| Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar | |
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 A display window (2019) near the entrance to the Tonga Room | |
 Interactive map of Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1945; 81 years ago (1945) |
| Location | Fairmont San Francisco, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°47′32″N122°24′36″W / 37.79214°N 122.41000°W /37.79214; -122.41000 |
TheTonga Room & Hurricane Bar is a restaurant andtiki bar in theFairmont San Francisco hotel inNob Hill,San Francisco,California. Named after theSouth Pacific nation ofTonga, this dining and entertainment venue opened in 1945.[1][2] The Tonga Room replaced the Terrace Plunge, an indoor swimming pool that was installed in the Fairmont in 1929.[3] The pool was transformed into the Tonga Room's lagoon.[4][5] The restaurant was redesigned again in 1967. In 2024, the Tonga Room started using new glassware, and moved away from ceramic tiki mugs.[6]
A report by the City of San Francisco Planning Department called the Tonga Room a "historical resource."[7] Citing the Polynesian-themed bar's artificial lagoon, rainstorms, and lava rock, the report said: "The Tonga Room exhibits exceptional importance due to its rarity and as one of the best examples of 'high-style' tiki bar/restaurant in San Francisco."[7]
