This is the 14796th most frequent German word.
populärste
Most popular.
Here, 'populärste' is used as a superlative adjective to describe the popularity of the restaurant compared to others in the city.
Dies ist das populärste Restaurant in der Stadt.
This is the most popular restaurant in the city.
In this sentence, 'populärste' expresses the highest level of popularity of the movie based on public opinion this year.
Der populärste Film dieses Jahres hat viele wichtige Preise gewonnen.
The most popular movie of this year has won many important awards.
Here, 'populärste' acts as an attribute to qualify the noun 'Gegend' (area) as being the favorite among people in the region.