Super close to my workplace back when we worked in office. It was always a great place to unwind for me either during my lunch break or after work.The staff is always friendly and helpful and I love that (almost) all of the cats are available for adoption. Not only is it a great foster system for shelter cats, it also allows the cats to be socialized and be comfortable enough to show off their personalities to potential future owners.It’s a very great community!One thing I do wish was better is the “cafe” portion of it. I think having more baked goods would be a great bonus!

I’d been wanting to go see this place for a long time. I finally went in to destress. It’s not a good energy. Check in was awkward. I was the only patron there. The owner/employee in the room was also awkward, seems to have her office set up there, and proceeded to make an irritated complaint call to a call center within a few minutes of me entering the room, as if I wasn’t there. I have that kind of stress in my regular life. Very disappointing. They don’t seem to be super excited about regular people walking in. Perhaps it’s better with a party/group/event. Not sure what their mission/purpose is … I would rather be relaxing with some kitties right now than writing this review.

If you like cats & coffee, then come check this place out! Staff were very friendly & helpful. It was easy to reserve a spot online & not crowded at all. Our family got plenty of cat playtime.

Calm. Relaxing. Friendly. Fantastic experience!

Papa’s Cat Cafe is my favorite place to spend my free time and is the best local business in Columbia to support! Their iced coffees are amazing, the gift section is a cat lover’s dream, and the cats greet you with snuggles! Papa’s Cat Cafe also does a great job accommodating people with sensory friendly hours. If you’re visiting CoMo, this should be your first stop!

Great cat cafe. The cat room is large with plenty of cats. One cat even got onto our laps without us trying to do a single thing. Very loving. Some cats were playful as well when we went.Cons:* The drink selection is sparse and not the best (They do have alcohol though, if youre into that)* I could defiantly smell the litter box room

Such a cute space and the cats are happy, healthy, and loved! Definitely recommend to anyone looking for a new furry friend or a delicious coffee!

This visit was my second, first being some months prior to the pandemic. The interior hadnt changed, with friendly and courteous staff tending a myriad of beverages and local made treats like muffins, cookies and donuts.Parking out front isnt crowded, with handicapped spots near the door. The cafe is clean and well organized, with a unisex restroom that was also tidy.One thing that had changed was a reservation and fee system for entry into the main section with a couple dozen adoptable cats. You are charged for either a 30 or 60 minute block of time. There is also a full time cat wrangler present to help avoid incidents and answer questions. The rate wasnt very high for 30 minutes plus tea and a muffin. Overall its a superb stop to take a guest for a quick bite and beverage, and then enjoy the company of a diverse group of felines with a staff member present to answer any questions on breeds, names, demeanor and general cat facts.

So. Amazing. Phenomenal coffee and infinite furry friends. This is the best place ever and I would go every day if I lived here.

Great idea and we enjoyed ourselves, but the concept needs a little work. The cats are awesome and adorable and sweet and silly and fun, but the menu is totally ho-hum boring. I get that the cats are the main draw but unless the cafe part can provide some decent menu options, why not just go to the shelter to see kitties for free? I opted for a hot chocolate for my drink and probably would have gotten a pastry or sandwich but there were only a few muffins left (at 11am) that were not enticing at all. I would have purchased a second drink but no one bothered to come around to our table and ask, and we were there for two hours. We were a group of seven... Imagine what we would have spent on a great cafe menu, plus tips for the staff. I really think they are missing out on some serious revenue by not doing a better job on the cafe. Also, why did we pay more for reservations when walk-ins are less expensive? There werent more than 4 other people there besides us, so it seemed wrong that we paid more for reservations. More comfy furniture and more tables would be nice. As mentioned, the cats were awesome and the reason we were there and we had a great time, but dont expect much else beyond that unless they improve the cafe part of the business.

We took our kids to visit the cats. This was the first cat cafe we have visited. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The cats were so cute and fun and my kids loved it. The coffee was good also. Such a great and unique place to visit for all ages.

Great experience! Excellent coffee and service.

Loved it! Any cat lover should visit. Its a feel good environment and the kitties are adorable. The latte is not bad, either, lol!

The staff--save for one--were amazing. However, it was the one that we spent the most time around was not pleasant whatsoever.Politeness goes a long way.Edit: I cant fault the other staff for one persons bad day. Again, they were wonderful.

This beautiful and friendly staffed cat cafe. There are also adoptable cats!

We had such a great time visiting Columbia and visiting Papas! What a fantastic idea to partner with the Humane Society. I wish more cities used this business model. We will be back! Love the kitties and hope they all find great homes.

I wish I could leave 6 stars. Amazing establishment.

We only make it out to Columbia once or twice a year but this is always our first stop. The cats are always loved and happy, the coffe, tea, & lemonaide are delicious, and the staff chats with us and tells us the names of the cats we are petting. Always a great family outing.

Had an issue with how I set up my visit and Papas Cat Cafe worked with me amazingly. Enjoyed both of my visits here. Would definitely recommend!

Great time! Enjoyed my lemonade and all of the cute cats. Being a college student, I miss my cats at home so I love that we have this in Columbia!

I’ve been here a couple times and very much enjoy the staff and of course the cats. I will most likely visit a few times a year to support this great cause. I’m glad they take in elderly cats and ones with disabilities.

What a wonderful place to have a cup of coffee or tea while watching or playing with cats as they frolic around you! Just keep an eye on your cheese platter because theyll try to swipe some!

Great coffee, wine and CATS! Our granddaughter loved it.

Great place. However ceiling is low so a lot more noise then I care to listen to pre Covid. However nice social distancing. These days doesn’t matter how far you’ve driven they want you out when your is over. Be warned (1 1/2 hr drive for me)

Had an issue with how I set up my visit and dother Cat Cafe worked with me amazingly.

Visited the cat Cafe today with 4 young girls the staff was friendly and the girls loved interacting with the cats. The lady working in the cat room answered any questions the girls had.

So fun! Cats were wonderful and coffee was delicious.

For a place with twenty cats it is very clean and smells fantastic! Their drink options are delicious, the staff is friendly and more importantly the cats are adorable.

Very cute little cafe with some cute cats. Enjoyed sitting and playing and petting the cuties while drinking my yummy hot coco. A good place to go and relax with some kitties.

Cats, drinks. Some sort of extra charge for alcoholic beverages, I guess.

Great cats, great people, and great place! We recently fostered a cat from the apartment basement abandoned by our neighbor, and Papas staff offered us advice on food, vet, and spay with no charge! Highly recommend!

Met several well mannered cats, as well as one who truly rules the roost...

Papas Cat Café is one of the most unique small businesses in Columbia. Most of these reviews are going to talk about how much fun they had hanging out in the cat room. Those reviewers are not wrong. Playing with the cats is so much fun. In our day to day lives my wife and I are currently taking care of sick family members, which is stressful to say the least. The best part of my visit to Papas was getting to see my wife smile for an hour and forget her troubles. That alone was worth every penny. Happiness, it turns out, is found in a room full of cats. There is no doubt that the cats are the number one reason to go to Papas; but Id recommend staying for the food and coffee. The pastries offered by Papas are baked fresh daily by the owners. If I didnt know better, I never would have guessed that many of the bakery offerings are vegan. They taste just as delicious as a non-vegan pastry. All of Papas coffee beverages are made with Fretboard coffee beans that are roasted right here in Columbia. So by visiting Papas youll be supporting not one, but two local businesses at the same time. The baristas at Papas have received training from the coffee makers at Fretboard in the art of making espressos. Thats the kind of attention to detail and unique service you will be hard pressed to find anywhere else in town. If you are a cat person, Papas is the place for you. Not a cat person but like a good cup of coffee? Then check out Papas. Either way youll be supporting local businesses; and youre patronage will help cats be adopted into forever homes. If that is not a win-win scenario, I dont know what is. I cant recommend Papas Cat Café highly enough.

Awesome place to just go sit down and enjoy your coffee wail getting some kitty therapy! Relaxing environment, with no bad oder!

I have been to Papas so many times with friends and my boyfriend. Needless to say, anyone that I have brought with me has absolutely LOVED Papas, including myself.We have never once had any problems. They have online reservations, which are great as I am quite introverted. You check in with the cashier, tip them, get your free drink (if you do an online reservation), then head into heaven in the form of a room full of (mostly) ADOPTABLE CATS. It really doesnt get much better than sipping coffee and being surrounded by cats.

The cats were adorable, especially Rsspberry. The place was very clean and the staff were very nice. The coffee wasnt the best but it was ok. I would definitely go again, i wanna check out the book club!

Great chill place! Staff is super friendly & the cats are beyond adorable. Great place to relax!

I was skeptical at first. But was I understood the business plan and how they keep the food making and pet petting sections separate, I was all in. Clean and comfortable. The cats were friendly and the other patrons were accommodating to make sure everyone got cat time. We went for my wife’s birthday coffee. She loved. I was adopted by Boomerang. They work hand in hand with the Boone County shelter and help adopt out about 7 cats a month to their forever homes. Good business model, good execution, fun cats!

Staff is incredibly nice and the cats are dope. 10/10. Go check it out.

I love the cafe’! I’ve been to a couple cat cafes and honestly your prices are great! Thank you for creating a truly amazing experience.

The cats are so adorable

What a great business with good drinks & treats - and what a wonderful service they are doing for cats and cat lovers!!

They have cats to play with; not to eat.😆

I loved all the cats there and the hot chocolate

Love this place! Such a good organization

Wonderful latte, adorable cats, chill environment! Whats not to love!

Very clean. COVID conscious. Clear guidelines. AWESOME array of kitties!

A great place! They do yoga classes, whiskers and wine nights once a month, book readings, and all in the amazing generosity to help the kitties that need adopting. The venue allows you to come in and be surrounded by kitties and play with them! They have coffees and teas, and assorted baked goods to enjoy while amongst all your new feline friends. They have colouring books to relax with while the kitties come check you out 😺. Whiskers and Wine Night was awesome! They are wonderful in what they do to help kitties that need new loving homes get awareness and adopted. Thank you for being amazing!

I absolutely LOVE this place! Both the cafe and cat aspects are phenomenal -- the drinks are all great and decently priced, and the cats are amazing. All of the cats are super friendly and the cafe is truly one of the purest, most relaxing places Ive ever been inside. My friends and I love visiting this place to just hang out with the cats and learn about their stories (which are posted on a bulletin board in the back). Theyre all adorable and the staff is incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. The space is well designed, with a cafe side that has all of the food and drink, as well as a relatively small seating area, and a larger room where all of the cats stay. And the cats have plenty of places to hide if they get tired of humans and just want to take a break. To make it even better, Papas is also super cheap in comparison to other cat cafes -- its only $10 for an entire hour and it comes with a free drink. You do have to make a reservation and fill out a waiver form, but its super quick and easy to do online. And, as Ive recently learned, they also have special events, like wine nights, book club, and game nights, which I will definitely be checking out the next time Im in Columbia!

Great kitten events!!! You can play with the cats and also adopt them. Definitely became my favorite spot in town even though I am allergic to cats. Great concept and reminds me of the cat cafes in Japan. Will definitely visit during their events.

I have been in different cat cafès around the world and this is the first one in which you have to pay to see the cats, and a ridiculous amount of 10 dollars. It does not make any sense! Having cats around to spend time with should be part of the experince without paying! Thats how it works in every cat cafe! I completely advise against going!Answering your comment: wow, you really know how to take criticism or bad reviews, dont you? I said and I repeat that I find your fees to high for what the experience is worth and I will not change my mind. Im glad and thankful for your contribution to your community, but how you are reacting to a criticism by a client its really not okay.

Adopt! Dont shop! I love getting to play with the cats and see each of their personalities

😭 this place is amazing we stopped on the way home from St. Louis it was perfect. Great prices and the cats were so cute and fun and well taken care of. Worth the stop off of i70!!!

Awesome place! First time ever going to a place like that

Delicious coffee, many different temperament cats to play with. We went to a kids event and its well worth the entrance fee since they got an activity, book read to them, and they made their own cat toys. Cannot recommend this enough for all the car lovers out there.

By far, this is my new favorite place in Columbia. Ive been to numerous cat cafes in Korea and the U.S. , and this place is by far my favorite one. What a great place; the owners are kind, the cats are adorable with completely different personalities, and the coffee and snacks were the perfect treat. I played with a spunky blind cat, had a lap cat adopt me for a short while, and by the end of the hour, I felt relaxed and simply happy. As I said to my friend, This place it better than therapy. This place will become a regular haunt for me.

Loved it! There were something like 20 cats wandering around or napping. Busier than expected! Good coffee too.

Papas is my favorite! I adore going here and just relaxing with the cats. I always want to take every single one of them home

Really nice setup, both for the cats and for the customers. Cats have a big play area with lots of options for playing, sleeping, scratching, etc. Comfortable tables and benches to relax at if youre letting the cats come to you. The cafe section has bar seating with a large window, so its possible to just stop by for a cup of coffee and soothe yourself by watching some cats. But why do that when the price to visit the cats is so reasonable? Some cat cafes are only occasional destinations due to their high prices, but for $10 WITH an espresso drink included, I plan to stop by weekly.

Leaving was torture, but the experience was unforgettable. Cats & coffee — everything me and my wife could ask for. Not to mention that its genuinely hard to get a reasonably priced and quality latté anymore but this place delivers. I have alerted the family that Papas Cat Café exists and they cant wait.

My daughter loves this place. She wants a cat but I think she is too young to take care of it by herself. The cafe is a perfect place for her to mingle with her favorite pets. I love to have a piece of quiet moments here with her as well, plus delicious treats!

Someone told me about this place when I was at a conference. We actually waited 3 hours (we were going to leave town earlier) for Papas to open at 10. You walk into the coffee and treats area. It is spotless and the kitchen is visible. There is a large window where you can see the cats in the next room. The coffee was just fine, and I enjoyed the cheddar biscuit. But not nearly as much as I enjoyed those cats! My nephew and I had a wonderful half an hour petting cats, lowering my blood pressure, laughing and learning more about the place. Theyve been open 2 months and have already adopted out 17 cats! The cat room is very clean, the cats have toys and humans to entertain them! Please do visit, and think about doing this in your town.

Booked an hour of kitty time with my parents and my daughter. It was great! The coffee and hot cocoa were amazing and my kiddo had so much fun with all the furry felines roaming about in the cat room. We will definitely be back!

Lots of playful and loveable cats!

What a great idea, and a relaxing place to enjoy a cup of coffee and a pastry! I have allergic friends and family, so Ive never been able to have a cat (but I still love them). We will definitely be back. Support local businesses!

The is such a great place and the concept is terrific. My daughter loved it here and just sat with the kitties. Several cats were sleeping, several playing with each other and several playing with humans.

We love this place! Super clean, and the cats and staff were friendly. I brought my 9 month old and she loved it, too.The biscuits we had were delicious, too.

Just finished up with my hour of cat snuggles. It was awesome. Frankie, one of the resident cats, decided I was okay and spent a majority of the time on my lap, demanding lots of scratching behind the ears. The cats are so full of personality it is hard not to fall in love and take one home. This is going to be a regular outing for me.

Cats were great! Granddaughter loved them! A bit pricey but some of the money goes for the animals care. Some of the cats are adoptable.

Clean and cozy, this venue had a fantastic cappuccino and easy going atmosphere. Great for kids and adults alike!

Cute cats

Nice place

Its an expensive interaction with cats that dont necessarily want to be held, and since youre not supposed to pick them up you have a more personal experience at the humane society. However, if youre going to support a great cause without the mess, smell, and noise of the humane society, it would be a lovely experience. I wouldnt recommend it for young kids though.

The cats were nice, tons of little pushy kids though. It smelled when you first walked into the cat area. It was fine, but I wouldnt go again. Ive gone to another cat cafe before, and it smelled fine and was a lot more chill.

Get spot if you love cats or you want to get to know cats. The place is very comfortable with great treats and the cat are friendly and fuzzy. I loved it!!!

It was a nice setting for a meet and greet for potential cat adoptions. Nice to play with cats too. Some small snacks and drinks.

We love Papas Cat Cafe, I enjoyed the vegan Cinnamon raisin biscuit, and getting to relax in the cat room. My children really like all the different cats that they can interact with.

Was really neat hanging out with the cats and the girls. Such a beautiful, clean place to chill and be with cats.

Far exceeded our expectations! Very fun place for cat lovers. Drinks and pastries were good and separate cat area was very clean.

Well run! But go in the morning when the cats are not oversaturated. In the afternoon I saw groups of humans, desperate for attention, hanging on every feline move and begging for the affection of tired cats who just werent feeling that into them. 😂

I would love to see more of these pop up. Great place to addopt or just spend quality time with cats.

Awesome place! Tasty food, friendly staff, amazing cats. Im so glad I went. Ill be going again many more times!

Took my three kids they’re looking for a cat what a waste of time and money there’s a no pick up rule so I couldn’t even see if the cat was good for my kids and it cost five dollars per person I could go to the Humane Society for free and hold all the cats I want and bring my own bottle of lemonade !!!!!! Horrible place and horrible idea great house for cats though!!!! Waste of time and money!

Such a cute place! Staff is warm and inviting. The cats are sweet.

Interesting concept for cat lovers who cannot be cat owners for some reason. This was our first time here. We reserved online for an hour and shared the cat room for the first half of the time with a childrens birthday party. So, a room of over-sugared, rowdy kids and traumatized cats (to be clear, the cats were never abused at any time, I would not tolerate that and the staff was very attentive to cat welfare, but traumatized by high levels of noise and activity). After the birthday party departed, when all calmed down, it was quite relaxing to watch the cats and stroke the ones who came up to us. The coffees we had were good and the pastries looked tasty. Only suggestion, instead of reserving online and taking your chances, call and see what group will be sharing cats with you. Also, kudos to this place for finding loving homes for unhomed kitties.

Cats were beautiful and friendly, muffin was good, hot chocolate was not fully mixed but we had an amazing time overall and might adopt one of the kitties 😁

Was fun to bring the 3 year old to hang out with the cats, and the money goes toward a good cause.

Fun place to hang out with the kitties. Staff members always nice and the homemade treats are delicious!

The cats are particularly affectionate, the owners remember me by name, and the events are killer

How fun is it to book a coffee date to play with cats? Loved this experience and the coffee was delicious.

Cheapest therapy Ive ever gotten. If you just need a space to chill and play with cats for a while, this is where you go.

A great place to have a coffee and pet some kitties while supporting their adoptions!

So much fun hanging with the cats & the staff is really nice.

I loved just sitting here and playing with the kitties. There were a ton of people in the kitty room when we were there, so plan accordingly and maybe plan on reserving a time slot.

Great coffee and great staff, plus you can also pay to hang out with cats. I usually watch the cats while I wait for my to-go coffee.

The cats are fun but the food could use improvement.

The staff is kind, the animals are well taken care of, and the decor is great! Very on-brand for Hemingway.

Went to Kitten Yoga there tonight. So fun!

How fun is this?! Great coffee and you can play with cats.

Amazing!!! Staff is super friendly, good coffee, good relaxed atmosphere, and the cat room was a great chance to just hang out with the cats and play. Great place to plan a playdate! Reccomend!!!