Anchor & Hope

"Anchor & Hope is described as an airy SoMa seafood spot. It closed at the beginning of the pandemic, but there is a possibility of reopening as a beer hall if negotiations with the landlord and pandemic situations improve." - Eve Batey

"Tasting-menu spot from a celeb chef Trois Mec, storied fine dining destination Patina, and brand-name ramen import Ippudo in Los Angeles; trendy and critically acclaimed Chinese-Cajun restaurant Le Sia, decade-old Vietnamese restaurant An Choi, Keith McNally’s FiDi brasserie Augustine, and food hall Gansevoort Market in New York; high-profile sandwich and pastry destination High Street on Market in Philadelphia; longtime cafe Anna Lee’s outside of Atlanta; 40-year-old Acadian Bakery and 36-year-old dive Alice’s Tall Texan in Houston; controversial 45-year-old gay bar Badlands and popular seafood spot Anchor & Hope in SF; and flashy import Dominique Ansel bakery in London." - Amanda Kludt

"Anchor & Hope opened to great excitement in 2008, with then-Eater SF editor Paolo Lucchesi writing that the 80-seat East Coast-style seafood shack was so in demand that reservations were impossible to come by between 5:30 and 10 p.m. The high-ceilinged Minna Street space closed when the pandemic began — temporarily, owners (and brothers) Steven and Mitchell Rosenthal said at the time. The SF Chronicle notes that the building it occupied is now available for rent." - Eve Batey

"A good place to impress an early date or treat a client to a nice lunch." - Elise Craig, Jenna Scatena