Six districts where the coffee, the vintage racks, and the late food all land in one walk.
A good neighborhood is a compression device. It puts the record store, the wine bar, the gallery and the 1am plate within a few blocks of each other, so an evening builds instead of commuting.
What makes the list
Walkability, a mix of old and new tenants, at least one place that has been there fifteen years, and somewhere to eat after eleven. That is the whole test.
The right six blocks are worth more than the right city.