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Is Anchor Bar Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 11 Superior, Wisconsin

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Anchor Bar is listed open on anchorbarandgrill.com, reviewed by our team on October 11, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Anchor Bar & Grill's own website shows a 2026 copyright, posted weekly hours, and a note reading it is open for dine-in at limited capacity, consistent with current operation. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Anchor Bar in Superior for the episode "A Little Twisted," which aired 2011-01-31, highlighting the tavern's pub fare and bar-food specialties. Anchor Bar & Grill has operated for decades at 413 Tower Avenue and maintains a memorial to a former staff member known as Tommy Boy Anderson, along with a menu page tied to the SS Edmund Fitzgerald and the Duluth-Superior harbor, according to its website. The bar's own site, showing a 2026 copyright date, lists posted weekly hours running roughly 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. most days, notes the business is currently open for dine-in at limited capacity with outdoor seating also offered, and highlights Wisconsin bar-food staples on its menu page.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 11

Episode 5
Aired
Title: A Little Twisted · What was featured: Pub fare and bar-food specialties at this Superior tavern
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  1. anchorbarandgrill.com https://anchorbarandgrill.com/
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Record ddd-0405 · checked by Cal Marchetti.