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The Anchor

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310 Spring St., New York, NY 10013
nr. Greenwich St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-463-7406 Send to Phone

Photo by courtesy of The Anchor

Hours

Thu, 7pm-4am; Fri-Sat, 10pm-4am; Mon-Wed, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

1 at Houston St.; C, E at Spring St.

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

Owners Amanda Silverman (a publicist) and Chrissie Miller and James Cruickshank (designers) were presumably seeking to combine the scene of Sway with the historic import of Ear Inn when they had interior decorator Rafael Cardenas (who did Parker Posey’s apartment) paint nautical stripes on the paneling, affix presidential wallpaper to the bar, and mount antler chandeliers here and there. A month after opening, the comfy banquettes were already drawing repeat visits from the likes of Drea DeMatteo, Johnny Knoxville, Charlotte Ronson, and Doug Aitken, who after his MoMA reception threw a typically doorman-free after-party here that packed the makeshift concrete dance floor in back. A chalkboard advertises shots (some purely conceptual) created by or simply named after other of-the-moment friends: Bijou’s Crack adds a lemon wedge to a vodka shot covered on one side with coffee grinds and on the other with sugar, the D. Stahl is a glass of champagne honoring Nylon editor Dani Stahl, and the Jus Ske is a straight shot of tequila sure to lend fire to late Friday evenings when Frankie Inglese revives the glory that was his eighties night at Don Hill’s.

8.9 "Highly Recommended"
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Ridiculously Amazing

traindiaries from 10001 | Posted on 12/14/09

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)

The whole point of going out is to have an amazing time on the dance floor, not posing against the wall pretending to be too posh to breathe! I’ve been hearing about Anchor for a while and it did not disappoint! The music will definitely get you going, the décor is perfect, the people are stunning. I loved it so much I am throwing our Holiday Party at the Anchor. The staff at Anchor are beyond remarkable, helpful and totally bringing our event together. The entire company is psyched for our party and ready to ‘cut a rug up’! Will keep you posted on the outcome of our party!

Not what I expected

thegirl from 10012 | Posted on 11/16/09

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)

I've been hearing about The Anchor for some time, and finally made it down last Saturday and was pleasantly surprised by the abundance of quality people and the fact that one of my favorite DJs (DJ Price) was spinning here. I heard him last week at 1Oak, and he was amazing, but the crowd there was too stiff and pretentious to fully let loose. This was not the case at The Anchor. people were going bonkers: dancing, drinking, just partying, really. It felt like a real new york party, not some midtown frat party or stupid meatpacking nonsense. We had a great time and couldn't believe how sexy the crowd was. great bar, I will be recommending this to all of my friends and co-workers.

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