The Anchovy Bar

4.8

886 Reviews

$50 and over

Seafood

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2 people

28 Mar 2025

19:00

Booked 18 times today

Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

Neighbourhood gem
Innovative
Good for special occasions

From the team that brought you State Bird Provisions and The Progress, The Anchovy Bar is a wine and seafood bar that specializes in West Coast oysters, small fish and sustainably raised shellfish. We work with small producers that favor traditional and antique processes with origin stories that matter and inspire.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Seafood, Wine Bar, Oyster Bar
Hours of Operation
Mon, Thu–Sun 17:00–21:00
Phone number
(415) 796-2710
Website
http://theanchovybar.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Stuart Brioza
Catering
Please reach out to info@theanchovybar.com to inquire about catering your event!
Private party facilities
Please reach out to info@theanchovybar.com to inquire about private events!

Location
1740 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA 94115-3522
Area
Western Addition
Cross Street
Fillmore Street
Parking details
Street parking is available throughout the day. The closest garage is the JapanTown Fillmore Street Annex Garage at 1670 Fillmore Street.
Public transit
We are two blocks from the 38 and right around the corner from the 22.
Additional
Beer, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Gender Neutral Restroom, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

Group Dining at The Anchovy Bar!
US$20.00 per person
Prepaid
Multiple dates available
Reserve our indoor seating for 7-8 guests and heated outdoor seating for 7-14 guests! We have two seating times and allot 2 hours and 30 minutes for your reservation. The set menu features 10 dishes served family style for $90 per person (a la carte is not available). Beverages are charged upon consumption and we do not allow for corkage. There is a $600 food & beverage minimum for 7-10 guests -or- $1,000 food & beverage minimum for 11-14 guests, which is exclusive of taxes and gratuity. Any changes or cancellations must be made 5 days in advance. We charge the food and beverage minimum should the reservation be canceled within those five days. The $20.00 per person deposit is non-refundable and will be applied to your final bill.

What 886 people are saying

The Anchovy Bar reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.7Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

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Seafood
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Innovative
San Francisco
Seafood

Review summary

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The Anchovy Bar offers an exceptional dining experience with "phenomenal food, service, and atmosphere." With standout dishes like anchovy toast and broiled oysters, the restaurant is a seafood lover's paradise. Guests rave about the "creative, well-balanced dishes" and "friendly, attentive staff," making it a must-visit in San Francisco.

886 Reviews

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Karen VIP
London6 reviews
5.0
Dined today
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A fabulous evening out, great food and excellent service!
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Kate VIP
San Francisco78 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous meal, created by guest chef Spencer. It was a creative mix of his heritage— Jewish, Romanian & Hungarian, with plenty of seafood along with cheese pie, spanakopita, and middle eastern specialties. Wonderful!
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W. Scott
San Francisco8 reviews
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We attended the Hadeem pop-up and were amazed by Chef Horowitz's creations! They were perfectly executed and very imaginative. Bravo!
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brenda
San Francisco6 reviews
3.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
outside seating is tight and uncomfortable. our server was very rushed which was uncomfortable. the food was very good
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Cort
San Francisco8 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Im in a wheelchair and they always take care of me. My favorite place for fish in SF, including sushi bars. I’m now a repeat customer. Consistently excellent.
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greg VIP
San Francisco11 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Anchovy Bar delivers an excellent dining experience. Great food, wine, service and atmosphere
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Steven VIP
San Francisco13 reviews
5.0
Dined on 16 March 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Great food and ambience. Service is usually excellent as well, but way off this time around. It looked like they were understaffed. Overall a great place to eat. Great takes on anchovies. -
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Linda VIP
San Francisco6 reviews
4.0
Dined on 15 March 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Fresh, clean, amazing, we loved everything: local pickled anchovy-edamame toast, marinated spiny lobster tomato-makrut lime vinaigrette, sewed salad, Mendocino red zin. Busy, industrial setting, beware hours are limited and pricey but anything worthwhile in SF is. Highly recommend.
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DavidB
San Francisco2 reviews
1.0
Dined on 11 March 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
Chip and Fish Dips was mostly favorless. Anchovy on toast with edamame paste, was not very good. Toast was too thick and hard, paste had no taste. Salmon for the salmon dish had little taste and the mango sauce did not have much taste as well. The place is trendy and that is it. Buy the hype and not the food.
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Cynthia
San Francisco14 reviews
5.0
Dined on 9 March 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I’ve been wanting to go to Anchovy Bar for a while and have to say it did not disappoint. Each dish was thoughtfully prepared, flavors balanced and creative. The anchovy edamame toast was divine! Overall a fun place, great service and exceptional food!
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The Anchovy Bar is rated 4.8 stars by 886 OpenTable diners.

The Anchovy Bar does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

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