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Best neighbourhoods to wander in New York City, ranked honestly

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

DUMBO — photo by Leticia Souza New York City PhotographerWorth itReality 81 +311DUMBO★ 4.8Brooklyn · NeighbourhoodCobblestone Brooklyn waterfront district with the famous Manhattan Bridge view on Washington StChinatown — photo by Max H.Worth itReality 76 +262Chinatown★ 4.3Lower Manhattan & Downtown · NeighbourhoodDense, living immigrant neighborhood of dim sum halls, bakeries, markets and Columbus ParkWilliamsburg — photo by Radoslaw KabataWorth itReality 71 +213Williamsburg★ 4.8Brooklyn · NeighbourhoodBrooklyn's trend-setting riverside neighborhood: skyline parks, vintage shops, bars and SmorgasburgLittle Italy — photo by Des RSkip itReality 41 −94Little Italy★ 4.5Lower Manhattan & Downtown · NeighbourhoodA few touristy blocks of Mulberry Street: red-sauce restaurants, cannoli and souvenir shops

The numbers

#PlaceVerdictHypeRealityGapGoogle
1DUMBOWorth it5081+31 · Underrated★ 4.8 (9,680)
2ChinatownWorth it5076+26 · Underrated★ 4.3 (3,574)
3WilliamsburgWorth it5071+21 · Underrated★ 4.8 (6,724)
4Little ItalySkip it5041−9 · Lives up to the hype★ 4.5 (847)