Norton Simon Cafe Patina Norton Simon Cafe

Norton Simon Cafe

Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Blvd. (Orange Grove Blvd.)
Pasadena, CA 91105
626-844-6970
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Cuisine: Café / Sandwiches / Salads
Charming museum café in the middle of a sculpture garden.
Openings: Lunch Wed.-Mon.

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Norton Simon Cafe Restaurant Review:


This order-at-the-counter, plastic-utensil café would be unremarkable but for its idyllic location overlooking a lily pond in the midst of a sculpture garden at Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum. You don’t have to pay admission to the museum to linger at this tranquil, umbrella-shaded café. The menu is not terribly sophisticated: quesadillas, hummus and chips, a turkey sandwich and a roast beef wrap with caramelized onions and blue cheese. But imposing sculptures by Henry Moore, Jacques Lipchitz and Aristide Maillol elevate the experience.

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