POP Champagne Bar & Restaurant

POP Champagne Bar & Restaurant POP Champagne Bar & Restaurant is a warm and welcoming place where friends gather for good times and where dates enjoy a romantic setting.
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POP Champagne & Dessert Bar is a warm and welcoming place where friends gather for good times and where dates enjoy a romantic setting. POP is located in Old Pasadena in a historic building that retains many of its original features — brick walls, plank floors, an open- beam ceiling, and Batchelder tiles. POP’s dinner menu starts with appetizers like jalapeño tuna tartare and beer-battered articho

kes, and goes on to include entrée favorites such as champagne chicken, a five-mushroom risotto, and braised short ribs with truffle mashed potatoes. It also includes salads, cheese and charcuterie platters, and small plates such as pommes frites and a seasonal soup. Our much-praised dessert menu presents classics such as crème brûlée and a soufflé du jour, as well as inventive temptations such as a Meyer lemon tart with homemade basil ice cream. All of our offerings are made in-house, including our breads. And of course there’s champagne — one of the best selections in Southern California. If champagne and caviar is in order, we have the caviar, too. POP opened in 2008 and has become an Old Pasadena fixture. In 2014 we capitalized on our reputation for festivity by opening a new banquet room so that we can host special events any day of the week. The new space includes a large-screen audio-video system for guests who want to present anything from slide shows to film screenings.

Last sunset our sign will see before I take it down before the end of the lease tomorrow.
10/07/2019

Last sunset our sign will see before I take it down before the end of the lease tomorrow.

Well, after more than 10 wonderful years, it’s time for POP to come to an end. Along with my mom, dad, and wife, we boug...
07/01/2019

Well, after more than 10 wonderful years, it’s time for POP to come to an end.
Along with my mom, dad, and wife, we bought POP in 2014, built out our event space, and started running all of POP’s operations - from marketing to fixing appliances, we tried to do it all. I recently realized that my favorite part of running a restaurant isn’t managing employees and answering emails, it’s interacting with guests and making them happy. For the past week, I’ve been telling our regulars about our last day, and each time it’s met with disbelief, quickly followed by gratitude. That really makes it all worth it. Even though these past five years have been some of the most stressful of my life, I can rest easy knowing that I’ve brought so many positive memories to so many people. I’ve also met so many friends who started out as guests.
I’ve been asked what’s next for me. I’m going to take a couple months off, and enjoy being able to truly relax on a Saturday night and not be a slave to checking my phone all the time.
I will be keeping an eye out for a super small bar location, somewhere where it can just be me behind the bar, pouring Champagne and talking with people since that’s the part I really love. But this won’t be for some time since I’m going to try pursuing something entirely different for a while after POP.
Anyway, I’m happy to say that over these past five years, I’ve had no regrets.
So let’s go out with a POP! I hope you can join me on August 3rd (or sometime before then) for our last day. I’m going to have a lot of Champagne that will need drinking. 🥂
-Jeff

Hold the phone! I’ve never officially introduced Executive Chef Anthony! This creative force on the rise doesn’t monkey ...
06/06/2019

Hold the phone! I’ve never officially introduced Executive Chef Anthony! This creative force on the rise doesn’t monkey around. Native to California, Chef Anthony draws inspiration from fresh, local flavors combined with classic French technique to curate a unique haute cuisine that apeels to all.
Anthony began working in kitchens professionally while studying music in Boston, and brings the passion and energy of a musical artist while composing harmonic, balanced dishes that will make you go bananas. It may be a jungle out there, but Chef Anthony is the best of the bunch.

Introducing a classic Paris-Brest to our menu! It’s made with pâte à choux, hazelnut mousse, and praline, and it’s named...
05/31/2019

Introducing a classic Paris-Brest to our menu! It’s made with pâte à choux, hazelnut mousse, and praline, and it’s named after a traditional bike race from Paris to Brest and back to Paris, hence its circular shape!

05/23/2019

🥂Pouring flights under chandelier lights. 🥂
You’ll be seeing much more of me behind the bar!

04/18/2019

Tonight we have serenading us as we sip Champagne! 🎶🥂
Stop by for dinner and a show!

04/05/2019

Sabering like a samurai! 🍾🤺
Don’t try this at home! (Or anywhere!)

04/02/2019

Presenting our most prestigious Champagne cocktail yet...

One of my favorite new Small Bites on our menu - Parisian Gnocchi! Parisian Gnocchi is made without potato - instead wit...
03/30/2019

One of my favorite new Small Bites on our menu - Parisian Gnocchi! Parisian Gnocchi is made without potato - instead with a light dough that makes for a fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside bite!
(And it’s served with our truffle cheese dipping sauce!)

I think it’s official - spring has sprung! 🌸Perfect weather this weekend to stop by for our Happy Hour until 7pm for dis...
03/29/2019

I think it’s official - spring has sprung! 🌸
Perfect weather this weekend to stop by for our Happy Hour until 7pm for discounted Small Bites and $3 off everything by the glass!

We had a great time tasting wine at the Treasury Wine trade tasting! Definitely found some outstanding wines to add to t...
03/28/2019

We had a great time tasting wine at the Treasury Wine trade tasting! Definitely found some outstanding wines to add to the list! And who could pass up an opportunity to taste Grange! @ Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse

We are the only spot in Pasadena that serves a traditional, French omelette for brunch! Choose from either a Mushroom Om...
03/24/2019

We are the only spot in Pasadena that serves a traditional, French omelette for brunch! Choose from either a Mushroom Omelette or our Omelette du Fromage and don’t forget about our Bottomless Bubbly!

Address

33 E Union Street
Pasadena, CA
91103

Opening Hours

Tuesday 5pm - 10pm
Wednesday 5pm - 10pm
Thursday 5pm - 11pm
Friday 5pm - 11:59pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm
5pm - 11:59pm
Sunday 10am - 2pm
5pm - 10pm

Telephone

+16267951295

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