The ‘world’s coolest’ streets for 2022

(CNN) — When it comes to fashion, street style has as much cachet as runway style — in fact, there are dozens of blogs and Instagram accounts dedicated to chronicling the best streetwear looks.

That’s because urban chic has always started in the street, where people from all kinds of classes and backgrounds can mingle with each other on the way to work, school, home and entertainment venues.

More than a neighborhood, a single street can define a city’s culture.

“In most of the world, pre-pandemic life has returned with a bang. With people excitedly making plans and going out in their own cities and on city breaks again,” James Manning, travel editor for Time Out, said in a statement. “Our list of the Coolest Streets in the World takes in the key thoroughfares which clued-up locals — including our expert editors and contributors — recommend strolling down right now.””

This year’s list has 33 streets, three more than the inaugural roundup in 2021. It also includes several new cities, including Taipei, Mumbai, Athens and Accra.

North America

This year’s list-topper is Rue Wellington, in Montreal’s Verdun neighborhood.

Time Out Canada editor Laura Osborne says that the street has “killer cocktail bars, stellar brunch spots, some of the best sandwiches in town and even a sandy urban beach,” plus it’s becoming pedestrian-only in 2023, which will doubtlessly add more cool points.

“We know that this main street, also known as Promenade Wellington, has been reinventing itself in original and creative ways for many years now, and it’s really exciting to see how Verdun continues to shine,” Yves Lalumière, President and CEO of Tourisme Montreal, told CNN Travel.

Mexico’s representative on the list is Avenida Ámsterdam in Mexico City’s hip Condesa neighborhood.

Asia and the Pacific

Karangahape Road — which locals call “K-Road” — in Auckland…