Three independent kitchens in one restaurant? Impossible? Not in Paolo Pinkel, where Chinese food meets both Cypriot and Peruvian cuisines, and where you can choose a favorite dish from each kitchen and taste it all. The concept is simple: Once you’ve ordered and paid directly at each kitchen, the dishes will be served straight to your table. Our particular favorites: the vegan ceviche from the Peruvian kitchen, the Cypriot lamb chops with eggplant cream and the Ran Mian, a wheat noodle dish by Koch Wing, the chef behind Burnin Noodles. If you’re wondering what the name is all about, perhaps you remember the sex and drugs scandal involving German politician Michel Friedman, or the 80s musician Falco with his slicked back hair. It’s an association that’s a little sleazy, wicked, and punk, but it’s implemented with passion. The restaurant’s bar is just as attractive, offering tasty cocktails to wash the food down with. And Paolo Pinkel are widening their concept: from a weekly Sunday brunch, to “Late Night Munchies” to musical spectacles, the three owners Kubilay Akkaya, Nick Kapros and Sebastian Schwendner are just bursting with new ideas for their restaurant. So bring along all your friends – there’s something for everyone to try. (Text: Rosa Künzler / Photos: Johanna Rademacher-Flesland)
Paolo Pinkel und das Schnabulat, Karl–Marx–Str.55, 12043 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Kitchen: Daily 18–23h, Sun Brunch 10–15h
Bar: Daily from 18h
