Brighton has been named among the best cities to visit around the world in 2025, according to a list from Time Out.
The publication cited its "easy-breezy beachy attitude to life" and "properly excellent restaurants" among its selling points.
Its annual list visit quizzed more than 18,000 locals around the world on their cities, gaining insights on factors such as culture, affordability, happiness, nightlife, food and more.
This was paired with opinions from Time Out’s global network of city experts to create the list.
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The publication wrote: "People who don’t live in cities will tell you they’re busy, lonely and expensive places.
"But there’s a reason so many people choose to live in them: with world-class art and culture, unbeatable food and nightlife, buzzing neighbourhoods and a dizzying amount of stuff to do and see, there’s simply no better place to be."
The full list of the 50 best cities to visit in 2025 can be found on the Time Out website here.
Why is Brighton among the best cities in the world to visit in 2025?
In the list from Time Out, Brighton featured in 34th place, with plenty of aspects of the city being praised.
Time Out wrote: "Brighton might never entirely shed its reputation as a run-of-the-mill seaside town, but anyone who lives there knows this city has a whole lot more going for it than that.
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"Brighton has essentially plucked all the important parts of a sprawling cosmopolitan metropolis (connections to London in under an hour, an array of properly excellent restaurants, energetic late-night spots) and paired it with the easy-breezy beachy attitude to life that makes you feel welcome in an instant.
"The North Laine is Brighton’s hippy-esque beating heart, with the city-wide passion for sustainability emphasised through everything from vegetarian eateries such as Iydea to homeware shops like Dowse, which staunchly support small designers with green credentials."
Even the busy beach was commended, thanks to nearby "standout" establishments such as Riddle & Finns, Fortune of War and Bison Beach Bar.
Discussing why it was important to visit Brighton this year, Time Out explained that various pop-up enterprises from local businesses were worth keeping in mind.
They said: "Brunch restaurant LOST in the Lanes launched a Thursday to Saturday dinner menu last year, cocktail bar Apiary hosts different kitchens every month, and chefs like Kanthi Thamma (a founder of Easy Tiger which looks after the kitchen at one of the city’s best pubs) has launched his own pop-up Spice Circuit.
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"Brighton’s food scene is morphing into one where diners can also enjoy DJs, dancefloors and cocktails, all in one place, and the most enticing new addition to keep an eye on for the year ahead is Voya."
Finally, in terms of quality of life, Brighton was found to be the second-most walkable of all cities surveyed while locals were the third-most likely to call their city ‘diverse and inclusive’.
They added: "It’s not all rainbows and beach sunsets, mind: while a majority of locals (64 percent) think the city’s a lively place to be, only 24 percent said it’s relaxing."
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