KC is the (unofficial) city of dogs, but cats aren’t just rolling over. You can find hardworking felines in cat cafés across the metro, filling orders for a latte scritches — with whole milk only, no substitutes please.
Stop in these cafés to work from your laptop while enlisting furry lap warmers as coworkers. Good news: all these shops feature adoptable cats, so the paw-ty doesn’t have to stop when you leave.
Espurresso Cat Café
1014 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS | $16.40 per 60 minutes
This is arguably the most purr-fect place on the list (due to its name). Enjoy coffee, tea, and baked goods before meeting cats from the Lawrence Humane Society.
Second Cup Cat Café
417 N. Rawhide Suite F., Olathe, KS | $15 per 60 minutes
An extension of Melissa’s Second Chance rescue, have a cuppa before pawing at potential new companions. All entry fees go toward the rescues each cat hails from. Pro tip: Visit on Tuesdays and enjoy 50% off your reservation.
Sugar Kittens
Multiple locations | $14.14 per 50 minutes
Meow open in both Liberty and Lee’s Summit, kitties get to live out their biscuit-making dreams at this bakery. During your visit, feast on cookies from the “Fat and Weird” collection like the Material Girl, a marshmallow + unicorn bark-based bite.
Whiskers Cat Café and Coffeehouse
3705-3707 Southwest Trafficway, KCMO | $15 per 55 minutes
Watch the cats through the café window, or pounce into the cat collective full of adoptable felines from KC Pet Project. This shop also has specialty events like cat yoga, children’s nights for any cat lovers under 10, and stained glass cat workshops.
