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Dennis Crowley's San Francisco
The Cavalier is one of Dennis Crowley's San Francisco.

1. The Cavalier

8.2
360 Jessie St (at 5th St), San Francisco, CA
English Restaurant · SoMa · 183 tips and reviews

DensDens: Classiest place for breakfast in the hood. Sure, the bacon egg & cheese sandwich is $13, but is a reeeaaaallllyyy good $13 breakfast sandwich :)

Tacolicious is one of Dennis Crowley's San Francisco.

2. Tacolicious

8.8
741 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Taco Restaurant · Mission District · 288 tips and reviews

DensDens: Apparently all the Texas kids go nutty over the Tex-Mex queso ("it's super authentic!). A-okay with me... as long as I can dip my chipz in it.

Zero Zero is one of Dennis Crowley's San Francisco.

3. Zero Zero

826 Folsom St (btwn 4th St & 5th St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · SoMa · 434 tips and reviews

DensDens: I dunno how often they change up the "seasonal pizza" on the menu, but as of January 2014 the "chili-base, broccoli-sauce, four-cheese pizza" is one of the most delicious things I've eaten in forever.

CK Contemporary is one of Dennis Crowley's San Francisco.

4. CK Contemporary

357 Geary St (Powell St), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 1 tip

DensDens: Totally worth a quick drive by to check out Jose Basso's landscape paintings. (were still on display as of Mar 2015)

Akiko’s Restaurant & Sushi Bar is one of Dennis Crowley's San Francisco.

5. Akiko’s Restaurant & Sushi Bar

431 Bush St (at Mark Ln.), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 166 tips and reviews

DensDens: The omakase here is insane. Maybe best sushi I've had in the USA. Be sure to ask to try all the diff types of uni & eat something that's been blowtorched. (pic = wagyu, btw)

Alta CA is one of Dennis Crowley's San Francisco.

6. Alta CA

1420 Market St (btwn 10th and 11th St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Civic Center · 114 tips and reviews

DensDens: Packed w/ all the cool-kid tech folks (they're all investors!) and everything I tried on the menu is awesome. Standouts: the 1780 Old Fashioned, deviled eggs, pork trotter (!!), rocky road sundae

Rocco's Cafe is one of Dennis Crowley's San Francisco.

7. Rocco's Cafe

7.5
1131 Folsom St (btw 7th & 8th St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · SoMa · 80 tips and reviews

DensDens: Who needs mozzarella sticks when you can have POLENTA STICKS??!! (ps mozzarella sticks are better btw). Clam pasta was pretty good.

Oddjob is one of Dennis Crowley's San Francisco.

8. Oddjob

1337 Mission St (at 9th St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 75 tips and reviews

DensDens: A friend described this place as "where the Twitter kids go to spend their IPO money"... tho cheap compared to NYC cocktails IMHO. The "Informant" was best drink I tried.

Bloodhound is one of Dennis Crowley's San Francisco.

9. Bloodhound

1145 Folsom St (at Langton St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 186 tips and reviews

DensDens: Stand in front of the Big Buck Hunter machine and look up... there's a BRONZED BIG BUCK RIFLE!!! It's some kind of trophy and getting my name on it is my destiny.

Redwood Room is one of Dennis Crowley's San Francisco.

10. Redwood Room

8.0
495 Geary St (at Taylor), San Francisco, CA
Hotel Bar · Tenderloin · 93 tips and reviews

DensDens: Great old fashioned here... and keep an eye on the "paintings" hanging from the walls as their eyes shift their gaze around the room.

InterContinental San Francisco is one of Dennis Crowley's San Francisco.

11. InterContinental San Francisco

7.9
888 Howard St (at 5th St), San Francisco, CA
Hotel · SoMa · 124 tips and reviews

DensDens: If you've eaten too many burritos during your SF trip, try to do a mini-triathlon at the gym (30 min swim, 5 mi bike, 3 mi run)