Austin, TX
Cat Cafés, Adoption and Volunteering in Austin: A Cat Lover's Guide
Austin's two cat cafés, plus where to adopt in a no-kill city, which rescues to know, how to volunteer or foster, and what to do if you find a cat.
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Local guides to the best cat cafés in cities across the US.
Boston, MA
Cat Cafés, Adoption and Volunteering in Boston: A Cat Lover's Guide
Three cat cafés on three different models, from resident cats in Beacon Hill to adoptable cats in Peabody and Lowell, plus where to adopt, which rescues to know, and how to help.
Chicago, IL
Cat Cafés, Adoption and Volunteering in Chicago: A Cat Lover's Guide
Chicago's cat cafés, from an arcade lounge to a café for cats with feline leukemia, plus where to adopt, which rescues to know, and how to help.
Denver, CO
Cat Cafés, Adoption and Volunteering in Denver: A Cat Lover's Guide
Denver's cat cafés, from one of the first in the US to a Longmont café that trains neurodiverse adults, plus where to adopt, which rescues to know, and how to help.
Indianapolis, IN
Cat Cafés, Adoption and Volunteering in Indianapolis: A Cat Lover's Guide
Indy's two cat cafés, where to adopt across the metro, the rescues worth knowing, and what to do with a stray now that the city shelter no longer takes healthy outdoor cats.
Los Angeles, CA
Cat Cafés, Adoption and Volunteering in Los Angeles: A Cat Lover's Guide
Twelve cat cafés across greater LA, from Venice to Costa Mesa, plus where to adopt, which rescues to know, who to call about a stray, and how to help.
Miami, FL
Adopting, Volunteering and Cat Cafés in Miami: A Cat Lover's Guide
We found no open cat café in Miami; the nearest is in Fort Lauderdale. Here's where to adopt, which rescues to know, how to volunteer or foster, and what to do if you find a cat.
New York, NY
Cat Cafés, Adoption and Volunteering in New York City: A Cat Lover's Guide
From NYC's first permanent cat café to a Brooklyn café with a spay/neuter clinic inside, plus where to adopt, which rescues to know, and what to do about a stray.
Portland, OR
Adopting, Volunteering and Cat Cafés in Portland: A Cat Lover's Guide
Portland has had no cat café since Purrington's closed in 2022. Here's where to adopt, which rescues to know, how to help a stray in each county, and the nearest café, in Vancouver, WA.
San Francisco, CA
Cat Cafés, Adoption and Volunteering in San Francisco: A Cat Lover's Guide
San Francisco's two cat lounges and Oakland's Cat Town, the first permanent cat café in the US, plus where to adopt across the Bay Area and how to help.
Seattle, WA
Cat Cafés, Adoption and Volunteering in Seattle: A Cat Lover's Guide
Five cat cafés around Puget Sound, a cage-free cat adoption center open since 1997, and rescues for FIV and FeLV cats, plus how to volunteer, foster and help a stray.