/r/berkeley/

r/berkeley

186k members
r/berkeley is a subreddit with 186k 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, cs/eecs, local, 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
: "I’m so tired, I just want to be a student."
35 posts
#2
Other
: "Spring Semester Apartment for $800 rent!"
9 posts
#3
CS/EECS
: "reduced course load experience? (working ~50 hrs/wk & want to stay enrolled)"
6 posts
#4
Local
: "Please BEWARE: suspicious man around Unit 3"
5 posts
#5
News
: "Police: Man used shoe cameras to film women near UC Berkeley"
3 posts
#6
Politics
: "BREAKING | The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into UC Berkeley’s Black and Latine resource centers and scholarships."
3 posts
#7
Events/Organizations
: "Tailgating"
1 post

Member Growth in r/berkeley

Yearly
+17k members(10.3%)

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Last updated: November 7, 2026