Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
When:
Wednesday-Thursday & Sunday: 5-11:30pm
Friday-Saturday: 5pm-12:30am
Monday-Tuesday: Closed
Where:
950 Mason St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
Website:
Tonga Room & Hurricane BarPhone:
(415) 772-5278BART Station:
Powell St. (SF)Walk Time:
15 minutesPhoto courtesy of Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar.
Hang out and toast Anthony Bourdain in the place where he memorably indulged in high-end cocktails along a popular lagoon setting. After walking down Powell Street from Powell Station and making a left on Mason Street, find yourself at this world-famous tiki lounge inside the Fairmont Hotel. Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar isn’t for the weak pocketbook, but the Polynesian-fusion cuisine, cocktails, live dancing and music have kept it an SF institution since the 1940s.
by Linda Koffman
Linda Koffman is an SF-based freelance writer and editor. Also a beginner gardener by day/performing songwriter by night, she feels grateful to live a life of extremes balancing plenty of contemplative silence with rocking out in a band. When not writing, she keeps her hands busy (and dirty) with old guitar strings and soil, and enjoys engaging with the Bay Area’s diverse environmental and cultural beauty. She loves puns to a fault and shamelessly laughs at her own jokes.
