State Bird Provisions vs The Anchovy Bar
Same owners, two accumulation machines: the roving cart against the raw bar by the piece.
A
State Bird Provisions
New American small plates
Sell one small plate at a time, hide the total, and the check writes itself.
- Grade
- A
- Price tier
- $$$
- Full ticket
- 3.2x base-to-register
- Michelin
- One star (2014 to 2026)
What it does best
- One plate at a time, priced separately
- No running total while you eat
- You order what you see going by
A-
The Anchovy Bar
Seafood and wine bar
Small plates, sold by the piece, that add up to a real check.
- Grade
- A-
- Price tier
- $$$
- Full ticket
- 5.8x base-to-register
- 4.6 stars
What it does best
- Oysters sold by the piece
- The named anchovy is a quality signal for the whole page
- Small plates that accumulate
The verdict
On menu craft, State Bird Provisions edges it: A to A-. Both are worth reading, but State Bird Provisions's board runs the behavioral levers more cleanly.