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Is there a more satisfying bite than the salty, smoky hit of a really, really good burger? The answer is obviously: of course not. Restaurants all over the world are crafting and griddling their own take on the classic beef burger, with homemade sauces, whacky buns, and specialty meats elevating these patties to entirely new levels. We wanted to find out where, exactly, one can find the tastiest, juiciest, most decadent and inventive burgers out there right now. So we grilled Time Out’s global team of food and drink editors about the very best burgers they’ve sunk their teeth into – then ranked them all according to the venues with the strongest star ratings on Google. The result? Fourteen lip-smacking burgers, found across some of the world’s best cities. From smashed wagyu to a ‘kitschy’ surf and turf and everything in between, these are the greatest burgers on the planet right now, each tried and tested by us. Tuck in. RECOMMENDED:🍕 The best pizzas in the world🥪 The best sandwiches in the world🥩 The best steaks in the world This list was edited by Liv Kelly, Time Out’s travel writer. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.

Naming one country as the absolute best in the world might sound like a bit of a sweeping statement, but this ranking, produced by US News, is based on some pretty thorough analysis.  The 100 countries assessed (which had to meet benchmark criteria such as a place in the top 125 of the Human Development Index and the same for its GDP) are put under the microscope for a shedload of factors, which broadly culminate in eight different categories.  They are: health, civic health, culture and tourism, economic development, governance, infrastructure, natural environment and opportunity.  Recommended: The best city breaks in Europe for 2026, according to Time Out.  Photograph: aiko3p / Shutterstock.comMontreux, Switzerland So, which country fared the best across this broad spectrum of analysis? Well, it was Switzerland, which had an overall score of 78.8. Governance was its strongest category, scoring a perfect 100 for regime turnover, political violence (or lack of) and inflation volatility, as well as a near perfect 99.8 for economic diversity.  It also ranked first overall in the ‘economic development’ category, plus second place for culture and tourism and opportunity.  Second place? That went to Denmark, which scored 77.2 overall and did particularly well in the civic health (ranking number one overall with 79.1) and infrastructure (scoring 86.2) categories. Third place went to Sweden, fourth to Germany, and fifth to the Netherlands. Noticing a pattern?  That’s right –...

The European rail boom continues, and a symbolic new route is the latest addition to the continent’s ever-expanding train network.  Leo Express, a Czech rail operator, is set to launch a brand-new route from Poland to Germany (via Czechia) on June 25.  Starting in the eastern Polish city of Przemyśl, the service will stop at Kraków, Prague, Dresden and Leipzig before concluding in Frankfurt.  Demand for rail travel to and through Poland has been on the rise over the last couple of years, with record levels of passengers on the country’s railways. In fact, Przemyśl specifically has become a primary hub for Ukrainian travellers since the beginning of Russia’s war, as the city lies just 10km from the border.  Recommended: After 20 years, these two European capitals will officially be connected by direct train.  In 2025, the first direct service between Poland and Croatia was inaugurated, and it also has connections to Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania and Austria. However, spanning 1,300km, this will reportedly be one of the longest single rail journeys in Europe, and it’s set to take around 18 hours to complete.  Departures from Przemyśl will leave the station at 1.31pm and arrive the following morning in Frankfurt at 7.53am. In the reverse direction, services will leave at 8.27am and arrive at the slightly impractical time of 2.23am.  With all that time to kill, passengers will have access to WiFi, power sockets, air conditioning and on-board catering. Here’s a...

The definition of a great beach depends enormously on what a great beach day looks like to you. Are you an avid sunbather, a wildlife-fanatic snorkeller, or a keen hiker after some dramatic, rugged coastal vistas? Well, there’ll be a beach out there for you.  However, Europe’s coasts are dotted with well-rounded crowd pleasers, too, and European Best Destinations has conveniently conducted some comprehensive research to provide us with a list of the absolute best.  Everything from water quality, accessibility and available activities to natural beauty, family-friendliness and environmental preservation has been scrutinised based on both traveller and editorial experience, and the official top 10 has just washed up.  The coveted top spot was claimed by Praia de Monte Clérigo, a sweeping sandy beach in Portugal’s idyllic Algarve region. It sits within the Natural Park of Southwest Alentejo and is primed for active travellers keen to hike or catch some waves. Photograph: ShutterstockPraia de Monte Clérigo Our tip if you’re heading here is to book a spot at O Sargo – it’s a classy seafood restaurant perched on the south side of the beach which overlooks its dreamy, sandy expanse – and do so at dusk to see this place live up to its nickname: The Sunset Beach.  However, one Mediterranean country completely dominated this ranking, claiming half of the top 10 spots. It was Greece, which filled places two, three, four, eight and ten – with two in Corfu.  Voutoumi Beach in...

History, science, art and everything in between can be found within the walls of thousands of museums around the world, so how do you narrow down the best? It’s no easy feat. The greatest museums are far more than glass cases and dusty relics, showcasing artefacts like Egyptian tombs, the first aeroplane and the world’s most valuable paintings, alongside museums celebrating space travel and the future of humankind. Stretching from the USA to the banks of the Nile and the distant shores of Tasmania, these are the museums worth travelling the world for. RECOMMENDED:🎭 The world’s best cities for art and culture in 2026🏛️ The most underrated museums in the world’s best cities📽️ The 100 greatest cinemas in the world right now

Is it safe to say movies are back? Sure, there’s still plenty of anxiety around the film industry and its future. But cinematically speaking, 2026 has gotten off to, arguably, the most blazing hot start since the pre-pandemic glory days, both critically and at the box office.  Of course, for our purposes, we like to focus on the creative successes, and it’s rare for the first quarter of any year to produce so many achievements of various scopes and budgets. Any time you get both a Project Hail Mary and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – not to mention leftfield triumphs like The Testament of Ann Lee, Sirât and Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – all before the calendar’s halfway point, you know it’s a good time to be a film fan, especially when there are new spectacles from Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Marvel and the Dune franchise on the horizon.  But that’s later. Here’s the best of what we’ve seen so far.  📺 The best TV and streaming shows of 2026 (so far)📕 15 book-to-movie adaptations to get excited about in 2026🔥 The 40 best movies of 2025

Portugal remains one of Europe’s most popular holiday destinations, whether you’re on a bar-hopping city break in Lisbon or catching some waves in the Algarve.  However, workers across the public and commercial transport network are staging industrial action to protest proposed government reforms next week, and it’s set to cause significant delays for all travellers.  Below is a round-up of when the strikes are taking place, the services that will be affected, and what your rights are if you’ve already planned to travel.  When are the transport strikes in Portugal? The strikes will be taking place next week on June 3, but as is often the case with widespread industrial action, the delays could well impact travel on the following days, too. This comes after months of long queues at Lisbon airport due to the implementation of the new Entry/Exit (EES) system.   What services will be affected by the strikes in Portugal? Cabin crew, rail workers, public transport staff and even doctors are participating in this round of industrial action.  Portuguese newspaper The Resident estimates that up to 500 flights could be affected on the day, including 300 operated by TAP, the country’s flag carrier, as well as other Portugália and SATA services.  FECTRANS, a trade union that represents public transport staff, will be participating, and this will likely affect services like Lisbon Metro. Ferries and public transport in Porto will also be affected.  Why are the strikes happening? The...

Travelling the world can be done on even the tightest of meticulously planned budgets, but news that the cost of a visa to visit Sri Lanka has been slashed entirely will be music to everybody’s ears.  That’s right – now’s the time to travel to this paradisiacal island nation, as Sri Lanka has officially made it free to enter for citizens from 40 very lucky countries.  You’ll still need to apply for your Electronic Travel Authorisation ahead of arrival, but that will now get you entry to the country without any fees for up to 30 days.  This comes not long after Thailand clamped down on its entry rules, and travellers from a long list of countries have now had to wave goodbye to the 60-day visa-exemption window. The new rules for Sri Lanka came into effect on Monday May 25, but unfortunately for travellers who had already paid, there isn’t an opportunity to get refunded.  But hey, let’s focus on the good news. Below is the list of all the countries now exempt from paying for entry to Sri Lanka for up to 30 days, according to the Khaleej Times.  Australia Austria Bahrain Belarus Belgium Canada China Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany India Indonesia Iran Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kuwait Malaysia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Norway Oman Pakistan Poland Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Türkiye UAE UK USA Visitors from these countries join travellers from the Maldives, Seychelles and Singapore, who already had their ETA...

Right now, it feels like a great time to celebrate our cities. What cities do best is bring people together – everything we love about urban life, from the galleries and bars to the neighbourhood parks, exists thanks to the communities that make it all happen.  That’s why, every year, we raise a toast to the city with our definitive annual ranking, created on the back of a comprehensive survey of city-dwellers worldwide. Our survey asks not only what people love about their cities – the food scene and nightlife, the shops and museums, the parks and people – but also how it feels to live there. We asked you about happiness, affordability and quality of life, among a variety of other criteria. And, in order to dig deeper into the everyday lives of locals, this year we expanded our survey to cover aspects like love, romance and community feel. Time Out’s Best Cities with Intrepid Travel spotlights the destinations that offer the best of both worlds: an endlessly exciting catalogue of reasons to visit, as well as all the good stuff that makes a place feel like home. The 50 cities that made the list this year did so thanks to the insights of more than 24,000 people across 150 cities worldwide. To determine the final Best Cities ranking for 2026, we combined their thousands of responses with the votes of more than 100 Time Out city experts. Then we tapped up our network of local writers to tell us exactly what makes their city worth a visit right now. The result? A rundown of...

Netflix’s hit show The Four Seasons is back with more relatable friendship dramas,, midlife woes and sunny travel inspo for The White Lotus deprived.  Season 2 picks up with the gang of pals – Kate and Jack (Tina Fey and Will Forte), Danny and Claude (Colman Domingo and Marco Calvani), Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver), and Ginny (Erika Henningsen) – in a state of collective grief after the death of Nick (Steve Carell) at the end of the first season. Set, once again, across four seasons and accompanied by Vivaldi’s famous violin concerti, season 2 returns to some of the friends’ old haunts, including New York’s Catskill Mountains, but it also takes in the sights of a picturesque Alpine town and a beach holiday closer to home. These are the Italy, US and Puerto Rican locations to look out for across the two seasons.  Photograph: NetflixKerri Kenney-Silver as Anne, Marco Calvani as Claude, and Colman Domingo as Danny Where was The Four Seasons season 2 filmed? The Catskills motel  On screen: The Midnight Ramble motel, Catskills (episodes 1-2)In reality: Blue Fox Motel, Narrowsburg, NY The grieving friends check into The Midnight Ramble motel as they congregate to scatter Nick’s ashes at his favourite Catskills lookout. The spot doesn’t instantly wow them (‘Zero Yelp reviews and the amenities are toilet,’ notes Danny. ‘But they do accept cryptocurrency,’ says Kate). The popular midcentury Blue Fox Motel was redressed to stand in for this more down-at-heel hostelry in the Netflix...