San Ramon’s Mortar & Pestle Sports Lounge is a new concept lounge that offers snacks, drinks, and TV sports such as cricket and rugby from Bay Area Indian street food empire Curry Up Now. This sports lounge is specifically designed for sports lovers who want to watch their favorite teams while having drinks and snacks. It is located inside the City Center Bishop Ranch Shopping Mall, which was designed by Renzo Piano.
The Mortar and Pestle Sports Lounge is a refurbishment of the existing Mortar and Pestle Bars. The menu is inspired by Indian street food stalls, and the TVs are flat screen LED with a lounge atmosphere to make sports fans comfortable when watching their favorite sports teams. The lounge features a “huge list” of Indian and Japanese whiskeys.
Curry Up Now founder Akash Kapoor said, “We created a new bar menu to eat in with your hands, revamped the space with LED flat screen TVs, and created a lounge atmosphere where sports fans can watch their favorite teams.” The bar also hosts an invitation-only late-night cocktail and whiskey dinner curated by Chef Bikram Das. The lounge offers light fare that goes well with beer and cocktails, such as a chakna platter and other Indian snacks. Hearty dishes include chicken tikka kebabs and prawn koliwada, which is a spicy fried shrimp dish from Mumbai.
San Ramon’s Mortar & Pestle Sports Lounge is a unique concept in the Bay Area, where thousands of cricketers enjoy bowling on pitches from Dublin to Fremont to Sunnyvale. Now, all sports enthusiasts have a new place to drink and watch sports. If you’ve never visited before, make sure to stop by and experience the unique atmosphere, the delicious food, and the exciting sports games on TV.