--- title: For $50, You Can Dine at a Rat Café in San Francisco description: The San Francisco Dungeon, a popular tourist attraction, is opening a Rat Café where customers can sip coffee surrounded by rodents authors: - name: Jennifer Calfas url: https://money.com/author/jennifer-calfas/ at_money_since: 2017 articles: 339 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Personal Finance - Pets - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/jencalfas former_staff: true published: '2017-05-22T16:24:24.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T05:54:43.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Food & Drink - onetime word_count: 272 canonical: https://money.com/rat-cafe-san-francisco-dungeon/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![rat-cafe](https://img.money.com/2017/05/rat-cafe3.jpg) With [cat cafés](https://time.com/2280/heres-an-inside-look-at-japans-best-cat-cafes/) and [yoga classes with goats](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-hampshire-goats-idUSKCN18F1Y8), there are plenty of ways to complete everyday, leisurely activities with animals if that's what you're into. But now [San Francisco](https://time.com/4664194/san-francisco-recreational-marijuana-college/) is offering one alternative that may not be as endearing — a [rat](https://time.com/4782738/rats-bit-baby-arkansas/) café. "This is an opportunity to remind people that, while rats were public enemy number one in the 1900s, today, they are more than acceptable as house pets and café guests," Cole Kourvais, a spokesman for the San Francisco Dungeon, told Money. The San Francisco Dungeon, a tourist attraction where actors retell scary historical events, envisioned the Rat Café as a way to show people that rats are friendly, and not just disease-infested pests — a reputation they got for their role in spreading the bubonic plague in San Francisco in the 20th Century. And while many street rats do still carry a slew of disease, the rodents that will be scurrying around the café aren't dangerous, Jourvais said. They come from Rattie Ratz, a non-profit rescue organization for domestic pet rats located in Northern California. The Rat Café will only be open for a limited time this summer, and tickets to dine with the rodents cost $49.99. Visitors can experience the café on July 1 or July 8 this summer, though more opportunities may be available depending on how popular it is. After dining, customers will have 15 minutes to interact with the surrounding rodents. The admission cost covers more than just the rat interactions, though. 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