Barrow, Alaska -
Pepe's North of the Border

The most renowned restaurant in Barrow, Alaska is Pepe's North of the Border. Although this restaurant is reminiscent of the slightly more well known pedro's South of the Border in South Carolina, in fact Pepe's North of the Border is a tribute to a Seattle restaurant. Expect a wonderful restaurant as well as a delightful carnival atmosphere.

North of the Border was founded and is still run by the remarkable Fran Tate. In addition to being a restaurateur extraordinaire, Fran has also been the host of "Jazz Below Zero" on Barrow's own KBRW every Saturday afternoon for the twenty years. When you stop in, look up Fran and say hello. She will be glad you came. [Jeffrey Sward, 05/20/2004]