The Cat Cafe

The Cat Cafe Southern California's FIRST cat cafe, located in America's Finest city Cat cafes started in Taiwan, and spread to Japan, where they're very popular.

There are over 100 cat cafes in Japan. Since then, they've spread throughout the world. We were inspired by one of the first cat cafes in Europe, Le Cafe des Chats, in Paris. They had waits of two to three months for people to get a reservation. Since opening in January 2015, The Cat Cafe has sent hundreds of cats to good homes. Originally partnering with San Diego Humane Society, we've partnered

with The Rescue House since February 2017. In addition to adopting out animals, we seek to highlight other San Diego businesses. That's why we feature coffee and espresso from Cafe Virtuoso, pastries from Bread & Cie, cookies from The Cravory and sandwiches and snacks from Sunshine and Orange.

Look at pretty Lola standing by the sunny window and wondering why we're taking her photo.
07/31/2026

Look at pretty Lola standing by the sunny window and wondering why we're taking her photo.

Look at that cat, enjoying the inside of a recliner before it was fully put together. Isn't that just like a cat to clai...
07/31/2026

Look at that cat, enjoying the inside of a recliner before it was fully put together. Isn't that just like a cat to claim something before it's ready? Thatnks to Angel Quirky the Blind Kitten for sharing this.

Biscuit knew something was going on when it was time for her to go home with her adopter, and her expression shows that ...
07/30/2026

Biscuit knew something was going on when it was time for her to go home with her adopter, and her expression shows that perfectly.

The world would be a better place if more people had this attitude about not just cats, but all animals.
07/30/2026

The world would be a better place if more people had this attitude about not just cats, but all animals.

Lady Tuna knows something is going on here as her adopter poses with her before she goes home. She is adoption 929.
07/29/2026

Lady Tuna knows something is going on here as her adopter poses with her before she goes home. She is adoption 929.

How many of you have a cat who enjoys "helping" with the laundry. Share your photos. Thanks to The Ceiling Cat Prophet f...
07/29/2026

How many of you have a cat who enjoys "helping" with the laundry. Share your photos. Thanks to The Ceiling Cat Prophet for planting this seed with us.

You can see that Bella is a little cross eyed in this photo.
07/28/2026

You can see that Bella is a little cross eyed in this photo.

This is impressive truth in advertising. We wonder if these were the exclusives they talked about at Comic-Con and if an...
07/28/2026

This is impressive truth in advertising. We wonder if these were the exclusives they talked about at Comic-Con and if anyone got one. Thanks to Cole & Marmalade for sharing this.

Pretty Lady Tuna, or LT as we call her, looking around the room and relaxing.
07/27/2026

Pretty Lady Tuna, or LT as we call her, looking around the room and relaxing.

A Monday morning moment of zen from Kimono Cats.
07/27/2026

A Monday morning moment of zen from Kimono Cats.

Biscuit enjoying stretching out on the table. For some reason, she likes the small of the cleaner we use to disinfect th...
07/26/2026

Biscuit enjoying stretching out on the table. For some reason, she likes the small of the cleaner we use to disinfect the table between sessions.

Amazon princess, space marine or Starfleet black ops. It doesn't matter to Jacey because she knows she's the queen. If y...
07/26/2026

Amazon princess, space marine or Starfleet black ops. It doesn't matter to Jacey because she knows she's the queen. If you want to make her part of your experience, book that reservation immediately because we've sold out every day and had to turn people away.

Penny playing peekaboo with visitors to the cat room.
07/25/2026

Penny playing peekaboo with visitors to the cat room.

It's not a surprise that seeing all of the passerby in cosplay would make Mango look like this. If you're looking to mak...
07/25/2026

It's not a surprise that seeing all of the passerby in cosplay would make Mango look like this. If you're looking to make relaxing with cats part of your we have some availability this afternoon. Be sure to book it now because we will likely fill up.

Pretty Lola taking a look around the room at the cosplay among the group that's gathered to visit for Comic-Con.
07/24/2026

Pretty Lola taking a look around the room at the cosplay among the group that's gathered to visit for Comic-Con.

If visiting with our cats during is on your checklist, book your reservation now to avoid disappointment. We have scat...
07/24/2026

If visiting with our cats during is on your checklist, book your reservation now to avoid disappointment. We have scattered availability during the afternoon for today.

Yesterday was international mango day. We missed out in honoring Mango but we'll do that today with a photo of him looki...
07/23/2026

Yesterday was international mango day. We missed out in honoring Mango but we'll do that today with a photo of him looking out the window at the crowds passing by during Comic-Con.

Jacey is stoic about the crowd outside during Comic-Con because she's been through so many of them. Don't miss out on yo...
07/23/2026

Jacey is stoic about the crowd outside during Comic-Con because she's been through so many of them. Don't miss out on your chance to visit with her. We have good availability for mid-day today but then we get full quickly, and these spots will go quickly. Book your spot so you don't miss out.

We're going to put adoptions on hold during Comic-Con so Biggs going home will be the last adoption until next week. We'...
07/22/2026

We're going to put adoptions on hold during Comic-Con so Biggs going home will be the last adoption until next week. We've got a number of cats scheduled to go home after that.

Today is the first day of Comic-Con. We have a handful of spots left for the day, and if you want to visit the cats, be ...
07/22/2026

Today is the first day of Comic-Con. We have a handful of spots left for the day, and if you want to visit the cats, be sure to book so that you avoid disappointment. We don't like telling people we don't have space for them. We look forward to seeing 130K of our best friends until next week.

Handsome Biggs enjoying his favorite tree.
07/21/2026

Handsome Biggs enjoying his favorite tree.

This actually isn't a bad idea. How many of you would do this?
07/21/2026

This actually isn't a bad idea. How many of you would do this?

Pretty Penny has a face that makes her always look startled.
07/20/2026

Pretty Penny has a face that makes her always look startled.

We don't know who generated this image and it's clearly generated. But we do think that cats can be like this. Four legg...
07/20/2026

We don't know who generated this image and it's clearly generated. But we do think that cats can be like this. Four legged anti-depressants.

Mango is irritated at us for interrupting his time to look out the window.
07/19/2026

Mango is irritated at us for interrupting his time to look out the window.

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302 Island Avenue #101
San Diego, CA
92101

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

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