At an establishment as beloved and historic as San Francisco’s 79-year-old Tonga Room, even the smallest of alterations can feel like a stab to the heart for longtime patrons. Recently, the tiki bar ...

Earlier this month, friends and I went to the Tonga Room, located in the famous Fairmont Hotel. It is the ultimate tiki lounge that transports you back to the 1940s. It was designed by Mel Melvin who ...

Owner of The Republic, Bin 38 Looking to Relocate The Tonga RoomThe new developers plans for demolishing the Tonga Room include the preservation and sale of its assets. Tonga Room’s Final Fate to Be ...

The kitschy contents of the Tonga Room are steeped in so much history that state law requires them to be salvaged and reused or stored after the 1960s-era Tiki bar closes, officials ruled. The Tonga ...