✦ Business Dining · Pasadena

Best Business Dining Restaurants in Pasadena

4 ranked business dining restaurants in Pasadena, Los Angeles — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.

4 picks

These are the 4 best Pasadena restaurants for a business lunch or dinner, ranked. Houston's is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.6 stars across 487 reviews. This is a higher-spend list — plan accordingly. If you only order one thing, make it the caesar salad at Houston's. 1 of the 4 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.

Houston's

American  ·  Pasadena  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.6

upscale touches in a comfortable room, koi pond included

Must-try: Caesar salad, Deviled eggs, Double-cut pork chop

📍 320 S Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena, CA 91105

Osawa

Japanese  ·  Pasadena  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.6

one of the busiest rooms in Pasadena, and it does genuinely do it all

Must-try: Sushi combination, Shabu shabu, Seasonal fish

📍 77 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103

Dos Besos

Spanish  ·  Pasadena  ·  $$$

★★★★☆ 4.3

lovely, charming and delightful, which is exactly what an occasion needs

Must-try: Seafood paella, Spanish tapas, Sherry

📍 99 Union St, Pasadena, CA 91103

Maestro

Modern Mexican  ·  Pasadena  ·  $$$

★★★★☆ 4.3

200 mezcals deep into modern Mexican in Old Pasadena

Must-try: Barbacoa Lamb Shank, Esquites with Bone Marrow, Scallops with Huitlacoche

📍 110 Union St, Pasadena, CA 91103

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best business dining restaurant in Pasadena?

Houston's — 4.6 stars across 487 reviews, the highest on this list. upscale touches in a comfortable room, koi pond included.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

1 of the 4 book online — Maestro. 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 caesar salad at Houston's, the sushi combination at Osawa and the seafood paella at Dos Besos. 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 — 4 of the 4 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.