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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.

If Jacey would let us, we'd have cleaned up the gunk around her eye before taking this photo. But Jacey insists on doing...
10/24/2026

If Jacey would let us, we'd have cleaned up the gunk around her eye before taking this photo. But Jacey insists on doing it herself even though she's 18.

10/24/2026

October 24, 2026
Meet Bella. Check back daily to see another one of our cats.

Why can we 100 percent see cats doing this?
10/24/2026

Why can we 100 percent see cats doing this?

We like how Cammy enjoys hanging out, literally, on the cat shelf. Especially because the fabric matches the color of he...
10/23/2026

We like how Cammy enjoys hanging out, literally, on the cat shelf. Especially because the fabric matches the color of her fur.

10/23/2026

October 23, 2026
Meet Josie. Check back daily to see another one of our cats.

How many of you did something similar to what this cat created by Kimono Cats did a few days ago when it rained?
10/23/2026

How many of you did something similar to what this cat created by Kimono Cats did a few days ago when it rained?

When we first took this photo, we were sure that it wasn't going to turn out well because of the light behind Derek's le...
10/22/2026

When we first took this photo, we were sure that it wasn't going to turn out well because of the light behind Derek's left ear. It actually gave his ear an interesting glow.

10/22/2026

October 22, 2026
Meet Murphy. Check back daily to see another one of our cats.

We're going to take a somewhat controversial view on this and say that people who do this start with the best of intenti...
10/22/2026

We're going to take a somewhat controversial view on this and say that people who do this start with the best of intentions but get overwhelmed and don't say no when they should. That doesn't excuse the animal neglect but it does mean that they should be put to work in an environment where they can be helpful instead of being put in jail. Have them do community service in a shelter instead of jail time for the first offense.

Josie is hard to get a good shot of because she likes to curl up in a little ball when she is relaxed and it hides her c...
10/21/2026

Josie is hard to get a good shot of because she likes to curl up in a little ball when she is relaxed and it hides her cute face.

10/21/2026

October 21, 2026
Meet Nori. Check back daily to see another one of our cats.

We didn't realize there was a day for blind cats. It's been a while since we've had any here. But when they do come thro...
10/21/2026

We didn't realize there was a day for blind cats. It's been a while since we've had any here. But when they do come through, they're just as playful and friendly as cats who can see.

We are confident that we know how virtually everyone following us would answer this question.
10/20/2026

We are confident that we know how virtually everyone following us would answer this question.

10/20/2026

October 20, 2026: meet Padraig. Check back daily to see another one of our cats.

It's tough to get a good photo of a fluffy black cat like Nori but we think we succeeded here.
10/20/2026

It's tough to get a good photo of a fluffy black cat like Nori but we think we succeeded here.

10/19/2026

October 19, 2026
Meet Derek. Check back daily to see another one of our cats.

Two things that are a little unusual are going on in this photo of Murphy. First, he's not talking. Second, he's staying...
10/19/2026

Two things that are a little unusual are going on in this photo of Murphy. First, he's not talking. Second, he's staying still when he's not sleeping.

We like how the light shines on Aries the Ambassador Cat's fur here. It's tough to get a good photo of a black cat so we...
10/19/2026

We like how the light shines on Aries the Ambassador Cat's fur here. It's tough to get a good photo of a black cat so we appreciate the good work here.

Pretty Penny relaxing and showing us those striking blue eyes.
10/18/2026

Pretty Penny relaxing and showing us those striking blue eyes.

10/18/2026

October 18, 2026
Meet Nori. Check back daily to see another one of our cats.

We could definitely use a little autumn as drawn by Lizzie Jayne here. Fortunately, it's finally starting to cool down a...
10/18/2026

We could definitely use a little autumn as drawn by Lizzie Jayne here. Fortunately, it's finally starting to cool down around here.

We managed to get a good shot of Phoebe's eyes here.
10/17/2026

We managed to get a good shot of Phoebe's eyes here.

10/17/2026

October 17, 2026
Meet Cammy. Check back daily to see another one of our cats.

This is why it's so important to get a cat chipped and to keep the contact information up to date.
10/17/2026

This is why it's so important to get a cat chipped and to keep the contact information up to date.

We like how the bright sun make's Cammy's fur seem to glow in this photo.
10/16/2026

We like how the bright sun make's Cammy's fur seem to glow in this photo.

Address

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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