“In arriving at Time Out’s greatest cities, we were not looking for great holiday destinations but living, working cities. This meant looking at all aspects of urban life, not just those one encounters on a weekend break, and what everyday life is like for people who actually live there. Resident writers were asked to rate their cities in terms of key criteria that make up a successful city: architecture/cityscape; arts & culture; buzz; food & drink; quality of life; and world status.”