This dive bar draws a casual crowd who enjoys the cheap drinks, sassy bartenders and foosball tables.

Freddie’s 35er, open since the 1940s, is ideal for a guys' night out or a quick beer after a day of shopping. The bar is located on Colorado Boulevard, one of the main commercial streets in Old Pasadena. The young, predominantly male crowd, uniformed in jeans and sweatshirts, linger in the soft neon glow of beer signs while alternative rock and Nu-metal plays in the background and the odor of fried meat wafts through the room. Maroon leatherette booths provide spacious seating surrounded by sports jerseys, pinball, foosball and mounted televisions. —Margo Fortuny