Tel Aviv "funnest" city in the world

Announcing the results, Time Out celebrated Tel Avivians as “a hardy bunch”, and highlighted how the city has “the region’s biggest and Pride Parade” and “the widest choice of vegan options“, adding: “Its nightlife always offers a real alternative.” 

Under the heading “If only all cities had”, for Tel Aviv Time Out chose Carmel Market, describing it as “the pulsating heart of the city where locals sell spices, hummus, falafel and other fresh, organic produce – plus raise the odd glass of beer or arak too”.  

Tel Aviv’s eighth place overall makes it the top-ranked city in the Middle East, ahead of Dubai at 26 and Abu Dhabi at 30. San Francisco claimed top spot, ahead of Manchester, England at third and New York fifth, with London down at thirteenth.