About us
Kattakaffihusid is Iceland's first cat cafe. We opened in Bergstadastræti 10a in Reykjavik on March 1st 2018. The first cat cafe opened in Taiwan in 1998 and they have since then grown in popularity during the past 20 years. Cat cafes are very popular in Asia and have also opened in the US, Canada as well as in Europe during the past years.
Our aim is to create a warm and cozy atmosphere where people can relax, enjoy good food and meet our cats.
All our cats are up for adoption and live at the cafe while looking for a future home. Their safety and comfort is our main priority and we want them to feel at home while living with us and the rules at the cafe and environment is created to secure just that.
As well as being a cat cafe we aspire to be a cozy and unique cafe for all cat and coffee lovers and hope all our guests feel at home and enjoy our cakes and other goodies while visiting us.
Most of the cats that have been in our care at the cafe have come from locals who have had to give up their cats for various reasons and look to us for help to find a new home for their cat. We also work with Dýrahjálp one of Iceland's animal rescues. All of our cats have been neutered and had all of the necessary shots before coming to live with us.
Our aim is to create a warm and cozy atmosphere where people can relax, enjoy good food and meet our cats.
All our cats are up for adoption and live at the cafe while looking for a future home. Their safety and comfort is our main priority and we want them to feel at home while living with us and the rules at the cafe and environment is created to secure just that.
As well as being a cat cafe we aspire to be a cozy and unique cafe for all cat and coffee lovers and hope all our guests feel at home and enjoy our cakes and other goodies while visiting us.
Most of the cats that have been in our care at the cafe have come from locals who have had to give up their cats for various reasons and look to us for help to find a new home for their cat. We also work with Dýrahjálp one of Iceland's animal rescues. All of our cats have been neutered and had all of the necessary shots before coming to live with us.
The women behind Kattakaffihusid
Gígja Sara Björnsson and Ragnheidur Birgisdóttir are the owners and founders of Kattakaffihusid. They have been friends for many years and had a dream of drinking coffee together while talking about cats and helping cats in need. They had heard about the cat cafe phenomenon about five years ago and thought it was the best idea ever and wished that something so great could exist in Iceland.
In 2016 things opened up in both their lives and this idea popped up again and a real discussion began whether they could realize their dream. Plans were made and a dream location found and on March 1st their dream came true and Kattakaffihusid was formally opened in Berstadastræti 10a in Reykjavik.
In 2016 things opened up in both their lives and this idea popped up again and a real discussion began whether they could realize their dream. Plans were made and a dream location found and on March 1st their dream came true and Kattakaffihusid was formally opened in Berstadastræti 10a in Reykjavik.