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Last year her LA shop opened. Singh is especially proud of the café's social mission to help cats. At press time, the two cafes had found homes for 291 cats. A weekday visit costs $22. C&W offers espresso drinks, tea, and cookies. Reserve your time slot ahead, especially if you want to attend their Sunday morning yoga class. e Cat Café, San Diego Downtown San Diego's Cat Café is open daily from 8 am to 3 pm. ey keep the crowds small, allowing only five customers to reserve each one-hour slot, which must be booked at least 24 hours in advance. Ten bucks gets you a drink and an hour in the cat playpen. e Cat Café has found permanent homes for more than 220 cats, including some who were blind, one-eyed, missing tails, or had other special conditions. Purringtons Cat Lounge, Portland, Oregon Owner Kristen Castillo was inspired to quit her job and open Purringtons aer watching an online video of a Parisian cat café. Visitors eat nachos and dev- iled eggs and drink dra beer and cider against a backdrop of futuristic space cat murals. Serving wine posed a special challenge, Castillo told me. ey chose larger, more stable glasses that were harder for cats to knock over. Purringtons offers purr yoga every Sunday night. ey occasionally host special events, such as two recent shows by internet sensation Moshow. His Facebook Live performance – rapping in the tub while bathing his cat Ravioli – got more than 200,000 views. On ordinary days, visits cost eight dollars per hour. Café Venosa, Montreal is all-vegan cat café has in- door and outdoor patio seating. e space is bright and friendly, with a mixture of turquoise and exposed brick walls, bright ani- mal-oriented artwork and com- fortable red overstuffed chairs. e menu offers vegan pizzas, sandwiches, soup, salads, desserts, espresso, and tea. I recommend the Cesar tofu wrap. Siberian Cat Café, Chelsea, Quebec Natalie and Michael Lebrun's cat aller- gies inspired a business: Aer falling in love with their new Siberian kitten, Clarisa-Freyja—who didn't make them sneeze—they founded the world's first hypoallergenic cat café. Now the allergy-ridden public can enjoy petting long-haired cats. is all-Siberian cat café was essentially a retirement home for the breeding cats from the Troika Cattery. Pay for kitty cat time? Definitely. ese furry four-legged thera- pists are cheaper than the two-legged variety, and might be enough to boost your oxytocin by adding a dose of pure happiness to your day.