Melbourne is home to the coolest street in the world.

What makes a street cool, particularly in 2021?

That's what Timeout asked 27,000+ city-dwellers and Smith Street Collingwood one out is the coolest street in the world.

We know that Melbourne has been voted the world's most livable city more than any other city in the last decade, however, it fell in the rankings this year because of the many Covid lockdowns.

When ranking for streets looking for food and fun, culture, and community Smith Street in Melbourne, which is famous for its lively bars, vintage shops, queer bars, and some of the best restaurants in the city, won out.

This is despite it being in coronavirus lockdown for more than 100 days last year.

Time Out wrote.

“It makes a lot of sense – Smith Street and Collingwood as a whole are extremely popular places to hang out in Melbourne,”

“Once the stomping ground of street gangs in the 1800s, Collingwood has a long, proud, chequered history of giving the middle finger to authority.

“It’s been overshadowed by Fitzroy and Brunswick Street for decades, but where the former is starting to feel a little stale, Smith Street is only getting better.”

The only other Australian street to make the cool list was King Street in Newtown in Sydney’s hip inner west – which came in at number 19.

The top 30 Coolest streets in the world:

1. Smith Street, Collingwood, Melbourne

2. Passeig de Sant Joan, Barcelona

3. South Bank, London

4. San Isidro, Havana

5. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles

6. Witte de Withstraat, Rotterdam

7. Rua Três Rios, Sao Paulo

8. Haji Lane, Singapore

9. Rua Rodrigues de Faria, Lisbon

10. Calle Thames, Buenos Aires

11. Krizíkova Ulice, Prague

12. 7th Street, Melville, Johannesburg

13. Cat Street, Tokyo

14. 30th Avenue, New York

15. Levinsky Street, Tel Aviv

16. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago

17. Gran Vía, Madrid

18. Calle Ocho, Miami

19. King Street, Newtown, Sydney

20. Rua de Miguel Bombarda, Porto

21. Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City

22. Main Road, Kalk Bay, Cape Town

23. Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

24. Rue Tiquetonne, Paris

25. Mariannenstrase, Berlin

26. Calle José Gálvez, Lima

27. Seaport Boulevard, Boston

28. Jægersborggade, Copenhagen

29. Allen Avenue, Lagos

30. Star Street, Hong Kong

About Michael Yardney Michael is a director of Metropole Property Strategists who help their clients grow, protect and pass on their wealth through independent, unbiased property advice and advocacy. He's once again been voted Australia's leading property investment adviser and one of Australia's 50 most influential Thought Leaders. His opinions are regularly featured in the media.