Place for drinks near Fairmont

[TTownFoodie]

We heading to SF with friends in a week and would like to meet someone we know from there for drinks near the Fairmont. I'm sure the Fairmont has a bar but is there someplace else that would be great? I know we have reservations at the Tonga Room that evening (not my choice).

[Robert Lauriston]

The Tonga Room's a good place to meet for drinks and the wrong place to eat dinner.

[hyperbowler]

Are you looking for cocktails? Beer? High class or divey? Do you mind 1/3 mile walk and hills?

[Glencora]

The Tonga Room is fun to do once, but the food is bad. Can't you have drinks there and eat somewhere else? If not, I agree that The Top of the Mark is good for a drink and the view.

[DavidT]

The "Top of the Mark" is the bar at the top of the Mark Hopkins Hotel, across the street from the Fairmont. It is another hotel bar and I can't say it is "great," but you do get great views of the Bay Area out of the windows.