Anonymous
Post 08/23/2022 11:56     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wow all these coffee shop responses. Thanks.

Bookstores? vintage clothing stores?


I second vromans, and the urth caffe nearby has such a charming Spanish style patio.
Old Focals is small but they have the most amazing vintage eyewear.

Burbank has a few thrift stores that sell clothing from movie sets. Like clothing that extras wore, so a lil grody, but kind of an interesting experience to peruse.


That is very cool, my DD will love it.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2022 21:50     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
Anonymous wrote:Wow all these coffee shop responses. Thanks.

Bookstores? vintage clothing stores?


I second vromans, and the urth caffe nearby has such a charming Spanish style patio.
Old Focals is small but they have the most amazing vintage eyewear.

Burbank has a few thrift stores that sell clothing from movie sets. Like clothing that extras wore, so a lil grody, but kind of an interesting experience to peruse.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2022 17:46     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
There are vintage clothing stores in nearby Highland Park. I don’t shop at those stores, so I’m not too familiar with how “with it” or “hip” they might be. But there are a lot of hipsters in that area.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2022 17:32     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
Anonymous wrote:Vromans on Colorado Blvd in Pasadena is THE best bookstore in the LA metro area.


That's good to know. Thanks.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2022 16:19     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
Vromans on Colorado Blvd in Pasadena is THE best bookstore in the LA metro area.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2022 16:11     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
Wow all these coffee shop responses. Thanks.

Bookstores? vintage clothing stores?
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2022 15:58     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
Superba is really nice. It’s just up the road a few blocks from So Pasadena.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2022 14:39     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
Too many people on bicycles
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2022 14:35     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
The best old school coffee shop / diner is Shakers on Fair Oaks in South Pas. Think Pulp Fiction style Coffee Shop.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2022 14:33     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
Cafe de Leche has a location in Altadena with plenty of outdoor seating in its backyard. Collage Coffee in Highland Park has some tables/chairs in an adjacent secret outdoor space accessed via a narrow alley.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2022 13:58     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
In South Pasadena: Two Kids Coffee on Mission Street. Very hip, local coffee shop that can rival the ones in LA. It’s a beautiful space, and they have some interesting books on design and architecture in general.

In Pasadena: Intelligentsia Coffee

And take a short drive over to Highland Park for other hip coffee shops: Kumquat, Cafe de Leche, Go Get Em Tiger, Civil Coffee. Loquat Coffee just opened in nearby Cypress Park.

Further out, Stereoscope has a beautiful coffee shop in Echo Park on Sunset. And Maru Coffee has a nice location in Larchmont.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2022 11:23     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
It's small enough that you will enjoy discovering these things for yourself quickly and easily. The library is wonderful.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2022 10:48     Subject: South Pasadena - the best of
Does anyone know South Pasadena well? I mean well enough to say which is the best coffee shop and bookstore? Where I might find things off the beaten track etc?