Palm Springs Restaurants

Our list of the recommended restaurants in the Palm Springs area.

Dining

BREAKFAST
Elmer's – right next door! 760.327.8419
Rick's Restaurant – excellent menu for breakfast or lunch. 760.416.0090
Peabody's – also Karaoke at night! 760.322.1877

LUNCH
Tyler's – best burgers in town. 760.325.2990
Fisherman's Market – good for casual dinner as well. The best fish tacos! 760.327.1766
Native Foods – vegetarian. 760.416.0070
Sherman's Deli – delicious Jewish deli, a favorite with locals. 760.325.1199
Jensen's Market – wonderful deli to take food and go! 760.325.8282

DINNER
Johannes – Austrian Chef/Owner – fabulous menu with signature dishes. 760.778.0017
Zin American Bistro – one of the best. Wine/Beer only. 760.322.6300
Steakhouse at the Spa Casino – good food, great value. 760.883.1000
The Chop House – another great Steakhouse. 760.320.4500
Copleys – one of the newer fine dining establishments.760.327.9555
Spencer's on the Mountain – excellent Sunday Brunch too! 760.327.3446
Mr. Parker's – at the Parker Palm Springs. 760.321.2519
The Purple Palm at the Colony Palms Hotel – fine dining, lovely atmosphere. 760.969.1800
LeVallauris – the best French restaurant in town. 760.325.5059
Tropicale – world cuisine, great bar and outdoor patio. 760.866.1945
Pomme Frite – very good Belgium/French cuisine. 760.778.3727
Kiyosaku – The best sushi in the desert. 760.327.6601
Patrice's – good Italian, nice atmosphere. 760.416.4418
El Mirasol – the locals' favorite Mexican food – right around the corner. 760.323.0721
Las Casuelas – favorite with tourists, very lively with live music and dancing. 760.325.2794
Matchbox – casual, inexpensive, great menu and beer selection. 760.778.6000
Thai Smile – very good Thai food. 760.320.5503
Wang's in the Desert – excellent Chinese in the PF Chang's style but better. 760.325.9264
Hamburger Mary's – hetero friendly, good burgers, fun bar. 760.778.6279
Blame it on Midnight – mostly gay, piano bar and great for movie/dinner, right next Regal Cinema. 760.323.1200
Pappy & Harriet's – located in historic Pioneertown, 45 min drive, excellent BBQ, live music and dancing. 760.365.5956

Cocktails

Melvyn's at the Ingleside Inn – a Palm Springs institution. Hasn't changed since the 50s. 760.325.2323
The Falls Martini Bar and Steakhouse – huge martinis – good Happy Hour menu. 760.416.8664
The Bar at Citron – at the Viceroy, for the ultra cool, hip crowd. 760.320.4117
The Parker Palm Springs – small bar but lovely area to lounge in with your cocktail. 760.321.2519
Peabody's – late night, if you feel like Karaoke! 760.322.1877
Toucan's Tikki Lounge – hetero friendly, great for dancing.
Hunter's - nightclub, mostly gay. 760.323.0700
Street Bar – younger crowd, nightclub, mostly gay. 760.320.1266
Rainbow – mostly gay, piano bar and restaurant, good Sunday Brunch. 760.325.3868