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What Happened to Anchor & Hope After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

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As of September 2026, Anchor & Hope has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

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What the source shows: Google Places marks Anchor & Hope's business status as permanently closed and Yelp's listing, updated June 2026, also shows it closed.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate highlighted Anchor & Hope's seafood cooking in the 'Filled With Envy' episode, calling out a dish from the San Francisco fish house among plates worth envying. Anchor & Hope was an oyster bar and seafood restaurant that opened in 2008 from restaurateurs Steven and Mitchell Rosenthal, the team behind Town Hall and Salt House, set inside a renovated century-old brick building at 83 Minna St in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood. Yelp's listing for Anchor & Hope, updated in June 2026, marks the business 'CLOSED.' Google Places, checked 2026-09-07, also lists the business status as permanently closed. No announcement of a reopening, relocation, or new operator at the Minna Street address has surfaced. The building that once housed the restaurant's dining room and raw bar no longer appears under the Anchor & Hope name in current listings.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 10
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Filled With Envy
What was featured
A seafood dish from Anchor & Hope on Best Thing I Ever Ate
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Anchor & Hope

Frequently asked questions

Is Anchor & Hope still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Anchor & Hope has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

What happened to Anchor & Hope after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate highlighted Anchor & Hope's seafood cooking in the 'Filled With Envy' episode, calling out a dish from the San Francisco fish house among plates worth envying. As of September 2026, Anchor & Hope has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

Is Anchor & Hope permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Anchor & Hope has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Anchor & Hope located?

83 Minna St, San Francisco, CA 94105. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Anchor & Hope?

Season 1, Episode 10 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Filled With Envy”.

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Visit info

Address
83 Minna St, San Francisco, CA 94105
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://m.yelp.com/biz/anchor-and-hope-san-francisco
  • Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=37.7877552,-122.3988096

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