Delaney's Tavern

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On the ground floor of the Delaney Hotel in SoDo, Delaney's Tavern is the warm, stylish room the neighborhood saves for special occasions. The farm-to-fork New American menu runs from blue crab beignets and she crab soup to an almond garlic crusted salmon and the Wagyu Yes Chef burger. Guests rave about the dirty martini, one calling it perhaps the best they have ever had, and the welcome feels instant.

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