{"id":22201,"date":"2026-06-12T08:23:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/?p=22201"},"modified":"2026-06-12T11:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:12:13","slug":"maison-maine-coon-a-cat-cafe-in-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/2026\/06\/12\/maison-maine-coon-a-cat-cafe-in-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Maison Maine Coon: A cat cafe in Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ciao from Milan! I\u2019m currently in my third week abroad, and I\u2019ve already experienced so much of what makes this city so special \u2014 stunning cultural sites, incredible food and some truly great people along the way. But surprisingly, one of my favorite moments here hasn\u2019t been at a museum or landmark. It\u2019s been in a small cafe. A cat cafe. Living in a big city can be overwhelming because there are almost too many options. One afternoon, I decided to take a solo adventure and do something a little more relaxed \u2014 something that blended curiosity with something I already love. That\u2019s how I ended up at a Maine Coon cat cafe. For those who don\u2019t know, Maine Coon cats are one of the largest domesticated cat breeds, originally from the state of Maine. I didn\u2019t know that until I looked it up afterward. In person, they really do feel like tiny, gentle lions. When I walked in, I was greeted by one who looked like he had just woken up from a long, very important nap. I tried to offer him a toy to get him moving, and he looked at me like I had completely misunderstood the assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I found that almost all the cats here needed a nap at one point during my visit. They live a VERY hard life!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There were eight cats in total, but I ended up bonding with one in particular. He spent nearly all three hours sitting with me \u2014 and occasionally attempting to steal my food when I wasn\u2019t looking. Overall, it was a 10\/10 experience. When people think of Milan, a cat cafe probably isn\u2019t the first thing that comes to mind. But if you\u2019re ever here and want something a little unexpected (and very calming), I\u2019d highly recommend it. Bonus: the coffee and food were just as good as the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moments before disaster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Apparently he wanted a snack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ciao from Milan! I\u2019m currently in my third week abroad, and I\u2019ve already experienced so much of what makes this city so special \u2014 stunning cultural sites, incredible food and some truly great people along the way. But surprisingly, one of my favorite moments here hasn\u2019t been at a museum or landmark. It\u2019s been in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[185],"class_list":["post-22201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-italy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22201"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22311,"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22201\/revisions\/22311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}