Cat bar, here are the cat-cafes of Italy

There are more and more cat-cafes in Italy – even if less famous and often inspired by Japanese Neko cafes – bars for cats and their human friends.

Here is a guide to the most easily found on the web, in case you want to spend an alternative evening in the company of the furry ones, perhaps looking for new four or two-legged adventures!

Ah, cat bars can also be haunts for foundlings to adopt , excellent veg restaurants or simply places to relax for those who want to give caresses … Let’s find out together.

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Alexandria 

Gatto Zen Café , located in the quiet town of Oviglio, here you can taste vegan and vegetarian dishes . We also organize “meow” themed events and birthday parties. Here the spirit motto is “I lived with several Zen masters … They were all cats!”.

Cividale del Friuli

Cat Café “Misù” coming soon, next opening according to UdineToday .

Martignacco (Udine) 

From dog to cat ; those who have been there talk about good food – seasonal cakes, fruit extracts, even yogurt with muesli – a welcoming and positive atmosphere, a place where you can relax among free hairy people who play peacefully. 

Milan 

Crazy Cat Café , here you are also in the company of stray cats who are welcomed and pampered by the owners of the restaurant. Here at the caffé del gatto matto you can order breakfasts, lunches, dinners but also aperitifs and brunches. It is an intimate place and absolutely designed for the real “masters” of the place: scratching posts, trunks, paths, games and an equipped area for the rest of the cats are the furnishings!

Palermo 

Nero Miciok  Here the owners are six foundling cats who come from the cattery of Palermo, they can walk between your legs, between a slice of cake, a chat or a cold beer. Unlike the other places, at the cafeteria in Palermo the cats, in addition to being pampered, can also be adopted. 

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Torakiki Cat Café . Mocks the famous Hello Spank cat! A room specially designed for cats, with tables, armchairs, chairs, bookcases and a wall piano, together with many games for cats and an area dedicated to food and refreshment, including drinks, cat-shaped biscuits, hoods and purr!

Rome

Romeow Cat Bistrot :  not a simple bar that hosts cats, as in the Japanese tradition, but a refined bistro, open in the morning for a rich and healthy breakfast; at lunch for a more or less quick meal; in the afternoon for a relaxing snack; finally, for dinner, a rich proposal of original dishes is served which can be found in kitchens all over the world.

Turin 

MiaGola Caffé , here you can drink the “gattucino” and try vegan and vegetarian cuisine in the company of sly and indolent felines. 

Neko Cafe . Here you can have breakfast, lunch, have a snack with dry and fresh cakes, taste infusions and herbal teas, have an aperitif, have dinner. In this shelter for nine cats, who arrived at different times, welcomed, pampered, cared for, they have overcome their fears and have become the true masters of the house.

Curiosity : In addition to Tokyo , the “gatotecas” also go crazy in other cities, such as in Paris, Vienna, Madrid, New York, Tallin, London, San Francisco, Bangkok. It is said that the first refreshment points for cats originated in Taiwan, in the late 90s.