Dan Poole
Retail
Shop idols
It can take just one retailer to unite a neighbourhood and restore a sense of old-fashioned community. Monocle has found 10 independent shops doing just that, from Barcelona to Tokyo.
Entertaining
Gold bar
Panimo Bar is a secret bolthole for locals escaping the harsh Lappish weather. Don’t have cash for drinks? You can pay in gold dust found in the rivers in surrounding Saariselkä.
