It’s not often that a restaurant can survive on top of a podium, largely unmarked, up three flights of stairs. But Guu at Nelson Square at 808 Nelson has pulled it off. In addition to the food, another fine feature is the outdoor patio next to a quite wonderful west-coast garden in the Japanese style:

That pine looks like it has had years of nurturing in its own little microclimate. Kudos to the gardeners.












