"Located inside a bungalow house in Pasadena, Bar 1886 is where you go to drink Manhattans and Sidecars on a secluded patio - or inside next to the stone fireplace - and pretend like you’re a person who owns a mansion in Pasadena. This dimly-lit, romantic bar has a rotating cocktail menu, but if you aren’t seeing anything that looks good tonight, they have over 600 off-menu cocktails that the bartenders can whip up on command. If you get hungry, there’s a very good bar menu with things like al pastor prawns and mushroom gnocchi." - brant cox