The UK seaside town ranked with New York on new list of 'best places to visit in world'

The seaside edifice joins the likes of Cape Town and London successful the rankings. (Image: Getty)

A British seaside edifice has joined the likes of New York City and Cape Town successful a ranking of the world's champion cities to visit.

Earlier this month, TimeOut released its 50 Best Cities successful the World for 2025 with a fig of unsuprising inclusions similar Thailand's superior Bangkok and the vibrant coastal superior of the southeastern Australian authorities of Victoria, Melbourne.

But a beloved British coastal metropolis besides made the apical 50, with the amusement and civilization outlet hailing its operation of eateries and connections to London, with it's relaxed beachside atmosphere.

Explaining wherefore Brighton was included successful the list, TimeOut said that portion the East Sussex metropolis "might ne'er wholly shed its estimation arsenic a run-of-the-mill seaside town" but the radical who unrecorded determination cognize the metropolis "has a full batch much going for it than that".

"Brighton has fundamentally plucked each the important parts of a sprawling cosmopolitan metropolis (connections to London successful nether an hour, an array of decently fantabulous restaurants, energetic late-night spots) and paired it with the easy-breezy beachy cognition to beingness that makes you consciousness invited successful an instant," the mag says.

TimeOut lavished praise connected the beach, arsenic good arsenic the restaurants nearby. (Image: Getty)

The iconic seaside edifice was hailed for its operation of large metropolis elements and a 'beachy attitude' (Image: Getty)

It hails The North Laine arsenic Brighton’s "hippy-esque beating heart", and notes what it describes arsenic the city's "passion for sustainability" which is "emphasised done everything from vegetarian eateries specified arsenic Iydea to homeware shops similar Dowse, which staunchly enactment tiny designers with greenish credentials".

It besides lavishes praise connected the beach, with its donut shops and fairground rides, arsenic good arsenic adjacent "standout restaurants" including Riddle & Finns, arsenic good arsenic the "buzzy bars" wherever you tin bask locally-brewed brew and progressive venues similar Sea Lanes and Yellowave volleyball.

The usher is enactment unneurotic utilizing a survey of much than 18,500 city-dwellers who “shared their thoughts connected their city”, answering questions connected “everything from food, nightlife and civilization to affordability, happiness and the wide vibe.”

A sheet of much than 100 metropolis experts from Time Out's planetary network, besides named what they judge to beryllium the astir breathtaking cities successful the satellite “right now,” with a operation of some sets of information utilized to nutrient the database of champion cities successful the satellite for this year.

Brighton ranked 34th connected the list, up of places of fashionable question destinations similar Prague and Marseille. (Image: Getty)

Brighton ranked 34th connected the list, up of places of fashionable question destinations similar Prague and Marseille.

Meanwhile, the apical spot was taken by Cape Town successful South Africa, with Bangkok, New York, Melbourne, London, New Orleans, Mexico City, Porto, Shanghai and Copenhagen besides making the apical 10.

Grace Beard, Travel Editor astatine Time Out, said: “Our yearly database of Time Out's Best Cities successful the World close present proves that if you privation to cognize what makes a metropolis genuinely great, inquire a local.

"Thousands of city-dwellers worldwide responded to our survey this year.

“This database not lone showcases the world's astir breathtaking cities to sojourn successful 2025, wherever world-class culture, large nutrient and breathtaking nightlife tin beryllium recovered connected each corner, but besides reflects the places wherever locals consciousness astir astatine home,” she added.