This suburb in Cape Town is one of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods
Global culture, entertainment and events magazine Time Out recently published the results of its annual Time Out Index. As part of the global survey, Time Out asked some 20,000 city-dwellers about the coolest spots in their city right now. And for the fifth year running, these views got combined with expert input from Time Out's global network of local editors and writers, to compile the fifth annual ranking of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods.
According to the 2022 edition of the Time Out Index, Sea Point in Cape Town, South Africa, is one of the 51 coolest neighbourhoods in the world. Ranked 38th, Cape Town's
cool beachfront face is an oceanside ’burb heaving with quirky local
businesses, and with enviable transport links to nearby beaches like Clifton and Camps Bay. Home to a mix of long-term families, young professionals, creative types and immigrant communities,Sea Point is known throughoutCape Town
for the spine-tingling sunset views on its seven-mile Beach Road
promenade, and for Regent Street: the neighbourhood’s main road and a
hub of hot hotels and lip-smackingly diverse food options.[src. Time Out]
Time Out's Top 10 Coolest Neighborhoods:
1. Colonia Americana - Guadalajara, Mexico
2. Cais do Sodré - Lisbon, Portugal
3. Wat Bo Village - Siem Reap, Cambodia
4. Ridgewood - New York City, USA
5. Mile End - Montreal, Canada
6. Barrio Logan - San Diego, USA
7. Shimokitazawa - Tokyo, Japan
8. Cliftonville - Margate, UK
9. Barrio Yungay - Santiago, Chile
10. Cours Julien - Marseille, France
28. Kilimani - Nairobi, Kenya
38. Sea Point - Cape Town, South Africa
50. FESTAC Town - Lagos, Nigeria
