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Tokyo’s Jimbōchō Tops Time Out’s 2025 Coolest Neighborhoods List

Time Out’s eighth annual ranking spotlights 39 neighborhoods selected for culture, community, livability, nightlife, food, street life, plus a sense of 'nowness'.

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Overview

  • Time Out’s top five for 2025 are Jimbōchō (Tokyo), Borgerhout (Antwerp), Barra Funda (São Paulo), Camberwell (London) and Avondale (Chicago).
  • Jimbōchō is highlighted for its dense cluster of second‑hand bookshops, retro cafés, live music spots and famed curry houses.
  • The list is built from local editor nominations and ranked by editorial criteria covering culture, community, livability, food and drink, nightlife, street life and “nowness.”
  • Avondale is the highest‑ranked U.S. entry at No. 5, rising from No. 16 in 2022, with praise for new venues alongside longstanding Polish and Latino fixtures.
  • Coverage notes local pride as well as worries about added tourism and gentrification pressures, with Camberwell drawing particular debate.