
It is pretty beautiful.
Edinburgh with its winding cobbled streets, beautiful views and exciting food scene has been named the best city in the world by Time Out.
In the publication’s annual Time Out Index, which ranks cities across the world on a mixture of measures (such as nightlife, art, culture, food, drink, cost, safety, public transport and sustainability), the Scottish capital takes the top spot, followed by Chicago in the US.
#Edinburgh‘s Old Town at twilight – what a magnificent sight! ✨😍 Who fancies a city break to #Scotland‘s capital? 🙋
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The Scottish city’s beauty, walkability and welcoming (and progressive) nature ranked highly with the city-dwellers who were asked about life in their hometown right now (Time Out took in the views of 20,000 across the world).
There was also a big focus on the city’s “forward-thinking bars and eateries”, with special mentions for the new Leith restaurant and wine bar Eleanore and Bonnie & Wild’s Scottish Marketplace at the St James Quarter. Excitingly, Edinburgh is also due to open Scotland’s first ‘vertical distillery’, Port of Leith Distillery on its waterfront.
Edinburgh Fringe Festival is also back – this August, the popular arts and culture event that takes over the city is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
It’s hard to beat riverfront dining on the eclectic Beatnik patio. 🤩 Tag someone who you’d take here!
There is no shortage of outdoor dining with spectacular views around Chicago. Check out our list: https://t.co/1k4XfJxwpm
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In second place, the US city of Chicago is named as the “funnest city” where “there’s never a dull moment to be had.” It’s “popping” food scene also gets a mention.
In third place, the Colombian city of Medellín earned its spot thanks to a mixture of a buzzing nightlife scene and great bars and eateries. Also, the city has been dubbed the ‘City of Eternal Spring’, thanks to its year round good weather.
The top ten cities in the world, according to Time Out’s Index are:
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Chicago, USA
- Medellín, Colombia
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Prague, Czechia
- Marrakech, Morocco
- Berlin, Germany
- Montreal, Canada
- Copenhagen, Denmark
If you’re wondering where the likes of London, Paris and New York are…well, they’re on the list, albeit it further down. London takes 17th place, while New York is ranked 20th. Paris was ranked 32nd. South Africa‘s Cape Town is just outside the top ten (at 11th), as are Madrid (12th), Manchester (13th), Mumbai (14th), Melbourne (15th), Taipei (16th), Porto (18th) and Lyon (19th).
Top ten or not, there’s a few cities there we’d certainly love to visit. We’ll pop them on the list.