café is a cat cafe on Hoogstraat in central Rotterdam, about five minutes on foot from Oostplein metro and tram stop. Open since September 2016, it was the city's first cat cafe and is home to nine resident cats, among them Giny, Luna, Roffa, Misty, Shade and the sisters Matcha and Taro, who were found as kittens in the Rotterdam port. Since 2021 it has worked with Pameijer, whose clients help in the kitchen, at the tables and with the cats. Each guest, children included, pays a small cat contribution and orders from a menu of coffee, tea, cakes, toasties and sandwiches with vegan options. Visits run in 1.5-hour slots, and booking is recommended, especially at weekends and in school holidays. Guests enter through a double-door airlock and may not feed the cats. Board games are available, and the cafe holds workshops and events.

• Booking recommended

Alphen Aan Den Rijn, Zuid Holland

Cattuccino ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌⁠is a cat cafe on the Rijnkade quay in the centre of Alphen aan den Rijn, and the town's first. It presents itself as a coffee shop with cats rather than an attraction, serving coffee, homemade cakes, toasties and lunch while its resident cats Loes, Isley, Bodhi, Milo, Jack and the young Suzy decide for themselves when to join guests. Tables can be booked online, and walk-ins are seated when there is room; work spots can also be reserved. A small cat contribution is charged per person, with children up to two free, and children up to twelve must be accompanied by an adult, with no more than two per adult. Guests may play with the cats but not pick them up or feed them. On Friday and Saturday evenings the cafe becomes CattuVino, a wine bar, and it also hosts pub quizzes and game nights.

• Booking recommended

The Hague, Zuid Holland

CoffeeCats ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌⁠is a small cat cafe on Weimarstraat, a shopping street in the Segbroek district of The Hague. Six rehomed cats live there, Mimi, Saar, Jambo, Kay, Poekie and Meissie, and guests spend time with them over coffee, iced coffee, milkshakes, sandwiches, lunch and cakes. Visitors ring the bell to be let in, which keeps the cats from slipping out, and wash their hands before touching the cats; parents are expected to keep children calm. There is no separate entry fee, but the cafe is busy and booking is strongly advised, with a table only held once a confirmation arrives. Each booking carries a small deposit that goes to the cats' care if guests do not turn up without cancelling. Groups of more than four book by email or phone. A separate room can be hired for meetings or high teas, and the cafe is open Wednesday to Sunday.

• Booking recommended

Dordrecht, Zuid Holland

Kattencafé ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌⁠Stripe is a cat cafe and lunchroom on Vriesestraat, a shopping street in the old centre of Dordrecht. Opened in October 2020 by Monique Rozendaal, it is furnished like a living room, with cat beds and wall shelves where eight or nine resident cats, among them Nemo and Keera, roam and doze. A booklet on each table introduces the cats, and staff point out which ones prefer to be left alone that day. Several of the cats are shy and come to guests only when they choose. The menu covers coffee, tea, sandwiches with homemade toppings, vegan options, cakes such as brownies and apple pie, and high tea. Board games are available, and the cafe holds occasional workshops such as drawing classes. It is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.