Berlin-based Musa Okwonga is a prolific English journalist, author and poet. He co–hosts sport podcast 'Stadio' and released three books in 2021.

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Café BilderBuch

Cafe
Akazienstrasse 28, Schöneberg, Berlin, 10823
Café BilderBuch

"They do very good cakes but also great eggs and breakfast spreads."

Musa OKWONGA

Sowohl Als Auch Kaffeehaus

Cafe
Kollwitzstrasse 88, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, 10435
Sowohl Als Auch Kaffeehaus

"For unbelievable apfelstrudel — and a range of cakes of all types — try SowohlAlsAuch."

Musa OKWONGA

Five Elephant

Cafe
Reichenberger Strasse 101, Kreuzberg, Berlin, 10999
Five Elephant

"In Friedrichshain, there’s an amazing place called Five Elephant that does an espresso cheesecake which is spectacular."

Musa OKWONGA

Cupcake Berlin

Cafe
Krossener Strasse 12, Friedrichshain, Berlin, 10245
Cupcake Berlin

"If I’m going to watch football on the weekend, I’ll go to Cupcake Berlin. I’ll get the vanilla sponge cupcake with sea salt caramel."

Musa OKWONGA

Grunewald Forest

National forest
Kronprinzessinnenweg, Grunewalk, Berlin, 14193
Grunewald Forest

"We were lying in the grass and all there was to see was the blue sky and the horizon framed by trees."

Musa OKWONGA

Karl-Marx-Allee

Boulevard
Karl-Marx-Allee, Mitte, Berlin, 10178
Karl-Marx-Allee

"If I want hard realism, Karl-Marx-Allee is one of the most majestic streets in the world. It’s a valley of vast, grand architecture."

Musa OKWONGA

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