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Kawaii Kitty Cafe in Queen Village plans to open in February. (File photo)

PHILADELPHIA -- Get ready to grab a cup of coffee and hang with adoptable feline friends.

Kawaii Kitty Cafe is gearing up to open next month on South 4th Street in Queen Village. Owner Kristin Eissler told The Philadelphia Business Journal that she has received all the necessary permits and licenses and plans to open the doors to her cat cafe in the first week of February.

The cat lounge and cafe will be separated by a hallway, according to the report, and visitors will pay $5 to enter the cat lounge to help pay for food, medical expenses and other costs associated with the cats.

Plans for the cafe were posted to Kawaii Kitty Cafe's Facebook page in late December.

HERE IS A SNEAK PEAK OF THE CAFE!These are the architectural plans for the construction that will begin in January! ... Posted by Kawaii Kitty Cafe on Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Eissler launched an online campaign last year to help raise money for the cat cafe concept, which first gained widespread popularity in Japan, and raised nearly $21,000.

Besides the regular offerings, Eissler told the Philadelphia Business Journal she plans to hold events like cat yoga and cat and wine parties at the cafe. The cafe will serve La Colombe coffee and offer food, including strawberry-and-cream sandwiches.

Another "cat cafe" is also in the works in Philadelphia.

Green Street Rescue plans to open Le Cat Cafe in Brewerytown this year but the head of the group told Philly.com the only food and beverages being served up there will come from a Keurig coffee machine.

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