Anfora

34 8th Ave, New York
(212) 518-2722

Recent Reviews

Amir Sagiv

Fantastic place , nice flatbreads and excellent drinks!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Saddmun Ahsan

West Village. Immaculate vibes.Came here on Thursday evening with some friends for drinks and the wine selection was good, prices were fair. The service was also great. We were able to do a walk-in and grab a table outside (weather was great).Will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pinot Noir

Ethan Aaron

We come here all the time. The Ricotta Crostini is amazing, and so is the Dolce Piccante flatbread. (So is everything else we've tried). The wine selection is always great and they pick perfect drinks to match with our order!Highly highly recommend checking it out for dates, small group dinners, drinks + charcuterie, or just passing by for a glass of wine.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brendan Eccles

Very cool vibe 1 great selection of natural wine. Perfect spot for an after work drink

Gary Lampoutis

Good bar if you like organic wines. Talkative and kind bartenders.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

kelld12 D

This place is still is a really sheek ambiance and descent wines and food, but it’s lost its luster BIG TIME. Staff are not very welcoming, have great presentation, pleasant, or friendly. Definitely has more of a diner (with wine) feel. This place needs more refined personnel. It’s not giving upscale Village wine bar vibes at all anymore. I came in and a greasy lil random fella with street clothes on (didn’t even look like he worked there) with in your face “I’m in charge!” attitude asked me what I wanted as if I was delivering a package or they were going out of business. “Ummmm, how about some etiquette and a better welcome. Depressing vibe. Just terrible. Not very pleasant and classy as it used to be. Very disappointing. I get that restaurants have suffered a lot after the pandemic and it can be noticeably different in some places more than others, but if you’re going to loose the most important part of the business “a good experience with descent service” just go out of business.

Food: 4

Steve Welgoss

Servers seemed to be knowledgeable about the wines, but the attentiveness of the service was pretty deplorable. At one point sat with an empty glass for ballpark of 10 minutes before actually having to politely shout at one who checked in at the next table over but didn't even glance at ours. Started with a cocktail, my favorite go-to, and it was pretty mediocre. Not undrinkable, but barely above dive-bar quality. Wine was good, as was the ambience.

Jake Cohen

Really love the atmosphere here. The way they serve by the glass is unique and fun. Tell them your taste or style preferences and they bring you a curated bottle choice or two to sample. The first wine I tried was my favorite of the night and maybe a top 10 all time favorite. They had great recommendations for each of us (four total). The small plates are delicious as well. The mussels were our absolute favorite.

Ryan Olson

Very warm atmosphere with warm lighting, comfortable seats and tasty wine. The staff was knowledgeable and made excellent suggestions especially since there isn't a menu of wine.. which is interesting but also a little annoying.

Jennifer D.

This is a cute little spot for a date or to meet friends. The service is good as well. The onion dip is fab. Stick to the wine, that's what they are known for. They don't have a wine list but you just let them know what you like and they bring you something, which is pretty cool. Their cocktails are okay, but their rail vodka is not. So def just stick to the wines.

Ryan Yelle

Warm, cozy space with an extensive list of organic, biodynamic, and otherwise uncommon or unique wines. The selections by the glass rotate on a regular basis, and are only available upon the bartender's suggestion based on what your preferences are. It does get quite crowded in the evenings, and without regular table service it can take awhile to receive your next round at the bar. The service has typically been friendly and helpful, and we have not been disappointed with the bartender's suggestions. This is a great place to go if you want to try something new and discover a varietal or producer that's off the beaten path.

Christian W.

Really nice place to have a glass or two. Ambiance. Quiet light. Fun background music. Had a nice plate of hummus and chips. Limited selection of wines by the glass and a great selection of bottles. Ideal place for conversation. Pretty quintessential wine bar worth visiting. Service was excellent. Would go here again on visiting NYC.

leila1 A

Good looking space but can’t quite call it a wine bar, very little selection to try by the glass, they have no menu for available wines and instead say tell us what you like and we will find it for you, except that the bar tender has no clue about wines and doesn’t even like wines (his own admission). The wines offered were so off. When we offered our comments on the wines and why they’re not what we’re looking for, the guy kept saying these are organic wines and etc, everything tasted like sour grapes. Not a sommelier but I know my wines, coming from a family with a wine history, hearing from a beer guy who has no idea about wines that I don’t know a Riesling from a Pinot Grigio was at best laughable (after we wanted a medium body red and gave up went for an easy white but that didn’t work either). To top it off, the guy said we can’t try more wines, our group just settled on the best of the worst wines I’ve had this year, because some already ordered some food, and we then got zero attention after we ordered. Until it was time to pay. Very very surprised by the good reviews, must have been an off night, but I’ll avoid it going forward.

Aquarius XO

The sommelier seemed rather annoyed when I inquired about the wines they had available by the glass. Not particularly welcoming or friendly and extremely difficult to get their attention despite the bar being nearly empty.

Branden Dennis

Yummy small plates and good wine! Love the atmosphere - perf for a cute date!

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