NYC cat cafes for a purr-fect afternoon

One look at these cute kitty pics is like catnip for animal lovers. Meow Parlour’s darling adoptables will also consider humans for foster opportunities in the cafe’s cat-centric space, so practice your head scratching technique before you visit. (The cafe has homed more than 1,000 cats since 2014.) Toys and carpet towers are there for them, and Macaron Parlour treats are on the menu for you. 

Cost: $16 per person for 50 minutes. Food and drink is available for additional purchase. 

“America’s first Japanese-inspired cat café” first opened on the Lower East Side in 2016. Together with Anjellicle Cats Rescue, Koneko aims to pair at-risk pets with forever homes. Before they do, resident cats have room to roam across three spaces: The Upper Cattery, the Lower Cattery and outdoors on the extra-punny Catio. You can join them for house made croissants, Belgian waffles, okonomiyaki and gyoza and desserts like sweet and salty chocolate chip Pocky cookies. Specialty coffee and tea drinks are also available, plus beer, wine and sake.  

Cost: $20 per person, per hour. Food and drink is available for additional purchase. 

Kings County’s first entry to the genre also leapt onto the scene like a tabby toward a ghost in 2016. It presently hosts sweet fur babies, plus a few turtles and a couple of (intentional!) rats. In keeping with classic cat cafe objectives, you can come by just for a snuggle, or to adopt. Brooklyn Cat Cafe has also previously offered movie nights, yoga classes and lectures.