Mortar & Pestle Bar

Now There’s an Indian Sports Bar Attached to This Fast-Casual East Bay Restaurant | Eater SF

"Located at 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road in San Ramon, this Indian sports bar debuted this spring next to the Curry Up Now restaurant at City Center Bishop Ranch; the space originally opened in 2021 but the sports-bar concept and entirely new food and drink menus are recent. The intention is to create a community spot that celebrates Indian street food and sports culture, with numerous TVs, colorful art, comfortable banquettes, a marble-topped bar, and event programming such as trivia, Hindi and English karaoke, and carrom game nights. The lounge offers a totally separate menu focused on handheld bar snacks inspired by Indian food carts — including crispy fried shrimp Koliwada, spicy tangy masala papad, spicy fried corn, puffed lotus seeds, and a riff on patatas bravas — plus a cocktail list that features fruity bright flavors from mango, passion fruit, pineapple, and sumac, zero-proof options, and an international whiskey selection with more than 20 whiskeys sourced from India. Hours are: opens at 4 p.m. Sunday through Thursday (closing 8:30 p.m. Monday–Wednesday and 9 p.m. Sunday and Thursday) and 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday." - Lauren Saria