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Nob Hill · Tiki

Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar

It's the only bar in San Francisco where a live band floats on a boat in an indoor lagoon while it rains on cue overhead — a surviving piece of 1945 tiki culture, not a modern recreation of it.

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Neighbourhood
Nob Hill
Style
Tiki
Known for
Operating inside the Fairmont San Francisco since 1945 · Décor and nautical artifacts salvaged from the S.S. Forester schooner · Live band performs from a boat floating on the former pool-turned-lagoon, with timed indoor rainstorm effects
Prices
$$$ · cocktails ~$17–21
Getting in
Book ahead. Bookable online or via OpenTable; first-come seating also available
Hours
Wed-Thu 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm, closed Sun-Tue — confirm current hours
Recognition
Recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as a historic American bar
Address
950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

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Checked: Checked Nov 2026: official Fairmont dining page and Wikipedia coverage both confirm current operation, subject to occasional private buyouts.

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