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Facil

<p>Facil, on the top floor of the Mandala Hotel at Potsdamer Platz, is reminiscent of the clean lines of the Neue Nationalgalerie down the street, and one is mesmerized by the two rows of chestnut trees—yellow and green in equal measure—shivering in the autumn cold on the attractive patio. The weird acoustics deposit snatches of political and economic German on your plate, along with the helicopter laughter of powerful men. The wine list is heavy on fine Austrian Sauvignon Blancs, order a glass with the shoulder of Brandenburg venison with pine-cream chicory.</p>

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From Food & Wine , SEP 2009

At Facil, housed within the glass inner courtyard of the Mandala Hotel, Kempf has now carved out his own distinct style of cooking, with slightly Asian-influenced dishes...MORE>>

– Gisela Williams Berlin

From Travel + Leisure , AUG 2008

“Berlin ist gross und ich bin klein” (Berlin is big and I am small) reads a popular children's T-shirt featuring a forlorn mite of a penguin staring up at the immensity of East Berlin's iconic TV tower....MORE>>

– Gary Shteyngart Adventures in the New Berlin

Last updated September 2009