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Social Impact & Sustainable Shopping

Great experiences and doing good aren’t a trade-off. This page gathers every listing we’ve verified as genuinely community-first: nonprofit cafes and social enterprises, women- and minority-owned businesses, zero-waste shops, refugee-employment kitchens, fair-trade pioneers. Each one states plainly why it matters – who owns it, what the mission is, where the money goes – because “sustainable” should mean something you can check, not a color scheme. We add new verified picks every week, city by city, and you’ll find the same places flagged on each city’s own guide with one filter. Spend your travel money like it votes – because it does.

Every place here has a mission behind it — woman-owned, minority-owned and immigrant-run businesses, social enterprises that train and employ people facing barriers, and shops and landmarks with a genuine social or environmental purpose. Here are a few from each category to get a feel for it; use the search below to explore them all by city, category or budget.


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Guangzhou · Budget

1200bookshop

Pantang Village, Liwan

Why it matters: architecture graduate Liu Erxi opened 1200bookshop in July 2014 - Guangzhou's first 24-hour bookstore - after walking 1,200km around Taiwan on the kindness…

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Lisbon · Mid-range

A Vida Portuguesa

Chiado

A beautiful shop reviving classic Portuguese-made soaps, ceramics and pantry goods.

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New York City · High-end

abcV

Flatiron

Jean-Georges' Michelin-recognized, plant-forward, sustainability-minded dining.

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Buenos Aires · Mid-range

Alamesa

Las Cañitas

Why it matters: opened in 2024 by infectious-disease doctor Fernando Polack, Alamesa is Buenos Aires' first restaurant run almost entirely by a team of around 40…

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Alanya · Budget

Alanya Koza Women’s Cooperative

Bedesten / City Center

Why it matters: the Alanya Koza women's cooperative revived the near-lost craft of the Alanya silk-cocoon flower (Ipek Kozasi Cicegi) - a skill only two women…

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Rome · Mid-range

Albergo Etico Roma

Flaminio

Why it matters: Albergo Etico is a certified B Corp hotel where young people with disabilities train and work alongside seasoned hospitality staff, building skills meant…

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León · Budget

Albergue de las Carbajalas

Old Town

Why it matters: the Benedictine nuns of the Santa Maria de Carbajal monastery have run this pilgrim albergue since 1993, non-profit from the start and still…

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Amsterdam · Budget

Amsterdam Underground Tour

City centre

Why it matters: Amsterdam Underground is an initiative of the De Regenboog Groep, a charity supporting people facing homelessness, addiction and debt, and its guides have…

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Sao Paulo · Budget

Aparelha Luzia

Campos Eliseos

Part bar, part gallery, part political salon, Aparelha Luzia is Sao Paulo's self-declared urban quilombo - a gathering space for Black art, music and thought in…

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Buenos Aires

Arte y Esperanza

San Telmo

Why it matters: this fair-trade shop is run by an NGO that has worked with Argentina's Indigenous communities since 1986, channeling income to more than 500…

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Helsinki

Artek 2nd Cycle

The second-hand outpost of iconic Finnish design brand Artek, giving vintage Aalto stools and mid-century pieces a new life, a cornerstone of Helsinki's circular-design scene.

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Shkodër · Mid-range

Arti Zanave

Centre

A special local favourite for traditional Shkodran home cooking.

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Paris · Mid-range

Artisans du Monde

Multiple locations

France's fair-trade shop network, selling crafts and food that pay producers in the Global South fairly.

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Nice

Artisans du Monde Nice

Libération

Why it matters: this volunteer-run boutique is the Nice outpost of Artisans du Monde, France's pioneering fair-trade network, selling crafts and groceries from producer cooperatives paid…

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Zurich · Budget

Äss-Bar

Niederdorf

Why it matters: since 2013 this Niederdorf counter has sold baked goods 'fresh from yesterday' - unsold bread and pastries collected free from local bakeries and…

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Paris · High-end

Astier de Villatte

1st Arr.

Hand-thrown black-clay ceramics finished in white glaze, all made in a historic Paris atelier.

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Budapest · Budget

Aurora

District VIII

A community house in District VIII that is bar, venue and headquarters for a cluster of Hungarian NGOs and grassroots groups, from Roma rights to refugee…

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Baku · High-end

Azerkhalcha Carpet Gallery

Old City

Why it matters: Azerkhalcha's roughly 500 female artisans, aged 18 to 80 and working across 14 studios in rural Azerbaijan, hand-knot every carpet sold here, with…

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Tbilisi · Budget

Babale

Old Town

Why it matters: Babale is a social enterprise that works with children and adults with Down syndrome, who help create the whimsical clothing, textiles and homewares…

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New Orleans · Budget

Backstreet Cultural Museum

Treme

Why it matters: This small Treme museum documents the living Black cultural traditions of New Orleans, from Mardi Gras Indian suits and second-line parades to jazz…

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Copenhagen · Budget

Baisikeli

Vesterbro

Why it matters: Baisikeli - Swahili for 'bicycle' - is a certified B Corp social enterprise that has shipped more than 20,000 refurbished bikes to Tanzania,…

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Venice · Mid-range

Banco Lotto N.10

San Polo (near Rialto)

Why it matters: founded in 2003 by the Il Cerchio social cooperative, Banco Lotto N.10 is a working tailoring atelier inside the Giudecca Women's Prison, where…

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Bologna · Budget

Bar Senza Nome

Porto

Why it matters: opened in 2012 by Alfonso Marrazzo and Sara Longhi, this is Italy's first bar owned and run by deaf people, and Italian sign…

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Colombo · Mid-range

Barefoot

Kollupitiya (Colombo 3)

Barefoot has been Colombo's most loved shop for over sixty years, a rambling old house on Galle Road filled with rainbow-bright handwoven cloth, a bookshop, an…

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Rome · Budget

Barikama

Various / markets

A migrant-run social cooperative founded by West-African newcomers, producing organic yogurt and vegetables and selling through Rome's solidarity-purchase groups and markets. Buying from Barikamà directly supports…

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Sarajevo

Bazerdzan

Bascarsija

Why it matters: founded in 2016 by Zana Karkin, who got tired of watching generic plastic souvenirs crowd out real Bosnian craft, this Bascarsija concept store…

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New York City · Budget

Beacon’s Closet

Williamsburg

Beloved buy-sell-trade secondhand store extending clothing's life.

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Ottawa · Budget

Beandigen Cafe

The Glebe (Lansdowne)

Why it matters: owned by Anishinaabe mother-daughter duo Paula and Jayde Naponse of Atikameksheng Anishinawbek First Nation, this Lansdowne cafe is a community hub for Indigenous…

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Chicago · Budget

beelove café

North Lawndale

Why it matters: this North Lawndale cafe is run by Sweet Beginnings, a social enterprise of the North Lawndale Employment Network that hires and trains formerly…

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Karachi · Mid-range

Behbud Creations

Zamzama, DHA Phase V

Why it matters: run by the Behbud Association, a women's welfare nonprofit working in Karachi since 1970, this Zamzama shop sells 100% handcrafted pieces made by…

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Vilnius · Budget

Beigelių Krautuvėlė (Bagel Shop)

Old Town

Why it matters: run by the Lithuanian Jewish Community on the first floor of its Pylimo street headquarters, this little bakery-cafe brought the bagel back to…

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Munich · Budget

Bellevue di Monaco

Glockenbachviertel

Why it matters: run as a social cooperative, Bellevue di Monaco houses more than 40 refugees in its buildings on Müllerstrasse and runs its street-level cafe…

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Singapore · Mid-range

Bettr Coffee @ The Foundry

Prinsep Street

Why it matters: Bettr Coffee is a certified B Corp that trains marginalised women and at-risk youth as baristas through its own academy, reinvesting profits back…

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London · Budget

Beyond Retro

Hackney

A cavernous vintage warehouse packed with reclaimed denim, tees and party wear.

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Prague · Budget

Bila Vrana

New Town

A friendly cafe-bistro (the name means “White Crow”) with a blended team of staff with and without disabilities, providing dignified jobs since 2011. Come for the…

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Portland · Budget

Bison Coffeehouse

Cully

Why it matters: opened in 2014 by Loretta Guzman, a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, this is Portland's only Native-owned coffeehouse - the beans come from…

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London · Budget

Black History Walks

Multiple areas across London

Why it matters: Black History Walks was founded by Black historian and author Tony Warner and has, since 2007, told the story of London's Black history…

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Zurich

Blindekuh

Seefeld

Why it matters: opened in 1999 by the Blind-Liecht foundation, blindekuh was the world's first dine-in-the-dark restaurant, created to provide employment for blind and visually impaired…

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Zagreb · Budget

Booksa

Martićeva (Lower Town)

Why it matters: run since 2004 by the nonprofit Kulturtreger association, Booksa is Zagreb's living-room literary club - over 18,000 members and 500-plus visiting writers, sustained…

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Austin · Budget

BookWoman

North Loop

Why it matters: opened in 1975 as Common Woman Bookstore by a collective of 13 women, BookWoman turned 50 in January 2026 and is one of…

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Batumi

Borjgalo Ethnographic Museum

Outskirts (Khelvachauri side)

On the green edge of Batumi, this open-air museum recreates Adjarian village life with wooden houses, working models and dozens of costumed figures showing weavers, beekeepers…

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Busan · Budget

Bosu-dong Book Street

Bosu-dong, Jung-gu

Why it matters: this alley of secondhand bookshops was started by North Korean refugees selling magazines off cardboard boxes when Busan was the wartime capital, and…

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Lugano · Budget

Bottega del Mondo Lugano

Quartiere Maghetti

Why it matters: Lugano went two years without a fair-trade shop until this Bottega del Mondo opened in the Quartiere Maghetti on 1 June 2021, staffed…

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Dubrovnik

Boutique Ayla

A slow-fashion boutique making timeless pieces from 100 percent natural fabrics, with a focus on linen and a sustainable, low-waste ethos.

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Brasov · Mid-range

Brasserie Bio Carpathia

Old Town

Why it matters: this Old Town brasserie is the storefront of the Bio Carpathia Cooperative - 34 certified organic farmers whose mountain dairy, meat and eggs…

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Bucharest · Budget

Bread & Breakfast Hostel

Old Town / Carol Park

Why it matters: run by the CONCORDIA Foundation since 2017, this old-town hostel gives disadvantaged young people - many aging out of state care - paid…

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San Francisco · Mid-range

Brenda’s French Soul Food

Tenderloin

Why it matters: Brenda's is the work of chef-owner Brenda Buenviaje, a Filipina-American raised in New Orleans who built a devoted following for her Creole and…

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Beijing · High-end

Brickyard Retreat at Mutianyu

Beigou Village, Mutianyu

Why it matters: American-Chinese couple Jim Spear and Liang Tang converted a derelict glazed-tile factory in Beigou Village into this 25-room retreat expressly to create jobs…

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London · Budget

Brixton Village

Brixton

A covered market of independent traders and global kitchens at the heart of Brixton.

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New York City · Mid-range

Brooklyn Grange

Brooklyn Navy Yard

The world's largest rooftop soil farms; tours, CSA and products.

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Breda · Mid-range

Brownies&downies Breda

Centrum

Why it matters: part of the Dutch Brownies&downies network, this cheerful lunchroom is staffed by people with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities, who run the…

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Marseille

Bureau des Guides du GR2013

Saint-Antoine (15th)

Why it matters: this non-profit, co-founded in 2014 by Julie De Muer, Loic Magnant, Baptiste Lanaspeze and Alexandre Field, is the collective of artist-walkers behind the…

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Bangkok

Cabbages & Condoms

A restaurant and social enterprise whose profits fund sexual-health and community education across Thailand, serving solid Thai food in a quirky, memorable setting.

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Ljubljana · Budget

Cafe Čokl

Old Town

Why it matters: owner Tine Čokl discovered fair-trade coffee in 2012 and built the city's most rigorous sourcing around it - importing raw, unroasted fair-trade beans,…

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Miami · Mid-range

Cafe La Trova

Little Havana

Why it matters: Cafe La Trova is the vision of Cuban-born maestro cantinero Julio Cabrera, who keeps alive the flamboyant Havana bartending tradition he learned back…

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Tbilisi · Budget

Cafe Mziuri

Vake

Why it matters: this cafe tucked into Vake's beloved Mziuri Park is a social enterprise whose profits go straight back into maintaining the park - and…

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Kolkata · Budget

Cafe Positive

Southern Avenue

India's first cafe run entirely by HIV-positive youth, opened in 2018 in a 120-square-foot Jodhpur Park garage after landlords across the city refused the team space.…

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New Orleans · Budget

Cafe Reconcile

Central City

Why it matters: Cafe Reconcile is a nonprofit that trains young people from underserved neighborhoods in restaurant and hospitality work, with your lunch tab supporting the…

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Nashville · Mid-range

Cafe Roze

East Nashville

Why it matters: Cafe Roze is a woman-owned neighborhood cafe led by chef Julia Jaksic, serving thoughtful, produce-forward food from morning coffee through evening cocktails. It's…

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Copenhagen · Budget

Café Sonja

Vesterbro

Why it matters: run by Settlementet, a Vesterbro nonprofit founded in 1911, Café Sonja has provided employment for people with physical and social challenges for more…

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Prague · Budget

Cafe Therapy

New Town

The Czech Republic's first work-integration social enterprise, opened in 2005, employing and retraining people rebuilding their lives after addiction or prison. A warm cafe-restaurant where a…

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Lugano · Mid-range

Canvetto Luganese

Molino Nuovo

Why it matters: reopened in December 2000 by Fondazione Diamante - a Ticino foundation founded in 1978 that accompanies over 600 people with disabilities - this…

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Rome · Budget

Casa Scalabrini 634

Various

Since 2015 this welcoming house has been a Rome reference point for refugee integration, hosting families and young people in semi-autonomy and running events, shared meals…

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Naples

Casa Tolentino

Quartieri Spagnoli

Why it matters: run by young people from the Quartieri Spagnoli through the San Nicola da Tolentino social cooperative (a 2014 spin-off of the same La…

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Naples · Budget

Catacombs of San Gennaro

Rione Sanità

Why it matters: since 2006, the young people of the local La Paranza social cooperative have run these ancient catacombs, turning tourism revenue into 56 jobs…

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Lugano · Budget

CATISHOP.CH – Caritas Ticino

Pregassona

Why it matters: run by Caritas Ticino - an anti-poverty association founded in 1942 - this second-hand shop doubles as an occupational programme, staffed by people…

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Paris · Mid-range

Causses

9th Arr.

A quality grocer and café championing small, local, organic producers over industrial food.

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Paris · High-end

Centre Commercial

10th Arr.

A concept store of ethical, sustainably made fashion and goods - founded by the people behind Veja.

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Miami · Budget

Chef Creole Seasoned Kitchen

Little Haiti

Why it matters: Chef Creole is the creation of Haitian-born Wilkinson Sejour, who built it up from Little Haiti roots into a local institution and stays…

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London · Mid-range

Choosing Keeping

Seven Dials

An exquisite stationery shop championing traditional, small-batch European makers.

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Dubrovnik

Clara Stones

A Dubrovnik jeweller crafting ethical, sustainable pieces from certified Adriatic coral, each handmade by master artisans with a certificate of origin.

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Belfast · Budget

Clifton House

North Belfast

Why it matters: opened in 1774 by the Belfast Charitable Society - founded in 1752 and still going - this Georgian building was the city's original…

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Cluj-Napoca · Budget

Cofeels

Centru

Why it matters: opened in 2021 by Lucian Butnaru as Cluj's first social cafe, Cofeels employs people with disabilities - its operating company, Eyes Love Coffee,…

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Seattle · Mid-range

Communion Restaurant & Bar

Central District

Why it matters: Communion is the restaurant of Black chef Kristi Brown, opened in the historically Black Central District as a gathering place for a community…

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Austin

Community First! Village

East Austin

Why it matters: this 51-acre master-planned community, opened in 2015 by Austin nonprofit Mobile Loaves & Fishes, is home to 440 formerly chronically homeless neighbors -…

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Lisbon · Mid-range

Companhia Portugueza do Chá

Cais do Sodré

A jewel-box tea house blending teas, including Portugal’s own Azores harvest.

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Amsterdam · Mid-range

Conscious Hotels

Vondelpark / Westerpark / Museumplein

Why it matters: Conscious Hotels is a small Amsterdam-grown group built around sustainability rather than a global chain, with Green Key Gold certification at every property,…

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Munich · Mid-range

Conviva im Blauen Haus

Altstadt

Why it matters: inside the Münchner Kammerspiele theatre, Conviva is an inclusive restaurant run by the Munich cooperative cba, where a large share of the team…

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Rio-de-janeiro · Mid-range

Coopa-Roca

Centro

Why it matters: founded in 1987 by Maria Teresa Leal (with roots reaching back to 1981), Coopa-Roca is a textile cooperative built to let women in…

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Lisbon · Mid-range

Cortiço & Netos

Anjos

Four brothers selling discontinued Portuguese azulejo tiles saved from being lost forever.

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Sao Paulo · Budget

Cozinha Ocupacao 9 de Julho

Bela Vista

Every Sunday, the ground floor of a nine-story occupied building in Bela Vista turns into one of Sao Paulo's most talked-about lunch spots, where residents of…

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New Orleans · Budget

Crescent City Farmers Market

Uptown / citywide

Why it matters: Run by the nonprofit Market Umbrella, these markets connect small regional farmers, fishers and food makers directly with the community and support local…

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San Francisco · Mid-range

Cruisin’ the Castro Walking Tours

The Castro

Why it matters: Cruisin' the Castro has been women-owned and operated since 1989, one of the longest-running walking tours of San Francisco's most storied LGBTQ neighborhood.…

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Paris · Mid-range

day by day

Multiple locations

A zero-waste grocer selling everything loose - bring your own container and buy exactly what you need.

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Portland · Budget

Deadstock Coffee

Old Town Chinatown

Why it matters: founded in 2015 by former Nike shoe developer Ian Williams, this Black-owned sneaker-culture coffee shop set out to make specialty coffee feel welcoming…

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Hong Kong

Dialogue in the Dark

Cheung Sha Wan

Why it matters: co-founded in 2008 by social entrepreneurs Patrick Cheung and KK Tse, this is one of Hong Kong's most celebrated social enterprises - visually…

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Amsterdam · Mid-range

Dignita

Various

A trio of lovely all-day brunch spots where 100% of the profit funds training programmes for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation. Organic, locally sourced food…

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Hong Kong · Budget

Dignity Kitchen

Mong Kok

Why it matters: opened in 2019 by Singaporean social entrepreneur Koh Seng-Choon, this Mong Kok hawker food court trains and employs differently-abled and disadvantaged Hongkongers -…

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Singapore · Budget

Dignity Kitchen

Boon Keng

Why it matters: founded in 2010 by social entrepreneur Koh Seng Choon, this Boon Keng hawker centre runs all seven of its stalls with differently-abled and…

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Delhi · Budget

Dilli Haat INA

INA

Why it matters: since 1994 this craft bazaar has handed its stalls to artisans registered with the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), rotating them every 15 days at…

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Kobe · Budget

Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution

HAT Kobe

Why it matters: established in April 2002 by Hyogo Prefecture to preserve and pass on what the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake taught a city that lost…

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New Orleans · Mid-range

Dooky Chase’s Restaurant

Treme

Why it matters: This is one of the country's most storied Black-owned restaurants, opened in 1941 and shaped for decades by Leah Chase, who fed civil…

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Philadelphia · Mid-range

Down North Pizza

Strawberry Mansion

Why it matters: founded by Muhammad Abdul-Hadi and open since March 2021, this Strawberry Mansion pizzeria hires only people who have been through the justice system…

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Phoenix · Budget

Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market

Downtown

Why it matters: this Saturday market is run by Community Food Connections, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2005 to support small Arizona farms and make fresh…

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Ljubljana · Mid-range

Druga Violina

Old Town

Why it matters: opened in summer 2012 by the Dolfke Boštjančič Centre (CUDV), this Stari trg gostilna is staffed by adults with intellectual disabilities who train…

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Bangkok

Earthtone

A Bangkok sustainable-fashion label using organic, recycled and fair-trade fabrics and supporting small-batch local makers, part of the city's growing ethical-design scene.

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Barcelona · Mid-range

Eco Boutique Hostal Grau

El Raval (Ciutat Vella)

Why it matters: Hostal Grau has been in the Grau family since the 1960s, and when the current generation renovated it they rebuilt it as a…

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Chișinău · Budget

EcoLocal Farmers Market

Centru

Why it matters: founded in 2018 by a nonprofit association of eco and artisan producers, this is Chisinau's only true farmers market - around 80 small-scale…

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Barcelona · Budget

Economat (Cooperative Supermarket)

Various

The biggest cooperative supermarket in Barcelona, member-owned and running for over a decade with around 700 family members. Shopping here supports dignified wages and a fairer,…

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Paris · High-end

Eden Lodge Paris

11th arrondissement (Bastille side)

Why it matters: Eden Lodge is an eco-luxury property built around a zero-carbon promise, powered by solar and wood-pellet energy in a timber structure, and recognised…

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San Francisco · Mid-range

Edible Excursions

Ferry Building, North Beach, Mission & Japantown

Why it matters: Edible Excursions is a woman-run business, started by Lisa Rogovin in 2004 and locally owned ever since. The tours walk you through neighborhoods…

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Chișinău

EduJoc

Centru

Why it matters: EduJoc is a registered Moldovan social enterprise with a simple mission - that every child in Moldova has at least one educational toy…

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Singapore · Budget

Eighteen Chefs

Bugis

Why it matters: founded in 2007 by ex-offender Benny Se Teo, this affordable Western-food chain builds its social mission into its franchise agreements - every outlet,…

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Madrid · Budget

El Fogon Verde

Centro

A worker-owned cooperative restaurant built on agroecology, sourcing from local eco-friendly producers and run by assembly with equal pay, including members who came to Madrid as…

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San Francisco · Budget

El Rio

Mission District

Why it matters: El Rio has been queer-owned and operated since 1978 and, by its own account, throws more than 150 benefit events a year for…

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Miami · Mid-range

El Titan de Bronze

Little Havana

Why it matters: This small-batch cigar factory is owned by Sandy Cobas, a Cuban immigrant woman who has kept production on Calle Ocho since 1995 rather…

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Tartu · Budget

Elektriteater

Kesklinn

Why it matters: Tartu is the birthplace of Estonian cinema, and Elektriteater - an independent single-screen art-house that inherited its name from the country's first permanent…

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Lisbon · Mid-range

Embaixada

Príncipe Real

A neo-Moorish palace turned concept mall of independent Portuguese designers and makers.

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New York City · Mid-range

Emma’s Torch

Carroll Gardens

A nonprofit restaurant giving refugees a paid culinary apprenticeship.

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Paris · Budget

Emmaüs

Multiple locations

The charity-secondhand movement whose shops fund jobs and housing for people rebuilding their lives.

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Helsinki

Emmaus Helsinki

A non-profit second-hand store selling clothes, books and furniture, where your purchases support the organisation's social and solidarity work.

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Paris · High-end

Empreintes Paris

Le Marais

A four-floor concept store devoted to French métiers d'art, selling work straight from artisan makers.

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Barcelona · Budget

Espigoladors

Various

A pioneering Catalan social enterprise fighting food waste - gleaning unharvested and “imperfect” produce and turning it into jams and preserves under the Es Im-perfect label,…

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Seattle · Budget

Estelita’s Library

Central District

Why it matters: Estelita's Library is a justice-focused, Black-owned community bookstore and free lending library founded by Edwin Lindo, built around social justice, ethnic studies and…

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Bologna · Budget

ExAequo Bottega del Mondo

Centro Storico

Why it matters: run by the ExAequo social cooperative since 1993, this is Bologna's original fair-trade shop, stocking food, crafts and textiles from producer cooperatives that…

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Lisbon · Mid-range

Fábrica Sant’Ana

Chiado

A tile workshop hand-painting azulejos by the same methods since 1741.

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San Francisco · Budget

Fabulosa Books

Castro

Why it matters: Fabulosa is an LGBTQ-owned bookshop in the heart of the Castro, and it runs Books Not Bans, a program that ships queer titles…

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Aalborg · Budget

Fællesskabets Butik

Aalborg Centrum

Why it matters: this Kirkens Korshær shop sells ceramics, sewing, woodwork and metalwork made by socially vulnerable people at the charity's Restrup Kærvej work community -…

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Phoenix · Budget

Fair Trade Cafe

Roosevelt Row

Why it matters: founded in 2007 by former teacher Stephanie Vasquez, this is the longest-standing Latina-owned cafe in Phoenix - and every cup is fair-trade sourced.…

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Miami · Mid-range

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Coral Gables

Why it matters: Fairchild is a nonprofit dedicated to tropical plant conservation, education, and research, running efforts like the Million Orchid Project to reintroduce native orchids…

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New York City · High-end

Family Meal at Blue Hill

Greenwich Village

Dan Barber's farm-to-table flagship sourcing from Blue Hill Farm & Stone Barns.

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Seattle · Mid-range

FareStart Restaurant

Denny Triangle

Why it matters: FareStart is a Seattle nonprofit that runs its downtown restaurant as a hands-on culinary job-training program for people who have faced homelessness, poverty…

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Rio-de-janeiro · Mid-range

Favela Tour – Marcelo Armstrong

Rocinha & Vila Canoas

Why it matters: Marcelo Armstrong pioneered favela tourism in Rio in 1992, and roughly a quarter of every tour's price still goes to fund two community…

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Addis Ababa

Fendika Cultural Center

Meskel Square

Why it matters: dancer Melaku Belay turned this legendary azmari bet into a cultural institution that pays traditional musicians and dancers monthly salaries instead of leaving…

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Buenos Aires · Budget

Feria de Mataderos

Mataderos

Why it matters: founded in 1986 to keep gaucho and provincial folk culture alive in the capital, this community fair opened its 40th-anniversary season in 2026…

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San Francisco · Mid-range

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market

Embarcadero

Why it matters: Running since 1993 and operated by the nonprofit Foodwise, this market exists to link city shoppers directly with California's sustainable growers and food…

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Baku · Mid-range

Folk Art Baku

Old City

Why it matters: this Old City shop has spent over a decade connecting travelers directly with Azerbaijani artisans, paying rural producers and craftspeople from the country's…

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Rovaniemi · Budget

Forestry Museum of Lapland

Poykkola

Why it matters: run by a local museum association rather than the state, this labour-of-love museum preserves the story of Lapland's logging camps and log-floating era…

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Athens · Budget

Forget Me Not

Plaka

A gem of a shop in Plaka championing contemporary Greek design - witty, beautifully made objects, homeware and gifts from independent local designers and makers. A…

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Lagos · Budget

Freedom Park Lagos

Lagos Island

Why it matters: this was Her Majesty's Broad Street Prison, where Nigeria's independence heroes were jailed under colonial rule - reborn as a memorial and community…

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Miami · Budget

Freedom Tower

Downtown Miami

Why it matters: Often called the 'Ellis Island of the South,' the Freedom Tower served as El Refugio, where the federal Cuban Assistance Program processed and…

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Zurich

FREITAG Flagship Store

Zürich West

Why it matters: FREITAG pioneered upcycling before it had a name - every bag is cut from used truck tarpaulins, and the flagship 'tower' itself is…

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Marseille · Budget

Friche la Belle de Mai

Belle de Mai

Why it matters: this 45,000 sq m former Seita tobacco factory has been run since 2007 as a SCIC - a cooperative where every member, from…

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Sevilla · Budget

Gallo Rojo

San Julian (Casco Antiguo)

Part cultural factory, part neighborhood living room, Gallo Rojo fills a former convent-area warehouse in San Julian with jazz jams, art shows, coworking desks and craft…

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Busan · Budget

Gamcheon Culture Village

Saha

A hillside maze of rainbow houses, murals and tiny galleries.

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Busan · Budget

Gamnae Cafe

Gamcheon Culture Village, Saha-gu

Why it matters: Gamnae Cafe is run by the Gamcheon Culture Village Residents' Association - the registered nonprofit of village residents that also operates the village…

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Edinburgh

Garvald Makers Shop

A Morningside shop selling ceramics, glass, jewellery and textiles handmade by makers with learning disabilities, with profits supporting their work.

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Nairobi · Budget

Giraffe Centre

Langata

Feed endangered Rothschild giraffes from a raised platform.

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London · Mid-range

Good Hotel London

Royal Docks (Newham), East London

Why it matters: Good Hotel is a genuine social enterprise, not just a hotel with a charity angle. It runs a three-month training course of study…

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Hong Kong · Budget

Green Ladies

Wan Chai

Why it matters: founded in 2008 by NGO St. James' Settlement, this was Hong Kong's first consignment-model secondhand fashion shop, creating jobs for middle-aged women while…

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London · Budget

Green Rooms

Wood Green (Haringey), North London

Why it matters: Green Rooms is an arts-led social enterprise offering low-cost private and dorm rooms aimed at makers, performers and creative travellers, with an on-site…

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Sarajevo

Green Visions

Mojmilo (Olympic Village)

Why it matters: Bosnia and Herzegovina's first ecotourism company, started in 2000 by Thierry Joubert and a group of friends after he spent eight years on…

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Vienna · Mid-range

Habibi & Hawara

Innere Stadt

A warm Middle Eastern restaurant run as an integration project - two-thirds of the team come from refugee or migrant backgrounds, employed with fair pay and…

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Philadelphia · Budget

Harriett’s Bookshop

Fishtown

Why it matters: Jeannine A. Cook opened this Black-owned Fishtown bookshop on 1 February 2020 and built it around a single idea - celebrating women authors,…

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London · Mid-range

Hetu

Clapham

A zero-waste refill store for pantry staples, cleaning and low-impact home goods.

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Barcelona · Budget

Hidden City Tours

Gothic Quarter & El Raval

Why it matters: Hidden City Tours is a social enterprise that trains people who have experienced homelessness to work as tour guides, giving them income and…

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Miami · Mid-range

HistoryMiami Museum City Tours

Downtown Miami

Why it matters: HistoryMiami is a Smithsonian-affiliated nonprofit that preserves over 40,000 artifacts and two million historical images, and its City Tours program directly funds that…

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Skopje

Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia

Evrejsko Maalo (Jewish Quarter)

Why it matters: this is a Holocaust museum built with money that belonged to the victims. In 2002 the government made the Holocaust Fund of the…

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Amsterdam · Mid-range

Hotel Casa Amsterdam

Amsterdam-Oost (East)

Why it matters: Hotel Casa grew out of a foundation set up to tackle student-housing shortages, and it still runs on that dual model, housing hundreds…

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Amsterdam · High-end

Hotel Jakarta Amsterdam

Java-eiland (Eastern Docklands)

Why it matters: Hotel Jakarta was designed as one of the first energy-neutral hotels in the country, generating and saving its own energy through insulation and…

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Barcelona · High-end

Hotel Regina

Ciutat Vella (near Placa Catalunya)

Why it matters: Hotel Regina belongs to Pulitzer Hotels, a certified B Corp that folds sustainability and social inclusion into how it runs. The group works…

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Paris · Mid-range

Hotel Toujours

16th arrondissement (Porte Maillot)

Why it matters: Toujours backs its green claims with two independent certifications (EU Ecolabel and Green Globe) and buys 100% renewable, traceable electricity, alongside fair-labour and…

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New York City · Budget

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

SoHo / NoHo

Volunteer-run bookstore-café where 100% of profits fight HIV/AIDS and homelessness.

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Tallinn · Budget

Humana Vintage

Old Town

Why it matters: Humana Estonia has run this Old Town vintage shop since the early 2000s as part of a nonprofit reuse chain that has spent…

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Rome · Mid-range

Hummustown

Ostiense

Why it matters: Hummustown began in Shaza Saker's kitchen and grew into a Rome nonprofit that gives Syrian refugees paid work and training while its proceeds…

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Amsterdam · Mid-range

Hungry Birds Street Food Tours

De Pijp & Amsterdam Eastside

Why it matters: Hungry Birds was started in 2013 by two women, Zosia Konieczna and Esther-Hanna van der Meer, and remains woman-owned, built around Amsterdam's mix…

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Florence · Budget

Il Conventino Caffè Letterario

Oltrarno / San Frediano

In the cloister of the former Monastery of Santa Teresa in Oltrarno, this literary cafe doubles as the neighborhood's living room, surrounded by working artisan studios.…

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Florence · Budget

Il Villaggio dei Popoli

Sant'Ambrogio

A short walk from the Sant'Ambrogio market, this fair-trade bottega has been Florence's home for ethical shopping since 1990. Why it matters: Il Villaggio dei Popoli…

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Barcelona · Mid-range

ILUNION Almirante

Barri Gotic (Gothic Quarter)

Why it matters: ILUNION Hotels is the hotel arm of Grupo Social ONCE, a Spanish social enterprise built around employing people with disabilities, and its special-employment-centre…

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Athens · Budget

Impact Hub Athens

Centre

A community and coworking hub for people building social and environmental ventures, hosting events, incubators and a network of changemakers. A window into Athens' fast-growing social-enterprise…

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Barcelona · Budget

Impact Hub Barcelona

Various

A community and coworking hub for people building social and environmental projects, hosting events, mentoring and a network of changemakers. A window into Barcelona's thriving social-enterprise…

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Budapest · Budget

Impact Hub Budapest

District V

A coworking and community hub for people building social and environmental projects, hosting events, incubators and a network of changemakers. A window into Budapest's growing social-enterprise…

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Istanbul · Budget

Impact Hub Istanbul

Sisli

A coworking and community hub for people building social and environmental projects, with events, incubators and a network of changemakers. A window into Istanbul's growing social-enterprise…

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Madrid · Budget

Impact Hub Madrid

Centro

A coworking and community hub for people building social and environmental projects, with events, incubators and a network of changemakers. A window into Madrid's lively social-enterprise…

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Kolkata · Budget

Indian Coffee House, College Street

College Street

A twin landmark to the book market, this high-ceilinged coffee house has been the haunt of Kolkata's students, writers and intellectuals for generations. Come for strong…

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Ottawa

Indigenous Walks

Downtown

Why it matters: founded in 2014 by Metis artist and educator Jaime Koebel, these Indigenous-led walks re-read downtown Ottawa's monuments, art and architecture from an Indigenous…

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London · High-end

Inhabit Hotels

Paddington / Bayswater, West London

Why it matters: Inhabit is one of the few London hotels to earn B Corp certification, meaning an independent body has audited its social and environmental…

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San Francisco · High-end

Inn at the Presidio

Presidio

Why it matters: the Inn at the Presidio sits inside the Presidio, a 1,500-acre national park site stewarded by the Presidio Trust, and it runs as…

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Lisbon · Mid-range

Inspira Liberdade Boutique Hotel

Santa Marta / Avenida da Liberdade

Why it matters: Opened in 2010 as what it calls Lisbon's first sustainable hotel, Inspira Liberdade runs on 100% green energy and holds ISO 14001, Biosphere…

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Sao Paulo · Budget

Instituto Chao

Vila Madalena

This nonprofit grocery in Vila Madalena sells organic produce, grains, bread and cheese at cost price - exactly what it pays small farmers, with zero markup.…

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Amsterdam · Mid-range

Instock

Various

A social enterprise restaurant fighting food waste - “food-rescue” drivers collect surplus produce, day-old bread and imperfect veg each morning, and the chefs improvise a different…

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Krakow

JCC Krakow

Kazimierz

Why it matters: opened in 2008 as a Prince of Wales initiative to serve both Holocaust survivors and Kraków's small, re-emerging Jewish community, JCC Krakow is…

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Thessaloniki

Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki

City Center

Why it matters: run by the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki since 2001, this museum preserves the memory of a Jewish presence in the city stretching back…

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Aalborg · Budget

KAFFeFAIR

Vestby

Why it matters: KAFFeFAIR opened on 7 February 2006 in an old household kitchen on Dannebrogsgade as an EU social-fund project by Fokus Folkeoplysning, aimed at…

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Riga · Budget

Kalnciema Quarter

Āgenskalns

Why it matters: this cluster of 19th-century wooden houses in Āgenskalns was rescued from decades of Soviet-era neglect by a private restoration initiative in the early…

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Baku · Budget

Kashalata Cafe

City Centre

Why it matters: founded in 2017 by Aytan Eylanova through the Birge ve Saglam (Together and Healthy) Public Union, Kashalata is Azerbaijan's first inclusive cafe -…

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Bratislava · Budget

Kaviaren Radnicka

Old Town

Why it matters: Radnicka is a sheltered-workshop cafe that employs waiters with intellectual disabilities, training them with a hotel-management school so they can move on to…

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Nairobi

Kazuri Beads

Karen

Why it matters: Kazuri means "small and beautiful" in Swahili, and it began in 1975 as Lady Susan Wood's backyard pottery employing two local women. Today…

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Kobe

Kobe Mosque

Kitano

Why it matters: opened in October 1935 with donations gathered by the Islamic Committee of Kobe, this is Japan's first mosque - and it has outlasted…

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Karachi · Mid-range

Koel Cafe & Gallery

Clifton Block 4

Why it matters: artist Noorjehan Bilgrami started Koel in 1977 to revive Pakistan's fading craft of hand block printing, and her atelier still works with master…

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Dubrovnik

Kokula Art & Craft

An award-winning art and craft shop selling authentically Croatian handmade souvenirs, from traditional embroidery to jewellery, helping keep local heritage crafts alive.

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Istanbul · Budget

Komsu Kafe Kollektifi

Kadikoy

A worker-run cooperative cafe in creative Yeldegirmeni on the Asian side, owned and run collectively with no bosses, doubling as a community space for events, film…

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Skopje · Budget

Kopche

Centar

Why it matters: run by the Red Cross of the City of Skopje since 2018, Kopche is a second-hand shop where one rack of donated clothes…

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Hanoi · Mid-range

KOTO Van Mieu

Van Mieu / Dong Da

Why it matters: opened in 1999 by Vietnamese-Australian Jimmy Pham, KOTO — Know One, Teach One — was Vietnam’s first social enterprise, putting at-risk and disadvantaged…

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Berlin · Mid-range

Kreuzberger Himmel

Kreuzberg

An award-winning restaurant serving beautiful Syrian and Levantine food, run by refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan through the Be an Angel integration project. Delicious…

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New York City · Budget

L Train Vintage

East Village

A family-owned vintage chain giving thousands of garments a second life.

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Marseille · Budget

L’Apres M

Sainte-Marthe (14e)

Why it matters: when the McDonald's here closed in 2019 and made its 77 staff redundant, assistant manager and staff rep Kamel Guemari led former employees,…

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Miami · Mid-range

La Casa de las Guayaberas (Ramon Puig)

Little Havana

Why it matters: This Cuban immigrant family business, started by tailor Ramon Puig and continued by his son Louis, has been making the traditional guayabera for…

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Montreal

La Guilde

Golden Square Mile

Why it matters: La Guilde is a charitable non-profit founded in 1906 that exists to preserve and promote Inuit, First Nations and Metis art alongside Canadian…

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Paris · High-end

La Maison Plisson

Le Marais

An ethical épicerie and café spotlighting small French producers and short, traceable supply chains.

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Paris · Mid-range

La Recyclerie

18th Arr.

An eco-café, urban farm and free repair workshop in a former railway station at Porte de Clignancourt.

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Nice · Budget

La Ressourcerie

Jean Médecin

Why it matters: since 2014 this Fondation de Nice program has brought more than sixty people a year back into work, collecting, repairing and reselling the…

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Bologna · Budget

Le Serre dei Giardini Margherita

Giardini Margherita

Why it matters: Bologna's abandoned municipal greenhouses in the Giardini Margherita were regenerated by the Kilowatt work cooperative into a community hub - coworking, a kids'…

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Lagos · Budget

Lekki Conservation Centre

Lekki

Why it matters: this 78-hectare wetland reserve is run by the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, the country's leading environmental nonprofit, which has protected it from Lekki's relentless…

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Bratislava · Budget

Lepsi pribeh

Nove Mesto

Why it matters: opened in February 2024 by Martin Zambor and the civic association Stary tunel, Lepsi pribeh (A Better Story) is Slovakia's first training cafe,…

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Paris · Mid-range

Les Cuistots Migrateurs

Paris (culinary school and kitchens)

Why it matters: Les Cuistots Migrateurs is a social enterprise built to help refugees rebuild careers through cooking, offering free professional training plus French classes and…

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Montreal · Budget

Les Filles Fattoush

Little Italy / Villeray

Why it matters: this is a social-economy project whose kitchen gives Syrian refugee women in Montreal a first work experience, built around their own family recipes…

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Brussels

Les Petits Riens

A long-running Belgian social enterprise whose second-hand shops fund social programmes for people in need, a great place to thrift while doing good.

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Milan · Budget

Libreria delle Donne di Milano

Piazza Cinque Giornate

Why it matters: open since 1975, this is one of Europe's longest-running feminist bookshops, run collectively by more than 40 women through the Circolo cooperativo delle…

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Batumi · Budget

Like at Home (Yak Vdoma)

City Center

Adorned with colorful murals and Ukrainian ornaments, this small cafe near the center of Batumi serves the borsch, holubtsi and deruny that owner Irina Dotsenko brought…

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Kobe · Budget

Link tree

Sannomiya

Why it matters: run since March 2023 by the social welfare corporation Mikari-kai as a Type B employment-support workplace, this is a real cafe where people…

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Paris · Mid-range

Little Africa Paris

Goutte d'Or, 18th arrondissement

Why it matters: Little Africa was founded by Jacqueline Ngo Mpii, a Black woman who built the company, a guidebook and a retail-and-gallery 'Little Africa Village'…

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Bangkok

Local Alike

A social enterprise championing community-based tourism, connecting travellers with village-led experiences that channel income back to local communities.

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Rome · Mid-range

Local Aromas

Central Rome

Why it matters: Local Aromas is a woman-owned Italian family business, led by sommeliers Benedetta and Valeria, who have run food and wine experiences in Rome…

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Lisbon · Budget

Loja das Conservas

Cais do Sodré

A gallery-like shop celebrating Portugal’s artisanal tinned-fish canneries, tin by tin.

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Miami · Budget

Lotus House Thrift Chic Boutique

Wynwood / Midtown

Why it matters: Every purchase here funds Lotus House, described as the nation's largest homeless shelter for women, supporting meals and services for hundreds of women…

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London · Mid-range

Luminary Bakery

Stoke Newington, Hackney

Why it matters: Luminary is a women-led charity and social enterprise that runs a two-year training programme for women who've faced violence, homelessness or the criminal…

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London · Mid-range

Luna & Curious

Shoreditch

An independent collective of British designers selling ceramics, jewellery and gifts.

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London · Mid-range

Lush Oxford Street

Soho

The flagship of the ethical, cruelty-free cosmetics brand - naked packaging and all.

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Parnu

Maarja-Magdaleena Gild

Old Town

Why it matters: founded as a nonprofit in 2007 by five local artisans, this guild house revived the name of Parnu's oldest craft guild and now…

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Ottawa · Budget

Mādahòkì Farm

West Hunt Club (Nepean)

Why it matters: run by Indigenous Experiences, an Indigenous women-owned organization, this farm 20 minutes from downtown is home to a herd of endangered Ojibwe Spirit…

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Vienna · Mid-range

Magdas Hotel

Prater

A design-forward hotel by the Prater run as a social enterprise since 2015, employing and training refugees while proving a social business can still delight guests.…

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Vilnius · Budget

Mano Guru

Old Town

Why it matters: running since 2004 as one of Lithuania's first social businesses, this cheerful salad bar trains and employs people rebuilding their lives after prison…

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Paris · Budget

Marché d’Aligre

12th Arr.

A lively daily street market with a secondhand brocante alongside the produce - local food and reuse.

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Paris · Budget

Marché des Enfants Rouges

Le Marais

Paris's oldest covered market (1615), full of small organic growers and local food stalls.

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Lisbon · High-end

Martinhal Lisbon

Chiado

Why it matters: Martinhal is a Portuguese family-hospitality group co-founded and led by Chitra Stern, whose vision shaped a brand built around genuinely family-friendly luxury rather…

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Lisbon · Mid-range

Mercado de Campo de Ourique

Campo de Ourique

A neighbourhood market where locals shop and graze tascas away from the crowds.

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Barcelona · Mid-range

Mescladis

Sant Pere / El Born (Ciutat Vella)

Why it matters: Mescladis is a foundation-run social enterprise whose kitchen doubles as a training program, teaching migrants hospitality skills so they can find work and…

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Bucharest · Mid-range

Mesteshukar ButiQ

Cismigiu

Why it matters: MBQ is a Bucharest-based non-profit social enterprise built to revalue traditional Roma craftsmanship, pairing veteran Roma artisans - silversmiths, coppersmiths, wood carvers, basket…

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Ljubljana · Budget

Metelkova

Metelkova

A graffiti-splashed autonomous quarter of bars, art and music.

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Austin · Budget

Mexic-Arte Museum

Downtown

Why it matters: founded as a nonprofit in 1984 by artists Sylvia Orozco, Sam Coronado and Pio Pulido, Mexic-Arte is the official Mexican and Mexican American…

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Miami · Mid-range

Miami Culinary Tours – Little Havana Food & Cultural Tour

Little Havana

Why it matters: founder Grace Della started Miami Culinary Tours in 2010, inspired by her mother, and was the first to run food tours in Little…

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Barcelona · Budget

Migrantour Barcelona

El Raval (Ciutat Vella)

Why it matters: Migrantour Barcelona is part of a European network coordinated locally by the nonprofit Nexes Interculturals, where migrants themselves are trained as 'intercultural companions'…

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Lisbon · Budget

Migrantour Lisbon

Mouraria

Why it matters: Migrantour Lisbon is run by the neighbourhood nonprofit Renovar a Mouraria as part of a Europe-wide network of migrant-led intercultural walks, guided by…

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Rome · Budget

Migrantour Roma

Esquilino & Torpignattara

Why it matters: Migrantour Roma is run by Viaggi Solidali, a responsible-tourism social cooperative, and every walk is led by a Roman who arrived here as…

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London · Mid-range

Migrateful

Clerkenwell and other London venues

Why it matters: Migrateful is a charity whose classes are taught by refugees and migrants, giving them paid teaching work, language practice and confidence as they…

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Thessaloniki · Budget

Mikri Frida

Agia Sofia

Why it matters: founded in 2016, this five-member social cooperative (KoinSEP) runs its tiny cafe-gallery as a community project - proceeds fund free exhibitions, workshops and…

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Paris · Mid-range

MOB Hotel Paris Les Puces

Saint-Ouen / Les Puces (northern edge of Paris)

Why it matters: MOB is a certified B Corp, meaning an independent audit assessed how it treats staff, sources food and gives back, not just its…

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Sevilla · Budget

Moda re-

Centro (Plaza del Salvador)

Right on Plaza del Salvador beside the baroque church, Moda re- is a bright secondhand clothing store that looks like any modern vintage boutique - until…

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Seattle · Mid-range

Musang

Beacon Hill

Why it matters: Chef Melissa Miranda's Musang is a Filipina-owned Beacon Hill kitchen that doubled as a free community kitchen during the pandemic, and it stays…

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León · Budget

Museo Sierra Pambley

Centre

Why it matters: Francisco Fernandez Blanco de Sierra-Pambley, born in Villablino in 1827 into a family of means, chose to spend his inheritance founding free schools…

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Stockholm

Myrorna

One of Sweden's largest second-hand charity chains, selling pre-loved clothes, furniture and books while supporting sustainable consumption and social initiatives.

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Beijing · Budget

Naga Tree Coffee

Qianmen

Why it matters: founded in 2024 by Ren Jiayi, an entrepreneur with disabilities, Naga Tree is China's first fully accessible cafe — it employs staff with…

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Budapest · Budget

Nem Adom Fel Cafe & Bar

District VIII

The first cafe in Budapest founded and run by people with disabilities, its name meaning Never Give Up. Around 90% of the team are differently-abled, and…

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Lagos · Budget

Nike Art Gallery

Lekki Phase I

Why it matters: owner Nike Davies-Okundaye - the doyenne of Nigerian textile art - has trained over 3,000 artists for free through her foundation since 1983,…

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Miami · Mid-range

Nomad Tribe

Wynwood

Why it matters: Nomad Tribe is an ethical Wynwood boutique built around sustainable fashion, stocking fair-trade accessories, handmade shoes, and responsibly sourced clothing from Latin American…

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Paris · High-end

Officine Universelle Buly

6th Arr.

A revived 1803 beauty house with plant-based, refillable formulas in a jewel-box apothecary setting.

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London · Mid-range

Old Spitalfields Market

Spitalfields

A covered Victorian market with rotating days for independent makers and vintage sellers.

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Hanoi · Budget

Omamori Spa

Old Quarter / Hoan Kiem

Why it matters: run by BlindLink, a social enterprise founded in 2013, Omamori Spa trains and employs blind and visually impaired therapists, giving Vietnam’s visually impaired…

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Breda · Budget

ONS Restaurant

Geeren-Zuid

Why it matters: ONS Restaurant is the public kitchen of ONS label Breda, a social cooperative that since 2013 has trained several hundred people at a…

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Chicago · Budget

Open Books

West Loop

Why it matters: every dollar spent at this nonprofit used bookstore funds Open Books' literacy programs, which reach over 6,000 Chicago students a year and give…

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Brasov · Budget

Ophori Cosmetics

Why it matters: Ophori is Brasov County's first work-integration social enterprise (unitate protejata), where every soap, bath bomb and body oil is made from scratch by…

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Riga · Budget

Otrā Elpa

Centrs

Why it matters: founded in 2009 as Riga's first charity shop, Otrā Elpa ('Second Breath') donates all its profits - more than 150,000 euros and 2…

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León · Budget

Oxfam Intermon Leon

Barrio Romantico

Why it matters: opened in 1995, this was the first shop in Leon dedicated to fair trade, and three decades on it is still run entirely…

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New York City · Mid-range

Package Free (Chelsea Market)

Chelsea Market

Zero-waste, plastic-free home, beauty and household goods.

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Phoenix · Budget

Palabras Bilingual Bookstore

Roosevelt Row

Why it matters: owner Chawa Magaña, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, built Palabras as a Latina-owned bilingual bookstore and community refuge that centers BIPOC voices -…

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Paris · High-end

Paris by Mouth

Marais, Saint-Germain and the Left Bank

Why it matters: Paris by Mouth was founded by writer Meg Zimbeck and its tour operation is directed by Sara Kavelin, making it a woman-founded, woman-led…

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Nashville · Mid-range

Parnassus Books

Green Hills

Why it matters: Parnassus is a beloved independent bookstore co-owned by novelist Ann Patchett, who opened it to give Nashville a locally owned bookshop after the…

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Philadelphia · Budget

Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room

Washington Square West (Gayborhood)

Why it matters: Giovanni's Room opened in 1973 and is the oldest continuously running queer and feminist bookstore in the country - and since 2014 it…

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Vilnius · Budget

Pirmas Blynas

Old Town

Why it matters: at this social-enterprise pancake restaurant most of the team - seven of eleven staff - are people with intellectual disabilities, working the floor…

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Nashville · Budget

Prince’s Hot Chicken

South Nashville

Why it matters: Prince's is the original Nashville hot chicken, a Black-owned business that has stayed in the Prince family for generations, now led by matriarch…

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Venice · Mid-range

Process Collettivo

San Polo (Frari)

Why it matters: Process Collettivo is the retail storefront of Rio Terà dei Pensieri, a social cooperative that has run workshops inside Venice's prisons since the…

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Aalborg

Råt&Godt

Aalborg Centrum

Why it matters: founded in 2015 by Christian Helweg, Raat&Godt builds furniture and interiors out of salvaged and leftover materials while running STU and employment programmes…

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Riga · Budget

RB Cafe

Centrs

Why it matters: opened in 2018 by the Rūpju bērns association, RB Cafe is the first cafe in the Baltics where the majority of staff are…

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Nice

Read The Room

Place Garibaldi

Why it matters: this English-language bookstore and coffeeshop is owned and run by a mother-and-daughter duo of avid readers, and it has quickly become the community…

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Portland · Budget

ReBuilding Center

Boise / Mississippi Ave

Why it matters: a nonprofit running since 1997, the ReBuilding Center keeps tons of usable building materials out of landfills and sells them cheap so home…

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Miami · Mid-range

Red Rooster Overtown

Overtown

Why it matters: Chef Marcus Samuelsson's Black-owned Overtown restaurant is built around the neighborhood, hiring locally, sourcing from area purveyors, and using its space to platform…

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Amsterdam · Mid-range

Rederij Lampedusa

Dijksgracht / Oosterdok

Why it matters: Rederij Lampedusa runs its canal tours on two wooden boats pulled from the Mediterranean in 2015, once used to carry migrants, now crewed…

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San Francisco · Budget

Reem’s California

Mission

Why it matters: Reem's California grew from a farmers-market stand (incubated by nonprofit La Cocina) into a Mission bakery led by Palestinian-Syrian chef and former labor…

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Rio-de-janeiro · Mid-range

Refettorio Gastromotiva

Lapa

Why it matters: opened in 2016 during the Rio Olympics by the NGO Gastromotiva (founded 2006 by chef David Hertz) in partnership with Massimo Bottura's Food…

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New York City · Mid-range

Reformation SoHo

SoHo

Sustainable women's fashion; the store runs on 100% renewable offset.

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Belfast · Budget

Refresh Cafe

East Belfast

Why it matters: Refresh is the in-house social enterprise cafe of East Belfast Mission, and its profits fund the Mission's work with more than a thousand…

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Amsterdam · Mid-range

Refugee Company (A Beautiful Mess)

Various

A social enterprise creating work, training and community with and for refugees through hospitality projects and pop-up restaurants like A Beautiful Mess. A warm, welcoming taste…

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Berlin · Budget

Refugio Cafe

Neukolln

A warm, colourful non-profit cafe on the ground floor of a house where refugees and locals live together in Neukolln. Every cent funds the wider Refugio…

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Lisbon · Mid-range

Retrosaria Rosa Pomar

Baixa

A haberdashery championing Portuguese heritage wools from native sheep breeds.

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Milan · Mid-range

Rob de Matt

Dergano

Why it matters: opened in 2017 by chef Edoardo Todeschini after he saw Jamie Oliver's ex-offender training kitchens in London, Rob de Matt trains people facing…

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Montreal · Mid-range

Robin des Bois

Plateau-Mont-Royal / Parc La Fontaine

Why it matters: founded in 2006 by Judy Servay, Robin des Bois is a non-profit restaurant run largely by volunteers, and it channels its proceeds -…

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Madrid · Mid-range

Robin Hood Restaurant

Lavapies

A restaurant with a twist, run by the charity Mensajeros de la Paz: paying diners at lunch fund a proper sit-down dinner, served with waiters and…

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Munich · Mid-range

Roecklplatz

Dreimühlenviertel

Why it matters: since 2008 this nonprofit training restaurant has given young people from difficult life circumstances - including at least one apprenticeship reserved for young…

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Beijing · Budget

Roundabout Charity Store

Xiangjiang / Shunyi border

Why it matters: opened in 2008 by longtime Beijing volunteer Leslie Simpson, Roundabout was mainland China's first charity store, and store proceeds fund medical care for…

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Rovaniemi · Budget

Rovaniemi Local Heritage Museum

Poykkola

Why it matters: this open-air museum on the Kemijoki riverbank has been kept alive since 1951 by volunteer heritage association Totto ry - locals restore the…

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Addis Ababa · Mid-range

Sabahar

Mekanisa

Why it matters: for over 20 years Sabahar has run as a woman-owned, World Fair Trade Organization-certified textile company, providing reliable employment and equitable pay to…

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Delhi · Budget

Salaam Baalak Trust City Walk

Paharganj

Why it matters: this two-hour walk through Paharganj is guided by adolescents who once lived on these streets themselves, and profits go back into Salaam Baalak…

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Addis Ababa · Mid-range

Salem’s Ethiopia

Bole

Why it matters: designer Salem Kassahun's woman-owned fair-trade compound creates jobs for Ethiopian artisan women and men, commits to fair returns for its employees and co-op…

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San Francisco · Budget

San Francisco City Guides

Chinatown & citywide

Why it matters: SF City Guides is a nonprofit founded in 1978 and sponsored by the San Francisco Public Library, with tours led entirely by trained…

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Miami · Mid-range

Sanguich de Miami

Little Havana

Why it matters: Sanguich is the family business of Cuban-American couple Daniel Figueredo and Rosa Romero, who build their Cuban sandwiches from scratch, curing meats and…

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Kolkata

Sasha Fair Trade Shop

Park Street area

Fair trade shopping in Kolkata starts here, at a quiet storefront on Mirza Ghalib Street just off Park Street. Why it matters: this is the retail…

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Colombo · Budget

Saturday Good Market

Cinnamon Gardens (Colombo 7)

Every Saturday, rain or shine, 70 to 90 vendors fill the Nuga Tree Car Park beside the Colombo Racecourse with organic produce, natural food, ethical fashion,…

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Florence · High-end

Scuola del Cuoio

Santa Croce

Tucked behind the apse of Santa Croce in a Renaissance dormitory frescoed by Ghirlandaio's school, the Leather School of Florence is where you watch artisans cut,…

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Colombo · Mid-range

Selyn

Havelock Town (Colombo 5)

Selyn is Sri Lanka's only fair trade guaranteed handloom company, and its Fife Road store is the place to buy its brilliantly coloured woven cotton in…

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Paris · Budget

Shakespeare and Company

Latin Quarter

The fabled English-language bookshop opposite Notre-Dame, which still houses writers above the stacks.

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Milan · Budget

SHARE – Second Hand Reuse

Via Padova

Why it matters: run by Vesti Solidale, a social cooperative active since 1998, SHARE turns donated clothing into jobs for people who need a way back…

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Athens · Mid-range

Shedia Home

Centre

A beautiful four-floor cafe-bar-restaurant, art space and shop run by the Shedia street-magazine organisation, employing around 30 people who were once homeless - its chefs trained…

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Nairobi · Budget

Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage

Langata

A moving sanctuary for orphaned baby elephants.

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Nashville · Budget

Slim & Husky’s

North Nashville

Why it matters: Slim & Husky's is a Black-owned pizza 'beeria' started by three Tennessee State University friends who chose to build in North Nashville and…

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Stockholm

Slow Fashion Hub

A curated second-hand and vintage boutique and meeting place gathering sustainable fashion sellers, plus circular services like rental, redesign and alterations.

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Parnu · Budget

Sobralt Sobrale Parnu

Papiniidu

Why it matters: run by the Sobralt Sobrale charitable foundation with Swedish partner Erikshjalpen, every sale in this secondhand store funds the Hoolime Koos programme, which…

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Tbilisi

Social Concept Store ESKI

Orbeliani Square

Why it matters: this little boutique near Orbeliani Square stocks handmade goods from 25+ Georgian social enterprises under one roof - makers include people with disabilities,…

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Paris · Budget

Solar Hotel

14th arrondissement (Denfert-Rochereau)

Why it matters: the Solar bills itself as Paris's first activist eco-hotel, running a real environmental policy (EU Ecolabel and Green Key certified) while deliberately keeping…

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Warsaw · Budget

Spektakulinarna

Praga-Północ

Why it matters: opened in March 2025 on Praga-Północ by Fundacja Idylla, Spektakulinarna gives people on the autism spectrum and with intellectual disabilities real paying jobs…

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Rome · Budget

Spin Time Labs

Esquilino

A vast reclaimed building near Santa Croce turned self-run community and cultural hub - home to concerts, theatre, workshops, a craft-beer lab and social projects supporting…

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Krakow · Budget

Społeczna Kaffka

Podgórze

Why it matters: opened in January 2023 by Społeczna 21, the social enterprise wing of Kraków's Tęcza Association, this was Poland's first cafe built to employ…

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Rovaniemi · Budget

SPR Kontti Secondhand

Teollisuustie

Why it matters: this warehouse-sized secondhand department store is run by the Finnish Red Cross, and its profits fund Red Cross aid work in Finland and…

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Bratislava · Budget

Stara Trznica (Old Market Hall)

Old Town

Bratislava's 1910 market hall hosts the city's best Saturday market - local farmers, small producers and artisan food from 9am to 3pm - plus concerts, food…

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Guangzhou · Budget

Starbucks Sign Language Store

Yuexiu / Beijing Road

Why it matters: this is Starbucks China's first sign language store, opened on 19 May 2019 - the country's National Day for Helping the Disabled -…

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Stockholm

Stockholms Stadsmission

A non-profit chain of second-hand stores that funds work training and support for people from disadvantaged backgrounds; its Remake line upcycles old textiles into new pieces.

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Alanya · Budget

Strays of Alanya

Seki

Why it matters: Strays of Alanya (SOAR) is a volunteer-run, donation-funded rescue that shelters over 150 dogs, cats, horses and donkeys - mistreated or abandoned animals…

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Delhi · Budget

Sunder Nursery

Nizamuddin

Why it matters: the Aga Khan Trust for Culture spent a decade turning a century-old British plant nursery into this 90-acre heritage park, opened in 2018…

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Miami · Budget

Sweat Records

Little Haiti

Why it matters: Sweat Records is a woman-owned (Lolo Reskin) independent record shop and community event space that has anchored Miami's underground music scene since 2005.…

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Karachi · Budget

T2F (The Second Floor)

DHA Phase II Extension

Why it matters: founded in 2007 by the late activist Sabeen Mahmud under the nonprofit PeaceNiche, T2F is Karachi's living room for open dialogue - a…

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Lisbon · Mid-range

Taste of Lisboa Food Tours

Mouraria & Campo de Ourique

Why it matters: Taste of Lisboa was founded and is owned by Lisbon local Filipa Valente, who built the tours around the everyday food of ordinary…

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San Francisco · Mid-range

The Barrel Room

Financial District

Why it matters: The Barrel Room is co-owned by sommeliers Sarah Trubnick and Carolyn Johnson, a woman-owned wine bar with a deep focus on small American…

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Belfast · Budget

The Bobbin

City Centre

Why it matters: the City Hall coffee shop is run by Loaf Catering and Cafes, which provides training and work experience places for people with a…

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Nashville · Budget

The Cafe at Thistle Farms

The Nations / West Nashville

Why it matters: This cafe is part of Thistle Farms, a nonprofit social enterprise where women survivors of trafficking, addiction and prostitution find employment alongside free…

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Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Remakery

A Leith social enterprise tackling waste by repairing and reselling electronics and furniture and running community repair workshops, diverting tonnes of goods from landfill each year.

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Mauritius · Budget

The Good Shop

Curepipe

The Good Shop is Mauritius's home-grown thrift network, reselling donated clothing, books, toys, furniture and household goods across five branches island-wide. Why it matters: launched in…

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Lisbon · Mid-range

The Late Birds Lisbon

Bairro Alto

Why it matters: The Late Birds is a gay urban resort built by and for the LGBTQ+ community, created out of the founders' own experiences travelling…

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New York City · High-end

The RealReal SoHo

SoHo

Luxury consignment extending the life of designer goods.

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Rome · Budget

The RomeHello

Monti/Esquilino (near Termini)

Why it matters: The RomeHello is a social enterprise that ploughs all of its profits back into community and environmental projects and hires people with intellectual…

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Rome · Mid-range

The Social Hub Rome

San Lorenzo

Why it matters: The Social Hub's Rome location is part of a B Corp-certified group that commits 1% of its revenue to the TSH Talent Foundation,…

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Brussels

Think Twice

A well-loved vintage and second-hand chain with several Brussels branches, offering curated pre-loved fashion at friendly prices.

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Prague · Budget

Ticha Kavarna

Liben

A gentle “quiet cafe” staffed since 2011 by deaf and hard-of-hearing baristas - order by pointing or signing, and enjoy good coffee and cake in a…

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Sevilla · Budget

Tienda Oxfam Intermon

San Vicente / Museo

A five-minute walk from the Museo de Bellas Artes, this small shop on Calle Banos stocks fair-trade coffee, chocolate, textiles and crafts made by producer cooperatives…

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Warsaw · Budget

toMy Kawiarnia

City Center (Śródmieście)

Why it matters: opened in 2023 by the Fundacja Leny Grochowskiej, toMy is a working cafe where people with intellectual disabilities are employed as baristas, servers,…

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London · Budget

TRAID Dalston

Dalston

A charity fashion shop reworking donated clothes to fund garment-worker projects.

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Cluj-Napoca

Tranzit House

Centru

Why it matters: the Tranzit Foundation has leased the former Poalei Tzedek synagogue from Cluj's Jewish community since 1997 and run it as an independent centre…

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Lisbon · Mid-range

Treasures of Lisboa Food Tours

Alfama

Why it matters: Treasures of Lisboa is co-founded and co-owned by Ruthy, a woman entrepreneur who runs the tours alongside her Portuguese partner, sharing a personal…

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New Orleans · Mid-range

Two Chicks Walking Tours

French Quarter

Why it matters: This woman-owned company, founded by Christine Miller, runs small-group walking tours led by knowledgeable local guides. Choose from French Quarter history, Garden District…

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Tartu · Mid-range

TYPA Printing and Paper Arts Centre

Karlova

Why it matters: TYPA was founded in 2010 to rescue Estonia's last letterpress machines from destruction, and it keeps the country's printing and papermaking heritage alive…

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Berlin · Budget

Uber den Tellerrand

Various

A heart-warming social project born in Berlin where refugees and locals cook and eat together - cooking classes led by newcomers, shared meals and events that…

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Helsinki

UFF

A well-known Finnish thrift chain with several Helsinki stores, dedicated to sustainable fashion, with sale proceeds funding humanitarian aid projects around the world.

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New York City · Budget

Union Square Greenmarket

Union Square

GrowNYC's flagship farmers market with ~140 regional, producer-only growers.

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London · Budget

Unseen Tours

Multiple areas across London

Why it matters: Unseen Tours is a social enterprise whose guides have all experienced homelessness or insecure housing, and most of your ticket price goes straight…

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Zagreb · Budget

URIHO Gallery Shop

Lower Town

Why it matters: URIHO is Zagreb's institution for the rehabilitation and employment of people with disabilities - around 500 employees, about 60 percent of them disabled…

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Tallinn · Budget

Uuskasutuskeskus

Tõnismäe

Why it matters: run by a nonprofit since 2004, Uuskasutuskeskus (Reuse Centre) keeps roughly 250,000 items a month out of landfills and channels support to more…

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Tartu · Budget

Uuskasutuskeskus (UK)

Kesklinn

Why it matters: founded in 2004 as a nonprofit, Uuskasutuskeskus (UK) has grown into Estonia's largest self-sustaining social enterprise, a reuse chain that supports over 50…

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Parnu · Budget

Uuskasutuskeskus Parnu

Kesklinn

Why it matters: Uuskasutuskeskus is Estonia's largest nonprofit reuse organisation, and this Parnu shop is the flagship of its 17-store network, built on the belief that…

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Seattle · Mid-range

Uwajimaya

Chinatown-International District

Why it matters: Uwajimaya is a beloved Asian grocery and marketplace founded by the Japanese American Moriguchi family in 1928 and still family-run nearly a century…

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Paris · Mid-range

Veja Store

Le Marais

The French sneaker label built on fair-trade Amazonian rubber and organic cotton, with in-store repairs.

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Vienna · Budget

Vollpension

Wieden

A gloriously cosy “grandmas'-living-room” cafe where seniors bake the cakes and serve alongside younger staff - a social enterprise fighting old-age poverty and loneliness. Come for…

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Sarajevo · Budget

War Childhood Museum

Stari Grad

Why it matters: an independent, non-profit museum founded by Jasminko Halilovic, who was four when the siege began - it started in 2010 as an online…

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Copenhagen · Budget

WeFood

Nørrebro

Why it matters: opened in 2016 by the Danish aid organization DanChurchAid, WeFood was the world's first supermarket to sell only surplus food - mislabeled, overstocked,…

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Breda · Budget

Wereldwinkel Breda

Centrum

Why it matters: Bredas fair-trade world shop is run entirely by volunteers and, as a registered charity (ANBI), works for a fairer deal for less-visible producers…

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Nashville · Mid-range

White’s Mercantile

12 South

Why it matters: White's Mercantile is a woman-owned 'general store for the modern day' founded by singer-songwriter Holly Williams. The 12 South shop is a well-curated…

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New Orleans · Mid-range

Whitney Plantation

Wallace (River Road)

Why it matters: Whitney is the only plantation museum in Louisiana that centers the lives and voices of the enslaved rather than the enslavers, with memorials…

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San Francisco · Budget

Wild SF Tours

Downtown, Mission & citywide

Why it matters: Wild SF Tours is an artist- and activist-led company co-founded by Wes Leslie and J. Jo, built around telling 'the people's history' and…

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New Orleans · Budget

Willie Mae’s Scotch House

Treme

Why it matters: Started by Willie Mae Seaton in the 1950s and carried on by her family, this Black- and family-owned kitchen earned a James Beard…

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Seattle · Budget

Wing Luke Museum

Chinatown-International District

Why it matters: The Wing Luke is a community-based museum in the Chinatown-International District that tells the Asian Pacific American story through exhibits created hand-in-hand with…

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Chicago

Women & Children First

Andersonville

Why it matters: founded in 1979 by Ann Christophersen and Linda Bubon, this Andersonville institution is one of the largest feminist bookstores in the country and…

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Paris · Mid-range

Women of Paris

Left Bank / Luxembourg Gardens

Why it matters: this is a female-founded company whose entire purpose is to put women back into the story of Paris, from revolutionaries to writers to…

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London · Budget

YHA London Central

Fitzrovia, Central London

Why it matters: YHA is a long-standing registered charity, and staying at one of its hostels directly funds its work giving young people and families of…

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Brussels

Yuman Village

A circular concept store bringing together sustainable brands, repair services and a cafe, and hosting regular ethical markets and events.

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Shkodër

Zogaj Kilim Weaving Workshop

Zogaj

Why it matters: after Zogaj's state rug factory was destroyed in the collapse of communism, master weaver Nebija Qotaj - at a loom since age 10…

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Miami · Mid-range

Zoo Miami

South Miami-Dade

Why it matters: Zoo Miami is supported by the nonprofit Zoo Miami Foundation, whose mission is to inspire people to preserve nature through conservation, education, and…

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