The Barkley Restaurant & Bar

The Barkley Restaurant & Bar Entertainment Restaurant and Bar. Cocktails, great food, music and more! Kitchen closes at 10pm. Bar open until 2am. Cash only.

Originally named “The Crossbow”, “The Barkley Restaurant” opened in 1951 at the corner of Huntington Drive and Fremont in South Pasadena, California. In 1993, the restaurant was purchased by the late radio humorist, Roger Barkley and was renamed "The Barkley Restaurant". In 1997, former waiter Carlos Quezada and busboy Luis Cruz purchased "The Barkley Restaurant". Soon after in 1999, a sandwich on

the menu was named Award-Winning Basic Barkley after winning the “Best in L.A.” award by the Los Angeles Magazine. This friendly neighborhood restaurant is a favorite to both locals and out-of-towners, where customers feel right at home at its graceful curving semi-circular full bar and tables with neatly folded napkins and sparkling glasses. “The Barkley Restaurant” has been featured in many different publications, newspapers, magazines, blog spots, and other food reviews on the web. South Pasadena Mayor David Sifuentes proclaimed June, 17th 2009 “The Barkley Restaurant” Day in the city of South Pasadena. Adding to “The Barkley Restaurant’s” history, San Gabriel Valley native brothers Daniel and Frankie De La Torre purchased the restaurant in 2012. Allying with Johansen sisters Corina "Bug" and Priscilla (also San Gabriel Valley natives), they continue to provide outstanding service, preserving and enhancing the tradition of warm hospitality and generosity that this restaurant has delivered through the decades.

Ska Ska Ska at The Barkley Friday, June 19th 9pm-1am.
06/15/2026

Ska Ska Ska at The Barkley Friday, June 19th 9pm-1am.

Live music at The Barkley this Saturday, 6/20 from 9pm-1am with Doug Legacy & The Zydeco Party Band. Come on out! ...
06/15/2026

Live music at The Barkley this Saturday, 6/20 from 9pm-1am with Doug Legacy & The Zydeco Party Band. Come on out!

06/15/2026
Congratulations Viola Nazarenus !! We love you and are so proud of you! ❤️😘
06/14/2026

Congratulations Viola Nazarenus !! We love you and are so proud of you! ❤️😘

06/13/2026

Come on down and check out Nanci Zhang

The Bugs on a good one refuses to give the finger!
06/11/2026

The Bugs on a good one refuses to give the finger!

Live Latin Rock at the Barkley featuring on Saturday, 6/13 from 9pm-1am. No cover charge! There is a food or drink mini...
06/09/2026

Live Latin Rock at the Barkley featuring on Saturday, 6/13 from 9pm-1am. No cover charge! There is a food or drink minimum. Cash-only (ATM on-site). Come on out!

06/09/2026

Our Tiger Lily

Kareoke Night with a Real Kareoke host and set up ..Join us and have a Kareoke night.$4 Happy Hour intill 9pm
06/09/2026

Kareoke Night with a Real Kareoke host and set up ..Join us and have a Kareoke night.$4 Happy Hour intill 9pm

The Richard Glaser Quartet’s Sunday night jazz residency at The Barkley Restaurant & Bar got a nice shout out in the LA ...
06/05/2026

The Richard Glaser Quartet’s Sunday night jazz residency at The Barkley Restaurant & Bar got a nice shout out in the LA Times by acclaimed comic actor, and our good pal, Randall Park! Last time Randy was here he sat in with the band and sang “All Of Me”. Thanks for including us, and we hope to see you again soon, Randy!

Great shout-out from Randall Park about Sunday night jazz at The Barkley!
06/05/2026

Great shout-out from Randall Park about Sunday night jazz at The Barkley!

Kick the day off with a beach run before a jam-packed food crawl and a smidge of shopping.

06/05/2026

one of our favorites!

Live music featuring the virtuosic Mike Bolger and his band this Saturday, 6/6 at The Barkley from 9pm-1am. No cover cha...
06/03/2026

Live music featuring the virtuosic Mike Bolger and his band this Saturday, 6/6 at The Barkley from 9pm-1am. No cover charge. Food or drink minimum. Kitchen closes at 10pm. Full bar open all night. Cash only (ATM on-site). 1400 Huntington Dr, South Pasadena. Come on out!

06/02/2026

You never know who’ll show up to Sunday night Jazz at The Barkley! The talented Nanci Zhang stopped by last Sunday and sat in with the Richard Glaser Quartet. Nanci will be performing here with her band on Friday, June 12th from 9pm-1am. Mark your calendar and join us!

I wanna be just like the Crows!
06/01/2026

I wanna be just like the Crows!

The Richard Glaser Quartet plays live jazz this Sunday and every Sunday at the Barkley from 7-11pm. All ages. Free parki...
05/29/2026

The Richard Glaser Quartet plays live jazz this Sunday and every Sunday at the Barkley from 7-11pm. All ages. Free parking. Cash-only (ATM on-site). Kitchen closes at 10pm. Full bar all night! Join us!

The SoCal Soul Patrol is spinning rare 60s vinyl at the Barkley this Saturday night, May 30th from 9pm-1am. No cover cha...
05/28/2026

The SoCal Soul Patrol is spinning rare 60s vinyl at the Barkley this Saturday night, May 30th from 9pm-1am. No cover charge! Drink minimum (cash-only). ATM on-site. Come on out! 1400 Huntington Dr, South Pasadena

We’re having a rare daytime show at The Barkley this Saturday, May 30th from noon-2pm featuring singer/songwriter Nic Ch...
05/28/2026

We’re having a rare daytime show at The Barkley this Saturday, May 30th from noon-2pm featuring singer/songwriter Nic Chamberlain and his band. No cover charge, but a food or drink purchase is required. Support local small businesses, and local musicians, friends. Cash-only (ATM on-site). Hope to see you here this Saturday! 1400 Huntington Dr, South Pasadena.

05/27/2026

WEDNESDAY!!!
05/26/2026

WEDNESDAY!!!

Address

1400 Huntington Drive
South Pasadena, CA
91030

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 2am
Tuesday 5pm - 2am
Wednesday 12pm - 2am
Thursday 12pm - 2am
Friday 12pm - 2am
Saturday 12pm - 2am
Sunday 12pm - 2am

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