![]() Cafes are using their space in creative ways to draws attendance and shelter fund raising from yoga classes, movie night, tarot, art and other craft classes. Some cafes are sleekly modern while others are funky, homey or traditional but all consider the comfort and well being of the cats during the design process.Ī few cafes like Koneko NYC have a private outdoor patio to be enjoyed by cats and visitors.Įvery cafe has their own set of rules and it’s advised to make reservations in advance. ![]() On the individual websites (see the links below) show images of the style, decor, size and configuration of the spaces in storefront buildings or stand-alone structures. Every cat cafe website will outline the extent or specialty of their food or beverage menu. The kind of food and beverages can range of simple snacks, hot and cold beverages to full meals with alcoholic beverages. Health codes in most countries prevent the mingling of cats and food prep so food is either prepared offsite or in a separate space. The trend is likely to continue to grow until there are cat cafes in every major city town and I predict franchise model like Starbucks partnering with shelters or shelters housing adoption cafes. Today, there are 63 cat cafes in the U.S. Gradually more cafes cropped up often via crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The first cat cafe in North America was a pop-up by Purina in New York but the first permanent cat cafe, Cat Town in Oakland, California opened in 2014. In Europe and abroad, it’s changing to mostly adoptable cats.In Asia today, the American adoption model is being copied with novel twists like the new cat cafe/adoption center on a train in Japan. and Canada, the trend is for cat cafes with adoption. Many of the cafes were permanent homes for the cats and they were not up for adoption. The first cat cafe opened in Taipei, Taiwan in 1998 and it began a proliferation of cafes in Asia especially in Japan. Have you visited a cat cafe? Tell us which ones deserve a 5 star rating. If investing in a cat cafe is your dream, consider these tips before starting a cat cafe business. Australia, NZ and Europe plus those opening in 2018. I visited and studied every cat cafe website, checking links and updated details to compile a comprehensive directory of all open cat cafes in the U.S. It was time to find out who was still in business, which cafes were still crowdfunding or had delayed openings. This year, it was hard to keep track of the explosive growth of so many cat cafes. I’ve reviewed many cat cafes over the years from the perspective as a cat expert and adoption advocate, and kept close watch of the trends by consulting.
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