✦ Brunch · Pasadena

Best Brunch Restaurants in Pasadena

3 ranked brunch restaurants in Pasadena, Los Angeles — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.

3 picks

These are the 3 best Pasadena restaurants for a brunch, ranked. Lucky Boy Drive-In is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.7 stars across 5,200 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the breakfast burrito at Lucky Boy Drive-In. 1 of the 3 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

Pasadena has a thriving restaurant scene that most Angelenos underestimate — Old Town and the surrounding streets have real depth.

Lucky Boy Drive-In Watch

Lucky Boy Drive-In

American · Breakfast · Burritos  ·  Pasadena  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.7

Pasadena's legendary 1961 drive-in serving the breakfast burrito that has fueled the San Gabriel Valley for over sixty years

Must-try: Breakfast burrito, Western burger, Hash browns

📍 640 S Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena, CA 91105

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Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery Watch

Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery

New American  ·  Pasadena  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.4

Michelin-recommended cheese church in Old Pasadena

Must-try: Fried Cheese Curds, Sticky Toffee Pancakes, Live-Fire Fried Chicken

📍 40 W Green St, Pasadena, CA 91105

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BBAD Watch

BBAD

Brunch  ·  Pasadena  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.3

a daytime counter that packs a full breakfast plate into a tortilla

Must-try: Pork belly breakfast burrito, Soft scrambled eggs, Hash browns

📍 928 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best brunch restaurant in Pasadena?

Lucky Boy Drive-In — 4.7 stars across 5,200 reviews, the highest on this list. Pasadena's legendary 1961 drive-in serving the breakfast burrito that has fueled the San Gabriel Valley for over sixty years.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

1 of the 3 book online — Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.

What should I order?

The breakfast burrito at Lucky Boy Drive-In, the fried cheese curds at Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery and the pork belly breakfast burrito at BBAD. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.

How were these picked?

Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 3 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.

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