Friday, July 31, 2026

Old Pasadena Food Walking Tour Returns Aug. 1 With Route 66 Centennial Theme

[photo credit: Melting Pot Food Tours]

A guided food-tasting walking tour of Old Pasadena is scheduled for Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., led by the operator Melting Pot Food Tours

The roughly three-and-a-half-hour outing covers about 1.25 miles on foot and includes approximately 10 tasting and merchant stops, according to the event listing. The route moves through the Old Pasadena district, pairing samples from restaurants, bakeries, and chocolate and specialty shops with local and Route 66 history.

The tour takes place entirely within Old Pasadena, the commercial district in the heart of Pasadena. The organizer lists the starting point as 155 South Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, and states that the exact meeting location is provided to guests at the time of booking. The district’s own events listing shows a 91103 ZIP code for that address, while the organizer’s listing uses 91105.

For 2026, Melting Pot Food Tours says on its listings that the tour highlights Route 66 history along Colorado Boulevard, tied to the centennial of the highway, which the company notes falls on November 11, 2026. The route’s emphasis on the historic corridor is presented as a seasonal feature of this year’s tour rather than a permanent change to the itinerary.

Admission is listed at $119 for adults and $65 for children 13 and under. The August 1 date is one of the tour’s official Friday-through-Sunday occurrences, meaning the same experience is offered on multiple days across the weekend rather than as a one-time event.

According to Visit Pasadena’s directory entry for the operator, guests who arrive via Metro receive a $5 discount, and the Metro A Line’s Memorial Park Station is described as about one block from the meeting area. That directory also states that nearby public parking structures are generally free for the first 90 minutes, then $3 for each additional hour, up to a $9 daily maximum. Readers planning to attend are advised to confirm current transit and parking details independently, as those terms can change.

The organizer’s promotional materials describe the samples along the route as generally filling enough that most participants do not need lunch afterward, and characterize the tour as focused on independently owned, often family-run eateries found in the district’s alleys and side streets. Those descriptions are the company’s own characterizations and have not been independently assessed.

Additional information and booking are available through the organizer at meltingpottours.com or by phone at 323-664-4472.