One of Johannesburg’s most well-known neighbourhoods made it onto Time Out’s 50 coolest neighbourhoods from around the world.
As part of the Time Out Index 2019 survey, the publication asked 27,000 people from across the globe what they thought of neighbourhoods in their cities and towns. The staff at Time Out then ranked the 50 neighbourhoods making the biggest buzz.
Melville comes in 48 out of 50 on the list, only one of three African neighbourhoods, alongside Onikan in Lagos and Jamestown in Accra.
Previously designated a whites-only suburb under apartheid, the old-fashioned has made way for the new becoming on of the city’s best nightlife spots.
Described by Time Out as one of the most diverse neighbourhoods in the city, Melville is for the young and trendy.
‘Its situation between two of South Africa’s leading universities, Wits and UJ, makes it home to academics, artists, expats and students living in communal digs,’ said Time Out.
From cute coffee shops serving smashed avo toast to thrifting a great outfit or antique furniture, Melville brings bohemian charm in the middle of South Africa’s commercial capital.
Time Out’s full list of 50 coolest neighborhoods
1. Arroios, Lisbon
2. Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
3. Onikan, Lagos
4. Wedding, Berlin
5. Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles
6. The Waterfront, Hobart
7. Strasbourg-Saint-Denis, Paris
8. Astoria, New York
9. Embajadores, Madrid
10. Pilsen, Chicago
11. Peckham, London
12. Soi Pridi Banomyong/Phra Khanong, Bangkok
13. Footscray, Melbourne
14. Zhongshan, Taipei
15. Kerem Hatelmanim and Shuk HaCarmel, Tel Aviv
16. Kypseli, Athens
17. Jalatlaco, Oaxaca
18. District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
19. Juárez, Mexico City
20. Poblenou, Barcelona
21. Jamestown, Accra
22. Verdun, Montreal
23. Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen
24. Holly, Austin
25. Bom Retiro, São Paulo
26. Katendrecht, Rotterdam
27. Ancoats, Manchester
28. Corktown, Detroit
29. Gemmayzeh and Mar Mikhaël, Beirut
30. Barranco, Lima
31. Dogpatch, San Francisco
32. Vesterbro, Copenhagen
33. Naeja-dong, Seoul
34. Yppenplatz and Brunnenmarkt, Vienna
35. Easton, Bristol
36. The Junction, Toronto
37. Kadıköy-Moda, Istanbul
38. Kelvinbridge, Glasgow
39. Oltrarno, Florence
40. Old Havana, Havana
41. Melville, Johannesburg
42. Stoneybatter, Dublin
43. Bartók, Budapest
44. Downtown, Miami
45. Tanjong Pagar, Singapore
46. Nové Město, Prague
47. Bandra West, Mumbai
48. Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
49. Old Xuhui, Shanghai
50. Dorćol, Belgrade
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