Located in one of the liveliest areas of Porto, walk from Aduela Bar at the top of the street to Reitoria Restaurant at the bottom. You'll see why Rua Sá de Noronha is the city's coolest street.
Running along the eastern shore of Tay Ho, Quang An Street is the vibrant, cosmopolitan heart of Hanoi. On top of its traditional restaurants and popular nighttime flower market, you'll also find cozy cafés, boutique shopping, and a global cuisine.
This historic neighborhood is packed with independent shops and some of Miami’s best restaurants, including several that earned nods from the Michelin Guide. Also, its surrounding promenades boast beautifully maintained Mediterranean Revival-style architecture.
Lined with businesses, art galleries, and restaurants, 18th Street is the South Side's busiest street. It's also located in Pilsen, one of the main hubs for Chicago's Mexican American community.
Stroll between the landmarks of Art Mûr, a three-story art gallery, and then grab brunch in one of the many cool spots on Saint-Hubert Street. You'll get a totally unique Montreal experience.
While most tourists flock to Myeongdong and Hongdae, locals in Seoul head to Songridan-gil. With a huge mall and amusement park within reach, the street retains Seoul's big-city vibe and also an industrial aesthetic, typical of the city's older neighborhoods.
Located near the Jaime Velasquez Park, this laid-back street is filled with coffee shops, thrift stores, and independent spots for food. You also can't miss the well-loved Salcedo Community Market, which happens every weekend.
Just a 10-minute walk from the city's tourist-packed center, you'll find Camden Street with its post-modern grit. Characterized by unpretentious pubs, political street art, and a buzzy dining scene, it has become a hot-spot for the city's creatives.
This avenue has all the bohemian charm of Colonia Juárez while being that little bit closer to Mexico City's historic center. Make sure to grab a coffee at Café La Habana (pictured), which kept its '50s decor.
Foster Street is part of an inner city precinct known as the Hollywood Quarter, and it sure has a star quality. On a recent visit, Taylor Swift dined at Foster Street's Pellegrino 2000.
Overshadowed by neighboring Malasaña, Conde Duque has been getting a lot of buzz thanks to the Condeduque Cultural Center. A former military barrack, it converted into an exhibition hall, theater, and summer cinema.
Bree Street comes filled with boutiques, bars, restaurants, and art galleries showcasing the best that Cape Town has to offer.
Every Sunday afternoon, Chazawa-dori is closed to traffic, making it the perfect time to explore this vibrant street on foot. Apart from the giant gorilla on the rooftop of a FamilyMart convenience store, Chazawa-dori is filled with friendly restaurants, cozy cafés, and charming bakeries.
Once a street filled with motorcycles and cars, Banthat Thong has in the past few years transformed into the city's big street food destination. Both sides of the 1.3 miles (2.2 km) stretch are now lined with more eating options than you could ever imagine.
Few neighborhoods in Lisbon have lived as many lives as Cais do Sodré, which has grown beyond its nightlife legacy and become a place to shop local, and have brunch or dinner with friends. Rua da Boavista is an excellent representation of the neighborhood's development, with new ventures in eating, drinking, and shopping always popping up.
Jalan Petaling is one of Kuala Lumpur's oldest streets, home to the city's first Chinese settlers in the nineteenth century. Today, it houses some of the coolest and newest dining and drinking joints in town.
In a city of rapid change, Commercial Drive remains ungentrified. McDonald's and Starbucks tried and failed to stay the course, and the many clothing shops and boutiques are devoted either to vintage or ethically sourced materials. The Drive (as it's known to locals) also boasts a family-owned bowling alley, several coffee shops, and no fewer than four used bookshops and three record stores.
Lined with great spots for food, culture, music and more, East Eleventh is as cool as Austin itself. Be sure to buy locally designed dress boots from HELM, and try some mouthwatering brisket from Franklin Barbeque.
This year, High Street in Melbourne came out on top, thanks to its something-for-everyone vibe with vintage shops, cool cafés, and more.
Sources: (Time Out)
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Dating to 1844, Hollywood Road is one of Hong Kong's oldest streets. But right now, it's where all the city's coolest new venues are popping up!
A community-minded mix of artists, designers, and musicians, Petralona has become one of Athens' most popular residential neighborhoods. And at the heart of it is Troon, which runs from Thissio and the observatory on Filopappos Hill down to the southerly Merkouri Square.
Despite its location in Singapore's central business district, there is a surprising handful of cool bars, cozy cafés, and trendy fitness studios on Cecil Street.
Passing though the city's core, Consell de Cent is a 3.7 miles (6km) street, from Joan Miró Park to Passeig de Sant Joan. The vibrant stretch is lined with restaurants, boutiques, and hangout spots.
From some of the best clubs in the city to incredible vintage shops, there's an unbelievable amount of stuff happening on Oranienstraße, day or night.
At the heart of the historic Palermo Viejo, Calle Guatemala is home to Michelin-starred restaurant Don Julio, aka the world’s best parrilla. From humble origins to gourmet hub, this cobbled street, you definitely want to visit this cool Argentine street.
Just past Downtown high-rises and a Little Tokyo temple, the Arts District’s slice of 3rd Street is the place where you can have Michelin-starred sushi at 715 or go on a gallery visit at Over the Influence.
The main street of London's China Town, TikTok has made social media stars of nearly every single food stall and eatery in this street.
No, not that Fifth Avenue! This is the over in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Thanks to its regular community festivals, restaurants, and shops, it's one of the coolest streets in 2024.
In the last few years, Botafogo's Arnaldo Quintela has established itself as a culinary hotspot, with people filling its sidewalks each night. If you're cool and in Rio, you're probably there.
Running through the former village of Belleville, this street popular with Parisians because it brings together some of the best bars in the capital. It's also at the center of Belleville Chinatown, where you can eat great Chinese food.
What makes a street "cool?" Is it the number of restaurants, bars, cafés, and independent shops? Or is it just a general vibe, a friendly warmth that's hard to pin down? Apparently, it's a combination. Every year, Time Out ranks the best cities in the world. For 2024, it ranked the world's 30 coolest streets, but you might be surprised: they're unexpected spots!
To produce the lineup, the global listings guide's network of editors and writers chipped in to make the case for their favorite streets in their respective cities. Click on to find out if you've ever strolled in one of them.
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What makes a street "cool?" Is it the number of restaurants, bars, cafés, and independent shops? Or is it just a general vibe, a friendly warmth that's hard to pin down? Apparently, it's a combination. Every year, Time Out ranks the best cities in the world. For 2024, it ranked the world's 30 coolest streets, but you might be surprised: they're unexpected spots!
To produce the lineup, the global listings guide's network of editors and writers chipped in to make the case for their favorite streets in their respective cities. Click on to find out if you've ever strolled in one of them.