Guidebook for Pasadena

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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 recommandé par les habitants
Vons
155 W California Blvd
94 recommandé par les habitants
Not the cheapest, but only two blocks from the house with a wide selection. There is also a Starbucks inside.

Food Scene

Good food, good coffee, good wine.
11 recommandé par les habitants
Plate 38
2361 E Colorado Blvd
11 recommandé par les habitants
Good 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 Ave
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.
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 Ave
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)
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 recommandé par les habitants
The Raymond Restaurant
1250 South Fair Oaks Avenue
44 recommandé par les habitants
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.
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 Dr
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.
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 recommandé par les habitants
Cole's French Dip
118 E 6th St
153 recommandé par les habitants
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.)
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 recommandé par les habitants
Standard Downtown
550 Flower St
330 recommandé par les habitants
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.
Self-serve frozen yogurt two blocks from the house. It's a good thing... and a bad thing. :-)
Buzios
2345 East Colorado Boulevard
Self-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 recommandé par les habitants
Regency Academy Cinemas
1003 E Colorado Blvd
44 recommandé par les habitants
Completely 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 recommandé par les habitants
Collections d'art et jardins botaniques de la bibliothèque Huntington
1151 Oxford Rd
999 recommandé par les habitants
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.
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 recommandé par les habitants
Gamble House
4 Westmoreland Pl
157 recommandé par les habitants
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.

Shopping

Decent mall.
207 recommandé par les habitants
Westfield Santa Anita
400 S Baldwin Ave
207 recommandé par les habitants
Decent mall.
Decent open-air mall between us and Old Town.
117 recommandé par les habitants
The Paseo
300 E Colorado Blvd
117 recommandé par les habitants
Decent open-air mall between us and Old Town.