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(CNN) – This year we have all spent more time than expected in our own neighborhoods.
While the blockade and security measures have hit our city centers hard, in many places local communities have thrived.
The Time Out staff, which has publications in cities around the world, produced an annual list of the 40 coolest neighborhoods in the world, based on local information from more than 38,000 city dwellers.
Proclaiming “it’s great to be nice,” the magazine’s focus this year is on places where the neighborhood is king, and communities and businesses have come together and thrived during the toughest years.
Here are the top 10.
10. Marrickville, Sydney
The great diversity of offerings is the key to Marrickville’s success in Sydney, says Time Out.
“A true melting pot of races” features what might be Sydney’s most eclectic food scene, where you can shop for top-notch Vietnamese food along Illawarra Rd, sample a plant-based pizza at Pizza Madre, and then wash it up. all brewed by one of the many craft beer companies in the district.
However, Marrickville does not have a monopoly on Australian fashion – there is another Australian entry later in the top 10.
9. Haut-Marais, Paris
Not to be confused with the Marais proper, charming, of course, but rather touristy, beloved: Haut-Marais is the bleeding north end of this historic district.
“For Parisians, it seems that this neighborhood practically invented the cocktail bar,” Time Out says, so visitors are encouraged to wander its winding streets and research places like the speakeasy Little Red Door and Bisou (French word for “kiss”).
8. Dennistoun, Glasgow
In the East End of the city, on the border with the Necropolis, the “City of the Dead” built in Victorian Glasgow, the historically working-class neighborhood of Dennistoun has seen its young student population grow in recent years.
“However, the tide of redevelopment is slowly coming in,” says Time Out, “and its charming red and blonde sandstone homes remain affordable for most.”
The editors highlight the Zero Waste Market, “a grocery store that prepared handy boxes of staples during closing,” and the Alexandra Park Food Forest: “where locals from all backgrounds come together to plant and grow.”
7. Shaanxi Bei Lu / Kangding Lu, Shanghai
Once part of the Shanghai International Accord, a western enclave until 1941, this once-quiet neighborhood is “rapidly transforming into a bustling destination for new cafes, bars and restaurants,” says Time Out.
You’ll still find traditional street houses and old-school noodle shops, but now you can slip into an all-day roller skating bar, Riink, or sip natural wines in laid-back SOiF.
6. Wedding, Berlin
No, don’t have wedding dresses in your brain. Wedding is a neighborhood in the northwestern section of the capital of Germany.
Although the city is known as a 24-hour party spot, Wedding’s side streets are quiet enough to guarantee a good night’s sleep once you’ve finished visiting the breweries.
During the day, you can enjoy the great outdoors at Lake Plötzensee and in the wooded Volkspark Rehberge.
5. Yarraville, Melbourne
Two closures may have put Melbourne’s cultural scene into hibernation, but, says Time Out, “Melbourne’s community spirit has never been stronger, and the neighborhood that best embodies it is the west side suburb of Yarraville.”
Skater Belle Hadiwidjaja has been skating around the neighborhood in a variety of costumes to keep families entertained on her daily walks, while Lee Smith-Moir encouraged residents by adding “happy posters” on area trails.
4. Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York
This Victorian brownstone Brooklyn neighborhood this year became, according to Time Out, “the largest New York incubator of the future.”
During the Black Lives Matter protests, it served as a main hub, and when the city was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, it “gave birth to mutual aid networks like Bed-Stuy Strong to protect its most vulnerable members.” .
3. Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
CNN Travel called it in 2018, when it described this working-class neighborhood, whose rustic atmosphere had attracted creative souls, from street artists to coffee artisans, as “Hong Kong’s new cultural capital.”
Yet alongside this, the city is home to some of Hong Kong’s most disadvantaged communities and has been a key battleground in the 2019-2020 protests.
2. Downtown, Los Angeles
“This became the most painful year in recent Los Angeles history,” says Time Out, “and in a city without a single central gathering place, downtown became its caring soul.”
It was at this downtown resurgence that he surprised residents gathered to mourn the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant.
And it was here that Angelenos came to make their voices heard after George Floyd’s death. “It was not without conflict,” says Time Out, “but there was a palpable pivot towards unity the day thousands of people roamed the streets of downtown.”
1. Left of the Eixample, Barcelona
Eixample is Catalan for “expansion” and this sprawling neighborhood, in a strict grid pattern, is divided into two distinct sections: the luxurious and touristic Dreta de l’Eixample, and the simpler residential area, Esquerra de l ‘Eixample.
“During the strict blockade of Barcelona,” says Time Out, the courtyards of the Esquerra apartment blocks “became focal points of the city’s energy, as in the Pop-Up Hydrogel Sessions, in which residents they dressed up and organized massive dance parties from their balconies. “
Time Out’s Complete List of 40 Coolest Neighborhoods
1. Left of the Eixample, Barcelona
2. Downtown, Los Angeles
3. Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
4. Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York
5. Yarraville, Melbourne
6. Wedding, Berlin
7. Shaanxi Bei Lu / Kangding Lu, Shanghai
8. Dennistoun, Glasgow
9. Haut-Marais, Paris
10. Marrickville, Sydney
11. Verdun, Montreal
12. Kalamaja, Tallinn
13. Hannam-dong, Seoul
14. Bonfim, Porto
15. Ghosttown, Oakland
16. Chula-Samyan, Bangkok
17. Alvalade, Lisbon
18. North, Amsterdam
19. Center, São Paulo
20. Holešovice, Prague
21. Lavapiés, Madrid
22. Opebi, Lagos
23. Narvarte, Mexico City
24. Uptown, Chicago
25. Little Five Points, Atlanta
26. Wynwood, Miami
27. Phibsboro, Dublin
28. Nørrebro, Copenhagen
29. Bugis, Singapore
30. Gongguan, Taipei
31. Soho, London
32. Binh Tanh, Ho Chi Minh City
33. Melville, Johannesburg
34. Kabutocho, Tokyo
35. Porta Venezia, Milan
36. Paramount Park, Kuala Lumpur
37. Allston, Boston
38. Bandra West, Mumbai
39. Arnavutkoy, Istanbul
40. Banjar Nagi, Ubud
This story was first published on CNN.com ‘The 10 Coolest Neighborhoods in the World, According to Time Out’
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