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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 

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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.

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AGY3NA

While Berlin can easily serve in its winter outfits—cave-like raves, snowy park walks,  black faux-fur coats—in the summer, the city truly transcends. Think: terrace-side beers, riverside walks, and the unparalleled freedom of a techno fest under sunny skies. 

 is the ideal event for those looking to experience Berlin's robust music scene in full summer glory. Now in its third edition, the budding festival sprawls across four stages at the RSO, a former 19th century brewery converted into a spot for experimental and underground arts. 

Boasting a line up including Bae Blade, Clara Cuvé, DJ Fuckoff, I Hate Models, Logic1000, Octo Octa, Peggy Gou and Solumun, the festival guarantees sunny dance floor mayhem which won't only leave you wanting more, but may also make you feel... a little a bit hungry?

Thankfully, Home Again artist AGY3NA is on hand with his favourite foodie spots in the city. Originally from Nuremberg, he moved to Berlin where he discovered queer nightlife and pursued DJing. "Berlin has a gravity that pulls people in, not just because of music, but anything associated with artistic freedom and being able to express yourself," he says of the city. 

In his music, AGY3NA absorbs a multiverse of genres and spits them out into flawlessly cohesive mixes, touching on afrofuturism to acid. He cut his teeth in the city's renown musical institutions, with a show at the beloved 

 and Panorama Bar. While he has since moved to nearby Leipzig, he continues to visit Berlin constantly, always hitting up his favourite foodie spots during every visit. 

Below, he shares his favourite spots to fuel up before the club:

Really great brunch / breakfast spot, very cosy. I just love the eggs benedict. Sometimes it can get very packed, so not a spot to go with a lot of friends, but good to go with a partner.

Accessible and vegan with very good food in the heart of of Kreuzberg. It's spacious and does tapas, so to go with a group. There's normal tables and also spaces to sit on pillows on the floor, all very comfy. 

This is the hub of Refuge Worldwide, which is a community radio and a place that’s very close to my heart. When I used to have my show, I’d go to Oona and listen to live radio. It’s very nice, very soft and not stressful, even though there’s a lot happening in the background with the radio. 

This is a West African restaurant that serves the best jollof rice. Very casual, not chic or anything; it's basic but the flavours really speak for themselves.  I definitely think it’s authentic.

I used to live in Schöneberg. This was my go-to when I met with a lot of people. The focus is on the meat dishes, the dumplings are great—I would never go and order one thing, but I will always have Sichuan-style tofu dish that they do. 

What To Eat in Berlin During Home Again with AGY3NA

Wayne Snow

Nigerian-born singer, songwriter and performer Wayne Snow combines 80s electronic sound with his love of jazz, soul and Fela Kuti. After moving to Berlin to focus on his music, he fell in love with the city's busy international district. "Life in Neukölln is vibrant with color and diversity," he says. A city of contrasts, "at the bend of a street you can find yourself right in the centre of a Turkish market or a small square where silence reigns." From hole-in-the-wall African food spots where you'll find authentic okra stew to lush rooftop bars and nightclubs, read Wayne's guide to see all that Neukölln has to offer.

This rooftop is quite simply one of my favourite places in Neukölln to meet with friends and watch the sun go down. There are two dance floors carefully blasting some sweet 70s, 80s groove. You will find the second dance floor behind the Jeff Koons like sculpture.

You have two possibilities, you go to the right to order a cocktail, with sour whiskey (my favorite) sit down to chat, check people out, dance or you go to the left for dinner at the table with three types of menus, Sicilian, Cypriot or Korean.

This place is truly magical. It can make you forget you're in Neukölln altogether. I saw big bands there, incredible jazz trios. Unfortunately there is not yet a dance floor to move around but nothing prevents dancing outside in front of the window.

This little bar club is one of the places you need to know in Neukölln. I do not know if the basement is open in these times of Covid but I will leave you the surprise of what you will find there.

My favourite place to find the flavours that I miss. Okra Soup, Egusi Soup or Jollof Rice. It´s run by a Ghanaian brother who runs the hair salon right next to it. It will give you the energy you need for the night.

There is a good chance that you will meet here at any time. It's like my living room. The parmigiana is exceptional. Carbonara is my favourite sin. They also have superb wine to accompany any meal.

Having lived in France, I can't help looking for a place to drink good wine. Here you will find very good natural wine and of course orange wine.

Top for brunch before going to Tempelhof to chill. The plates are quite varied and plentiful. I like to finish with the chocolate soufflé.

Didi Pa

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