Emeryville’s restaurant scene continues to heat up in 2023 – this time quite literally – with the looming arrival of Pippal, a fast-casual restaurant from the team behind San Francisco’s Michelin-recognized ROOH Progressive Indian.
Pronounced like “people,” Pippal opens Nov. 18 on the second floor of the Bay Street Emeryville shopping mall. The husband-wife duo behind it, Anu and Vikram Bhambri, intend to serve dishes from across the 1.3 million square miles of India, which promises a significant amount of variety and flavor profiles. Think whole Dungeness-crab masala with lemongrass and coconut from Kerala, a chicken dum biryani with curried peppers from Hyderabad and sweet Malai Kulfi from Delhi. Oh, and there’s a menu of craft cocktails inspired by India’s architectural wonders like the Red Fort and Taj Mahal. (Cocktail foam-heads take note: That last one comes with a topping of mascarpone foam.)
Need more details on the menu? The restaurant shared this deep dive in an email: “Guests will delight in Goan Chorizo Pulao served with fried onion, crispy bacon and garlic raita; experience staple southern Indian street food with Mini Idli Pepper Fries seasoned with gunpowder podi and served with a curry leaf coconut chutney; savor the bold flavors of Chicken Tikka Tiranga and Anjeer and Green Banana Seekh Kebabs; dive into main dishes like Kerala Dungeness Crab Masala, a tasty delicacy of Kerala, India, and served with lemongrass and coconut; Chicken Dak Bungalow that comes surrounded by Pippal’s take on traditional masala — the onion poppy masala; and much more.”
Pippal’s sister restaurant in San Francisco, ROOH, is listed in the Michelin guide, which praises its “innovative menu that fuses the subcontinent’s myriad flavors with modern restaurant staples (oysters, pork belly, burrata).”
Pippal is the second Michelin-connected restaurant to arrive this year at Bay Street Emeryville, which is shaping up to be an actual food destination. Right next door is Flores, a Mexican restaurant that opened earlier this month whose San Francisco location received a Michelin Bib Gourmand award.
Details: Open 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. daily beginning Nov. 18 at 5614 Bay Street, Suite 235, Emeryville; eatatpippal.com
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