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French Dinner at L'Abattoir
After Dark
Late Veggie Feast at The Naam
Open since 1968, open till 3am on weekends: miso-gravy sesame fries, live music and Vancouver's most persuasive vegetarian argument.
After Dark
Open since 1968, open till 3am on weekends: miso-gravy sesame fries, live music and Vancouver's most persuasive vegetarian argument.
The Naam opened in Kits in 1968, back when W 4th was still called Rainbow Road, and it has been running on hippie-diner time ever since. That means vegetarian, a little chaotic, and open until 3am on weekends, which makes it one of the last genuinely late non-club date moves in the city. The sesame fries with miso gravy are a local rite of passage and will disappear from the plate faster than seems reasonable. There is usually live music tucked into the cozy, plant-draped room to handle any first-date silences with grace. It is not slick, it is not quiet, and it will not be the restaurant you expected. It is, however, exactly the kind of place where a good date forgets to leave.
