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Anvil Bar
Houston, USA · Classic-focused cocktail and spirits bar · North America
Anvil is a Houston cocktail and spirits bar built around a seasonal drinks programme and its influential list of 100 classics, created soon after the bar opened in 2009 as both a guest guide and bartender training canon.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
1424 Westheimer Rd Ste B, Houston, TX 77006, USA
- Style
- Classic-focused cocktail and spirits barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Open daily 14:00–02:00.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
- Prices
- The current owner List of 100 Classics prices its cocktails at $15 each, including the Hot Toddy and Brandy Alexander in the Odds & Ends section.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
31.8 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 78.5
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 37.0
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- 21.8
- Social Vibes
- 61.6
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
88/ 100
Historical proprietary score; this source review does not revalidate the numerical score.
Score context
Montrose 2009 classics temple: 100-deep list, dark brick, packed from 2pm. Infatuation and Time Out still call it Houston's elder craft room. Fast abrasive-friendly bartenders; the menu overwhelms first-timers and it is loud.
Guest sources checked:
The linked sources are qualified below. The stored summary and themes remain a historical proprietary interpretation, not a fresh customer survey.
Guest score details
Historical interpretation — positives
- 100-classic depth
- fast bartenders
- seasonal house list
- everyday Montrose mix
Historical interpretation — reservations
- dark packed room
- menu overwhelm
- Westheimer noise
- few booths
Source excerpt
“Bartenders here are lightning fast, know just about every classic cocktail recipe that exists, and are somehow both abrasive yet accommodating.”
Source: theinfatuation.com (linked below)
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- theinfatuation.comThe Infatuation — Chelsea Thomas · Article dated 12 July 2023; publication metadata 13 July; visit date unknown
A professional review of Anvil on Westheimer. The visible date and modification metadata say 12 July; publication metadata says 13 July 2023. Its “abrasive yet accommodating” judgment differs from Time Out’s account; neither is customer consensus.
- timeout.comTime Out — editorial review · Published 22 April 2025; visit date unknown
An editorial review of Anvil at 1424 Westheimer. No individual writer is credited in the captured review. Modification metadata is 23 April 2025. Its favorable service account is distinct from the other critic’s assessment.
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 1,956 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.
No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.