the place to be

idiom

: a place where many people go and where exciting things happen

This bar is the place to be on Saturday nights.

Examples of the place to be in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The vibrant Railyard District southwest of downtown is the place to be for contemporary art, live music, film screenings, and cool architecture. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024

Here are the 15 best U.S. small towns for a summer vacation. Narrowsburg, New York The Western Catskills is the place to be when the mercury rises. —Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024

Regardless, Gloria was on the hot seat, which is not the place to be when voters are deciding whether to give you a second term. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024

Packed isn’t a word used lightly to describe the event, a shoulder-to-shoulder situation that implied the party was the place to be. —Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2024

The United Irish Cultural Center is the place to be this St. Patrick’s Day. —Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024

Birchwood Hall Southern Kitchen: For elevated, farm-to-table Southern fare, this spot in Waynesville, North Carolina is the place to be (and their cocktail list is out of this world). —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024

The Chanel show at Paris Fashion Week was the place to be. —Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024

Second Helpings is the place to be for soup enthusiasts on Saturday. —The Indianapolis Star, 22 Feb. 2024