Lebanese Style Taverna

Nuba launches a Lebanese style taverna in Kitsilano 
Launch Party on Tuesday May 29 at 6pm

Nuba has opened a new Lebanese style taverna in Kitsilano at 3116 West Broadway, the space formerly occupied by the legendary Greek Taverna Orestes. The walls still speak of a time of glory when woody restaurants and bars flourished in Kitsilano. Unchecked by fashion, the new Nuba is a Lebanese taverna, like one might have visited back in the days before the civil war, somewhere along Lebanon's stretch of Mediterranean coastline, in towns like Jounieh or Sour. The cavernous complexity of the restaurant's interior, unfolds over multiple levels through small, low-ceilinged nooks, and up and down numerous staircases. These enigmatic rooms open out around an expansive glass-covered courtyard inhabited with plants and benches. The overall effect produced by the scale and geography of the space has earned it the pet name "Nuba Village".

Inspired by generations of recipes from the Bouzide Family and re-imagined through the eyes of chef Alex Carriere, the menu at Nuba on Broadway orchestrates a fine balance between classic and contemporary. At one point Carriere was part of the brigade of Michellin Restaurants Apicius and L'Arpege in Paris and was one of the leading hands of internationally revered restaurateur, Daniel Boulud.

Carriere's interpretation plays along the lines of Lebanese Tradition and Modern Nutrition by offering delicacies like the Najib's Cauliflower, Hummus and Falafel. He re-discovers spices like Zhug, Dukkah and Baharat and formulates new creations like the Black Quinoa Salad, Lamb Belly with Spinach Green Lentils, Grilled Octopus, and Dry-Aged Local Striploin with Dates and Okra.

But the backbone of all items on Nuba’s food menu is a commitment to source as many local and sustainable products as possible and utilize progressive suppliers. The same is true for the beverage menu, as wines are carefully selected and cocktails are created by using fresh pressed juices from the juice bar, organic ingredients, and natural sweeteners. Proving it is possible to nourish your body as you have fun.

Join us on Tuesday May 29 to help celebrate the launch of the latest Nuba at our grand opening cocktail party. Featuring Lebanese food, fresh cocktails, and live Afro Cuban Jazz music by Cynthia Rodriguez and Miguelito Valdes. The party starts at 6pm and goes till 11pm.

Launch Party on Tuesday May 29 
Live music, food and cocktails! 
6pm till 11pm

Nuba in Kitsilano 
3116 West Broadway (at Balaclava. Across from the Hollywood Theatre.) 
Vancouver, BC 
V6K 2H3 
Tel: 604-336-1797 
www.nuba.ca 

Open seven days a week from 11:30am till late.