Missouri Cat Cafes

Show me the Missouri cat cafes! From east to west and in-between, the Show Me state has got the cat cafes. Missouri is now home to ELEVEN cat cafes, spaced evenly across the state.  It is even  possible to visit  a number of cat cafes in an easy cruise across the state on Interstate 70.

St. Louis is home to both the first cat cafe in Missouri and also the first cat cafe in the Midwest. Set in the hip St. Louis border suburb of Maplewood, Mauhaus Cat Cafe and Lounge opened its doors in 2016. Two more Missouri cat cafes debuted in 2018, with the opening of the Ernest Hemingway-inspired Papa’s Cat Cafe opening in the college town of Columbia and Whiskers Cat Cafe in Kansas City. St. Louis city is home to our very favorite , the AMAZING  Cheshire Grin. Now even mid-size and smaller cities boast their own cat cafes, including Branson, Jefferson City, Kirkwood , Liberty, and St. Charles.

Whether you’re a local cat lover or a cat traveler just passing through, several charming Missouri cat cafe experiences await. You’ll find pricing to be very Midwest-friendly at all the cafes. The membership plans available at Papa’s and Whiskers are a tremendous deal! Locals can also take advantage of a broad offering of cat-centric activities like cat yoga and movie night.

But if you’re just road-tripping down I-70 through the state, our cat cafes offer a super travel break. What could be better than cats and coffee to shake off the dust of the road? Beyond state lines, all eight states bordering Missouri have cat cafes:

Arkansas

Illinois

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Nebraska

Oklahoma

Tennessee

Is There a Cat Cafe in Springfield, Missouri?

Springfield, Missouri currently does not have a cat cafe. As the state’s third largest city and home to the state’s second largest university (Missouri State University), we hear people regularly say there should be a Springfield cat cafe. Three of the top four of the state’s top cities by population do have cat cafes, so it certainly seems like a cat-tastic opportunity. The closest cat cafe to Springfield is Mochas and Meows Cat Cafe in Branson, a hour drive.

Mochas and Meows Cat Cafe in Branson is the closest cat cafe to Springfield.