Galinette sits a few blocks from Ocean Beach and plays to that setting: windows on every side let in the light, and wooden chairs are grouped around communal tables where sandy families, surfers, and friends in cover-ups settle in together. The kitchen works a Mediterranean-leaning menu of French comfort food, with beef tartare and escargot among the dishes that keep regulars coming back.
Service runs unhurried rather than rushed, and the room carries a casual, neighborhood feel that matches its beach-town surroundings. Meals tend to stretch — dessert here runs to bread pudding and hot chocolate for those sticking around after the sun goes down.
Service runs unhurried rather than rushed, and the room carries a casual, neighborhood feel that matches its beach-town surroundings. Meals tend to stretch — dessert here runs to bread pudding and hot chocolate for those sticking around after the sun goes down.