The 50 Best Neighborhoods

Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordered by Greenpoint to the north; Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south; Bushwick and East Williamsburg to the east; and the East …

Shoreditch is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Hackney alongside neighbouring parts of Tower Hamlets, which are also perceived as part of the area due to historic ecc…

The Marais (Le Marais French: lə maʁɛ ; "the marsh") is a historic district in Paris, France. It spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements on the Rive Droite, or Right Bank, of the Seine…

Shimokitazawa (下北沢, Shimokitazawa) is a neighborhood in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. It is located in the southwestern corner of the Kitazawa district, hence the name "Shimo-kitazawa" (lit. lower Kitazawa)…

Kreuzberg (German pronunciation: ˈkʁɔʏtsbɛʁk ) is a district of Berlin, Germany. It is part of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough located south of Mitte. During the Cold War era, it was one of the p…

La Ribera (Catalan pronunciation: lə riˈβeɾə, 'The Shore') is one of the areas of the quarter of Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera of Ciutat Vella ("the old city") of Barcelona. Overview Many of…

Colonia Roma, also called La Roma or simply, Roma, is a district located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City just west of the city's historic center. The area comprises two colonias: Roma Norte a…

Palermo is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the north of the city, near the Río de la Plata. It has a total land area of 17.4km and a population of 249,016. It is…

Fitzroy is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, three kilometres (two miles) northeast of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Yarra local government …

Tiong Bahru is a housing estate and subzone region located within Bukit Merah planning area, in the Central Region of Singapore. Tiong Bahru was constructed in the 1920s by the Singapore Improvement T…

The Jordaan (Dutch pronunciation: jɔrˈdaːn) is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and…

Phaya Thai (Thai: พญาไท, pronounced pʰā.jāː tʰāj) is a district in central Bangkok, Thailand. From the north clockwise, its neighbouring districts are: Bang Sue, Chatuchak, Din Daeng, Ratchathewi, and…

Karaköy (Turkish pronunciation: kaˈɾakøj), the modern name for the old Galata, is a commercial quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, located at the northern part of the Golden Horn mout…

Seongsu-dong (Korean성수동) is a dong, or neighbourhood, of Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea. It is further subdivided into Seongsu-dong 1-ga and Seongsu-dong 2-ga, and is served by Ttukseom Statio…

The Alfama (Portuguese pronunciation: alˈfɐmɐ) is the oldest neighborhood of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the São Jorge Castle and the Tagus river. The district includes the freguesias (pari…

Trastevere (Italian: trasˈteːvere) is the 13th rione of Rome, Italy. It is identified by the initials R. XIII and it is located within Municipio I. Its name comes from Latin trans Tiberim (lit.'beyond…

Silver Lake is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the east-central region of Los Angeles, California, United States, originally home to a small community called Ivanhoe, so named in honor of…

Santa Teresa (Portuguese pronunciation: ˈsɐ̃tɐ teˈɾezɐ) is a neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located on top of the Santa Teresa hill, by the centre of Rio, and is famous for …

Nørrebro (Danish: ˈnɶɐ̯ɐˌpʁoˀ, NUH-rah-pro) is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate (N…

Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's best-known. In November 2006, it was des…

Wicker Park is a neighborhood in the West Town community area of the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States, west of the Kennedy Expressway, east of Humboldt Park, and south of the Bloomingdale…

The Mission District (Spanish: Distrito de la Misión), commonly known as the Mission (Spanish: La Misión), is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. One of the oldest neighborhoods in San Franci…

Back Bay is an officially recognized historic neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, built on reclaimed land in the Charles River basin. Construction began in 1859, as the demand for luxury housing ex…

Wynwood is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida. Wynwood is known for being an entertainment district, with artwork, restaurants, breweries, clothing stores, and dance venues, among other retail options. …

The French Quarter, also known as the Vieux Carré (UK: /ˌvjɜː kəˈreɪ/, US: /ˌvjʌ kəˈreɪ/, French: vjø kaʁe; lit.'Old Square'), is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. After New Orleans …

Georgetown is a historic neighborhood and commercial district in Northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 as part of the colonial-era Province of Maryland, Georget…

Capitol Hill is a densely populated residential district and a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is immediately east of Downtown Seattle and north of First Hill. The neighborhood …

South Congress (abbreviated SoCo) is a neighborhood located on South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas known as a shopping and cultural district with many eclectic small retailers, restaurants, music a…

(Learn how and when to remove this message) Malasaña is a neighborhood district located in the center of Madrid, Spain. The district is square, bordered by Gran Vía to the south, Calle de Fuencarral …

Brera is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy. It is located within the Zone 1 (the historical core of the city) and it is centred on Via Brera. The name stems from Medieval Italian "braida" or "b…

Leopoldstadt (German pronunciation: ˈleːopɔldˌʃtad ; Viennese: Leopoidstod; "Leopold-Town") is the 2nd municipal district of Vienna (German: 2. Bezirk) in Austria. As of 1January2016, there are 103,23…

Žižkov (German: Zischkaberg or Zizkow, between 1939 and 1945 Veitsberg) is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic. Most of Žižkov lies in the municipal and administrative district of Prague 3…

Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is Hungary's primate city with 1.7 million inhabitants and its greater metro area has a population of about 3.3 million, representing one-…

Södermalm, often shortened to just Söder, is the southern district of Stockholm City Centre. Overview The Södermalm district covers the island of the same name (formerly called Åsön), which, however…

Temple Bar (Irish: Barra an Teampaill) is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, Ireland. The area is bounded by the Liffey to the north, Dame Street to the south, Westmorela…

The Old Town (Scots: Auld Toun) is the oldest part of Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh. The area has preserved much of its medieval street plan and many Reformation-era buildings. Together with th…

Pláka (Greek: Πλάκα) is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architectu…

Schwabing (German pronunciation: ˈʃvaːbɪŋ ) is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. It is part of the city borough 4 (Schwabing-West) and the city boro…

St. Pauli (German pronunciation: ˌzaŋkt ˈpaʊli ; sometimes spelled in full as Sankt Pauli) is a quarter of the city of Hamburg belonging to the centrally located Hamburg-Mitte borough. Situated on the…

Sheung Wan (Chinese: 上環) is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District. The…

Bandra ([bæːɳɖɾa]) is a coastal suburb located in Mumbai, the largest city of the Konkan division in Maharashtra, India. The area is located to the immediate north of the River Mithi, which separates …

Hauz Khas is a neighborhood in South Delhi, its heart being the historic Hauz Khas Complex. Well known in medieval times, the Hauz Khas village has buildings built around the reservoir. There are remn…

Today part ofHuangpu District and Xuhui District, Shanghai Municipality The Shanghai French Concession was a foreign concession in Shanghai, China from 1849 until 1943. For much of the 20th century, t…

(Learn how and when to remove this message) Japanese nameKanji西門町HiraganaせいもんちょうKatakanaシーメンディン Ximending is a neighborhood and shopping district in the Wanhua District of Taipei, Taiwan. The Ximend…

Bangsar is a residential suburb on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, lying about 4 kilometres (2.5mi) south-west of the city centre. It is part of the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency. Bangsar is…

Menteng is a district (Indonesian: kecamatan) in the administrative city of Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Menteng is surrounded by the districts of Senen and Matraman to the east, Tebet and Setiabudi to…

Namba (Japanese: 難波, IPA: namba) is a district in Chūō and Naniwa wards of Osaka, Japan. It is regarded as the center of Osaka's Minami (ja:ミナミ, "South") region. Its name came from a variation of Nani…

35°00′13″N 135°46′30″E / 35.003496°N 135.775051°E / 35.003496; 135.775051 Gion (祇園) is a district of Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan, originating as an entertainment district in the Sengoku period, in f…

Downtown Dubai or The Dubai Downtown is a large-scale, mixed-use complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was developed by the Emaar real estate development company. Before 2000, this area was calle…

Zamalek (Arabic: الزمالك, romanized:az-Zamālik, pronounced ez.zæˈmæːlek) is a qism (ward) within the West District (hayy gharb) in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man…