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Anchor Oyster Bar
San Francisco, United States of America
Recommended by Michelin Guide and 39 other food critics.
4.7
955
Famous for
Stew, San Francisco
Cioppino
Recommended by Michelin Guide and 20 other food critics.
"Of course, the cioppino is unmissable as this signature item turns deadly when paired with delicious and buttery garlic bread."
Michelin Guide , Oldest European hotel and restaurant reference guide, awarding Michelin stars for excellence to selected establishments
Recommendations
"While the menu may be petite, it's full of fresh fare like a Caesar salad combining sweet prawns and tangy anchovy dressing."
on Caesar salad
"While the menu may be petite, it's full of fresh fare like a cup of creamy Boston clam chowder loaded with clams and potatoes."
"Of course, the cioppino is unmissable as this signature item turns deadly when paired with delicious and buttery garlic bread."
on Cioppino
"Crab cakes with house-made tartar, and cracked Dungeness crab are more than worth the wait."
on Crab Cake
"The real move is to order the cioppino. It is quite literally overflowing with flavor from the shellfish, tomato sauce, and red chili flakes that turn the heat up. One spoonful and you'll be Anchor's loyal follower."
on Cioppino
"If the cioppino is really good, as at Anchor — rich with the juices of the seafood that simmered in it, the toasty flavors of the crab fat, the sweet clam juice — you’ll see the value in that little pool of sauce. You’ll be compelled to take it home, to toss it with hot, buttered pasta, or to bring it up to a simmer and use it to poach an egg. You won’t waste a single drop."
on Cioppino
"Anchor also knows how to make crab cakes. The crust on the two patties is just crisp enough to hold in the lightly seasoned meat. They don't need any more than the accompanying tartar sauce and squirt of lemon to make them sparkle."
on Crab Cake
"This cute long-running oyster bar with a nautical motif is a pearl in the Castro for Boston clam chowder and simple seafood so fresh you'll swear it was made by the Little Mermaid."
"Favorite Bay Area clam chowders: Anchor Oyster Bar - The clam chowder is classic, more milky than thick, dominated by clams and celery. Sprinkle on a few oyster crackers from the cache on the table."
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