Are You A Bearded Millennial Ready For A Move?
It's not just Portland: the world is full of cool, hipster-certified cities, for better and for worse. Whether eco-conscious tattooed Scandinavian youths are more your vibe or edgy face-pierced Latinos, there's a hipster colony for you out there. Here are 20 of the world's best cities for hipsters.
1. Oslo, Norway
Norway's capital is known for its minimalist aesthetic. The city also has a burgeoning arts and food scene emphasizing artisanal and local products, perfect for a hipster population.
2. Portland, USA
Visitors to Portland, Oregon are immediately struck by the density of hipster coffee shops, bars, and restaurants in the city. The hipster appeal comes from its proximity to nature and isolation from other West Coast cities which gives it a unique quirkiness.
3. Austin, USA
The city's slogan "Keep Austin weird" is a good indication of its hipster-ness. Proud weirdoes flock the streets of this hipster haven known for its art, music, and food scene.
4. Brooklyn, USA
With Manhattan prices pushing all the artistic folks to the outskirts of the city, Brooklyn became their spot. It's known for its cool, repurposed factory buildings, street art, and bar culture.
5. Copenhagen, Denmark
Scandinavian culture and hipsters seem to go together seamlessly. Copenhagen is full of stylish tattooed young folks attracted by the city's sustainable lifestyle, top-notch coffee shops, and fantastic restaurant scene.
6. Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ljubljana is known for its alternative vibe, full of art studios and installations, stylish bars and clubs . As its arts and culture scene is still growing, it's as an up-and-coming hipster city. In other words, the hipsters who live there now will be saying in five years that they knew about it before it was cool.
7. Berlin, Germany
Berlin has been the hipster capital of Europe before people started using the word "hipster." It's known for its vibrant art scene, minimalist architecture, spectacular street food scene, eclectic neighborhoods, and world-class nightlife.
8. Brighton, England
With its laid back seaside lifestyle, Brighton is known for attracting stylish millennials from the much more expensive city of London. As a result, the town has an absurdly high concentration of tattoo parlors, record shops, vegan restaurants, and independent coffee shops.
9. Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne is credited with being the birthplace of the Aussie hipster. The city is chalk-full of stylish bars, street art, nature reserves, and has a thriving music and arts scene.
10. Tokyo, Japan
Japanese youths are known for their fashion sense, and in no city is this more apparent than Tokyo. The Japanese metropolis is renowned for its unique aesthetic with ultra modern architecture juxtaposed against historic buildings, world-class food scene, thrift stores, and niche cafes.
11. Montreal, Canada
Montreal is gem among North American cities, known for its distinctive cultural mesh of French and English influence. Its artsy, laid back vibe, stellar nightlife, and restaurant scene make it a hipster haven.
12. Buenos Aires, Argentina
What makes Buenos Aires so cool is the city's amalgamation of European and South American cultures. This mix makes for a quirky hub for artistic people who have transformed it into one of the most fashionable cities in the world.
13. Bristol, England
The birthplace of Banksy and other prominent street artists, Bristol has been transformed from what many considered grimy and edgy into one of the most trendy and stylish cities in the UK. It's now a creative hub for artists and musicians who flock there for the city's many festivals.
14. Cape Town, South Africa
With its heightened emphasis on creative industries in recent years, Cape Town has attracted an increasing number of hipsters. The laid back atmosphere, sunny climate, vibrant culture, and burgeoning food scene draws in bearded millennials from all over the world.
15. Barcelona, Spain
People in Barcelona love anything vintage, hence the old school aesthetic that permeates through the downtown core. The city is known for its funky architecture courtesy of celebrated artist, Gaudí, creative food scene, and vibrant nightlife.
16. Lima, Peru
Lima's hipster vibes stem from its unique gastronomy which is a fusion of modern and traditional cuisines. Its world-class food and coffee scene mixed together with the surfer vibes and emphasis on artisan products make it the perfect spot for hipsters.
17. Bogotá, Colombia
Bogotá is known as a hub for edgy subcultures. It has a vibrant student population, a plethora of hipster cafes, stylish bars, top-notch nightlife, and creative street art that pops against the historic colonial architecture.
18. Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City, or as the kids would call it, CDMX, has been growing as a hipster destination in recent years, especially since covid. Its fun and vibrant culture, alternative music venues, and outstanding culinary scene has attracted stylish young people from all over the world, but particularly from the USA.
19. Tel Aviv, Israel
Known for its stylish Bauhaus architecture, warm climate, laid back beach vibes, and exceptional bar and restaurant scene, Tel Aviv has become a hub for hipsters. It's also a major hub for tech startups which attracts young professionals.
20. Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul has always been cool, but more recently it's become hipster cool. The city is an artistic and cultural hub with an eclectic aesthetic and innovative food scene.
