Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar, San Francisco

#235 among attractions in San Francisco

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The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is a restaurant and tiki bar in the Fairmont San Francisco hotel in San Francisco, California. Named after the South Pacific nation of Tonga, this dining and entertainment venue opened in 1945. The Tonga Room replaced the Terrace Plunge, an indoor swimming pool that was installed in the Fairmont in 1929. The pool was transformed into the Tonga Room's lagoon. The restaurant was redesigned again in 1967. ()

Coordinates: 37°47'32"N, 122°24'36"W

Address

Northeast San Francisco (Nob Hill)San Francisco United States

Contact

+1 415-772-5278

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Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cable Car Museum, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, Dewey Monument, Grace Cathedral.

~1130 ftNW
Vintage cable cars and mechanical displays
Cable Car Museum, San Francisco
6 min walk • The Cable Car Museum in San Francisco stands as a testament to the city's rich transportation history and its iconic cable car system, one of the last of its kind in the world. Nestled in the picturesque Nob Hill neighborhood, this museum not only offers a glimpse into...
~1190 ftE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Old St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco
6 min walk • The Old Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception is a proto-cathedral and parish of the Roman Catholic Church located at 660 California Street at the corner of Grant Avenue in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco, California.
~1620 ftS
Monuments and statues
Dewey Monument, San Francisco
8 min walk • The Dewey Monument is a memorial statue in San Francisco, California, located at the center of Union Square. Union Square is bounded by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Streets.
~1170 ftW
Soaring church with artwork and labyrinths
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
6 min walk • Grace Cathedral is an Episcopal cathedral on Nob Hill, San Francisco, California. It is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of California, led by Bishop Marc Andrus since 2006, while the cathedral's local parish has been led by Dean Malcolm Clemens Young since 2015.
~1600 ftE
Memorial
San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial, San Francisco
8 min walk • The San Francisco Comfort Women memorial is a monument dedicated to comfort women before and during World War II. It is built in remembrance of the girls and women that were sexually enslaved by the Imperial Japanese Army through deceit, coercion, and brutal force.
~1740 ftNE
Park, Playground
Portsmouth Square, San Francisco
9 min walk • Portsmouth Square, formerly known as Portsmouth Plaza, and originally known as Plaza de Yerba Buena, or simply La Plaza, is a one-block plaza in Chinatown, San Francisco, California.
~1260 ftN
Church
Presbyterian Church in Chinatown, San Francisco
7 min walk • Presbyterian Church in Chinatown, established in San Francisco in 1853, is the oldest Chinese American or Asian American church in North America.
~870 ftNE
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Kong Chow Temple, San Francisco
5 min walk • Kong Chow Temple is a temple dedicated to Guan Di, located in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco, California, in the United States.
~1010 ftSE
Church
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, San Francisco
5 min walk • Église Notre Dame Des Victoires is a Catholic church in San Francisco, California. The church was founded in 1856 to serve the French Catholic immigrants during the Gold Rush.
~1250 ftNE
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Tin How Temple, San Francisco
7 min walk • The Tin How Temple is the oldest extant Taoist temple in San Francisco's Chinatown, and one of the oldest still-operating Chinese temples in the United States. It is dedicated to the Chinese sea goddess Mazu, who is known as Tin How in Cantonese.
~1580 ftNE
Memorial
Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial, San Francisco
8 min walk • The Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial is an outdoor memorial commemorating Robert Louis Stevenson, in Portsmouth Square, San Francisco, California.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar?

Nearby attractions include California Street, San Francisco (3 min walk), Stockton Street Tunnel, San Francisco (4 min walk), Kong Chow Temple, San Francisco (5 min walk), The Masonic, San Francisco (5 min walk).

How to get to Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar by public transport?

The nearest stations to Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar:

Tram

California Street & Powell Street (1 min walk)
Powell Street & California Street (2 min walk)

Trolleybus

Sacramento Street & Powell Street • Lines: 1 (2 min walk)
Clay Street & Powell Street • Lines: 1 (3 min walk)

Bus

Stockton Street & Sacramento Street • Lines: 30, 8, 91 (4 min walk)

Light rail

Montgomery Street • Lines: K, N, S, T (13 min walk)
Powell Street • Lines: K, N, S, T (14 min walk)

Metro

Montgomery Street • Lines: Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (13 min walk)
Powell Street • Lines: Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (14 min walk)

Ferry

Ferry Building Gate B • Lines: San Francisco Bay Ferry (25 min walk)

Train

San Francisco 4th & King Street (35 min walk)