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Is Nuba Still Open? You Gotta Eat Here! Update (Vancouver, BC)

You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 4 Vancouver, British Columbia

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Nuba is listed open on opentable.ca, reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The OpenTable page for Nuba Kitsilano at 3116 W Broadway shows diner reviews dated as recently as 2026-10-10 and lists lunch and dinner hours, with no closure or rename notice. How we decide a status →

What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?

John Catucci's Season 4 episode that aired 2015-04-24 included Nuba, a Lebanese restaurant in Vancouver; TV Guide's listing says he sampled dishes made from traditional recipes and fresh West Coast ingredients. According to Nuba's own YouTube video, uploaded 2017-02-02, he visited the Kitsilano location, where a cook prepared the signature falafel, mjadra and hushwie. Scout Magazine reported on 2012-05-22 that Nuba had opened a Lebanese-style taverna at 3116 West Broadway, in the space that had housed the Greek restaurant Orestes, and described a multi-level room and a menu reworking recipes from the owning family. Nuba's website, viewed 2026-10-20, lists Kitsilano alongside its Gastown, Mount Pleasant and Yaletown restaurants. The OpenTable page for Nuba Kitsilano, viewed 2026-10-20, showed diner reviews dated between 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-10 and listed daily lunch service plus evening dinner hours.

The episode You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 4

Aired
Title: Tilt, Nuba, Von Doughnuts · What was featured: Falafel, mjadra and hushwie at the Kitsilano Lebanese restaurant

Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : Buns, biscuits and burgers are among the highlights of a visit to Tilt in Portland, Ore. Also: Lebanese cuisine; and gourmet donuts.

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Season 4: 41 of 78 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 5 references

  1. opentable.ca https://opentable.ca/nuba-kitsilano
  2. youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofSOd6H2zFg
  3. scoutmagazine.ca https://scoutmagazine.ca/goods-nuba-opens-new-taverna-in-kits-sets-launch-party-for-tuesday-may-29th/
  4. tvguide.com https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/you-gotta-eat-here/episodes-season-4/1030494459/
  5. nuba.ca http://www.nuba.ca/
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Record ygeh-362 · checked by Cal Marchetti.