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Is Anchovies Food & Spirits Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Boston, MA)

Food Paradise, Season 16 Boston, Massachusetts

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Anchovies Food & Spirits is listed open on anchoviesbar.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: A 2026-09-08 check of anchoviesbar.com found the site live and describing Anchovies as an active neighborhood bar in Boston's South End. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

On Food Paradise (Travel Channel)'s "Nacho Nation" episode, Anchovies Food & Spirits was featured for its take on nachos as part of the show's nacho-themed episode. Anchovies is a neighborhood bar in Boston's South End known for affordable Italian-American comfort food such as chicken parmesan, served into the early morning hours. Since the episode, a 2026-09-08 check of the bar's website, anchoviesbar.com, found the site live and describing the business as "Your Favorite Neighborhood Bar." Google Places lists the business as operational as of the same date. No dated source found in this check reports a closure, though the site's copyright notice was last updated to 2025 rather than 2026.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 16

Episode 2
Air date not confirmed
Title: Nacho Nation · What was featured: its take on nachos for the Nacho Nation episode
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 16 Food Paradise

Season 16: 44 of 72 still open · 7 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. anchoviesbar.com https://anchoviesbar.com/
  2. bostonmagazine.com https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2022/anchovies-4/
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Record fp-1293 · checked by Cal Marchetti.