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TIME OUT: MANILA TOPS NIGHTLIFE SCENE IN ASIA, SECOND ONLY TO RIO WORLDWIDE
By Susan Lewis
22-8-2024
Credit: Jerry Kava/Unsplash
Forget about Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok, Manila is Asia’s best city for nightlife. According to Time Out Magazine, the nightlife scene of Manila is also second best in the world, after only Rio de Janeiro of Brazil and ahead of Berlin in Germany.
Only two other Asian cities made to the top 13 list of Time Out’s best cities for night life 2024, they are Taipei at 12th place and Singapore at 13th spot.
The magazine said worldwide nightlife has come back after the pandemic, but in different forms. “Where superclubs have become passe, listening bars, word-of-mouth raves and outdoor events have taken their place,” the magazine wrote.
Time Out said they have surveyed thousands of people in hundreds of cities around the world, quizzed them on their favourite venues and experiences. They were also asked to rate their city’s nightlife scene on both its quality and affordability.
After crunching all that data, they then narrowed down the selection by excluding cities with lower overall scores, and only including the highest-scoring city for each country.
Manila came out to be the most afford city for nightlife on the whole list, its quality score is also very high thus earning its worldwide second position.
“Manila’s nightlife scene earned an impressive 78 percent quality score, with locals describing the city as ‘beautiful’, ‘bright’ and ‘alive’ after hours.”
“According to locals, Manila’s nightlife has the edge for its late-night food markets like Divisoria and the lively districts of Poblacion and Bonifacio Global City.”
Taipei’s nightlife was given a 72 percent score for quality, but an average score of zero for affordability by the locals, thus putting it at 12th place.
“Asked the best thing about their city’s nightlife scene, locals recommended the humming night markets of Shilin and Raohe, the glitzy clubs of the Xinyi District and the many KTV (karaoke rooms) dotted across the city,” wrote Time Out.
“Creatures of the night will feel right at home in Taipei,” said Taipei-based writer Ken Chao. He added that the city knows that balance is key: there are high-energy parties at some popular spots, and a more relaxed vibe at others.
Ranked 13th on this year’s list, Singapore has an 80 percent in quality score, it’s one of the higher-rated cities on the list. However, it scored poorly on the affordability front, a -22 percent rating knocked it down to 13th.
“In lieu of paying sky-high entry fees, spend your night (and your cash) at low-key jazz bars, cheerful pubs and indie music venues,” Time Out said.
“But the cool kids are going underground, to hazy techno nights in nondescript office buildings and drum ’n’ bass parties in art galleries, led by local collectives like Thugshop, Darker Than Wax, Strange Weather and North East Social Club.”
World’s best cities for nightlife in 2024 (Time Out Magazine):
1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. Manila, Philippines
3. Berlin, Germany
4. Guadalajara, Mexico
5. Austin, USA
6. Lagos, Nigeria
7. Rotterdam, Netherlands
8. Manchester, UK
9. Budapest, Hungary
10. Accra, Ghana
11. Buenos Aires, Argentina
12. Taipei, Taiwan
13. Singapore
Asia’s best cities for nightlife in 2024:
1. Manila, Philippines
2. Taipei, Taiwan
3. Singapore
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