What's your favorite city to skate?

[Shalom Peterson]

Make a case for your favorite city to skate in. How does it differ and what makes it stand out in your mind? Could be your hometown, a random city you once drove thru, a popular skate destination, I don't care. I would love to hear what Slap has to say.

[xandeo]

This is a very large subject, as it depends on if one is focusing purely on the skate spots available, or on other items (bars, nightlife, museums, general vibe) available. Also, depends on how much one has seen of the world..

Hard to name only one, but the following come to mind:

For spots - Seoul, South Korea
For vibes - Paris, France
Hidden gem - Helsinki, Finland

[Easy Slider]

I suck, so every city with an empty parking lot, a manhole cover and a slappy curb will do.

[frontsideNECKTIE]

I need to skate more street, but Portland has always been fun

[Frank and Fred]

Manama. I lived in Bahrain from 1985 to 1993. I didn't realize how good I had it because it wasn't Venice Beach or San Francisco.

It was a newly developed city so there was over the top granite/ marble everywhere combined with unique architecture. The curbs were insane. Some were tiny and others were almost knee high ledges, all caked in thick slippery paint. Banks, gaps,  everything grindable. Big empty parking lots.  And security had no idea what to do with us skateboarders. I'd imagine Dubai had similar vibes.

[Patrick2G]

Obv easy to say Barcelona, but for something somewhat  close by Montreal is always a blast

[MarshGarvey]

Stuttgart, Germany is underrated.
Tons of street spots and people are mostly cool as fuck with skating basically anywhere. Fun cement indoor that is heated in the winter, A/C in the summer, mostly glass walls for natural light, and I'm pretty sure it's 24 hours (been a few years).
Plazas, German public transit, lots of marble...hard to hate.
A good amount of skaters and a lot of unknown spots lurking.

[TheLurper]

Hidden gem - Helsinki, Finland

Tallinn, Moscow, Barcelona, and Phoenix.

[Allen.]

Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago.

[Síota]

Biarritz with out a question.

[lamfordie]

Guadalajara Mexico. Lots of untapped spots and relatively easy to get around.

[FUBAR]

Im going to second Seoul, South Korea. Lots of spots, good food, and everyone is cool. Timber was a cool shop.

[zapruder]

really fallen in love with Omaha. such a rad supportive scene, amazing food, and the perfect amount of crusty unique spots along with untouched handrails for days if you're into that sort of thing. hidden gem of the midwest!

[DannyDee]

I think Chicago has the coolest stuff of places I've visited but the Loop is difficult to skate.

[GS77]

Clifton, NJ