deadHYPE

Creative collective deadHYPE spill the juice on their favourite spots around Berlin. Known best for championing “BBG” (beats, bass and grime) their multidisciplinary approach has made them the go to musicians and event curators in Berlin.

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The city’s polarising magnetism has created a pulsating haven that, for centuries now, has been host to just about any imaginable life’s design – a weird, erratic ecosystem, a barren island insufferably obsessed with itself, an urban enigma that is either loathed or loved. There is no middle here. The ubiquitous juxtapositions of a past, present, and future Berlin are integral to both the city’s charms and blemishes, the two of which often intersect, wherever you go, whatever you look at.

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Intro

Cultural History

The land of milk and honey and Döner and Currywurst (and lots of vegan stuff too)

Food & Drink

Hoods

Being Queer in Berlin

Race

Drugs

Accomodation

Walk the walk, talk the talk, but consider U-Bahn and S-Bahn

Transportation

Solo Travel

Don’t scream, don’t shout, but let it all out

Etiquette & Cultural Values

The Police

Safety

Spots

Berlin's Nightlife: A Guide to the Best Clubs

Run Berlin

Guides

Local Guides From Our Community

How to Get Stuck Into Berlin's Art Scene 

Where to Eat Out 

Shop the Latest Fashion Trends in Berlin

Key Events

Explore Berlin

Features

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Come by on a Saturday as we are also doing radio, so you get to see some of Berlin's best DJs

Shopping

Clothing

Nail Salon

Clothing Store

ISLA Berlin

Book a table in advance and order the pistachio kofta.

Kebab

Food

Restaurant

Tadim Ocakbasi

Head to the champagne bar. Get any Blanc de blancs!

Drinks

Luxury

Shopping Centre

KaDeWe

Fast Food

Chicken

RISA

Always a great exhibition, extremely well curated - go in the week as it's really relaxed.

Contemporary Arts

Museum

Art Gallery

Julia Stoschek

A lot to take in so book the tour ahead of time

Boros Bunker

Amazing lunch spot also good for fresh meat and fish

Fruit

Culture

Community

Market

Marheineke Market

If you come and need a haircut go to Reydy - it's about 20€. He's a legend and can really cut (go to the back and ask for Reydy explicitly).

Hair Salon

Barbershop

Reydy Barbershop

No Shade is a music collective for womxn and non-binary individuals challenging the structures of the Berlin music scene by injecting some needed diversity into Berlin clubbing scene.

No Shade were initially “drawn together through music” but then quickly realised that their shared appreciation and love of music was laying the foundations of the community they have since built over the last two years. Just like Berlin's multicultural identity, all members form no shade hail from different corners of the world.

They have a cool selection of books and magazines.



They're based here and Mexico. For us, it’s the best post-internet contemporary gallery.

Two English guys run it - arcade vibes.



A bar full of good beer and food. Queer-friendly crowd.



Found in Kreuzberg, Berlin, HAU is an international theatre showcasing dance performances, concerts, dialogue and visual arts across three venues. 

Germany's national centre for the presentation and discussion of international contemporary arts, with a special focus on non-European cultures and societies.

They host some cool parties and also, have a great outdoors area for summer chill.

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DJ, radio host, consultant, promoter and co-founder of the multi-disciplinary platform Einhundert, Nico Adomako is providing new and experimental club sounds from all around the world.

Nico is passionate about music, breaking the status quo and travel - something he explains as important if you want to “understand the world around you and find out who you really are.” For the best food, nights out plus more scroll down for Nico's guide to Berlin.

One of my favourite clubs in Berlin. A lot of good parties like Trade or Hyperaktivist's night are happening here. Also, I just love dark venues where you can dance with your demons.

I used to do my Nico Adomako & Friends nights here. If you wanna check new Berlin DJs or crews, ACUD is where it's happening. If you find time you should go for a No Shade night.

My favourite Japanese spot, I used to go 3 times a week for one of their Bento boxes. The curry is really good as well.

Probably the only spot where they greet me by my name haha. Doyum is one of them places you come to Berlin for. Turkish food at its best. Go here for the lentil soup to cure your hangover.

Very warm and welcoming Jamaican fusion restaurant. I've had some great birthdays here.

Best burger in town in my opinion. Make sure to go to the OG one at Schlesisches Tor, directly under the tube station.

Sunday funday, a lot of nice pop up food spots but you can also get yourself a massage and stuff like that.

Our version of KFC with an Arab touch. Berlin culture basically.

Nico Adomako's Guide to Berlin

This list of Black-owned businesses in Berlin is a result of collaboration across our global community and is by no means exhaustive. There are so many more incredible businesses out there and we welcome all suggestions. We’ll be updating this guide regularly, so if you feel like sharing, please email 

We'd like to thank the anonymous collaborators who helped curate this list for us.

Found in Berlin-Charlottenburg, this restaurant serve delicious Ethiopian fare and is open to dine at and for curb side pick-up.

African Food Festival Berlin brings to you the best of healthy delicious African fare. Breaking the gap between street and haute cuisine. Bringing the rich variety of authentic African food from grill to sea to vegan.

A 100% vegan African-Italian restaurant offering amazing creative breakfasts and Sunday brunches. Zero waste and plastic-free.

When strolling through the African quarter in Wedding, you quickly get the impression that you have ended up in the streets of a small African town. The restaurant, owned by Suzanne Saitz, serves authentic Cameroonian food that's open 'til late.

Found in Reinickendorf, BaoPab offers tasty homemade food from burgers to grilled fish. One of the hot spots in the area. Also hosts jazz nights with cocktails.

Baraka is an amalgamation of Moroccan, Egyptian and Arabian food. Expect mouth-watering dishes like the traditional soup called Harira, that is usually served during Ramadhan, and the usual dips like baba ghanoush and hummus.

Since its opening in 1993, the Africa House, led by the sociologist, Oumar Diallo, from Guinea Conakry, has developed into an institution that is recognised beyond the capital's borders as a place for transcultural encounter and political education.

Experts in all hair textures, specialising in relaxers, texturizers, cutting & colouring.

Centrally located in the heart of Berlin Wedding, Salone Market is a multi-cultural meeting point. You can get both tropical and African food and drinks, as well as typical West African dishes (e.g. rice with peanut sauce, fish with plantains) at moderate prices. They also offer freshly ground classic coffee specialties. Main courses are available from €6 and the drink prices are cheap.

Founded by Femi Oyewole, Black Brown Berlin is a community directory and platform celebrating their culture and community in Berlin. They aim to shine the spotlight on Black and Brown excellence throughout the city by providing a range of thoughtfully curated content aimed to inform, connect, and serve the black and brown community.

Found in the ever-cool Kreuzberg, this vegan shop serves homemade banana bread in different flavours, from cream cheese, white chocolate and walnut to cream, nougat and hazelnut. For now, they offer a pick-up service where they bake twice a week and orders can be collected on Friday and Tuesdays.

This sustainable, handmade lingerie brand offers sultry pieces made out of left-over pieces of chiffon and silk in red, white, purple and many more. Sets made to order.

Found in Berlin-Neukölln, this West African kitchen serving delicious dishes like tilapia, jollof rice, fried yams and a special dish of banku (fermented corn and cassava dough) served with groundnut soup and mixed meat. They also have many vegan and vegetarian options.

Based in Berlin, this hair stylist is an expert in creating gorgeous braids and crowns on POC hair.

For designer Soji Solarin, his clothes are a tool to playfully challenge the preconceptions of black identity. In his collection 'Negro Cowboy', he addresses the cowboy - a landscape in which the black narrative has definitively been written out - with playful graphic tees and structured denim chaps.

deadHYPE's Berlin City Guide

deadHYPE's Berlin City Guide