27 Postcards
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The Anchovy Bar offers a cozy vibe where seafood lovers can indulge in fresh anchovies, oysters, and inventive small plates paired with beer or wine.
"You go to The Anchovy Bar in the Fillmore to eat your body weight in tinned fish that are served with sides of toasty bread and tomato vinaigrette. The laidback spot, complete with bar seating and a cozy parklet, is where you’ll find couples and groups of friends going wild over a mostly-seafood menu of dishes. There are seafood stews loaded with every possible creature that swims, broiled oysters with an umami-packed date-bacon sambal butter, and smoked mussels spiced up with horseradish crème fraîche. " - lani conway, julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez
"Anchovy Bar offers a menu heavily featuring local anchovy season items, such as anchovy pintxos, local anchovy toast, and 'anchovies in purgatory' with chile oil, yuzu kosho, sansho togarashi, and fermented chile turnips." - Dianne de Guzman
"Anchovies are unsurprisingly the star at this upscale seafood restaurant from the State Bird Provisions people. But don’t overlook the oysters. At this Fillmore spot, you can get them raw (even as an optional mixed chef’s choice dozen), or go for the broiled “Western Addition” that’s fantastic. They come drenched in a date-bacon sambal butter we want to put on everything. Definitely get them on your table. " - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez
"The restaurant quick preserves the local catch and will be serving its anchovies in purgatory while the tiny fish are coming fresh. My advice: snag a reservation as soon as possible or show up just before 5 p.m. and get a seat on the cute parklet. Order a glass of riesling or maybe rose, soak up some rays, and enjoy some of this shiny little fish." - Eater Staff
"The Anchovy Bar is a new-ish spot in the Fillmore that’s essentially a paradise for anyone whose primary love language involves tinned fish, seafood, and cheese. And if you’re meeting up with a friend for the first time and want to go all out, it’s a great place to do it. A meal here feels like a special occasion - from the whipped cloud of Wagon Wheel cheese to the slick, salty anchovies bathed in olive oil, every dish that hits the table is as exquisite as it is delicious. They’re currently taking reservations for indoor and outdoor dining." - julia chen 1
