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Why it matters: CASO is a social bistro inside the Lombroso 16 cultural hub in San Salvario, created to give real jobs to people who struggle to find work, with the kitchen’s proceeds funding that social mission. Beyond lunch and dinner it hosts stand-up, live music, book launches and neighborhood events, making it one of the most genuinely local corners of multicultural San Salvario. Come for the terrace aperitivo or a traditional-with-a-twist dinner, and check their calendar for an evening event. Tip: it’s on Via Cesare Lombroso 16, in the heart of the district’s nightlife.

Why it matters: Binaria is the ‘centro commensale’ of Gruppo Abele, the social organization founded in 1965 by anti-mafia priest don Luigi Ciotti, and it runs as a non-profit social enterprise that reinvests in community work. The former factory now holds a bookshop, a bottega stocking Libera Terra goods grown on land confiscated from the mafia, and a Berbere pizzeria under one roof. Come for a wood-fired pizza and a browse, then take home a jar of Libera Terra pasta or passata. Tip: it is open Monday to Saturday until 10pm, closed Sundays, out in Borgo San Paolo west of the center.