Local Tasty Restaurants & Bars & Coffee Joints

Jennifer
Local Tasty Restaurants & Bars & Coffee Joints

Our favorite restaurants, coffee joints & wine bars

Some local spots we enjoy - from cheap & cheerful to fancier places.
My Dad's favorite coffee hang out. They roast their own coffee. pizza next door too.
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Jones Coffee Roasters
693 S Raymond Ave
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My Dad's favorite coffee hang out. They roast their own coffee. pizza next door too.
Good Italian restaurant - friendly owners. Good wine list.
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Gale's
452 S Fair Oaks Ave
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Good Italian restaurant - friendly owners. Good wine list.
Deeeeelicious! Local and fresh and creative. Meatballs to die for.
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Union Restaurant
37 Union St
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Deeeeelicious! Local and fresh and creative. Meatballs to die for.
Can not say enough good things about this spot in Highland Park.
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Hippo
5916 1/2 N Figueroa St
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Can not say enough good things about this spot in Highland Park.
Great pizza - purchase by the ounce Italian style. A Nancy Silverton joint.
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Triple Beam Pizza
5918 N Figueroa St
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Great pizza - purchase by the ounce Italian style. A Nancy Silverton joint.
Great wine, wine tastings, wine for purchase. A must stop.
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Everson Royce Bar
1936 E 7th St
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Great wine, wine tastings, wine for purchase. A must stop.
Sister cousin to Everson Royce. Fabulous place in same location at Triple Beam and Hippo.
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Highland Park Wine
5918 1/2 N Figueroa St
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Sister cousin to Everson Royce. Fabulous place in same location at Triple Beam and Hippo.
Yum. Pretty space.
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Cafe Birdie
5631 N Figueroa St
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Yum. Pretty space.
We order this yummy Indian food in a lot.
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Radhika Modern Indian
966 Mission St
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We order this yummy Indian food in a lot.
Great margaritas, good food, good happy hour.
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Aro Latin
1019 Mission Street
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Great margaritas, good food, good happy hour.
Delicious Spanish restaurant in Highland Park
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Otoño
5715 N Figueroa St
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Delicious Spanish restaurant in Highland Park
yum
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Kitchen Mouse
5904 N Figueroa St
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yum
I'd eat here every day if i could.
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Amara Kitchen
519 N Avenue 64
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I'd eat here every day if i could.
our friend's french cafe in cute Montrose
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Café Montrose
3459 N Verdugo Rd
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our friend's french cafe in cute Montrose
Nice coffee shop in Old Town
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Copa Vida
70 S Raymond Ave
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Nice coffee shop in Old Town
Nice spot near Altadena
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Lavender & Honey® Espresso Bar
1383 E Washington Blvd
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Nice spot near Altadena
Great bbq down the street
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Gus's BBQ
808 Fair Oaks Ave
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Great bbq down the street
So freaking good!
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SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa
600 W 7th St
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So freaking good!
Local and very tasty spot near the train tracks
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Heirloom Bakery & Cafe
807-C Meridian Ave
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Local and very tasty spot near the train tracks
LOVE LOVE LOVE - great drinks, outdoor patios, tater tots with homemade spicy ketchup. just a walk up the street
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1886 Bar at The Raymond
1250 S Fair Oaks Ave
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LOVE LOVE LOVE - great drinks, outdoor patios, tater tots with homemade spicy ketchup. just a walk up the street
Cochinita pibil burritos! Plantains!!! good burgers
Yuca's Pasadena
1075 S Fair Oaks Ave
Cochinita pibil burritos! Plantains!!! good burgers
Lovely place
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Julienne Fine Foods And Celebrations
2649 Mission St
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Lovely place
Amazing margaritas and goooood food
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Mercado Pasadena
140 S Lake Ave
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Amazing margaritas and goooood food
Good cocktail joint
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Magnolia House
492 S Lake Ave
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Good cocktail joint
Great martinis, ribs, burgers, sushi, kale salad
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Houston's
1550 Rosecrans Ave
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Great martinis, ribs, burgers, sushi, kale salad
Different and tasty
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Bone Kettle
67 N Raymond Ave
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Different and tasty
Tasty Vietnamese - casual joint. Gets busy.
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Pine and Crane
1521 Griffith Park Blvd
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Tasty Vietnamese - casual joint. Gets busy.
Little sister to Pine and Crane - tasty, casual, Highland Park.
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Joy
5100 York Blvd
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Little sister to Pine and Crane - tasty, casual, Highland Park.
They don't have dinner anymore but they do "bar bites" - tasty, speakeasy atmosphere, good drinks. Highland Park.
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Sonny's Hideaway
5137 York Blvd
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They don't have dinner anymore but they do "bar bites" - tasty, speakeasy atmosphere, good drinks. Highland Park.
Tasty cafe - good food and coffees at the metro stop in South Pasadena.
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Heirloom Bakery & Cafe
807-C Meridian Ave
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Tasty cafe - good food and coffees at the metro stop in South Pasadena.
Great French place in Silverlake - you feel like you're in Paris.
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Cafe Stella
3932 Sunset Blvd
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Great French place in Silverlake - you feel like you're in Paris.

Some fun stuff to do

Fun things to do around the area.
Small curated museum with a fabulous 20th century collection and lovely sculpture garden clad in Heath Ceramics tile. A must do.
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I-Norton Simon Museum
411 W Colorado Blvd
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Small curated museum with a fabulous 20th century collection and lovely sculpture garden clad in Heath Ceramics tile. A must do.
Love the gardens - especially the desert garden, Japanese Garden, Bamboo forest, Chinese garden, rose garden, tea house....
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Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Rd
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Love the gardens - especially the desert garden, Japanese Garden, Bamboo forest, Chinese garden, rose garden, tea house....
Great gardens to visit, music in the summer. Peacocks galore.
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Los Angeles County Arboretum
301 N Baldwin Ave
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Great gardens to visit, music in the summer. Peacocks galore.
Go. Just go. Good restaurant there now too.
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Izithunzi zeDescanso
1418 Descanso Dr
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Go. Just go. Good restaurant there now too.
So. Amazing. Don't. Miss. It.
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Rose Bowl Flea Market
1001 Rose Bowl Dr
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So. Amazing. Don't. Miss. It.
A great 3.3 mile walk around the Rose Bowl.
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Istadi yaseRose Bowl
1001 Rose Bowl Dr
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A great 3.3 mile walk around the Rose Bowl.
Nice shopping, pretty old buildings, bars, restaurants.
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Old Pasadena
23 E Colorado Blvd
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Nice shopping, pretty old buildings, bars, restaurants.
Cute town.
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Montrose
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Cute town.
Horse stables in the Arroyo.
San Pascual Stables
221 San Pascual Ave
Horse stables in the Arroyo.
Tiny but great spot, mini golf there and a diner/snack bar.
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Arroyo Seco Golf Course
1055 Lohman Ln
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Tiny but great spot, mini golf there and a diner/snack bar.
Golf in the Arroyo.
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Brookside Golf & Country Club
1133 Rosemont Ave
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Golf in the Arroyo.
Cute local park
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Garfield Park
1000 Park Ave
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Cute local park
Great spot for big music events.
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I-Center ye-Staples
1111 S Figueroa St
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Great spot for big music events.
Historic Race Track
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Santa Anita Park
285 W Huntington Dr
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Historic Race Track
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Pasadena Museum of History
470 W Walnut St
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Beautiful Greene & Greene - do the tour - it's so good.
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Indlu yeGamble
4 Westmoreland Pl
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Beautiful Greene & Greene - do the tour - it's so good.
Hiking
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Eaton Canyon
1801-1945 Veranada Ave
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Hiking
hiking
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Mount Wilson Trail Park
189 E Mira Monte Ave
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hiking
Classic LA
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I-Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory Rd
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Classic LA
Our little annual event ;) Some of the floats go past the end of our street when lining up the night before. From our house you can walk up to see them line up the night before the parade.
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Rose Parade Showcase of Floats: Washington & Sierra Madre Blvd
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Our little annual event ;) Some of the floats go past the end of our street when lining up the night before. From our house you can walk up to see them line up the night before the parade.
If you're looking for outdoor shopping this is it.
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I-Americana kwi-Brand
889 Americana Way
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If you're looking for outdoor shopping this is it.
See a game - the stadium and location are fab.
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Istadion yaseDodger
1000 Vin Scully Ave
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See a game - the stadium and location are fab.
State Theater - see a great show in a historic Spanish building.
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The Pasadena Playhouse
39 S El Molino Ave
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State Theater - see a great show in a historic Spanish building.
A nice shopping and restaurant area - a bit far apart but worth going.
Lake Avenue
Lake Avenue
A nice shopping and restaurant area - a bit far apart but worth going.
Swimming in the Rose Bowl - what could be better?
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Rose Bowl Aquatics Center
360 N Arroyo Blvd
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Swimming in the Rose Bowl - what could be better?
I've heard it's great - I need to take my own suggestions and try it!
Stark Spirits Distillery
1260 Lincoln Ave
I've heard it's great - I need to take my own suggestions and try it!
So fun. They close off the streets - good food, good produce and flowers, music..
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South Pasadena Farmers' Market
920 Meridian Ave
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So fun. They close off the streets - good food, good produce and flowers, music..
Great Western collection
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I-Autry Museum yaseMzantsi Afrika
4700 Western Heritage Way
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Great Western collection
Love this area - good restaurants and things to do
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Eagle Rock
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Love this area - good restaurants and things to do
Love this area - good restaurants and things to do
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Highland Park
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Love this area - good restaurants and things to do
Fab renovated bowling area with bar and food
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Highland Park Bowl
5621 N Figueroa St
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Fab renovated bowling area with bar and food
Great art gallery
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Hauser & Wirth
901 E 3rd St
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Great art gallery
Ask for Kimberly or Kitcha
The Massage Place
700 Fair Oaks Ave
Ask for Kimberly or Kitcha
Random spot but surprisingly good
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Altadena Ale & Wine House
2329 N Fair Oaks Ave
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Random spot but surprisingly good
Great massage place in the middle of Silverlake - in the midst of good restaurants, cafes and shopping.
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The NOW Massage Boutique
3329 Sunset Blvd
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Great massage place in the middle of Silverlake - in the midst of good restaurants, cafes and shopping.
Classic - a must do if you're in the middle of the City.
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La Brea Tar Pits neMuziyam
5801 Wilshire Blvd
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Classic - a must do if you're in the middle of the City.
Great farmer's market in Pasadena - Saturdays.
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Pasadena Farmers' Market
2925 E Sierra Madre Blvd
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Great farmer's market in Pasadena - Saturdays.