No.11 In Our Chiang Mai Animal Cafe List Will Make Your Heart Melt!

Whether You’re A Cat, Dog or Racoon Lover, Chiang Mai Has The Purrfect Animal Cafe For You!

Animal Cafes - Updated for 2025

Cat Cafes are popping up everywhere, especially in Asia. So it’s no surprise that Chiang Mai is chocca-full of Cat, Dog & Mini Zoo Cafes.

Chiang Mai is cat crazy, so the majority of this list ended up being Cat Cafes, but there are still a few animal surprises hidden within!

Sadly 8 of our favourite Animal Cafes have now closed their doors with only 2 cafes from our original list having survived 😿… BUT FEAR NOT!…

We have 14 New Animal cafes to visit in Chiang Mai in 2025!😍

In no particular order…

(As always, leave a comment with your favourite animal cafe, any updates, positive/negative experiences. Sharing is caring!)

Mali Cat Cafe - Nimman Road

Nestled beneath the U Nimman Luxury Hotel, opposite Maya Shopping Mall, you’ll find the newly opened Instagram-worthy Mali Cat Cafe!

Stuffed full of cats, this premium animal cafe is a hit’or’miss with tourists! During peak times, it can get a bit crazy, but if you can get early morning 10am, or later in the evening (8pm+), then you won’t have to share the furry cuddles!

From 5pm-12am, there’s an outside seating area where you can get drinks and watch the cats through the large floor-to-ceiling windows! A great option for anyone with with allergies.

The cats are all friendly, no biters or scratchers, and are well groomed… if a little bored… A notable highlight of Mali Cat Cafe is its commitment to quality coffee, not often found on our quests for feline attention!

Update: Promo Price - 1 Drink + 1 Hour = 150B

Do you need to visit Mali Cat Cafe?

While the allure of cuddly kitties is undeniable, the cafe’s prime location inevitably draws large crowds of tourists. For a quieter experience, consider showing some love to the rescued stray cats at Pet’s Paradise below.

Animals: Cats
Opening times: 10am - 12am
Promo 1: 150 Baht + 1 Hour + 1 drink Promo
Promo 2: 200 Baht + 1 Hour + 1 drink Promo
Entrance Fee: 250 Baht + 1 Hour + 1 drink Promo
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? Yes
Toys: Yes

As always, you can double-check the Mali Cat Cafe facebook page for the latest promos & offers.

• Mali Cat Cafe - Google Maps Location
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Por Phu Cat Cafe

Let me tell you about Por Phu Cat Cafe, it’s honestly one of the cutest Cat Cafe’s in Chiang Mai. Nestled along a quiet back-road below the mountain in the Suthep area, there are lots of other cute cafes and food options along the same road (next to ‘Baan Kang Wat’ & ‘Lansieow Creative Park’).

The shop itself is in the Lan Din project, so there’s tons of parking available for 50B which you get as a voucher to spend at anywhere inside the complex. Also, it’s recently switched to an ‘Entrance Fee’ model, but a very fair price with a drink included, see below.

There’s absolutely loads of gorgeous cats, and more recently a few kittens as well. And for all the little furr-balls stuffed into Por Phu Cafe, the shops is still clean without any nose-scrunching cat pee smells.

In terms of Cat breeds, they have British Shorthairs, Scottish Folds, Munchkins, and Persians/Siamese. The cats are super friendly, we had around 4-5 catshanging out with us for about an hour. I think the Salmon Treats helped :D.

The personality mix is great too. Some cats will be all over you for attention (total cuddle bugs!), while others are happy doing their own thing. The cats can be a little tired/lazy at the weekends when it’s busiest though.

Animals: Cats
Opening times: 10am - 6pm (Mon-Fri) | 9am - 6pm (Sat/Sun)
Entrance Fee: Adults - 120 Baht (2 Hours + 1 Free Drink) **|** Kids (80-120cm) 100B (2 Hours + 1 Free Drink)
Coffee Price: 70 Baht
Age Restriction: No (Strict with children following the rules)
Allowed to feed? Yes - Treats sold at the shop
Toys: yes

• Por Phu Cat Cafe - Google Maps Location
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Popo’s Cafe Chiangmai

If you don’t mind venturing a little out of Chiang Mai’s centre, you can visit the cutest little Cat Cafe, called Popo’s Cafe!

Small & quaint with cosy vibes, this cafe isn’t just full of the cutest furballs, it also just won an award for its food! Talking food, they have a great selection of Coffee, Flavoured Milk, Pastries, Cakes and Toast.

It’s a good thing that this cosy cat cafe is a little out of town, or it’d get way too busy!

Just around the corner from Popo’s Cafe is the Central Festival Shopping Mall with tons of budget food options, a night market and mainstream retail shops. You can also get the free shuttle back to town from there! 👍

If you head down to Popo’s Cafe soon, Irene & Yam (both Cats) have just had 6 adorable little kittens. 😍😍

Animals: Cats & Kittens
Opening times: 10am-5pm (Sunday 1pm - 6pm)
Closed: Wednesdays
Entrance Fee: Free (Buy 1 Drink per 1 Person)
Coffee Price: 75 Baht
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? Yes (Lick-able Cat Treats Sold)

• Popo’s Cafe - Google Maps Location
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Elefin Farm & Cafe

Elefin Cafe is certainly no hidden gem, but thanks to its remote location (and rather difficult road), it’s not over-run with tourists either!

Nestled up a beautiful mountainside you can grab yourself a coffee, a basket of bananas and head over to the bamboo feeding platform! Here, you’ll be hassled by around 6-7 Elephants of varying ages & sizes trying their best to steal your bananas before you get a photo.

Don’t worry about snapping those holiday photos either, the staff are super helpful!

For me, it’s a great spot to hang out and feed the elephants for 30-60min while recharging on the coffee. No need to invest the whole day like the sanctuaries.

Elefin Farm & Cafe also offers more full Elephant experiences & Glamping with professional photographers and Lanna-style outfits, but… we were quite happy to continue along the Samoeng Loop after about 45 minutes.

Check out their Facebook for more details.

Travel Tip: Elefin Farm & Cafe is around 45-60min drive/ride from the centre of Chiang Mai depending on traffic. Closer to 60min on Sat & Sun. The road going up to the Elefin Cafe is fairly steep, but fine for cars and bikes and only 5min uphill from the main road. If you’ve never travelled the loop before, you should! It’s full of cute cafes, beautiful views and some of the most scenic roads to ride in Northern Thailand.

Animals: Elephants
Opening times: 10am - 5pm
Entrance Fee: Free + 100b for Basket of Bananas (Get two!)
Coffee Price: 60-95B Baht
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? Yes, yes, yes! Those Elephants be hungry!

• Elefin Farm & Cafe - Google Maps Location
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Hello Mao Cafe

Newly opened in Chiang Mai is the Hello Mao Cat Cafe. As of writing the cafe is fully open, but not yet on Google maps.

You can’t miss it though, it’s on the left side of Huay Kaew Road(the road that goes to Doi Suthep (The Mountain :P) and Chiang Mai Zoo), or before you get the CMU turnoff. … erm just keep walking towards the mountain from maya shopping mall :D.

So far, so good! It’s clean, it’s spacious and the cats all look very healthy! Some very reasonable entrance prices as well! See below for offers and student discount.

Currently, they’ve got kittens and as well as adult cats: Ragdoll, Mainecoon, Devonrex, British Shorthair, Scottishfold, Munchkin & Minuet breeds.

Animals: Cats
Opening times: 11am - 10pm
Entrance Fee 1: 200 Baht + 2 Hours + 1 Free Drink
Entrance Fee 2: 300 Baht + Unlimited Time + 1 Free Drink
Student Price: 150 Baht + 2 Hours + 1 Free Drink
Age Restriction: Children Under 7 Free with Paying Adult
Allowed to feed? Yes
Toys: Yes

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Pet’s Paradise Cat Cafe & Cat Hotel

Pet’s Paradise is on a mission to give every cute kitty in need a loving home! In their cosy little cafe, (inside Old-town, close to Thapei Gate), you’ll find a couple of play rooms and comfy beanbags to sit back with your new street-wise furry friends.

Often you’ll find the adopted cats and ex-street cats of Chiang Mai have the biggest hearts and the most love to give! We could all do with a little more contrast and perspective in our lives. 😍😍

So if you’re feeling like supporting a good cause and getting some furry cuddles in at the same time! Grab a coffee at Pet’s Paradise Cat Cafe!

Bring your own cup to save the planet and bag yourself a 5-baht discount on their exceptionally good-value coffee! Bonus points for that!

Animals: Cats & Stray Cats
Opening times: 8am - 7pm Mon-Sun
Entrance Fee: 120 Baht (Unlimited) + 1 Free Drink + 1 Cat Treat
Coffee Price: 35-80B Baht
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? Yes

• Pet’s Paradise - Google Maps Location
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Box Box Dog Cafe - ↪️ Moved Location

I have no idea why you wouldn’t love cats!? But anyhow, if you’re wondering ‘Is there a dog cafe in Chiang Mai?’, then you’re in luck!

Chiang Mai has opened its first-ever dog cafe! It’s a wonderland for dog lovers, filled with excitable huskies and chilled out squishy pugs.

Now with over 40 well-groomed dogs, the owner of this cafe is definitely dog crazy. He brings in 6 dogs each day to play and cuddle visitors. All dogs have a 2-hour walk every day to give them lots of exercise and fresh air.

There’s a mixture of dog breeds including pugs, huskies, rough collies (lassie dogs) and golden retrievers. Most of them are older apart from one very cute bouncy puppy.

It’s good to see some strict rules regarding behaviour around the dogs as you are not allowed to feed, pick up or wake the dogs up. But you can, of course, still stroke and cuddle them to your heart’s content : )

Update: It was touch and go for Box Box Dog Cafe during C19 times, but we’re excited to let you guys know they made it through the hard times! New location is listed below (30 minutes north of Old Town).

Price Update: The price has also increased from 350B to 500B for entry. This includes unlimited time, a drink and a slice of cake.

• Box Box Dog Cafe - Google Maps Location
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Animals: Dogs (Big & Small)
Opening times: 10am - 7pm
Entrance Fee: 500 Baht (includes Free drink & Slice of Cake)
Coffee Price: Included in entrance fee
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? No

Bunny Story Rabbit Cafe

If Cats & Dogs aren’t your thing then why not try Bunny Rabbits??

Bunny Story is located just off Kaeonawarat Rd, not far from the Night Bazaar area of Chiang Mai.

Before you get to see the Bunnies, you’ll be greeted by the super energetic Dog Cookie. Once inside, grab yourself one of the very affordable drinks and then it’s time to go get some bunny cuddles!

If you want all the bunnies’ attention, you should buy some carrot sticks to feed them.

Animals: Bunny Rabbits (and Cookie the dog)
Opening times: 10am - 7pm (sat/sun: 10:30am - 7pm)
Entrance Fee: Free (with Purchase of Drinks/Food)
Coffee Price: 30-40 Baht
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? Yes - 20 Baht

• Bunny Story - Google Maps Location
• Bunny Story - Facebook

Catera Cat Cafe

If you don’t mind the extra-journey time, then Catera is not to be missed! Nestled into a quite corner of Chiang Mai, just off the 2nd Ring Road. Look for the new XPENG garage for the turn-off. 👍

The Catera Cat Cafe (and rabbits), is awesome! The new-build space is wayyyyyy bigger, airy, clean and chocca-full of cute furrballs! Thanks to the more remote location, there’s plenty of parking for cars and you can avoid all of the old-town traffic.

Like a lot of Thai Cat cafes, it’s a sit-on-the-floor affair, so once your western legs go dead, you can head outside to see the bunnies and get the blood flowing again. 😂

Animals: Cats & Rabbits (Outside separate 😂)
Opening times: 10am - 6pm (Closed: Monday)
Entrance Fee: 120 Baht + includes 1 drink
Coffee Price: Included in ticket.
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? Yes

• Catera Cat Cafe - Google Maps Location
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Catopia

Just up the road from the ‘Best Value Ramen’ in the whole of Chiang Mai, (#RamenTease), is the Catopia Cat Cafe.

Visiting Catopia is like visiting your friend’s house, take that how you will. The last time I visited, it was a little dirty inside and there were no snacks due to the university being closed at the time.

Meet Jackie :D

Located just off Suthep Road (South of the Beautiful AngKaew Reservoir), it’s easy to get to from Nimman, or a short taxi from Old Town. If you head to Catopia after dark, you’ll be ready for Suthep Road to come alive with 100s of food stores once you’re finished rubbing the little cuties tummies!

Location Tip: Follow the google maps pin, until you get the the Laundry Shop on the corner. Then head down this small street and you’ll see Catopia on the left.

While it used to be free entry if you buy a drink, it’s now 100B entry fee.

Animals: Cats
Opening times: 10am - 8pm
Entrance Fee: 100 Baht
Coffee Price: 60 Baht
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? Yes

• Catopia Cat Cafe - Google Maps Location
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Cat’s Alley Cafe

Tucked away in a small corner of Chiang Mai, (south of the Train Station), is a rescue cat paradise with some of the cutest little Soi cats you’ll ever meet! In my recent visit, they dropped the 100b entry, so it’s now free when you buy a drink.

The cafe is packed with rescued stray cats who are now living their best lives. Some are total cuddle addicts, while others are still showing their street days with a “look but don’t touch” attitude. So if you’re taking kids, you’ll want to let the cats come to you.

Pro tip: If you want some serious furry attention, then grab some cat treats from the staff.

The space is tiny cosy and super clean, no weird cat smells in the corner! The air conditioning is cranked up, soft music is playing in the bg, and it feels like you’re hanging out in a cool friend’s living room.

They limit the Cat Cafe space to 8 people at a time, and it’s worth sending them a message on FB to find out their quieter times. Parking a car is also really tight, so be careful if you’re driving there.

Animals: Cats
Opening times: 10:30am - 6pm
Entrance Fee: Free Entry (with 1 Drink Purchase per person)
Coffee Price: 60 Baht
Age Restriction: Children under 14 must have guardian.
Allowed to feed? Yes (cat treats available for 35 baht)
Food: Sweet Toast & Snacks Available.
Toys Available: Yes

• Cat Alley Cafe - Google Maps Location
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Cat Brothers Cafe - Old Town

If you’re staying in Old Town then Cat Brothers Cafe is the nearest place for you to get cat cuddles. They have around 20 cats of all ages, sizes and breeds, including a beautiful Bengal kitten pictured at the top of the page.

Similar to Catmosphere, they are also conscious about keeping their cats safe and happy. With this in mind, you aren’t allowed to pick up the cats but you can feed them for 20 baht for a cup of cat food. There are lots of toys and climbing poles for the cats to enjoy so it’s good to see them in the morning and evening when the cats are most alert and bouncing around.

There’s a cafe on the ground floor and the cats are on the 2nd floor. To go up there you simply head up and pay your 100 baht entrance fee which includes a drink. If you’re hungry they also have a range of sweet treats like pancakes, fruit salads and Thai iced tea.

Cat Brothers Cafe - Google Maps Location
Animals: Cats
Opening times: 10am - 6pm
Entrance Fee: 120 Baht + includes a drink
Coffee Price: 60 Baht
Age Restriction: Age 6 +
Allowed to feed? Yes - 20 Baht

These Chiang Mai Animal Cafes have now closed down.

Sweet Cat Cafe - Airport Plaza Basement - 😔 no⛔️ Closed Down⛔️

Update: This one didn’t last long, all the kitties were put up for adoption recently and Sweet Cat Cafe is now closed (September 2024). 😭

A little-known cat cafe is hidden in the basement parking of Central Airport shopping mall.

Don’t tempt me Frodo! Sweet Cat Cafe also has cute little kitties ready for adoption… dangerous indeed…

Animals: Cats
Opening times: (Mon-Fri: 11am - 9pm)- (Sat-Sun:10am-9pm)
Entrance Fee: 250 Baht for 1 Hour + includes 1 drink (1 Extra Hour 100B)
Coffee Price: 80 Baht
Age Restriction: No.
Allowed to feed? Yes - 10 Baht

• Sweet Cat Cafe - Google Maps Location
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Catmosphere - 😔 ⛔️ Closed Down⛔️

Catmosphere is the best cat cafe in Chiang Mai and also happens to be my favourite place to get my fur baby fix. From the moment you walk in, there’s a cosy feel with lots of chilled out cats lounging around.

Each cat has a profile where you can find out if they like being picked up, have a catnip addiction or like to be adored at arm’s length. They really care about the castronauts welfare and make it a priority that they aren’t stressed out by the pesky hoomans that visit them.

Catmosphere is a space-themed cat cafe based just north of Maya shopping mall. All the cats have space-related names like Anakin, Athena and Apollo. There’s also the gorgeous Luke (Skywalker) who has a particular love of boxes.

There are 24 cats of all ages & breeds including a gorgeous Bengal cat called Eve. You also get the feel-good factor visiting this cafe as they make every effort to adopt cats rather than buy.

Catmosphere - Google Maps Location
Opening times: 10am - 8pm
Animals: Cats
Entrance Fee: Buy food/drink or 100 Baht Per Hour
Coffee Price: 85 Baht
Age Restriction: Age 6+
Allowed to feed? No

So Animal Cafe - Near Promenada - 😔 ⛔️ Closed Down⛔️

Editors Note: If you’re going to be in Bangkok anytime soon… and Raccoons are your thing… they have a humongously fat Raccoon at the Little Zoo Cafe.

If you’re an animal lover then you’ll love the So Animal Cafe. Here you can get up close and personal with a huge variety of animals from super cute Fennec foxes, miniature monkeys, naughty raccoons and all kinds of reptiles.

The staff here are brilliant, they educate all the visitors on how to handle the animals. They’ll answer all your questions and have an in-depth knowledge of all the different species. They even hatch their own snake eggs and have baby meerkats too.

If you have an animal phobia, (definitely snakes for me!) then optionally, the staff here can encourage and help you to face that fear. But don’t worry, you won’t have snakes draped over you… unless you want to!

Animals: Snakes, Raccoon, Meerkats, Tortoises, Lizards, Cats, Small Monkeys, Owl
Opening times: 9am - 6pm (Closed Thursdays)
Entrance Fee: No (Just buy drinks/food)
Coffee Price: 75 Baht
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? No

Harinezumi Cafe - Near Pantip Plaza - 😔 ⛔️ Closed Down⛔️

The delightfully cute Japanese craze of hedgehog cafes has made its way over to Chiang Mai. And if you were wondering, Harinezumi means hedgehog in Japanese.

The Harinezumi cafe has three menus available where you can buy food or drinks while you spend some time with the super-cute hedgehogs and guinea pigs. Menu’s start at 160 baht for a drink and 1 hour of hog time.

When you walk into Harinezumi you’re greeted by welcoming staff who seat you at a table with a sunken in glass fish tank. They will then ‘pair’ you with a new hedgehog friend and a pair of gloves so you can handle the prickly fella.

Harinezumi Cafe - Google Maps Location
Animals: Hedgehogs, Guinea Pigs
Opening times: 9am - 9pm
Entrance Fee: 160 (includes drink)
Coffee Price: 45 Baht
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? Yes

Lucky Bunny Cafe - South of Old Town - 😔 ⛔️ Closed Down⛔️

If you love rabbits, then Lucky Bunny Cafe is the place to visit in Chiang Mai. Though it’s a bit far out, it’s well worth the walk or Tuk Tuk ride.

For only 200 baht you can have 1 - 1.5 hours playing with the rabbits, learning how to care for them and feed them rabbit food with the supervision of the passionate staff here.

As well as having super cute cuddly time with the rabbits, the staff will teach you how to train their rabbits. They have knowledge on how to train them with positive reinforcement so the rabbits actually really enjoy learning new tricks.

Even more exciting! They have daily bunny shows at 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm where you can see the bunnies lift dumbbells and stand on their hind legs (with lots of rabbit treats involved).

If you live in Chiang Mai and have your own rabbit, you can also book an appointment with their vet at the bunny surgery every Thursday.

Animals: Rabbits
Opening times: 10:30am - 7pm (Closed Thursdays)
Entrance Fee: 200 Baht
Coffee Price: 50 Baht
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? Yes

猫猫咖啡 (They Call Me Cat) - South Night Bazaar - 😔 ⛔️ Closed Down⛔️

They Call Me Cat is a small Japanese owned cat cafe just south of the Old Town with 28 cats of all different sizes including a very beautiful Bengal cat.

Mid-afternoon is the best time to visit as this is when the fur babies will be the most active. Here you can feed the cats for 15 baht and have all the strokes you want, though picking up the cats is not allowed.

The cats here have so much to play with as there are ladders and platforms mounted on the walls and scratching posts dotted about this place. You’ll definitely get some great selfies with these furry divas.

If you’re peckish they also have a hooman menu with gyozas, fries, carbonara and desserts to choose from.

Animals: Cats
Opening times: 10am - 6pm (Closed Fridays)
Entrance Fee: 150 Baht / Free Ordering Drinks
Coffee Price: 50 Baht
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? Yes - 15 Baht

Cat Station - Old Town - 😔 ⛔️ Closed Down⛔️

This is more of a cafe that has 6 cats for you to play with, rather than a designated cat cafe like Catmosphere or Cat Brothers Cafe.

Located in Old Town, Cat Station is a super chilled outdoor cafe covered in green plants with a chilled vibe. They have a large menu of breakfast plates, Thai food and some particularly yummy paninis.

If your idea of heaven is stroking a cat, sipping a coffee and watching the world go by in Old Town, then this is the cafe for you.

It’s also a great place if you have kids younger than 6 who are interested in cats as lots of animal cafes do have an age limit.

Animals: Cats
Opening times: 7am - 6pm
Entrance Fee: N/A
Coffee Price: 25 Baht
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? No

Aries Sheep Cafe -South CNX Airport - 😔 ⛔️ Closed Down⛔️

Yes, you read that right, it’s a cafe where you can pet and feed sheep whilst sipping on your latte. If you’re not from the UK, where sheep are very common, then this could be a novel place to get your animal and coffee fix.

The Aries Sheep Cafe is southwest of Chiang Mai airport so it’s best to visit here via scooter or a grab taxi. Surrounded by green fields and open space, this place has a relaxing countryside vibe.

As they don’t have any age restrictions for children, it’s a great morning out for all the family. For 20 baht you can feed the sheep a bundle of hay and pet them to your heart’s content.

They also have some yummy Thai desserts like shaved ice and mango sticky rice. If you’re looking for a Western meal, Rosie’s Roadhouse Pizza is close by which is famous for authentic New York pizza.

Animals: Sheep
Opening times: 7:30am - 6pm
Entrance Fee: No
Coffee Price: 70 Baht
Age Restriction: No
Allowed to feed? Yes

Which was your favourite animal cafe in Chiang Mai? Let me know in the comments below! : )