Restaurants & Bars

Pasadena's Food Scene

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Dining

Trying new cuisines is one of the most thrilling experiences for taste buds and cultural immersion. Pasadena is home to over 650 restaurants, where upscale restaurants, ritzy steakhouses, charming cafés, modern eateries, mom-and-pops, breweries, sports bars, cocktail bars, and food trucks culminate to unearth global cultures through a celebration of food.

The late Pasadena resident and celebrated Pulitzer Prize winning food chronicler Jonathan Gold was a champion of Southern California’s diverse culinary landscape. His legacy carries on as Pasadena’s food scene sees a culinary renaissance with an exciting blend of longtime locals, immigrant families, and world-class chefs in the kitchens. With rideshares and parking abound, come and enjoy the flavors.

Explore Pasadena’s new restaurants and food trends, eat your way through the award-winning restaurants, find innovative vegan restaurants, cheer on your favorite team at lively sports bars, dive into our guide to Asian food, indulge in the sweet satisfaction of must-visit bakeries, and get into the celebratory spirit with our cocktail guide.

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Desserts

Oakobing

Oakobing Oreo

Oakobing specializes in shaved ice, a delicate and fluffy textured ice that caters to the sweet tooth. A unique style of Korean shaved ice that is carefully...

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One part passion, two parts persistence, and a sprinkle of devotion make up the ingredients that led these sushi devotees to open Oba Sushi Izakaya. Oba's main...

Bakery/Café

Oh La La Bakery

Almond croissant at Oh La La Bakery

"Just off of Lake Avenue, Oh La La boasts freshly baked treats with flavors of the French Riviera blended with Californian delights. Behind the new bakery is...

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Oink Moo offers genuine Taiwanese teas and milk teas with a variety of toppings including pudding, cheese foam, grass jelly, and of course, boba.

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OJI Sushi features an array of fish from superior markets such as the famous Tsukiji Market in Japan. With an extensive menu that showcases both modern and...

Bakery/Café

Old Sasoon Bakery

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Old Sasoon Bakery, is one of L.A.'s best places to find traditional Middle Eastern flatbreads and cookies. It's legacy stems from Joseph Geragosian, whose...

Bar/Pub

Old Towne Pub

Old Towne Pub

Down the alley on 22 E Holly St, you'll find the doors to Pasadena's Old Towne Pub. Established in 1973, the building was used as the fire department's horse...

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In 1952, Steve Bicos opened a restaurant where he could cook and make the kind of food people want to eat every day: craveable, comforting, approachable, and...

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Owners Sayuri Tachibe and chef Shigefumi Tachibe fuse the modern and the traditional at Osawa, a celebrated family-owned restaurant for sushi, shabu-shabu,...

Asian

Panda Inn

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Panda Inn proudly serves Mandarin and Szechwan cuisine mixed with innovative style throughout Southern California. The variety of delicious entrees celebrates...

Asian

Paper Rice

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Paper Rice is a Vietnamese restaurant in Old Pasadena that puts a "make your own" twist on traditional Vietnamese classics. Enjoy a custom spring roll or rice...

American

Parkway Grill

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Quintessentially Pasadena. Parkway Grill opened to rave reviews in 1984, and has been a powerful force in the regional american cuisine movement ever since....