Showing posts with label Melville. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Melville. Show all posts

23 June 2021

Time Out: Two streets in South Africa are among the 30 coolest streets in the world!

Time Out, a global media outlet that inspires and enables people to explore and enjoy the best of the city, has just released this year’s Time Out Index. As part of the global survey, Time Out asked 27,000-plus city-dwellers which specific streets they think are the coolest in the world. According to the Time Out Index, 7th Street in Melville, Johannesburg, and Main Road in Kalk Bay, a suburb of greater Cape Town, are among the 30 coolest streets in the world. 7th Street in Melville was named 12. coolest street, while Kalk Bay's Main Road was awarded the number 22 spot. Congrats!

7th Street, Melville, Johannesburg:
"cocktail in hand, a whiff of quality food in the air, the hum of casual diners and street drinkers chatting around you. There’s always a discernible buzz."

  • Eat: Xai Xai Lounge (Restaurant)
  • Do: Liquid Blue Cocktail Bar (Bar)
  • Buy: Amateur artists line the pavement here, selling all sorts of eye-popping artworks.

Main Road, Kalk Bay, Cape Town:
"the dream spot for an afternoon mooch in the sun"

  • Do: Brass Bell Restaurants and Pubs (Seafood restaurant)
  • Eat: Kalky’s (Fish and chips restaurant)
  • Drink: Olympia Café (Deli Restaurant & Bakery Shop)

Time Out's 30 coolest streets in the world:

  1. Smith Street, Melbourne
  2. Passeig de Sant Joan, Barcelona
  3. South Bank, London
  4. San Isidro, Havana
  5. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles
  6. Witte de Withstraat, Rotterdam
  7. Rua Três Rios, São Paulo
  8. Haji Lane, Singapore
  9. Rua Rodrigues de Faria, Lisbon
  10. Calle Thames, Buenos Aires
  11. Krizíkova Ulice, Prague
  12. 7th Street, Melville, Johannesburg
  13. Cat Street, Tokyo
  14. 30th Avenue, New York
  15. Levinsky Street, Tel Aviv
  16. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago
  17. Gran Vía, Madrid
  18. Calle Ocho, Miami
  19. King Street, Sydney
  20. Rua de Miguel Bombarda, Porto
  21. Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City
  22. Main Road, Kalk Bay, Cape Town
  23. Alserkal Avenue, Dubai
  24. Rue Tiquetonne, Paris
  25. Mariannenstrase, Berlin
  26. Calle José Gálvez, Lima
  27. Seaport Boulevard, Boston
  28. Jægersborggade, Copenhagen
  29. Allen Avenue, Lagos
  30. Star Street, Hong Kong

07 October 2020

Johannesburg: Melville named one of the 40 coolest neighbourhoods in the world in 2020!

According to British travel magazine Time Out, Melville in Johannesburg is one of the 40 coolest neighbourhoods in the world in 2020. The shortlist of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world is based on the opinions of locals - the 38,000-plus city-dwellers from around the world who answered the annual Time Out Index survey - as well as Time Out's global network of editors and experts. Ranked 33rd, Melville is described as a "joyous, everyone-knows-everyone kind of place". The largely residential neighbourhood suburb is known for its coffee shops, restaurants and bars that spill on to the pavement of Melville's tree-fringed main road as well as for its commercial centrepiece, 27 Boxes, a 51-store shopping complex constructed from recycled shipping containers showcasing Artisan foods, local Fashion & curated design.
Time Out recommends Xai Xai Lounge on 7th Street for its distinctive Portuguese and Mozambican-inspired plates as well as Kwoffee Shop on the corner of  7th Street & 4th Avenue for its coffee.

To check out the full list of Time Out's top 40 coolest neighbourhoods in the world in 2020, click here.