The bar is the first thing that greets patrons of Globe.
When I first moved to SF, I didn’t know too many people. Luckily enough, my first job here put me in contact with some pretty amazing, in-the-know people whom I still consider close friends to this very day. One night, after an advertising industry mixer, my friend, Kevin, suggested we stop into Globe for late night eats. Located in North Beach, it was clearly out of the way from our current location and, naturally, we all protested. However, Kevin quickly sold us with the line “all the best chefs in San Francisco dine at this establishment.”
I’m glad we all listened and hailed cabs over to this quaint, cozy, and utterly charming establishment. To this day, Globe is still one of my favorite destinations – especially for special occasions. All of the food is organic and locally grown. The exposed brick wall and open kitchen, which (thankfully) survived a fire a few years back, add to the charm of the space.
Last Friday night, Marie, Kelly, and I headed there and enjoyed the macaroni and cheese along with their legendary tuna tartare before our dinners arrived. I can’t stress enough how amazing the latter dish is as the black olive tapenade complements the tuna perfectly. I had the local halibut with fingerling potatoes, asparagus, green garlic and lemon zest which was a little bit salty that night but still tasty, nevertheless. Photos are below…
The kitchen is open so you can see practically everything that happens if you want...
Recently painted on the exposed brick wall: Tomatoes.
Zinfandel braised oxtail ragout with potato gnocchi.
Boring, right? Their bread and butter is actually quite good.
Hills Farm Pork loin with fried polenta, spring onions and sugar snap peas.
Local halibut with fingerling potatoes, asparagus, green garlic and lemon zest.
Macaroni and Tillamook cheese.
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