Altadena Guidebook

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Altadena Guidebook

Food Scene

Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner you have local restaurants just 5 minutes or 15 to Old Town. These are some of our favorites.
This is a traditional breakfast coffee shop including ​an ​ espresso bar. Only a mile from our place. Has always been good and now under new ownership with continued praise. https://www.foxsaltadena.com/
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Fox's Restaurant
2352 Lake Ave
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This is a traditional breakfast coffee shop including ​an ​ espresso bar. Only a mile from our place. Has always been good and now under new ownership with continued praise. https://www.foxsaltadena.com/
Leo and Elizabeth are dedicated to producing gelato with the purest flavor and creamiest texture possible. They use only natural products and seek out the highest quality organic milk, the ripest peak-season fruit, the best chocolate, and the most flavorful, freshest nuts. They search our the best and travel the globe to ensure they get it. They hand pick fruit from local farmers markets or visit small farms in Southern California to find the best fruit. They fly to Italy to ship back coffee beans from Naples and cactus pear from Sicily. They import their pistachios from the volcanic regions of Catania, where they located pure Sicilian, air-dried pistachios directly from the growers. Among o
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Bulgarini Gelato Artigianale
749 E Altadena Dr
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Leo and Elizabeth are dedicated to producing gelato with the purest flavor and creamiest texture possible. They use only natural products and seek out the highest quality organic milk, the ripest peak-season fruit, the best chocolate, and the most flavorful, freshest nuts. They search our the best and travel the globe to ensure they get it. They hand pick fruit from local farmers markets or visit small farms in Southern California to find the best fruit. They fly to Italy to ship back coffee beans from Naples and cactus pear from Sicily. They import their pistachios from the volcanic regions of Catania, where they located pure Sicilian, air-dried pistachios directly from the growers. Among o
http://www.bacchuskitchen.com/index.html Upscale/casual dining with outside seating and live music nights.
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Bacchus' Kitchen
1384 E Washington Blvd
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http://www.bacchuskitchen.com/index.html Upscale/casual dining with outside seating and live music nights.
This is a small but tasty Mexican Restaurant right down the road at Altadena and Lake Ave. No liquor license, but good sangria.
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El Patron Mexican Food Restaurant
2555 Lake Ave
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This is a small but tasty Mexican Restaurant right down the road at Altadena and Lake Ave. No liquor license, but good sangria.
Great Bakery you can walk to for early morning coffee and treats.
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Patticakes
1900 Allen Ave
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Great Bakery you can walk to for early morning coffee and treats.
Tasty and plenty of dietary options. Open for breakfast and lunch.
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Millie's Cafe
1399 E Washington Blvd
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Tasty and plenty of dietary options. Open for breakfast and lunch.
Good clean foods. Options for every diet.
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True Food Kitchen
395 Santa Monica Pl
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Good clean foods. Options for every diet.
Great food. Free salted chic chips cookies on the way out! Adjacent to our other favorite The Luggage Room.
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La Grande Orange Cafe
260 S Raymond Ave
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Great food. Free salted chic chips cookies on the way out! Adjacent to our other favorite The Luggage Room.
More upscale. Nice atmosphere.
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Nick's Pasadena
336 S Lake Ave
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More upscale. Nice atmosphere.
Great Artisan pizzas!
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Pizza Of Venice
2545 N Fair Oaks Ave
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Great Artisan pizzas!
Great local Indian food.
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Mint Leaf Indian
2535 E Washington Blvd
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Great local Indian food.
Small menu. Great for Happy Hour from 5pm-6pm (Sun-Thurs) for half priced small plates! Excludes parties of 9 or more.
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Little Beast Restaurant
1496 Colorado Blvd
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Small menu. Great for Happy Hour from 5pm-6pm (Sun-Thurs) for half priced small plates! Excludes parties of 9 or more.
Close by, with excellent handmade pasta. Two favorite menu items - Shaved Fennel Salad and Bucatini Cacio E Pepe.
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Union Restaurant
37 Union St
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Close by, with excellent handmade pasta. Two favorite menu items - Shaved Fennel Salad and Bucatini Cacio E Pepe.
Excellent coffee. Great for lunch.
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Copa Vida
70 S Raymond Ave
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Excellent coffee. Great for lunch.
Downtown LA restaurant. Everything is good. Don't leave without trying the Farro Salad, Pork Belly, Roasted Bone Marrow, Burrata Pizza, Fusilli al Sugo di Manzo (base - beef ragu) and all the desserts are epic!! It's hard to get a reservation, so book in advance (if you can) and ENJOY!!
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Bestia
2121 E 7th Pl
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Downtown LA restaurant. Everything is good. Don't leave without trying the Farro Salad, Pork Belly, Roasted Bone Marrow, Burrata Pizza, Fusilli al Sugo di Manzo (base - beef ragu) and all the desserts are epic!! It's hard to get a reservation, so book in advance (if you can) and ENJOY!!
Solid restaurant. Great sushi. Excellent steak. The ribs are insane. The French Dip Sandwich is amazing. You can take 2 bottles of your own wine, and they don't charge corkage. Dessert - the key lime pie is seasonal - try it!
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Houston's
1550 Rosecrans Ave
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Solid restaurant. Great sushi. Excellent steak. The ribs are insane. The French Dip Sandwich is amazing. You can take 2 bottles of your own wine, and they don't charge corkage. Dessert - the key lime pie is seasonal - try it!
1886 Bar is hidden behind The Raymond Restaurant. Great for small plates, good cocktails and outside fireplace. Nice place to catch up with friends. Happy Hour is 4-7pm Tuesday-Friday. Weekend Brunch at The Raymond, is also a good idea!
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The Raymond Restaurant
1250 South Fair Oaks Avenue
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1886 Bar is hidden behind The Raymond Restaurant. Great for small plates, good cocktails and outside fireplace. Nice place to catch up with friends. Happy Hour is 4-7pm Tuesday-Friday. Weekend Brunch at The Raymond, is also a good idea!
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Sage Plant Based Bistro Pasadena
41 Hugus Alley
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Amazing salads served with delicious zucchini bread!
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Green Street Restaurant
146 Shoppers Ln
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Amazing salads served with delicious zucchini bread!
Amara Kitchen
841 East Mariposa Street
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Republik Coffee Lounge
854 E Green St
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Amara Kitchen
Great food! Best gelato right next door.
Nancy's Greek Cafe
Great food! Best gelato right next door.
Our new favorite! Great large thin crust pie!
Prime Pizza
Our new favorite! Great large thin crust pie!

Drinks & Nightlife

Craft cocktails under a very large Magnolia tree with indoor and outdoor seating. Right on Lake Ave, shopping all around so this is a great place to stop a grab a bite. http://www.themaghouse.com/
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Magnolia House
492 S Lake Ave
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Craft cocktails under a very large Magnolia tree with indoor and outdoor seating. Right on Lake Ave, shopping all around so this is a great place to stop a grab a bite. http://www.themaghouse.com/
Local and casual with an ​excellent selection of French​ wines and beer on tap. Local hang out for JPL engineers and the pizza is really good. A bit funky decor but the people are good and it's fairly close.
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Altadena Ale & Wine House
2329 N Fair Oaks Ave
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Local and casual with an ​excellent selection of French​ wines and beer on tap. Local hang out for JPL engineers and the pizza is really good. A bit funky decor but the people are good and it's fairly close.
Overlooking Downtown LA. Great late night bar if you are looking for a great downtown view. They also have a restaurant on the floor below. Weekend brunches with live music is a great way to spend a lazy Sunday.
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Perch
448 S Hill St
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Overlooking Downtown LA. Great late night bar if you are looking for a great downtown view. They also have a restaurant on the floor below. Weekend brunches with live music is a great way to spend a lazy Sunday.

Parks & Nature

Eaton Canyon Natural Area is a 190-acre zoological, botanical, and geological nature preserve situated at the base of the beautiful San Gabriel Mountains. Visitors can enjoy its hiking trails, equestrian trails with a staging area, picnic areas, seasonal stream, rocks and minerals, various natural habitats, native plants, and wildlife. Open daily from sunrise to sunset.
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Eaton Canyon
1801-1945 Veranada Ave
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Eaton Canyon Natural Area is a 190-acre zoological, botanical, and geological nature preserve situated at the base of the beautiful San Gabriel Mountains. Visitors can enjoy its hiking trails, equestrian trails with a staging area, picnic areas, seasonal stream, rocks and minerals, various natural habitats, native plants, and wildlife. Open daily from sunrise to sunset.
This is about a 1/2 mile walk to the entrance and several trails are there to choose from. Henninger Flats is at the top of the fire road and is about 4 miles and with trees and campsites​ at the top. Good workout and it overlooks the valley below.
Henninger Flats
2260 Pinecrest Dr
This is about a 1/2 mile walk to the entrance and several trails are there to choose from. Henninger Flats is at the top of the fire road and is about 4 miles and with trees and campsites​ at the top. Good workout and it overlooks the valley below.
This trail takes you up to a burned out Hotel and which is about a two hour round trip and great views.
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Cobb Estate
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This trail takes you up to a burned out Hotel and which is about a two hour round trip and great views.
Very nice hike to explore up in the mountains.
Mount Lowe Railway Historical Marker
Very nice hike to explore up in the mountains.
Eaton Canyon is a 5 min walk to the trail head and has easy to difficult trail options.
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Eaton Canyon Falls Trail
Eaton Canyon Falls Trail
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Eaton Canyon is a 5 min walk to the trail head and has easy to difficult trail options.
This is a local waterfall and enjoyable moderate hike however on weekends can be busy.
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Eaton Canyon Falls Trail
Eaton Canyon Falls Trail
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This is a local waterfall and enjoyable moderate hike however on weekends can be busy.
Another beautiful local garden setting to walk, roam and relax for an day outing.
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Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Dr
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Another beautiful local garden setting to walk, roam and relax for an day outing.

Arts & Culture

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution serving scholars and the general public. Each year, The Huntington: Provides 1,700 scholars with access to a world-class collection of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, paintings, prints, sculpture, and decorative arts; Awards $1.85 million in fellowships (through a peer-review process) to scholars for advanced humanities research; Educates thousands of schoolchildren and their teachers in art, history, literature, and botanical science through special tours and programs; Organizes special exhibitions to enhance the visitor experience http://huntington.org/
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Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Rd
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The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution serving scholars and the general public. Each year, The Huntington: Provides 1,700 scholars with access to a world-class collection of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, paintings, prints, sculpture, and decorative arts; Awards $1.85 million in fellowships (through a peer-review process) to scholars for advanced humanities research; Educates thousands of schoolchildren and their teachers in art, history, literature, and botanical science through special tours and programs; Organizes special exhibitions to enhance the visitor experience http://huntington.org/
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Norton Simon Museum
411 W Colorado Blvd
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The Pasadena Playhouse
39 S El Molino Ave
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Opened in 2015. General admission is free but would suggest making a booking to get in. Special Installations will come at a possible cost, and you might need to make a separate booking for those.
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The Broad
221 S Grand Ave
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Opened in 2015. General admission is free but would suggest making a booking to get in. Special Installations will come at a possible cost, and you might need to make a separate booking for those.

Shopping

This mall has a full outdoor shopping experience​ as well as inside. Some very unique Asian restaurants​ and specialty shops you will find every major brand​you're​r looking for.
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Westfield Santa Anita
400 S Baldwin Ave
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This mall has a full outdoor shopping experience​ as well as inside. Some very unique Asian restaurants​ and specialty shops you will find every major brand​you're​r looking for.
Local shopping outdoors, restaurants​, shops, movies and live music.
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The Paseo
300 E Colorado Blvd
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Local shopping outdoors, restaurants​, shops, movies and live music.

Getting Around

The Gold line is the way to get into downtown LA or China Town or South Pasadena. Clean and fast you will want to use the Gold Line to avoid the traffic times.​
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Allen station
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The Gold line is the way to get into downtown LA or China Town or South Pasadena. Clean and fast you will want to use the Gold Line to avoid the traffic times.​

Essentials

This is the closest market to the house you could walk to on the corner of Allen and New York Dr. All you need to stock the fridge and it has a fair amount of middle eastern Meditteranean foods.
Armen Market
1873 Allen Ave
This is the closest market to the house you could walk to on the corner of Allen and New York Dr. All you need to stock the fridge and it has a fair amount of middle eastern Meditteranean foods.
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Whole Foods Market
465 S Arroyo Pkwy
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Trader Joe's
467 N Rosemead Blvd
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Excellent selection of wine and spirits, cigars, great pricing and Thursdays​ afternoon wine tastings.
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Mission Wine & Spirits
1785 E Washington Blvd
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Excellent selection of wine and spirits, cigars, great pricing and Thursdays​ afternoon wine tastings.
Local drugstore with cute gifts from Altadena.
Webster's Community Pharmacy & Post Office
2450 Lake Ave
Local drugstore with cute gifts from Altadena.
Inexpensive grocery​ store.
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ALDI
2246 Lake Ave
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Inexpensive grocery​ store.
Larger grocery chain
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Stater Bros. Markets
7511 Orangethorpe Ave
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Larger grocery chain
Good prices and some organic.
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market
2270 Lake Ave
Good prices and some organic.
Close drugstore
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Rite Aid
735 E Altadena Dr
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Close drugstore
Great selection of authentic Indian pantry items. Also serves ready to go savory and sweet items as well. I got curry leaves and yellow lentils there that I couldn’t find elsewhere.
Namaste Spiceland
270 N Hill Ave
Great selection of authentic Indian pantry items. Also serves ready to go savory and sweet items as well. I got curry leaves and yellow lentils there that I couldn’t find elsewhere.