Recommended Pasadena Restaurants

Pasadena has lots of good restaurants.  We have listed a few of them below.

Accross the Street from PCC

  • Heidar Baba – Persian

  • Pho Banh Mi Che Cali – Vietnamese & Thai

Old Town Pasadena (5-10 minutes by car)

This area is west of the college and has lots of restaurants to choose from.  There are also shops, bookstores, cafes, bars, etc.

  • All India Café — Indian
  • Shandong Dumplings — Chinese

  • Union — Italian

  • Osawa — Japanese
  • Racion — Spanish tapas

  • Vertical Wine Bar

In the Area

  • Abricott — Asian fusion
  • Daisy Mint — Asian fusion
  • La Grande Orange — burgers, tacos

  • Lemonade — lots of salads and soups and such

  • Luggage Room — pizza
  • Lunasia — Chinese dumplings
  • Sahara — Middle Eastern

  • Sugarfish — Sushi

For Foodies and Adventurers

The San Gabriel Valley is known nationally for awesome Chinese food. Many of the restaurants are run by families.  Most are 20-30 minutes away by car, but if you are into the Asian food scene, it’s worth the drive.  There are hundreds. Here are just a few…

  • 101 Noodle
  • Newport Seafood
  • Chengdu Taste
  • Chung King
  • Golden Deli

  • Omar Halal

  • Dean Sin World
  • JTYH
  • Shaanxi Gourmet
  • Shanghai #1 Seafood

  • New Mandarin Noodle