The global magazine Time Out revealed Stokes Croft and St Paul’s as one of the “coolest neighbourhoods” in the world.<br /><br />The ever-changing and vibrant area has a long history as the centre of African-Caribbean culture in Bristol and as a cradle of social resistance.<br /><br />It’s also home to the bi-annual St Paul’s carnival, a day filled with dancing, good food, and a celebration of the city’s Caribbean heritage.<br /><br />Stokes Croft is considered Bristol’s epicentre of counterculture and alternative nightlife and is jampacked with independent bars, clubs, shops and restaurants.<br /><br />We visited the vibrant cultural quarter to see if locals agreed.<br />
