r/brum is a subreddit with 156k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses birmingham, events, food, local, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review samosas, curry house, and coffee beans.
Welcome to r/brum -
This subreddit is a place for the people of Birmingham and the wider West Midland area to gather, share ideas, ask questions, and complain about the traffic... and the buses, trams and trains.
Check out our community guide for some useful links!
Popular Themes in r/brum
#1
Advice Requests
: "pls help!! i lost my everything book (fri 1/5 @ pan pan)"
5 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Anger after trees in Digbeth cut down by 'mindless' vandals"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Trying to find work in Birmingham."
1 post
#4
News
: "Mayor launches Britain’s biggest and most powerful Development Corporation to drive £11bn regeneration of East Birmingham"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/brum
#1
Birmingham
: "Birmingham was a stunning Victorian City before WW2 and the post war rebuilding"
185 posts
#2
Events
: "City Uncovered walks, Events 18-31 May"
23 posts
#3
Food
: "there anywhere I can access Food to get me through for a week until I'm paid?"
16 posts
#4
Local
: "Reminder of ward changes ahead of the Local elections"
12 posts
#5
Struggling
11 posts
#6
City Centre
: "Man hit by van in Birmingham after residents take down union flags put up by anti-migrant group | Birmingham | The Guardian"
11 posts
#7
Brum
: "Partition Plan for Birmingham Council Area"
10 posts
#8
Worst
8 posts
#9
Transportation
: "Camp Hill line report"
8 posts
#10
Music
: "Why do so many artists/Musicians skip Birmingham on their UK tours?"
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/brum
Samosas
34 reviews
#1
Milan Sweet Centre
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Sagar Sweet Centre
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Milans
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Curry House
33 reviews
#1
Shababs
4.7★ from 6 reviews
#2
Diwan
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
Royal Watan
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Coffee Beans
30 reviews
#1
Quarter Horse
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Faculty
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Pause
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/brum
#1
Photo
: "A shot I got of Old Joe recently"
25 posts
#2
News
: "West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has issued statement regarding the emergency services stance on Pride"
15 posts
#3
Question
: "Driving in Brum (sorry)"
13 posts
#4
Event
: "On the canals towards Wolverhampton"
9 posts
#5
Meta
: "A Birmingham refugee"
5 posts
#6
History
: "Birmingham in 1999"
4 posts
#7
Meme
: "With Reform being the new largest party in the Council, anyone else fancy sailing an army of small boats up the canals and calling it a day 1 failure?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/brum
Yearly
+8k members(5.4%)
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Last updated: June 4, 2026