To the surprise of no one, Chicago has been named one of the world\u2019s best cities for Generation Z.<\/p>\n
In\u00a0Time Out\u2019s global ranking<\/a> by Gen Z and for Gen Z, Chicago comes in at number 17. But if we narrow the list to\u00a0\u201cUSA\u2019s Best Cities for Gen Z,\u201d Chicago lands and number two, beat out only by New York.<\/p>\n You may be (rightfully) wondering, how do we know Chicago is so great for Zoomers? Based on the same data as our\u00a0Best Cities<\/a>\u00a0survey\u2014but filtered to responses from those under 30\u2014this ranking highlights the cities where the next generation truly thrives,\u00a0specifically on metrics like happiness, food scene and overall vibe.<\/p>\n Locals are well aware that our incredible city has no shortage of amazing things to do<\/a>\u2014from pop-up markets and music festivals to\u00a0world-class museums<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0attractions<\/a>\u2014no matter the season. And, of course, we\u00a0can\u2019t forget about Chicago\u2019s widely celebrated food scene.\u00a0While everyone knows about the city\u2019s most iconic eats, like deep dish pizza<\/a>, Chicago-style hot dogs<\/a> and Italian beef sandos<\/a>, the depth of Chicago\u2019s culinary offerings cannot be understated. Want to try some of those delicious stand-out bites in person? We’ve got it all\u2014and more\u2014at Time Out Market Chicago<\/a>, where you can experience everything from\u00a0trending pop-ups\u00a0to the city’s\u00a0most famed dishes.<\/p>\n RECOMMENDED: Experience the best of the city at Time Out Market Chicago<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Topping the 2025 global ranking is Bangkok, trailed by Melbourne, Cape Town and Copenhagen. In the worldwide ranking, Chicago is joined by just one other North American city: New York City (No. 4).<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the only shoutout Chicago has nabbed from a Time Out list. In fact, Northwest Side gem\u00a0Logan Square was No. 34<\/a> in our rankings of the coolest neighborhoods in the world in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To the surprise of no one, Chicago has been named one of the world\u2019s best cities for Generation…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":142877,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[10336,960,5386,1818,10337,1072],"class_list":{"0":"post-142876","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-categories-things-to-do","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-illinois","12":"tag-news-city-life","13":"tag-things-to-do"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115022514732628797","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}