/r/berkeley/

r/berkeley

183k members
r/berkeley is a subreddit with 183k members. The community frequently discusses berkeley, looking, roommate, hate, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review sandwich, boba places, and delivery app, and the most common flair used is university, other, local, cs/eecs, and news.
A subreddit for the community of UC Berkeley as well as the surrounding City of Berkeley, California.

Popular Topics in r/berkeley

#1

Berkeley

46 posts
#2

Looking

44 posts
#3

Roommate

18 posts
#4

Hate

17 posts
#5

Struggling

16 posts
#6

Big Game

16 posts
#7

Student

14 posts
#8

Looking For

13 posts
#9

Cs

11 posts
#10

Housing

8 posts

Products Discussed in r/berkeley

Sandwich

24 reviews
#1
Crave Subs
4.7 from 3 reviews
#2
Whole Foods
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Sandwich Zone
4.5 from 2 reviews

Boba Places

18 reviews
#1
Happy Lemon
3.5 from 4 reviews
#2
UCha
4.0 from 3 reviews
#3
Asha
4.3 from 3 reviews

Delivery App

7 reviews
#1
Doordash
4.5 from 2 reviews
#2
Amazon Fresh
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Grubhub
1.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/berkeley

#1
University
: "TIL Current (Disputed?) Board Member of the Federal Reserve, Lisa Cook, is a UC Berkeley Alum - PhD in Econ, 1997!"
85 posts
#2
Other
: "Apparently I did not graduate lol"
42 posts
#3
Local
: "I'd love some local help with a project I'm doing - a huge fantasy style map of the region, filled with real-world locations. Is there anywhere I've missed out?"
12 posts
#4
CS/EECS
: "Don't sleep on those upperdivs"
10 posts
#5
News
: "Remembering ‘maximalist’ Jonathan ‘Jojo’ Choi, beloved UC Berkeley alumnus and leader"
6 posts
#6
Politics
: "Berkeley Hills neighbors organize against proposed housing development at site with high landslide, fire risk"
4 posts
#7
Events/Organizations
: "Rushing"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/berkeley

Yearly
+19k members(11.3%)

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Last updated: August 13, 2026