Sydney’s Burwood and North Melbourne among world’s coolest neighbourhoods, Time Out says

<p>A vibrant culture, a dynamic food scene and lively atmosphere pushed Burwood into the Top 20, according to ‘local experts’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/25/australia-news-live-penny-wong-anthony-albanese-climate-crisis-united-nations-donald-trump-turkey-cop-politics-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>One of Sydney’s most culturally diverse suburbs has made it on to Time Out’s annual 39 coolest neighbourhoods list.</p><p>Burwood, it seems, has come a long way since Frank Lowy opened his first Westfield shopping complex on its main street in the mid 1960s.</p><p>Jimbōchō, Tokyo</p><p>Borgerhout, Antwerp</p><p>Barra Funda, São Paulo</p><p>Camberwell, London</p><p>Avondale, Chicago</p><p>Mullae-dong, Seoul</p><p>Ménilmontant, Paris</p><p>Nakatsu, Osaka</p><p>Vallila, Helsinki</p><p>Labone, Accra</p><p>Nguyen Thai Binh, Ho Chi Minh</p><p>Anjos, Lisbon</p><p>Digbeth, Birmingham</p><p>Red Hook, New York</p><p>Perpetuo Socorro, Medellín</p><p><strong>Burwood, Sydney</strong></p><p>Linden, Johannesburg</p><p>Former French Concession, Shanghai</p><p>Quartieri Spagnoli, Naples</p><p>Bencoolen, Singapore</p><p>Endoume, Marseille</p><p>Plateau-Mont-Royal, Mon