Whether you are considering a move abroad or you’re planning your next vacation, you may want to think about the different neighborhoods worth exploring. The ones where the locals hang out, where there is an emerging art scene or new acclaimed restaurants.
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The staff at Time Out tapped into their community of local editors and experts living in countries around the world to compile a list of the 50 Coolest Neighborhoods you need to visit ASAP.
“We asked more than 27,000 city-dwellers around the world about the best, most overrated and most undervalued neighborhoods in their hometown,” said timeout.com. “Then, armed with their opinions, we went to the experts – Time Out editors and contributing writers who know the city like nobody else – and asked them to pinpoint the one neighborhood in their city with the biggest buzz about it right now.”
Here is their top 5 list of the cultural and culinary hotspots around the world.
1. Arroios, Lisbon for its diversity, urban art scene, and plentiful culinary options.
2. Shimokitazawa, Tokyo is said to be what Brooklyn is to New York, only cooler.
3. Onikan, Lagos is a historic district with fascinating architecture and landscapes.
4. Wedding, Berlin is “dirt cheap and still sexy” according to timeout.com.
5. Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles makes the list because it has some of the city’s most exciting new restaurants.
Here is the full list of the world’s 50 coolest neighborhoods from timeout.com:
1. Arroios, Lisbon
2. Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
3. Onikan, Lagos
4. Wedding, Berlin
5. Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles
6. The Waterfront, Hobart
7. Strasbourg-Saint-Denis, Paris
8. Astoria, New York
9. Embajadores, Madrid
10. Pilsen, Chicago
11. Peckham, London
12. Soi Pridi Banomyong/Phra Khanong, Bangkok
13. Footscray, Melbourne
14. Zhongshan, Taipei
15. Kerem Hatelmanim and Shuk HaCarmel, Tel Aviv
16. Kypseli, Athens
17. Jalatlaco, Oaxaca
18. District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
19. Juárez, Mexico City
20. Poblenou, Barcelona
21. Jamestown, Accra
22. Verdun, Montreal
23. Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen
24. Holly, Austin
25. Bom Retiro, São Paulo
26. Katendrecht, Rotterdam
27. Ancoats, Manchester
28. Corktown, Detroit
29. Gemmayzeh and Mar Mikhaël, Beirut
30. Barranco, Lima
31. Dogpatch, San Francisco
32. Vesterbro, Copenhagen
33. Naeja-dong, Seoul
34. Yppenplatz and Brunnenmarkt, Vienna
35. Easton, Bristol
36. The Junction, Toronto
37. Kadıköy-Moda, Istanbul
38. Kelvinbridge, Glasgow
39. Oltrarno, Florence
40. Old Havana, Havana
41. Melville, Johannesburg
42. Stoneybatter, Dublin
43. Bartók, Budapest
44. Downtown, Miami
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45. Tanjong Pagar, Singapore
46. Nové Město, Prague
47. Bandra West, Mumbai
48. Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
49. Old Xuhui, Shanghai
50. Dorćol, Belgrade