Around 10 1/4 Pasadena
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.5 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMCocktails
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A cocktail night in Pasadena
A proper drink between dinner and dessert.
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These are bars you go to for the drinks themselves — a considered menu, careful technique, a bartender who can make you something that isn't on it. They sit best in the middle of a night: after dinner, before dessert, or as the nightcap. Restaurants with a strong bar are on the restaurant lists instead.
This guide ranks 7 cocktail bars in Pasadena. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
Nights people planned here
Published date nights with a stop on this list.
Make a night of it
Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
Around The Dungeon
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.8 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMCocktails
Around Ladies and Gentlemen
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
< 0.1 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMCocktails
Cocktail bars in Pasadena
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
10 1/4 Pasadena
4.9(21)Pasadena · $$
The Tap Room
4.9(14)Pasadena · $$$
The Dungeon
4.8(5)Pasadena · $$
Ladies and Gentlemen
4.8(5)Pasadena · $$
Ladies and Gentlemen - A Cocktail Experience
4.6(20)Pasadena · $$
Good Neighbor Bar
4.5(19)Pasadena · $$$$
La Cuevita
Pasadena
Good to know
- What's the best cocktail bar in Pasadena for a date?
- Our top pick is 10 1/4 Pasadena, rated 4.9 out of 5. The Tap Room and The Dungeon round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable cocktail bars in Pasadena?
- Yes — 10 1/4 Pasadena, The Dungeon and Ladies and Gentlemen are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a cocktail night: dinner, then cocktails, then something sweet. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.