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Best neighbourhoods to wander in London, ranked honestly

Ranked by Reality: whether each one delivers for people who went. The chips show if it lives up to its hype.

Brick Lane — photo by Tho Ko (ThK)Worth itReality 70 +201Brick Lane★ 4.6North & East London · NeighbourhoodEast End street of curry houses, vintage markets, bagels and wall-to-wall street artLittle Venice — photo by NikoWorth it if…Reality 68 +182Little Venice★ 4.4North & East London · NeighbourhoodCanal basin of painted narrowboats near Paddington, start of a 2-mile towpath walk or boat to CamdenChinatown — photo by Remy RachetWorth it if…Reality 61 +23Chinatown★ 4.5West End & Bloomsbury · NeighbourhoodLantern-strung pedestrian streets off Leicester Square with about 80 East Asian restaurants

The numbers

#PlaceVerdictHypeRealityGapGoogle
1Brick LaneWorth it5070+20 · Underrated★ 4.6 (1,632)
2Little VeniceWorth it if…5068+18 · Underrated★ 4.4 (1,029)
3ChinatownWorth it if…5961+2 · Lives up to the hype★ 4.5 (35,542)