Restaurants & Bars

Pasadena's Food Scene

Chong Ching Yao Mei

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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American

Prince St. Pizza

Prince Street Pizza

Pasadena's Colorado street welcomes the original New York City's Prince Street Pizza to serve its Sicilian-style, square slices with mouth-watering pizza sauce...

Bakery/Café

Prolece Tea

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Prolece Tea provides a variety of delicate, sweet, milk and fruity teas that are sure to quench your thirst. Use toppings, like boba or lychee jelly, to switch...

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Ramen Tatsunoya specializes in pork-based, tonkotsu ramen, reflecting our place of origin, Kurume City in Fukuoka, the birthplace of tonkotsu ramen. The broth...

American

The Raymond 1886

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Pasadena Restaurant & Cocktail Bar. The Raymond 1886 features an innovative, contemporary menu in a casual-fine dining setting paired with quality and a...

Bakery/Café

Republik Coffee Lounge

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Republik Coffee is the ideal place to stop for an authentic, global coffee. Enjoy cold brews, lattes, cappuccinos, and tea while filling up with a signature...

Bar/Pub

Rocco's Tavern

Rocco's

Old Pasadena Bar. Rocco's Tavern in Old Pasadena features a sprawling bar, restaurant, and outdoor cafe inspired by the classic Italian eateries and taverns...

American

Rodney's Ribs

Rodney's Ribs

Rodney's Ribs is a barbecue food truck that smokes the meat out of the truck. Expect smokey flavor and tender pieces of meat that falls right off the bone. For...

Bakery/Café

Roma Market

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Roma Market Italian Deli is an Italian supermarket and deli in Pasadena owned by Rosario Mazzeo and known for "the sandwich". "The sandwich, as the late...

Bakery/Café

Rose Tree Cottage

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With the sound of clinking bone China cups and saucers; the fragrance of freshly baked hot scones; the aroma of fresh roses and the soft dulcet tones of 'Tea...

Bakery/Café

Rosebud Coffee

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Coffee with a Cause. Rosebud Coffee began as an old coffee cart traveling around Los Angeles as a way to empower homeless and transitional-aged youth while...