Smorrebrod trio – Bar Tartine

Smorrebrod trio - Bar Tartine
Open-faced sprouted rye bread sandwiches. Rainbow trout with green walnut, beet and rabe. Beef tartare with tonnato sauce and bottarga. Kale with sunflower tahini and yoghurt. $18
Bar Tartine, San Francisco CA

The rainbow trout smorrebrod was definitely my favorite! The beef tartare was definitely overpowered by all the bottarga shavings on top, and the kale tahini smorrebrod was kinda boring (definitely doesn’t deserve to be on a foodie list).

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Bodega Harbor
Bodega Harbor.

Smoked potatoes with black garlic – Bar Tartine

Smoked potatoes with black garlic - Bar Tartine
Herbs and flavored mayo. $9
Bar Tartine, San Francisco CA

Omg, these potatoes were frickin’ amazing! The black garlic sauce was to die for and combined with the smokey flavor of the potatoes – I’m dying. The mayo dip was also super delicious. We actually couldn’t finish all our food during brunch, but I made it a point to get the leftover potatoes packed to-go, lol!

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Urban art, Mission Dolores
Urban art, Mission Dolores.

Allagash White ale – Bar Tartine

Allagash White ale - Bar Tartine

Ugh, this was from one of the more awkward and unpleasant dinners have experienced. We were squeezed into a 2-top near the window and the adjacent couple was pretty much on top of us. It didn’t help that they were fighting about something either. OK, tables at say Frances are really close together too but Bar Tartine should really just have a communal table – it would feel less awkward. And the restaurant was lit like a frickin’ cave! I couldn’t even see my food let alone the great ingredients used to make them. Sorry, but I haven’t been back since and nothing is really compelling me too either.
Bar Tartine, San Francisco CA

White Cymbidium orchid
White Cymbidium flowers (Orchidaceae), Buena Vista.