Anchor Bar

The basement bar of The William Fell, the hotel across from the Broadway Pier that was the Admiral Fell Inn, and an easy one to walk straight past. The hotel sums it up in a single line, a classic cocktail in its basement speakeasy. Look for a hanging sign that reads 'As low as you can go' over a flight of stairs, and take them down.

Address

888 S Broadway

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Hours

Not published by the hotel, which gives hours for its restaurant, The William Fell Tavern, and not for this bar. Its events site offers the bar for private buyouts Thursday to Saturday.

Parking

Metered street parking on Broadway and Thames St; Caroline St Garage, 805 S Caroline St, is about 3 blocks west.

Age rules

Not published

Accessibility

Not published. The way in we photographed is a flight of stairs down, with rails on both sides

Official links

hilton.com

Verified

Verified Sep 30, 2026 against The hotel's dining page on hilton.com and its events site, baltimoreeventsandcatering.com, read Sep 30, 2026; the sign over the stairs, photographed Sep 30, 2026. Facts can drift; if something here is wrong, tell us and we’ll fix it. How we check.

Not yet confirmed

The hours, and which nights it opens to the public rather than to a private party. Drink prices, the age policy, and whether there is a step-free way in. An account of the bar's that stopped posting in early 2024 called it the Anchor Tavern, open nightly from 5pm; we have not taken that as current.