Anchor & Vine
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Natural wine bar · Williamsburg · est. 2020

Natural wine.
Honest food.
No reservations needed.

A 22-seat bar on N. 5th and Berry, open Wednesday through Sunday from five until late. A wine list of 142 living producers, no Coca-Cola, no spirits, and a small kitchen run by one cook.

See live seating Read the list → Walk-ins only · queue rarely past 8:30
Right now · Wed Oct 9 · 7:42 pm 9 / 22 seats free
Average wait this hour · 4 min · last update 22 s ago
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"Just one more glass."
N 5th & Berry
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01 / The bar

Twenty-two seats, candles, vinyl.

Anchor & Vine opened in September 2020, in the middle of everything. We took over a former dry cleaner on North 5th Street, kept the original tin ceiling and the painted floor, and built one long marble bar. There are no two-tops. Couples sit at the bar; groups of three sit at one end of it; nobody waits more than ten minutes most nights.

Sofia tastes every bottle on the list. The kitchen is six feet long and Niko cooks twelve plates from it — three change every week, the others stay because regulars would mutiny. We close at midnight, sometimes earlier on Sundays.

— Sofia Russo Wine director · owner
02 / Open bottles · the list

Living wine — by region.

142 producers on the deep list. These thirty-six are open or pouring tonight. By the glass changes hourly when a bottle finishes. Half-pours always available.

Last update · 2 min ago
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Loire Valley

8 bottles open

Muscadets that breathe, Chenins that won't sit still. We always have something cold here.

  • Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet S.&M. · 2022 $14 / $52
  • Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont · 2020 $22 / $86
  • Sébastien Riffault Sancerre Akméniné · 2020 $19 / $74
  • Catherine & Pierre Breton Bourgueil Trinch! · 2021 $16 / $58
  • Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses · 2018 $17 / $64
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Beaujolais & Mâcon

7 bottles open

Cool-climate gamay, mostly carbonic, mostly chilled to 14°C. Where we send most first-timers.

  • Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py · 2022 $21 / $82
  • Marcel Lapierre Morgon · 2022 $18 / $68
  • Yvon Métras Fleurie · 2021 $28 / $112
  • Julie Balagny Régnié En Remont · 2021 $17 / $62
  • Domaine de la Cadette Bourgogne Vézelay · 2022 $15 / $54
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Etna & Sicily

6 bottles open

Volcanic reds, smoky whites. The list moved this direction in 2023 and never moved back.

  • Frank Cornelissen Etna Rosso Munjebel · 2021 $24 / $94
  • I Custodi delle Vigne dell'Etna Aetneus · 2020 $22 / $84
  • Calcagno Etna Bianco Ginestra · 2022 $18 / $68
  • Vino di Anna Palmento Rosso · 2021 $20 / $78
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Slovenia & Friuli

5 bottles open

Skin-contact whites we ask you to taste before you decide. Bring a friend who is open-minded.

  • Movia Lunar (skin-fermented) · 2019 $24 / $98
  • Radikon Slatnik · 2019 $28 / $118
  • Gravner Ribolla Anfora · 2014 $36 / $148
  • Klabjan Refošk · 2021 $17 / $64
Looking for something specific? Ask Sofia · 142 producers · 11 countries · low-intervention only See the deep list (PDF) →
03 / The kitchen

Twelve plates. Three for the wine, nine for the table.

$11 – $36 per plate
  • Whipped lardo on grilled bread $11

    Three-month cured Berkshire fat, sourdough from She Wolf, black pepper.

  • Anchovies on butter $14

    Cantabrian, Vermont butter, salted radish, baguette. The first plate, always.

  • Octopus terrine $18

    Pressed, sliced thin, dressed with olio nuovo and chili oil from Mosto.

  • Mortadella, hand-cut $16

    From Stella di Mare Salumi in Red Hook, mustard pickle, focaccia.

  • Sardine toast $13

    Brittany sardines, salted butter, lemon, dill, dark rye.

  • Burrata, persimmon, lardo $19

    Caputo's burrata, fuyu persimmon, shaved lardo, aged balsamic.

  • Roast carrots, harissa, yogurt $15

    Norwich Meadows carrots, hot honey, labne, cilantro.

  • Spaghetti, garlic, anchovy $24

    Sfoglini bronze-cut, two cloves, one anchovy, parmigiano, parsley.

  • Beef tartare, mustard cream $22

    Marble Ranch chuck, hand-cut, capers, soft-boiled, dijon cream, brioche.

  • Half roast chicken & bread $36

    For two. Brick-roasted, dripping bread, bitter chicories, lemon.

  • Cheese plate · three $22

    Pick three. We work with Saxelby and Murray's. Mustard fruit, honey, sourdough.

  • Olive oil cake, mascarpone $12

    One layer, candied lemon, salted mascarpone. Niko's grandmother's recipe.

Today's blackboard
Wed Oct 9 — pickled mussels, sourdough, lemon
Single board, $19, 14 portions, until they're gone.
8 of 14 left
04 / How it works

Walk in. No list. No app.

We've never taken reservations and we never will. Most nights you'll sit immediately. Friday/Saturday after 8pm there's a short queue at the door — we'll text you when a seat opens, in person.

01

Walk through the door

Open Wed–Sun, 5pm to close. We have 22 seats — six at one end of the bar, sixteen along the rest.

02

Tell Sofia what you like

Reds, whites, orange, sparkling. Or a memory of a wine you had once. She'll get you within two pours.

03

Stay until you don't

No timed seatings. Average tab is $74/person. Cash or card. Tabs are kept on paper.

05 / The room

A late-night postcard.

@anchorandvine · Instagram →
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06 / The owner

Sofia Russo.

Sofia spent five years on the floor at Frenchette, then six months at Septime in Paris on a sommelier exchange that was supposed to be a month. She came back with a list of producers and a small inheritance, and signed the lease on North 5th Street six weeks before March 2020.

The bar opened in September that year with eight seats outside and a list of forty bottles. She poured everything herself for the first six months. "You can't fake a wine bar," she says. "You taste it from the door. Either the person behind the counter cares, or the room is wrong."

2020
Opened
22
Seats
142
Producers
07 / Private bar buyouts

Take over the bar. Sunday or Monday.

We do private buyouts the two days we'd otherwise be dark. Up to 30 standing, 22 seated. Sofia builds a list to your meal; Niko prepares a five-plate menu. Cash bar or open tab.

Mon buyout · min
$3,800
Sun buyout · min
$5,200
Plates pp
$74
Wine pp
$58 – $140
Email Sofia →
08 / Before you come

Real questions, honest answers.

Will I actually get a seat? +

Wed/Thu/Sun: nearly always, within ten minutes. Fri/Sat between 7 and 10pm: there's a queue averaging 28 minutes. Come at 5:15 or after 10:30 and walk in.

What is "natural wine," and do I have to drink it? +

Low-intervention farming, native yeasts, minimal sulfur. We sell wines you'd recognize from any list — they just happen to be made by people we trust. If you want a Burgundy on the by-the-glass, we have three.

Do you have non-alcoholic options? +

Two: Muri Reverse Engineering ($14) and a hand-pressed citrus shrub ($9). We don't keep a long mocktail list because we'd rather make the two we believe in well.

Is the music loud? +

Conversational until 9pm. After 9pm it rises 2-3 dB. Vinyl-only; the stack is built around Italian library music, Brazilian samba, and 70s soul. We don't take requests.

Can I bring my dog? +

Outside, yes — six sidewalk seats, water bowls. Inside, no — health code. Small leashed dogs welcome until 9pm at the outside bar.

09 / Visit

N. 5th & Berry, Brooklyn.

118 N 5th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11249
— corner of Berry, ground floor
+1 (347) 555 · 0612
[email protected]
Bar · 9 seats free now
Hours
MondayPrivate events
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday5:00 pm – 12:00
Thursday5:00 pm – 12:00
Friday5:00 pm – 1:00
Saturday5:00 pm – 1:00
Sunday4:00 – 11:00 pm
Last pour 30 min before close · kitchen closes 11pm · 10pm Sunday
Find us
A&V · 118 N 5th N 5th → Berry ↓ BQE
Bedford Av (L) — 5 min walk · Marcy Av (J·M) — 9 min · 5 sidewalk seats · No coat check