Guidebook for Pasadena

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Guidebook for Pasadena

Sightseeing

This is a great place for hiking and seeing California native plants. It give you an idea of California's pioneer days. There is a small museum/nature education center which sells wildflower seeds.
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Eaton Canyon
1801-1945 Veranada Ave
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This is a great place for hiking and seeing California native plants. It give you an idea of California's pioneer days. There is a small museum/nature education center which sells wildflower seeds.
Beautiful architecture
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City of Pasadena City Hall
300 S Raymond Ave
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Beautiful architecture
Metro Gold Line Station — your portal to car-free Pasadena and Los Angeles via Metro Rail. Ask us to help you design your tour.
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Allen station
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Metro Gold Line Station — your portal to car-free Pasadena and Los Angeles via Metro Rail. Ask us to help you design your tour.

Essentials

This place has great croissants — which we provide for breakfast. They also have very delicious pastries and more than a half dozen types of baklava.
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Sarkis Pastry
1776 E Washington Blvd
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This place has great croissants — which we provide for breakfast. They also have very delicious pastries and more than a half dozen types of baklava.
This small Armenian bakery draws customers from across LA. We love their spinach pies (spinach boreg) made from fresh spinach with some garlic. They also have meat + cheese boreg.
Panos Bakery
1649 E Washington Blvd
This small Armenian bakery draws customers from across LA. We love their spinach pies (spinach boreg) made from fresh spinach with some garlic. They also have meat + cheese boreg.
This small Armenian market has better prices on produce than the Vons supermarket. It also has a very interesting selection of Middle Eastern foods and a nice selection of cheeses (7 kinds of feta!).
Good Food Market
1864 E Washington Blvd
This small Armenian market has better prices on produce than the Vons supermarket. It also has a very interesting selection of Middle Eastern foods and a nice selection of cheeses (7 kinds of feta!).
Great pastries and cookies.
Vrej Pastry
1074 Allen Ave
Great pastries and cookies.
This is a standard supermarket where you can get groceries, etc. Nothing special, just convenient.
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Vons
2253 Colorado Boulevard
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This is a standard supermarket where you can get groceries, etc. Nothing special, just convenient.

Shopping

Wonderful variety of nuts + dried fruits and candies made of them.
Aladdin NutHouse
1647 E Washington Blvd
Wonderful variety of nuts + dried fruits and candies made of them.
This is the oldest independent bookstore on the west coast — more than 100 years old — with a great selection and very helpful staff. Be sure to see the tile mosaics in the rear patio.
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Vroman's Bookstore
695 E Colorado Blvd
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This is the oldest independent bookstore on the west coast — more than 100 years old — with a great selection and very helpful staff. Be sure to see the tile mosaics in the rear patio.
Vast selection of herbal and alternative health products.
Phoenix Pharmacy
2523 E Washington Blvd
Vast selection of herbal and alternative health products.
Good selection + wine tastings
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Mission Wine & Spirits
1785 E Washington Blvd
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Good selection + wine tastings

Arts & Culture

Lovely sculpture garden and art collection.
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Museo Norton Simon
411 W Colorado Blvd
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Lovely sculpture garden and art collection.
World-class art collection, amazing gardens, fabulous collection of rare books. This is a must for any visit to Pasadena/Los Angeles. Ask about Lia’s grandfather's connection to this museum!
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Colecciones de Arte y Jardines Botánicos de la Biblioteca Huntington
1151 Oxford Rd
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World-class art collection, amazing gardens, fabulous collection of rare books. This is a must for any visit to Pasadena/Los Angeles. Ask about Lia’s grandfather's connection to this museum!
Wonderful old building, great place to relax, small cafe in the courtyard
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Pasadena Public Library
285 E Walnut St
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Wonderful old building, great place to relax, small cafe in the courtyard
Great prices for movies — $3.00!!! The theater is a bit worn around the edges.
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Regency Academy Cinemas
1003 E Colorado Blvd
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Great prices for movies — $3.00!!! The theater is a bit worn around the edges.
Presents many independent films. Next door to Vroman’s Bookstore.
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Laemmle's Playhouse 7
673 E Colorado Blvd
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Presents many independent films. Next door to Vroman’s Bookstore.
Top-notch movie theater with superb projection and sound that shows first-run movies (some in 3D). Online seat reservations. A little pricier than other theaters.
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ArcLight Cinemas - Pasadena
300 E Colorado Blvd
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Top-notch movie theater with superb projection and sound that shows first-run movies (some in 3D). Online seat reservations. A little pricier than other theaters.
New, comfortable theater that presents an eclectic contemporary productions of plays and music. Some low-price and free events.
Boston Court Pasadena
70 N Mentor Ave
New, comfortable theater that presents an eclectic contemporary productions of plays and music. Some low-price and free events.
Historic landmark building, traditional theatrical selections, always well produced and acted. Mid- to high-price tickets.
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The Pasadena Playhouse
39 S El Molino Ave
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Historic landmark building, traditional theatrical selections, always well produced and acted. Mid- to high-price tickets.
This historic home is an amazing example of fine woodworking and beautiful stained glass.
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The Gamble House
4 Westmoreland Pl
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This historic home is an amazing example of fine woodworking and beautiful stained glass.

Everything Else

24 Hour Fitness
465 N Halstead St
Good gym.
Good gym.
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24 Hour Fitness Sport
525 E Colorado Blvd
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Good gym.
Many meetings are held here — maybe yours?
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Visit Pasadena
300 E Green St
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Many meetings are held here — maybe yours?

Food Scene

A very elegant (and pricey) place for a special dining experience. The food and service are wonderful. It can be a bit noisy (this, unfortunately, is the fashion in restaurants). The food's worth it!
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Arroyo Chop House
536 S Arroyo Pkwy
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A very elegant (and pricey) place for a special dining experience. The food and service are wonderful. It can be a bit noisy (this, unfortunately, is the fashion in restaurants). The food's worth it!
If you like beef, this is a good place for it. Medium price range, with good service and relaxed atmosphere.
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Malbec Argentinean Cuisine
1001 E Green St
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If you like beef, this is a good place for it. Medium price range, with good service and relaxed atmosphere.
Great build-it-yourself burgers. You can even have your burger served on top of a salad instead of a bun! Good prices for fresh food.
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The Counter
5779 Wilshire Blvd
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Great build-it-yourself burgers. You can even have your burger served on top of a salad instead of a bun! Good prices for fresh food.
Vast variety of fresh salads and interesting hot foods. Large portions make this a place for reasonable meals — especially if you share!
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Lemonade
1661 Abbot Kinney Blvd
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Vast variety of fresh salads and interesting hot foods. Large portions make this a place for reasonable meals — especially if you share!
Good hand-made sandwiches
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Connal's
1505 E Washington Blvd
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Good hand-made sandwiches
If you can't live without it, Starbucks is just 1/2 block away away on Washington Blvd.-- turn right at the corner and you will see it. There is also a Starbucks in the Vons supermarket.
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Starbucks
300 E Colorado Blvd
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If you can't live without it, Starbucks is just 1/2 block away away on Washington Blvd.-- turn right at the corner and you will see it. There is also a Starbucks in the Vons supermarket.
A charming, modest restaurant that offers very tasty food and large portions at a reasonable price. Note: parking is in the rear.
La Caravana Salvadorian Restaurant
1306 N Lake Ave
A charming, modest restaurant that offers very tasty food and large portions at a reasonable price. Note: parking is in the rear.
Very Tasty! Beautiful decor and good service too. About 1/2 mile walk.
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Mint Leaf Indian
2535 E Washington Blvd
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Very Tasty! Beautiful decor and good service too. About 1/2 mile walk.
Great Mediterranean food just a block away at 1717 E Washington Blvd. Family run and reasonably priced.
1717 E Washington Blvd
1717 East Washington Boulevard
Great Mediterranean food just a block away at 1717 E Washington Blvd. Family run and reasonably priced.
Great Happy Hour prices on snacks that can serve as a whole meal. Family friendly. Full array of Mexican classics.
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Mijares Mexican Restaurant
145 Palmetto Dr
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Great Happy Hour prices on snacks that can serve as a whole meal. Family friendly. Full array of Mexican classics.
Italian food + Pizza. Huge portions, very family friendly.
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Domenico's
2411 E Washington Blvd
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Italian food + Pizza. Huge portions, very family friendly.