Restaurants and lounges scattered across the city welcome those looking for high-literally-society. These lofty vantage points range in age from the Top of the Mark, a 1939 landmark, to the View Lounge, Marriott's new vista site. You can go sky-high even if you only want to look.
1. Carnelian Room
2. Cityscape
3. Club 36
4. Crown Room
5. Equinox
6. Oz
7. S. Holmes, Esq.
8. Starlite Roof
9. Top of the Mark
10. Victor's
11. View Lounge
1. Carnelian Room,
52nd Floor, Bank of America Building, 555 California Street; (415) 433-7500.
Opens 3 P.M. weekdays, 4 P.M. Saturday, 10 A.M. Sunday; cocktails, dinner,
Sunday brunch.
2. Cityscape, 46th
Floor, San Francisco Hilton, O'Farrell Street between Taylor and Mason;
(415) 776-0215. Cocktails daily from 5 P.M., dinner, Sunday brunch, nightly
entertainment.
3. Club 36, 36th
Floor, Grand Hyatt, 345 Stockton Street; (415) 398-1234. Cocktails daily
from 2 P.M., live entertainment from 4 P.M.
4. Crown Room, 24th
Floor, Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason Street; (415) 7725131. Buffet lunch and
dinner Monday through Saturday, Sunday brunch, cocktails daily from 11
A.M.
5. Equinox, 18th
Floor, Hyatt Regency, 5 Embarcadero Center (foot of California Street);
(415) 788-1234. Revolving restaurant, daily lunch and dinner, cocktails
from 11 A.M.
6. Oz, 32nd Floor,
Westin St. Francis, 335 Powell Street; (415) 397-7000. Cocktails from 4:30
P.M., music for dancing (cover charge) nightly from 9:30 P.M.
7. S. Holmes, Esq.,
30th Floor, Holiday Inn-Union Square, 480 Sutter Street; (415) 398-8900.
Cocktails daily from 4 P.M. (from 8 p.M. Saturday), live entertainment
Tuesday through Friday from 5 P.M.
8. Starlite Roof,
21st Floor, Sir Francis
Drake Hotel, 450 Powell Street; (415)
392-7755. Cocktails daily from 4:30
P.M., dancing until 1 A.M.
9. Top of the Mark,
19th Floor, Mark Hopkins Inter-Continental, California and Mason; (415)
392-3434. Cocktails daily from 4 P.M., Sunday buffet brunch.
10. Victor's, 32nd
Floor, Westin St. Francis, 335 Powell Street; (415) 9567777. Cocktails
daily from 5 P.M., dinner, Sunday champagne brunch.
11. View Lounge,
39th Floor, San Francisco Marriott Hotel, 727 Market Street; (415) 896-1600.
Cocktails daily from noon, piano music.