Top-10 North American Cat-Friendly Cities For Cat Lovers

Ever since the world’s first cat café opened its doors in Taipei, Taiwan in 1998 the concept of themed cat café has spread all throughout the world like wildfire and the fad is still catching on and is still spreading.

But not all cities are built alike and not all of them are as cat-friendly as another. We have analyzed over 200 US cities and calculated the number of cat cafes. Here are the top 10 cities with the most number of cat cafés in the US. Perfect cities for cat lovers.

Mind you they are not arranged in any particular order, and we are not focused mainly on the actual numbers, but also:

the quality
cat vets
cat clinics
cat hotels
cat-friendly rentals
other cat-related services.

Here are the top 10 US cities with the cat lovers

Los Angeles, California
Denver, Colorado
Portland, Oregon
Charleston, South Carolina
Chicago, Illinois
Columbus, Ohio
Atlanta, Georgia
New York, New York
Oakland, California
Seattle, Washington

1. Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California is the home of the famous Crumbs and Whiskers – A cat café experience. Any real cat café experience in the city is not complete with a visit to the Crumbs and Whiskers. It includes areas like CatCafe Lounge, Woodcat Coffee Bar, and areas like the Dog Café which is also very cat-friendly. Los Angeles is also home to the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter, Ambassador Cat and Dog Hospital, and the California Cat Center. Los Angeles has long established itself as one of the most pet-friendly cities’ in the country and that distinction lends itself greatly into cats.

2. Denver, Colorado

Search for “cat cafes in Denver, Colorado” and you will find a plethora of lists or articles or reviews about the abundance of cat cafes in the city. Cafés like the “Cosmo’s Dog Bakery and Pet Supplies” first come to mind and let us not forget the popular Denver Cat Company. The city is also full of pet stores and pet groomers that are very cat-friendly. Cat sitting, cat transportation, and cat watchers are also very common in Denver. Cat Care Society and Metro Denver Cat also provide important cat related services that you might need while visiting the area.

3. Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon is simply a pet lovers dream. It has a great bounty of cat cafes and cat-friendly establishments, perhaps even the most number in terms of actual count in the area. It is home to the Flying Cat Coffee Co., the Country Cat Dinner House, and Bar, Nossa Familia Coffee, Fido’s Taphouse – The World’s First Dog Taproom, and the legendary Purrington’s Cat Lounge. You can also find a Thrift Store Benefitting the Cat Adoption Team in Portland, the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon, the fun Pounce Play and Stay – Cat Hotel, and the ROAR Cat Specialty Gift Shop. For your medical needs, the Peninsula Dog and Cat Clinic, and the Cat Hospital of Portland are great places to take your cats into.

4. Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina is an up and upcoming city when it comes to Cat Cafes. It houses the famous Pounce Cat Café and Wine Bar where you can enjoy coffee, wine, and beer plus pastries and some sweet delicacies in a living room playfully set up to be enjoyed by both humans and cats. Plus, the cats are adoptable so, if you fancy one or happen to meet one feline friend that you want to take home, then that just might come true. The area is peppered with pet grooming and car care services. From Pet Keepers to Cat Adoption and Spaying units.

5. Chicago, Illinois

Any pet-friendly list would not be complete without including Chicago, Illinois in it. Chicago has the perfect cat café in the Purrfect Roast Catfe aside from the infamous Windy Kitty Cat Café and the Catcade Cat Café and Rescue. Chicago also features regular cafes that have their own version of cat cafes or establishments that are not primarily cat cafés but they do have one as part of the facilities like the Tree House Humane Society.

6. Columbus, Ohio

Another stable in pet-friendly lists, nobody would be surprised to find Columbus, Ohio in this list. For now, two of its most famous cat cafes are the Eat Purr Love Cat Café, a perfect place where you can take your kids to enjoy some play time with cats while you drink your coffee and Coffee Cat Corner where you can enjoy their highly recommended cookies while cuddling with cats.

7. Atlanta, Georgia

Java Cats Café in Atlanta, Georgia is a great place where cat-lovers can sip and enjoy coffee. Profits are aimed at supporting the cat adoption center, and speaking of adoption… Java Cats Café is a great place to possibly find a new feline pet. Happy Tabby Cat Café, located in Irwin St. is also a great place to spend times with cats. The service is great and the place is casual, and it is surrounded by clinics, pet grooming, and humane societies.

8. New York, New York

New York, New York probably has the best and most diverse choice in cat cafes on this list. It features cat encounters at Japanese styled restaurants like Koneko in Clinton St. or the Brooklyn Cat Café, or the amazing Meow Parlour. New York, New York has no shortage when it comes to cat cafes and cat-friendly businesses as well.

9. Oakland, California

Second California to make it to this list, Oakland is not what you expect it to be when it comes to cat cafes. The most famous among the bunch of cat cafes in the city is the RAWR Coffee Bar which is very casual but the service is unusually great, and the coffee is made even better with the presence of cats. Another great cat café in Oakland is the Cat Town and the Fat Cat Café.

10. Seattle, Washington

Rounding up the list is Seattle, Washington. The cat café scene in Seattle is highlighted by the Seattle Meowtropolitan – Seattle’s first Cat Café a coffee and play café which offers coffee with pastries which you can enjoy with feline companionship. Another favorite cat café in Seattle is the Neko – A cat café which is more artsy and modern but it’s a great place to enjoy some wine or sake, or coffee. Plus they have a happy hour and the cats are adoptable. Another favorite is the King Cat Café located at 6th Avenue.

There you are, the top ten places with the most cat cafes in the USA. With the popularity of cat cafes rising and the number of gimmicks that can be coupled with the thought of coffee and cats, expect cat cafes to blossom and be somewhat of a norm in our cities in the future.