San Ramon diners just scored a new excuse to stay out past dessert. Meyhouse, the Bay Area’s Turkish restaurant and music concept, quietly opened its first East Bay location at City Center Bishop Ranch on April 30, serving Anatolian-style shared plates alongside a ticketed jazz room.
According to WhatNow, the San Ramon opening on April 30 marks Meyhouse’s largest project so far. City planning documents list a Minor Use Permit for 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road that allows live performances on select evenings, confirming the dinner-and-show setup, per the City of San Ramon.
What's on the menu
Chef Omer Artun has put together a menu rooted in Anatolian traditions, centering hot and cold meze meant for sharing, plenty of seafood and charcoal-grilled meats, plus desserts like baklava and künefe, as described by OpenTable. The beverage list leans heavily on regional bottles and spirits, including wines from Turkey and Armenia and traditional raki, while the restaurant’s site lays out San Ramon hours and reservation details on its visit page, per Meyhouse.
Meyhouse Jazz and the live lineup
The in-house music arm, Meyhouse Jazz, is pitched as an intimate jazz and world music room that can host 30 guests per set, according to the venue’s about page. Danville SanRamon reported that the first San Ramon jazz dates ran in early May and quoted Sunset Development’s Jeff Dodd calling Meyhouse a “unique blend of culinary excellence and cultural experience” for downtown San Ramon.
Design and where it sits
Blaine Architects handled the San Ramon interior, creating a low-lit, tactile room meant to pull attention inward, a deliberate contrast with the glass-wrapped Renzo Piano complex surrounding City Center, OpenTable notes. Meyhouse sits within City Center Bishop Ranch, the mixed-use development that puts dining and entertainment at the core of Bishop Ranch’s retail district, according to City Center Bishop Ranch.
Reservations are available through Meyhouse’s booking page, and tickets for Meyhouse Jazz shows can be purchased via the venue’s events calendar, per Meyhouse Jazz. For San Ramon diners, the newcomer offers an unusual pairing of elevated Turkish cooking with small-room live music inside a suburban shopping center, a combination the group hopes will attract both neighborhood regulars and visitors from across the Bay.
