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Naam

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Good for: atmosphere, food, Solo Travellers, everyone who loves food, Families

Not good for: service

  • Address
    • 2724 W 4th Ave
  • Transport
    • 4
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 604 738 7151
  • Price
    • dishes $8-14
  • Hours
    • 24hr

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Lonely Planet review for Naam

A rare and evocative relic of Kitsilano’s hippie past, this vegetarian restaurant has the feel of a comfy, highly chatty farmhouse. It’s not unusual to have to wait for a table here at peak times, but it’s worth it for the hearty stir-fries, Mexican platters and sesame-fried potatoes with miso gravy. This is the kind of veggie spot where carnivores are also happy to dine. There’s nightly live music, an array of great organic beers and a popular patio – it’s covered, so you can cozy up here with a bowl of broth and still enjoy the rain.

 

Traveller reviews for Naam (3)

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    Great food any time day or night !

    alexioz recommends this,

    Good for: everyone who loves food

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    MMMMM

    edenbogaard recommends this,

    If i were to go to on restaurant in all of Vancouver it would be this one.Takes a while to get service.. its always busy.But well worth the wait.Best vegetarian/vegan food EVER

    Good for: atmosphere, food, Budget Travellers, Groups, Solo Travellers, Families

    Not good for: service

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    Anemic, but in a good way!

    glacialerratic recommends this,

    Even if the food wasn't awesome---which it is---it would be worth it to visit the Naam just for the interaction with the waitstaff.

    Think hippie throwbacks with new millennium dreads.
    Think facial piercings and blank eyes.
    Think milk-pale skin, and weed-slow motion.

    We ordered some water and a bottle of house white. I scanned the menu
    and asked our waiter's opinion.
    "So, what's good here?"
    Pause.
    Glance at dining companions.
    Pause.
    It's like you could see he was searching for some remaining dregs of energy
    to fuel his response.
    "Well...the sesame fries...they're really good."
    "Is there a dipping sauce?"
    Pause.
    Blink.
    "Okay, I need you to reach down through your cellular levels and marshal the mitochondria...do the fries come with a dipping sauce?"
    "We have...a miso gravy."
    Time passed. The earth cooled. "The miso gravy...is really good...it's
    really famous."

    It took us well over 5 minutes to order, and then our poor pale waiter
    shuffled off. I've seen more alacrity in a palliative care home, but I
    unwound and shifted nicely into the Naam's laidback vibe.

    The food at the Naam is Full-On Vegetarian, but they somehow managed to keep all the taste, and the portions---unlike the waitstaff, God bless them---
    aren't anemic. Even non-vegetarians will love the food here. The waiter was right, the sesame fries with miso gravy totally rocked. The chapatis are a meal unto themselves, stuffed with cheese and guacamole, cucumber and tomatos and beets and sprouts. And even the butchest of he-men can order a Dragon Bowl---a big bowl of brown rice with carrots and beets and chilis and curry sauce---without worrying their manhood might be put on trial...
    Soups are likewise fabulous, and if you can resist the urge to slip the waiter a PowerBar, the Naam is a definite thumbs-up!

    Good for: atmosphere, food, Solo Travellers, service

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