by Andrew Morrison | Damn, that was good! One can always depend on the cauliflower, falafel, chicken shish tawook, mjadra, hummus, haloumi, and jalapeno sauce at any of the four Nuba locations around town, but the one at 3116 West Broadway is straight up the best. Why? Because of the ambiance. The old Greek icon (it used to be the legendary Orestes) is now Lebanese, and still its wooden banisters and labyrinthine collection of rooms and landing make it one of Vancouver’s coolest addresses, heavy with the patina of good times past and the promise of more afoot. It reminds me of some of the restaurants I went to as a kid (more Kozmas than Il Giardino);  besotted by singers, belly dancers and amazed at the evident effects of alcohol on many of the grown-ups. And the light! Such memorable light. You don’t leave without it.

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