POP Champagne Bar & Restaurant

For those on a champagne campaign, POP Champagne Bar & Restaurant in Pasadena has enough bubbly to make the world go 'round. Located in a historic building boasting brick walls, plank floors and an open- beam ceiling, the restaurant offers up appetizers like jalapeño tuna tartare and beer-battered artichokes; entrées such as champagne chicken, five-mushroom risotto and braised short ribs with truffle mashed potatoes; and a much-praised dessert menu featuring classics like crème brûlée and a soufflé du jour.