Come chill with the coolest cats around

Welcome to the cat lounge

The Cat Lounge is an 800 square foot, cage-free environment where our foster cats live comfortably until they're adopted. For guests that want to support our foster mission and spend time with the cats, 1-hour cat lounge admissions can be purchased either online as a reservation or as a walk-in pass when space allows. 

Let's Pawty

Our foster cats benefit from your visits and support!

But who are we kitten? We know it's mutually beneficial.

Visit The The Cat Lounge

Come enjoy an hour of playing with our foster kitties in the lounge!


  • 1 Hour
  • Ages 7+
  • (Ages 7-14 parental supervision required)
  • $20
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Monthly Events

There's always something going on at Cat & Craft. We have a load of recurring events, including yoga, movie nights, crafts, and more!

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Seasonal Events

Cookie Decorating

Come enjoy an exclusive one-time event and decorate Christmas cookies with us! Decorate sugar cookies while enjoying Christmas music, plus an hour with our foster cats. All supplies are included, you will have free range on how you would like to decorate your cookies.

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Ornament Decorating 

Come join us and make cat ornaments at Cat & Craft!

  • Your ticket to this 2-hour event includes all materials and supplies, plus an hour to hang out in the lounge with the adoptable kitties!
  • All Ornament craft supplies and instruction will be provided and you will get to take home your masterpiece to commemorate the experience!
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Get yourself a cat pass!

Join the Monthly Membership program for unlimited weekday access with no time limit, special event discounts, 10% off food, drinks, and merch, and MORE!

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Whose cats are they?

The Rescue House

All cats residing in our cat cafe's cat lounge are adoptable rescues from San Diego non-profit The Rescue House. The Rescue House is an all-volunteer non-profit rescue organization dedicated to giving cats & kittens a second chance at life. Every cat adopted from Cat & Craft allows The Rescue House to save another cat from euthanasia from over-crowded and underfunded animal shelters.

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Can we adopt a cat?

Adoptions Are Our Goal

As a cat cafe in North County, we want to make an impact on adoptions and animal rescue. Our goal is to adopt out over 1000 cats to qualified applicants in our two year of operation. If your heart and home have space to for one of our foster cats, just ask your cat lounge host (or any C&C team member) for details on adopting.

Get to know our most recent tenants

Rumi and Mira Return to The Cat Cafe for a Second Engagement

April 3, 2026
We thought we had a forever home when we were adopted, but things didn't work out. It turns out our adopter saw us when we were sleeping and relaxed and didn't expect the energy and rambunctious nature of the two of us. So we came back to The Cat Cafe and we're hopeful that we will find a home where that's wanted. We like playing with all of the toys here, but our favorite toy is each other. Sometimes, visitors think we're fighting and actually mad at each other, but we're not. We're just having fun. So come by and see us play! 

Wilbur Wanders into The Cat & Craft Clowder

March 26, 2026
I was living outside and not doing well for myself. But kind people saw that I was struggling and friendly, and got me the help I needed. I went to The Rescue House and then came here.  I'm a mellow and calm cat. I'm not one to come up to you and initiate interaction, but if you come over and pet me just right, including scratching under my chin, I'm happy to have the attention. I might even purr for you if you do it just right. Come up to me and see if I'm the quiet and calm cat who you're looking for.

Chonk Settles into The Cat & Craft Clowder

March 20, 2026
Kind people got me to a shelter so that I could have a safe place to live. Because of my calm and friendly nature, The Rescue House took me in. I'm a cat who loves to get up high, so if you don't see me on the ground, look up. You'll likely see me observing what's going on from a high spot.  If I come down to hang out with you, you can expect me to want to spend time with you. I'm a cuddly cat when I get to know people but you'll have to be patient. If you are, I'm well worth the wait.
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Come for the Cats,

Stay for the Coffee

As a craft coffee shop, we provide space for our community to gather, connect and enjoy hand-crafted coffees, drinks and delicious food. Our coffee shop is really more of a kitchen and living room available for the North County community.


Whether it's a plant-based blueberry muffin from Split Bakehouse or thick-cut multigrain from Bread & Cie used in our 'Avogato Toast', we're proud to source and serve local favorites from North County. The 'craft' in Cat & Craft is a catch-all term for our no-shortcut approach to food and drink.

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