Guidebook for Sierra Madre

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Guidebook for Sierra Madre

Food Scene

Great little coffee place... but they have excellent food as well. Just a great places to hang out-- slice of Americana and local flavor
7 locals recommend
Bean Town
43 N Baldwin Ave
7 locals recommend
Great little coffee place... but they have excellent food as well. Just a great places to hang out-- slice of Americana and local flavor
What can I say? A couple blocks away and you know what to expect!
25 locals recommend
Starbucks
300 E Huntington Dr
25 locals recommend
What can I say? A couple blocks away and you know what to expect!
Excellent California Cuisine-- one of our faves...
56 locals recommend
La Grande Orange Cafe
260 S Raymond Ave
56 locals recommend
Excellent California Cuisine-- one of our faves...
Best ice cream in Los Angeles is located a very short walk from our front door. We are ice cream connoisseurs -- big time. Major recommend- a must go (at least once!)
7 locals recommend
Mother Moo Creamery
17 Kersting Ct
7 locals recommend
Best ice cream in Los Angeles is located a very short walk from our front door. We are ice cream connoisseurs -- big time. Major recommend- a must go (at least once!)
Great place to hang out or eat breakfast!
12 locals recommend
Corner Bakery
103 W Imperial Hwy
12 locals recommend
Great place to hang out or eat breakfast!
Great for breakfast or to hang out and work on your computer
Panera Bread
3521 E Foothill Blvd
Great for breakfast or to hang out and work on your computer
Great sushi!
37 locals recommend
Kabuki Japanese Restaurant
88 W Colorado Blvd
37 locals recommend
Great sushi!
Great smoothie bar!
31 locals recommend
Jamba
12265 Ventura Blvd
31 locals recommend
Great smoothie bar!
We LOVE this place for breakfast or my favorite-- lunch! Such a great restaurant and bakery. Their famous for their egg salad sandwich (on TV as best thing I ever ate...) and their desserts are yum!
32 locals recommend
Europane Bakery + Cafe
345 E Colorado Blvd
32 locals recommend
We LOVE this place for breakfast or my favorite-- lunch! Such a great restaurant and bakery. Their famous for their egg salad sandwich (on TV as best thing I ever ate...) and their desserts are yum!
Great shopping, entertainment and wonderful restaurants. We love the fountain show every hour on the hour. :)
87 locals recommend
Americana Way
Americana Way
87 locals recommend
Great shopping, entertainment and wonderful restaurants. We love the fountain show every hour on the hour. :)
Such a great lunch spot-- homemade bread that is to die for and the ingredients are so fresh. Seating is limited but worth it for us. Very homey and great food! Try the Turkey sandwich with pesto!
16 locals recommend
Fiore Market Cafe
1000 Fremont Ave
16 locals recommend
Such a great lunch spot-- homemade bread that is to die for and the ingredients are so fresh. Seating is limited but worth it for us. Very homey and great food! Try the Turkey sandwich with pesto!
Right up the street. People swear by this place. Lots of choices, everything from salads to burgers to Greek food!
6 locals recommend
The Only Place In Town
110 W Sierra Madre Blvd
6 locals recommend
Right up the street. People swear by this place. Lots of choices, everything from salads to burgers to Greek food!
In Old Town Pasadena... Great Italian food! We love it. A little on the high end at dinner, but get reservations for the patio on a nice evening!
28 locals recommend
Cafe Santorini
64 W Union St
28 locals recommend
In Old Town Pasadena... Great Italian food! We love it. A little on the high end at dinner, but get reservations for the patio on a nice evening!
Just a great place for a quaint homemade breakfast or lunch. Typical Americana-- great baked goods, lots of specials. A hidden gem!
34 locals recommend
Little Flower
1424 W Colorado Blvd
34 locals recommend
Just a great place for a quaint homemade breakfast or lunch. Typical Americana-- great baked goods, lots of specials. A hidden gem!
Great little pizza place in town (3 blocks west of us), lots of local charm. Have dinner or just grab a slice to chomp on while you look around our cute little town.
51 locals recommend
Village Pizzeria
131 N Larchmont Blvd
51 locals recommend
Great little pizza place in town (3 blocks west of us), lots of local charm. Have dinner or just grab a slice to chomp on while you look around our cute little town.
1992 Lincoln Avenue, Altadena, CA Great restaurant, bakery, so fun! Usually a line, but lots of seating. One of our favorites!
Lincoln Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
1992 Lincoln Avenue, Altadena, CA Great restaurant, bakery, so fun! Usually a line, but lots of seating. One of our favorites!
Great Chinese Food!
125 locals recommend
Din Tai Fung
400 S Baldwin Ave
125 locals recommend
Great Chinese Food!
Great hotpot restaurant at the mall.
37 locals recommend
HaiDiLao Hotpot
400 S Baldwin Ave
37 locals recommend
Great hotpot restaurant at the mall.
Great noodles... all different kinds!
22 locals recommend
Noodle World
700 Valley Blvd
22 locals recommend
Great noodles... all different kinds!
Just excellent American/California Cuisine. So fun with the baked goods-- Hostess Cupcakes extraordinaire! I love the quiche, great salads, hearty sandwiches and fun old fashioned specials etc.
27 locals recommend
Heirloom Bakery & Cafe
807-C Meridian Ave
27 locals recommend
Just excellent American/California Cuisine. So fun with the baked goods-- Hostess Cupcakes extraordinaire! I love the quiche, great salads, hearty sandwiches and fun old fashioned specials etc.
This is definitely one of our FAVES!!! Usually a line, but lots of seating and the food is fantastic!
1992 Lincoln Ave
1992 Lincoln Avenue
This is definitely one of our FAVES!!! Usually a line, but lots of seating and the food is fantastic!

Drinks & Nightlife

World Famous Burger joint... love their burgers, but can be noisy
10 locals recommend
Umami Burger
49 E Colorado Blvd
10 locals recommend
World Famous Burger joint... love their burgers, but can be noisy
It's a nice little place to catch a drink or a bite to eat. :) Again, walking distance
Wistaria Restaurant and Bar
44 N Baldwin Ave
It's a nice little place to catch a drink or a bite to eat. :) Again, walking distance

Everything Else

Their whole wheat bread is amazing, but they have lots of great stuff-- grab a quick dinner to heat up at home.
Poppy Cake Baking Company
328 W Sierra Madre Blvd
Their whole wheat bread is amazing, but they have lots of great stuff-- grab a quick dinner to heat up at home.
It's close to everything, so you can grab lots of stuff at the same time. :) But you need bags (or you can pay for them there)
Ralphs Pharmacy
3601 E Foothill Blvd
It's close to everything, so you can grab lots of stuff at the same time. :) But you need bags (or you can pay for them there)
Nice and close to our place...
6 locals recommend
CVS
950 W Foothill Blvd
6 locals recommend
Nice and close to our place...
Great new workout club!
LA Fitness
355 N Rosemead Blvd
Great new workout club!
Tea place in town... I haven't tried it but folks seem to like it. :)
T-Neer
142 W Sierra Madre Blvd
Tea place in town... I haven't tried it but folks seem to like it. :)
One of our favorite beaches... park in the 26th street parking lot or free on the street-- try to get there early and spend the day. Walk to great local restaurants and shopping. :)
364 locals recommend
Manhattan Beach
364 locals recommend
One of our favorite beaches... park in the 26th street parking lot or free on the street-- try to get there early and spend the day. Walk to great local restaurants and shopping. :)

Essentials

Don't need bags! :)
8 locals recommend
Ralphs
211 E Foothill Blvd
8 locals recommend
Don't need bags! :)
Some of the best meat in Los Angeles is just 3 blocks away from your front door... :) You can also get great produce and some groceries, etc. :)
Taylors' Ol' Fashioned Meat
14 East Sierra Madre Boulevard
Some of the best meat in Los Angeles is just 3 blocks away from your front door... :) You can also get great produce and some groceries, etc. :)
Karin is a great stylist and we love her!
Karin's
370 W Sierra Madre Blvd
Karin is a great stylist and we love her!
Okay, there is a closer Whole Foods, just a couple miles from our place, but this other one in Pasadena is much more fun! Two stories and it has a restaurant, which we enjoy. Give it a try!
306 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
465 S Arroyo Pkwy
306 locals recommend
Okay, there is a closer Whole Foods, just a couple miles from our place, but this other one in Pasadena is much more fun! Two stories and it has a restaurant, which we enjoy. Give it a try!
Chinese Bakery
14 locals recommend
JJ Bakery
1130 S Baldwin Ave
14 locals recommend
Chinese Bakery
Great Chinese market-- with restaurants right next to it!
46 locals recommend
99 Ranch Market
1300 S Golden W Ave
46 locals recommend
Great Chinese market-- with restaurants right next to it!
We love Sprouts for produce and they have a lot of healthy foods other than that. We mostly go for the produce.
58 locals recommend
Sprouts Farmers Market
39 N Rosemead Blvd
58 locals recommend
We love Sprouts for produce and they have a lot of healthy foods other than that. We mostly go for the produce.

Shopping

Pretty good mall... 2-3 miles from your front door. Movies, great restaurants and shopping
207 locals recommend
Westfield Santa Anita
400 S Baldwin Ave
207 locals recommend
Pretty good mall... 2-3 miles from your front door. Movies, great restaurants and shopping
The closest big box store to us! You can get everything at this place.
Walmart
1600 Mountain Ave
The closest big box store to us! You can get everything at this place.
Great ice cream place located very close to our place, sometimes you have to wait in a line, but worth it!
47 locals recommend
Carmela Ice Cream
2495 E Washington Blvd
47 locals recommend
Great ice cream place located very close to our place, sometimes you have to wait in a line, but worth it!
Great for shopping from clothes to groceries to electronics
726 locals recommend
Target
735 S Figueroa St
726 locals recommend
Great for shopping from clothes to groceries to electronics

Sightseeing

Great beaches, restaurants, shopping and entertainment
580 locals recommend
Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Dr
580 locals recommend
Great beaches, restaurants, shopping and entertainment

Arts & Culture

Great museum! Can stay there for a full day and they have a nice restaurant as well with a wonderful view...
2309 locals recommend
The Getty
1200 Getty Center Dr
2309 locals recommend
Great museum! Can stay there for a full day and they have a nice restaurant as well with a wonderful view...