Cat Cafés in America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand [Guide]

September 2014

The 8 adoptable cats of the restaurant-café come from shelters. The establishment is divided into 2 zones: A bistro with a small menu, including vegan and gluten free food, and the cat zone for playing with and learning about felines. They are organizing educational events, conferences with vets, workshops for kids and therapies for elderly and disabled people.

August 2014

First canadien cat café. King Kong, Big Foot, Peace, Sauvageon, Snow, Sidybou, Séa y Munchkin, the 8 furry inhabitants,

who come from Montreal SPCA, found at the café a forever home and are not for adoption, but are ambassadores for the shelter. The café offers coffee, cold beverages, juices, smoothies, paninis, sandwiches, salads and (vegan) pastries. 

June 2015

The name is a tribute to Venosa, the 16 years old adopted cat of the owner, Summer Geraghty, artist and animal protection activist - and the bond they share.

First cananien vegan cat café, with environmental conscience, pretends to help the feline overpopulation in Montreal and be a fountain of education and fun for everyone. At the moment it's a temporal home for 4 cats from Montreal SPCA, which can be adopted. They serve teas, chacolates, smoothies, pastries, soups, quiches, wraps, salads and desserts.

October 2015

They serve coffee, tea, international food, smoothies and cakes.

In the first 10 month since opening they have found homes for more than 140 cats.

July 2015

Home of 7 siberian cattery cats (Deborah, Kristoff, Konstanton, Dimitri, Carolina, Klarissa, Kalinka).

According to the website they want to offer allergic cat lovers the possibility to enjoy the only recognized hypo-allergenic cat breed. There's a cat room, bistro and patio (for humans and dogs). They have coffee, tea, sandwiches and confectionary.

November 2015

Coffee specialities, teas, other cold beverages, fruits and patisserie.

* Note

We were unable to find information about how many cats and from where are living at the moment at the premise. In May 2016 Toronto Humane Society retrieved the cats, worried for their helath, because of claimed incorrect supply of food and water, and cancelled colaboration with the cat café.

Dicember 2015

Catfe is a combination of coffee shop, foster home and community space and meeting point for cat lovers.

Temporary home for 8-12 adoptable cats.

They have drinks and snacks, coffee and tes, light meals, vegetarian soups and bakery. The menus have gluten free and vegan options.

January 2015

Spot fore relax in company of 10-20 adoptable cats from several rescue organizations, play at carda, read a book, have a coffee or tea, a glass of wine or a delicious dessert.

October 2014

Ann Dunn (director of the Cat Town rescue organisation) and Adam Myatt created, with the help of croudfounding, the first permanent cat café in the USA. A NGO, which's mayor objective are the adoption of the cats, rescued from the local pond. There are 6-10 felines at the café, which is devided in 2 zones: A café (indoors and outdoors) and a cat zone with handwasher to comply with the sanitary regulations of California. They offer coffee beverages, bread rolls and morsels from a local bakery.

June 2015

As the word game reveals, not quite a Cat Café, but a Tea House with cats, which offers a selection of organic japanese teas and sandwiches, salads, patisserie and quiches.

The up to 12 cats of this new space are from 'Give Me shelter', and available for adoption. Kids under 9, only accompanied by adults.