{"id":43383,"date":"2025-09-25T21:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T21:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/43383\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T21:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T21:37:09","slug":"time-out-names-irish-neighbourhood-as-one-of-worlds-coolest-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/43383\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Out names Irish neighbourhood as one of world\u2019s coolest for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Liberties<\/a> ranks 23rd on the global brand\u2019s ranking of the world\u2019s 39 \u201ccoolest neighbourhoods\u201d for 2025, a list topped this year by Jimbochu in Tokyo. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt may be one of Dublin\u2019s oldest neighbourhoods, but alongside medieval remnants and terraced houses, the Liberties is home to some of the hottest spots in town,\u201d writes Nicola Brady, a Dublin-based travel writer who also contributes regularly to the Irish Independent.<\/p>\n

Such hotspots range from Argentinian bakery, Bakeology, to classic pubs, fashion swap store Change Clothes, and \u201cthe punkiest Michelin-star spot in Ireland\u201d, Variety Jones, she adds. <\/p>\n

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The Liberties. Photo: Therese Aherne for Tourism Ireland<\/p>\n

This is Time Out\u2019s eighth annual list of neighbourhoods, with Borgerhout in Antwerp, Barra Funda in S\u00e3o Paulo, Camberwell in London and Avondale in Chicago rounding out the top five.<\/p>\n

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Keelan Higgs is the chef and owner of one-Michelin-starred Variety Jones in Dublin. Photo: Mark Condren<\/p>\n

Today’s News in 90 Seconds – September 25th <\/p>\n

Dublin has been something of a darling of the list, with Inchicore featuring in 2024,<\/a> Smithfield taking the number two spot in 2023<\/a>, Stoneybatter showing up in 2022<\/a> and Dublin 8 in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The list is based on suggestions from Time Out\u2019s global team of editors and experts, which are ranked against criteria including culture, community, liveability, nightlife, food and drink \u201cand that hard-to-define sense of \u2018nowness\u2019,\u201d it says.<\/p>\n

Time Out\u2019s 10 coolest neighbourhoods (2025)Jimbocho, TokyoBorgerhout, AntwerpBarra Funda, S\u00e3o PauloCamberwell, LondonAvondale, ChicagoMullae-dong, SeoulM\u00e9nilmontant, ParisNakatsu, OsakaVallila, HelsinkiLabone, Accra<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s always hotly debated, but we\u2019re certain that if you visit any one of these neighbourhoods, you\u2019ll get to experience the real soul of the city,\u201d said Grace Beard, travel editor at Time Out.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut simply, the neighbourhoods are places that represent the soul of these cities, while maintaining their own unique local character that draws people in to live, work and play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Benjamin Pugliese, Bakeology, Meath St.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, we\u2019re celebrating neighbourhoods in all shapes and sizes, from village-like enclaves and revitalised city-centre hubs to formerly dormant, industrial areas transformed into creative districts.<\/p>\n

“These are the spots that in-the-know locals love \u2013 for affordable restaurants or fun local bars, for cutting-edge culture or unique independent businesses, and, of course, for all-around good times.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Dublin, Brady also tips the Liberties Festival, which she says is going from strength to strength, CitzenM\u2019s first Irish hotel, and classic visitor attractions like Marsh\u2019s Library and St Patrick\u2019s Cathedral. <\/p>\n

Other Liberties belles worth a bookmark include Two Pubs for coffee and pastries, the antique shops of Francis Street, Some Neck for vintage guitars, and \u201ckiller pizza\u201d in Coke Lane at Lucky\u2019s pub on Meath Street, she writes. <\/p>\n

The full list of 39 neighbourhoods is here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Liberties ranks 23rd on the global brand\u2019s ranking of the world\u2019s 39 \u201ccoolest neighbourhoods\u201d for 2025, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43384,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,61,60,898],"class_list":{"0":"post-43383","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-latest-news-ticker"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}