This isn’t a place that demands rituals: you walk in through the gate, the garden welcomes you, and the evening finds its own rhythm. Lom Dopolavoro thrives on conversation, not on formal table settings. It was born from the renovation of a 19th-century farmhouse just steps from the Monumentale, featuring two gardens and five interconnecting rooms that adapt depending on the occasion: leisurely aperitifs, intimate parties, neighbourhood gatherings. It's a self-declared hybrid space—a cocktail bar, plant-based kitchen, and event venue—where social interaction is the centre of gravity, and everything else orbits around it. The design is warm and minimal, the lighting dim, with the feel of a contemporary “after work” club: you come for a quick stop and end up staying longer than expected.
Plant-based, seasonal, and shared
No meat or fish enters the kitchen: this choice is deliberate and central to the venue’s philosophy, already made clear at the entrance with their mantra “Say No” (no disposable items, local sourcing whenever possible). The menu is seasonal, vegetarian/vegan, and designed to be shared: simple, light dishes meant to pair with a drink, to accompany conversation without overshadowing it. Among the highlights: the fried tempeh, the vegan sando, and an excellent, humble couscous. Behind the bar, clean cocktails are served alongside a small selection of independent spirits and natural wines. It’s a kitchen conceived to fit an informal, collective atmosphere.
Even the use of space reflects this idea: two gardens—one at the front, one tucked away behind—and modular rooms that host private parties, company dinners, informal weddings, as well as workshops and courses (crafts, wellness, working with your hands). The vibe is local but porous: people come for an aperitif and stay for dinner without feeling out of place. It’s a space designed to let evenings unfold naturally, without forcing them, where even the food seems to exist purely to support everything else.
LOM Dopolavoro – Via Galileo Ferraris, 1, 20154 Milan MI
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