{"id":173595,"date":"2025-09-27T18:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T18:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/173595\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T18:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T18:39:08","slug":"timeout-names-toronto-neighbourhood-as-one-of-the-coolest-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/173595\/","title":{"rendered":"TimeOut names Toronto neighbourhood as one of the coolest in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">This west-end Toronto neighbourhood has been named one of the \u201ccoolest\u201d across the world. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Davenport, sprawling between Bathurst Street and Lansdowne Avenue, placed 26th in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/travel\/coolest-neighbourhoods-in-the-world-2025#:~:text=26.%C2%A0Davenport%2C%20Toronto\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TimeOut\u2019s 39 coolest neighbourhoods of the year<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">To determine what neighbourhoods are worthy of such acclaim, TimeOut says they surveyed their writers and editors worldwide to nominate \u201cthe vibiest district\u201d in their towns. From there, the U.K.-based media company said it ranked each area, judging it by its culture, community, food and drink, liveability, night life, and \u201cthat hard-to-define sense of \u2018nowness.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The travel guide raved over the lively patios, cafes and \u201ccultural warehouse spaces,\u201d calling the area a \u201cmagnet\u201d for creatives and potentially foodies too, as it credits General Public as being the \u201canchor\u201d of the area. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">TimeOut also credited Davenport\u2019s breweries\u2014Blood Brothers and The Greater Good are both situated on Geary Avenue\u2014as well as the underground nightlife as part of the reasons why the \u201ccool crowd flocks to the area.\u201d It also noted how Davenport is a local hub for art and design, known for the Geary Art Crawl as well as boasting the Black-owned creative studio, All Ours Studio. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Spending \u201cthe perfect day\u201d here starts with a matcha latte at Balzac\u2019s Powerhouse, according to TimeOut, before heading over to the Cardinal Gallery to peruse photography. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cDig into a spicy eggplant sandwich at Amelia\u2019s Market for lunch, or a mind-blowing falafel at Parallel Brothers, before hitting Paradise Grapevine\u2019s Space Cowboy \u2018darty\u2019 (a fros\u00e9 slushie machine and mechanical bull daytime party),\u201d the list reads. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Then the night can be capped off with a slice of North of Brooklyn Pizza and listen to music at Standard Time, according to TimeOut. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">One other Canadian neighbourhood cracked the list too, with Montreal\u2019s Plateau-Mont-Royal landing at 22. <\/p>\n<p>Here is the list of all of the \u201ccoolest\u201d neighbourhoods worldwide, according to TimeOut:Jimb\u014dch\u014d, Tokyo, JapanBorgerhout, Antwerp, BelgiumBarra Funda, S\u00e3o Paulo, BrazilCamberwell, London, EnglandAvondale, Chicago, U.S.Mullae-dong, Seoul, KoreaM\u00e9nilmontant, Paris, FranceNakatsu, Osaka, JapanVallila, Helsinki, FinlandLabone, Accra, GhanaNguyen Thai Binh, Ho Chi Minh, VietnamAnjos, Lisbon, PortugalDigbeth, Birmingham, EnglandRed Hook, New York, U.S.Perpetuo Socorro, Medellin, Colombia Burwood, Sydney, AustraliaLinden, Johannesburg, South AfricaFormer French Concession, Shanghai, China Quartieri Spagnoli, Naples, Italy Bencoolen, Singapore, Singapore Endoume, Marseille, France Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, CanadaThe Liberties, Dublin, IrelandNorth Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Portales, Mexico City, MexicoDavenport, Toronto, CanadaLittle River, Miami, U.S.Kemang, Jakarta, IndonesiaBotafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sheung Wan, Hong KongBarranco, Lima, PeruMont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaClarksville, Austin, U.S.Margit-negyed, Budapest, HungaryGlen Park, San Francisco, U.S.MiZa, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.Villa Devoto, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMehrauli, Delhi, IndiaPoblacion, Metro Manila, Philippines <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This west-end Toronto neighbourhood has been named one of the \u201ccoolest\u201d across the world. 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