📍 Pasadena, Los Angeles

The Pasadena build of the Chinatown cult — bigger dining room, easier parking, same four-heat-levels Nashville hot chicken that has kept the Chinatown flagship sold out for a decad...

An Indian-Mexican eatery on S Rosemead Blvd in Pasadena from Marcel and Rhea, blending the flavors of both cultures. Saucy Chick centers its menu on free-range rotisserie chicken a...

A chicken restaurant on E California Blvd in Pasadena.

Chef Peter Lai runs one of LA's sharper Cantonese kitchens out of a quiet Pasadena dining room. Jumbo har gow with actual shrimp inside, traditional xiao long bao with the right pl...

A cheesemonger-run Pasadena restaurant in a historic building — 120+ cheese selections, wood-fired flatbreads, and a dining room that runs from casual date-night dinner to full pri...

Nick's South Lake Avenue is the Pasadena outpost of the Nick's Restaurants group, set on South Lake Ave and open daily from 11am. The kitchen runs an American menu of shareable pla...

The Arbour is a farm-to-table restaurant on South Lake Avenue in Pasadena, focused on local ingredients and a California ambiance. Dinner runs daily from 4 to 10 PM, with a separat...

Chef Erwin Tjahyadi's 24-hour-simmered bone-broth ramen is one of LA's most specific bowls — Indonesian and Vietnamese ideas layered into a broth that earns the day of work. Also s...

Opened 2024 and became Pasadena's current most-booked coastal-seafood room within a season. Daily catches treated with restraint, a pasta program that runs alongside the fish, and ...

Rodney Jenkins and a smoker-on-wheels on a Pasadena corner, turning out ribs and brisket that belong in the LA-barbecue conversation. No restaurant, no frills, just a line and the ...