Global culture, entertainment and events magazine Time Out has asked some 12,000 city-dwellers about the coolest spots in their city right now. And for the sixth year running, these views got combined with expert input from Time Out's global network of local editors and writers, to compile the sixth annual ranking of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods. According to the results of the 2023 edition, Sea Point in Cape Town is again one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world. The hood, which is situated between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, a few kilometres to the west of Cape Town's Central Business District (CBD), was named 21st coolest neighbourhood in the world.
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Time Out's contributor Richard Holmes, a travel, food and lifestyle writer based in Cape Town, describes the suburb as follows: "Sea Point has long been popular for the five-kilometre seaside promenade and public gardens that draw a refreshingly diverse crowd of locals and tourists. It’s a beautiful slice of Cape Town, but Sea Point is much more than the promenade – leave it behind and discover the vibrant multiculturalism of this 200-year-old suburb just west of downtown. It’s long been home to a Jewish community (the city’s only eruv is here), and today draws a happy mix of young professionals, pan-African migrants and digital nomads. Beyond the seaside promenade, the colourful Main Road is the heart of the action – a space for soaking up street boutiques, on-trend eateries and – of course – admiring the sparkling Atlantic Ocean winking back between the high-rises." [src.: Time Out]
Time Out’s Coolest Neighborhoods for 2023:
- Laureles: Medellin, Colombia
- Smithfield: Dublin, Ireland
- Carabanchel: Madrid, Spain
- Havnen: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Sheung Wan: Hong Kong
- Brunswick East: Melbourne, Australia
- Mid-City, New Orleans
- Isola: Milan, Italy
- West: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Tomigaya: Tokyo, Japan
See the full list of 40 neighborhoods here.
