Caring Bars: Hospitality as the Invisible Network that Sustains the Community

Bars are spaces of connection, care, and belonging that sustain the community. In a context of growing loneliness and increasingly impersonal cities, the hospitality industry acts as an invisible network that detects absences, provides companionship, connects, and humanizes. This session reaffirms the social value of the bar as an emotional refuge and as a key element of collective well-being.