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Nelson the Seagull
August 5, 2011
At the centre of the Gastown café revolution is a pack of smart 30-something South Africans with impeccable taste. Jodi Balfour, along with siblings Lee and Jonathan Snelgar, recently opened Nelson the Seagull (named for a ’70s pop tune about Nelson Mandela), an airy brick-and-beam room with an open kitchen, original teal-and-cream mosaic tile floors, and Molo’s kraft paper softwall dividing the space. The coffee (from local roaster Agro) is bracing and the food is from the heart: try one of the moist, you-wouldn’t-know-it’s-vegan desserts, or anything involving their fresh, chewy ciabatta bread baked in house.
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