AAPI Businesses in Pasadena

Support Asian-Owned Businesses

Discover the following AAPI-owned businesses to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month and support throughout the year.

Pasadena is a melting pot of diverse cultures and its business scene is no different. With hundreds unique backgrounds, there is plenty of diversity to discover and multiple ways to learn about the world. Understanding diversity is important because it bridges us with other cultures and allows us to become educated in various traditions, customs, practices, and beliefs. We hope all of our visitors can appreciate and acknowledge similarities and differences.

If you are an Asian-owned business in Pasadena and would like to be added to the list, please email marketing@visitpasadena.com.

Gift Shop

Homage

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Homage has a little bit for everyone. It's almost guaranteed that you will find something that catches your eye, and probably so much more. Their carefully...

Bakery/Café

Home Brewed Bar

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Cold Brew Coffee Shop. Home Brewed Bar specializes in artisan cold brew coffee and tea, and non-dairy milk, boba from all over the world and each cup is...

Clothing Store

Kimono No Kobeya

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Located in the Burlington Arcade, Kimono no Kobeya is a boutique shop with the largest selection of authentic Japanese kimonos on this side of the Pacific....

Asian

Kwan Kitchen

Kwan Kitchen

From Thailand to your table. Kwan Kitchen is a traditional Thai restaurant that brings flavors from different regions of "the Land of Smiles." Kwan Kitchen...

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From the team behind Chateau Andy and Chateau Zoe from Taiwan’s Michelin Guide, Chateau Tien Tao presents a brand-new menu that elevates the traditional...

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Mama M Sushi & Rolls offers meals of excellent quality. Their key to our success is simple: providing quality consistent food that taste great every single...

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Located in the Harry Potter-esque Burlington Arcade shopping area of the South Lake District, Mandarin Coffee Shop is a small, woman-owned AAPI business...

Latin American

Margarita's Pasadena

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Margaritas Mexican Restaurant has been sharing authentic Mexican dishes since 1977. Guests enter a warm, inviting space and leave as family -- with plenty of...

Asian

Me + Crepe

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Hailing from Vancouver, BC, Me + Crepe brings Chinese-style crepes known as "jian bing" to Pasadena. Jian bing are one of China's breakfast staples and a...

Desserts

Oakobing

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Oakobing specializes in shaved ice, a delicate and fluffy textured ice that caters to the sweet tooth. A unique style of Korean shaved ice that is carefully...

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Owners Sayuri Tachibe and chef Shigefumi Tachibe fuse the modern and the traditional at Osawa, a celebrated Pasadena restaurant for sushi, shabu-shabu, udon,...

Asian

Panda Inn

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Panda Inn proudly serves Mandarin and Szechwan cuisine mixed with innovative style throughout Southern California. The variety of delicious entrees celebrates...

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