Guidebook for Pasadena
Essentials
Not the cheapest, but only two blocks from the house with a wide selection. There is also a Starbucks inside.
94 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Vons
155 W California BlvdNot the cheapest, but only two blocks from the house with a wide selection. There is also a Starbucks inside.
Food Scene
Plate 38
2361 E Colorado BlvdGood food, good coffee, good wine.
Gourmet yet comforting food with a splash of the unusual. The cocktail menu is excellent and the beer menu is extensive. Mid-priced - $10+ for cocktails and $16+ for entrees. Located in Old Town.
Haven Gastropub Brewery
42 S De Lacey AveGourmet yet comforting food with a splash of the unusual. The cocktail menu is excellent and the beer menu is extensive. Mid-priced - $10+ for cocktails and $16+ for entrees. Located in Old Town.
Our new favorite place! Gorgeous surroundings, good food, good drinks. Also, in the middle of a decent shopping district (Anthropologie next door, Macy's across the street, and more)
Trattoria Neapolis
336 S Lake AveOur new favorite place! Gorgeous surroundings, good food, good drinks. Also, in the middle of a decent shopping district (Anthropologie next door, Macy's across the street, and more)
Fancy dining in a converted old house. Be warned - it's not cheap, but it is delicious. There's also a bar, 1886, which uses a lot of hand-made ingredients - for example, they make their own vermouth.
44 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Raymond Restaurant
1250 South Fair Oaks AvenueFancy dining in a converted old house. Be warned - it's not cheap, but it is delicious. There's also a bar, 1886, which uses a lot of hand-made ingredients - for example, they make their own vermouth.
Family-run, well-priced, completely accessible (we've taken so many people there who had never had Thai/were afraid of ethnic, and they loved it). Mention us if you go.
Basil Thai Cooking
411 E Huntington DrFamily-run, well-priced, completely accessible (we've taken so many people there who had never had Thai/were afraid of ethnic, and they loved it). Mention us if you go.
Delicious sandwiches at an LA institution with vintage flair. Definitely worth checking out if you're Downtown. (Also, The Association bar is hiding next door behind an unmarked black door.)
153 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cole's French Dip
118 E 6th StDelicious sandwiches at an LA institution with vintage flair. Definitely worth checking out if you're Downtown. (Also, The Association bar is hiding next door behind an unmarked black door.)
The Rooftop Bar is a weekend hotspot, but you can also chill out and have lunch any day of the week. Great views of Downtown and some good nap spots, as well.
330 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Standard Downtown
550 Flower StThe Rooftop Bar is a weekend hotspot, but you can also chill out and have lunch any day of the week. Great views of Downtown and some good nap spots, as well.
Buzios
2345 East Colorado BoulevardSelf-serve frozen yogurt two blocks from the house. It's a good thing... and a bad thing. :-)
Arts & Culture
Completely grubby old theater, but you can see 3-month-old releases for $2 matinee or $3 regular.
44 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Regency Academy Cinemas
1003 E Colorado BlvdCompletely grubby old theater, but you can see 3-month-old releases for $2 matinee or $3 regular.
Sightseeing
Beautiful old mansion turned into notable museum and botanical garden. (Lots of movies/TV have been shot in the Japanese Garden - you may recognize it.) $20/$10 students. You could spend all day here.
999 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford RdBeautiful old mansion turned into notable museum and botanical garden. (Lots of movies/TV have been shot in the Japanese Garden - you may recognize it.) $20/$10 students. You could spend all day here.
Has been called one of the "10 most important modern houses" - it launched the Craftsman style. If you enjoy architecture, history, or impressive details/woodworking, you'll probably enjoy it.
157 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Casa Gamble
4 Westmoreland PlHas been called one of the "10 most important modern houses" - it launched the Craftsman style. If you enjoy architecture, history, or impressive details/woodworking, you'll probably enjoy it.
Shopping
Westfield Santa Anita
400 S Baldwin AveDecent mall.
The Paseo
300 E Colorado BlvdDecent open-air mall between us and Old Town.