cat cafe

Or cat ca·fé

[kat ka-fey, kuh-fey]

noun

1. a business establishment that has numerous cats available for customers to play with, and usually offers food and drinks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cat cafe¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

A popular silent reading party, co-hosted by reading club LB Bookworms, mimics a cat cafe, and according to the book club’s founder, Martha Esquivias, the event has sold out nearly every month since its debut last November.

From Los Angeles Times

On his social media accounts he has been showing off his guitar skills and discussing the national budget at a cat cafe.

From BBC

I got them through a cat rescue called Tail Town Cats in Pasadena; it has a cat cafe where you can sit in a room and just get covered in cats.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a cat cafe where people can go and get a cup of coffee and hang out with the cats, and a lot of times they end up adopting them.

From Los Angeles Times

A 2023 study in the journal Behavioral Processes studied 53 adult domestic shorthair cats at a cat café, obtaining 194 minutes of footage with 186 different cat interactions.

From Salon