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What Happened to Kawaii Kitty Cafe After Food Paradise? (Philadelphia, PA)

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As of September 2026, Kawaii Kitty Cafe has closed — confirmed via cattime.com, June 2021.

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Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: CatTime reported that Kawaii Kitty Cafe's owners announced a permanent closure in June 2021, and a Yelp listing for the cafe still marks it closed as of a September 2026 update; the packet's Google Places match was a different, unrelated cat cafe.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

The episode featured Kawaii Kitty Cafe's cat-cafe concept: a coffee and snack counter paired with a lounge of adoptable rescue cats. Philadelphia magazine reported that Kawaii Kitty Cafe opened in 2016 as one of the city's first cat cafes, located at 759 S 4th Street in the Queen Village area. According to CatTime, the cafe announced in June 2021 that it was permanently closing, citing financial strain during the COVID-19 pandemic despite having found homes for more than 1,000 cats. A Yelp listing for the business was updated in September 2026 and continues to mark it permanently closed, and no current standalone website for the cafe could be found, only inactive Facebook and Instagram pages.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 19, Episode 3
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Totally Unexpected
What was featured
cat-cafe concept pairing coffee and snacks with adoptable rescue cats
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Kawaii Kitty Cafe

Frequently asked questions

Is Kawaii Kitty Cafe still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Kawaii Kitty Cafe has closed — confirmed via cattime.com, June 2021.

What happened to Kawaii Kitty Cafe after Food Paradise?

The episode featured Kawaii Kitty Cafe's cat-cafe concept: a coffee and snack counter paired with a lounge of adoptable rescue cats. As of September 2026, Kawaii Kitty Cafe has closed — confirmed via cattime.com, June 2021.

Is Kawaii Kitty Cafe permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Kawaii Kitty Cafe has closed — confirmed via cattime.com, June 2021. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Kawaii Kitty Cafe located?

759 S 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Kawaii Kitty Cafe?

Season 19, Episode 3 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Totally Unexpected”.

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Visit info

Address
759 S 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Venue type
cafe
Official website
lecatcafe.org

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Sources

  • cattime.com — https://cattime.com/trending/44512-kawaii-kitty-cafe-philadelphia-closes
  • phillymag.com — https://www.phillymag.com/restaurants/cat-cafes/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/kawaii-kitty-cafe-philadelphia

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