Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Palm Springs / Palm Desert

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Updated October 05, 2024

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Canopy Wine Lounge

5.0

5 (90)

$50 and over

Wine Bar

Palm Springs

About the restaurant

Canopy Wine Lounge is a driving source for wine & community no matter where your palate takes you. To curate this lounge, a partnership formed between longtime Palm Springs local Noah Mamet and the owner of our 15 unique winery properties around the globe. Our decor is a modern take on the popular design of the 1950's, using clean lines, pops of color, and various textured fabrics and fixtures.

To accent our wine bar, we have a custom-built clay amphora where our in-house winemaker will be fermenting and ageing a Californian rosé. Glowing fireplace features highlight our meticulously curated selection of desert plants. Our food bites are meant to be paired with quality-driven wines and lively conversation between friends.

Top review

Brettevip

Dined 6 days ago

I love Canopy. The wine, food, service, vibe, sommelier, bartender, host, wait staff, managers…everyone is amazing and make you feel both fancy and right at home. Canopy makes me happy and proud to live in Palm Springs. Go.

Freddies Kitchen at the Cole

5.0

5 (204)

$31 to $50

French American

Palm Springs

About the restaurant

A modern French Bistro serving fresh, French California cuisine with global flavors in a casual, social, and welcoming atmosphere.
Chef Frederic takes the best locally grown and sourced food, mixes it with his creativity, and re-imagines it into perfect bites prepared with love.
Located at the remodeled Cole Hotel, a place to gather in Uptown Palm Springs.
We look forward to serving you!

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Tomvip

Dined on Sep 30, 2024

Chef Fredrick and server Marcos were quite the team. Friendly, funny and very competent. The food was amazing (best French Onion Soup ever), and the elk was perfect! A real find in N. Palm Springs at The Cole.

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Popular dish

Peppered Elk Medallions

Popular dish

Wild Mushroom Strudel

Counter Reformation

4.9

4.9 (232)

$31 to $50

Wine Bar

Palm Desert

About the restaurant

Bar seating and ledge-leaning is the rule of thumb -- think Paris tabac or the zinc -- the heat of local life, crowded with regulars at the counter waiting for their vin rouge. Here you'll find our Cave à Manger, an eclectic curation of wines by the glass offered with a menu of small plated savory delicacies created for this tasting smorgasbord. More than an amuse-bouche, less than a serving. Range, variety, exploration and discovery are the point...........................................
RESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED BUT, IF YOU DON'T SEE ANY AVAILABILITY, JUST WALK-IN FOR THE NEXT SEAT AVAILABLE.

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Benjamin

Dined 6 days ago

You can't go wrong with a night out at Counter Reformation

The Venue Sushi & Spirits Redefined

4.9

4.9 (1240)

$30 and under

Sushi

Palm Desert

About the restaurant

Sushi & Whiskey

Chic. Modern. Sophisticated. But also casual and friendly. The Venue is the cool hot spot on El Paseo, popular with locals, out-of-town visitors and food critics who serve up rave reviews. The Venue is artful, from its sleek décor to the original, ever-evolving menu, enthusiastically created by owner/chef Engin Onural. "This is my art," he shares. "Each plate is a painting, but I use fish instead of paint."

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Foxyepoxyvip

Dined 4 days ago

We are long time fans of The Venue for the best upscale sushi in the Valley. The new social hour menu is perfect for a lighter meal. There are times we enjoy the extensive regular menu but last night, we thoroughly enjoyed the smaller choices.

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Coral Sushi & Sake Bar

4.9

4.9 (139)

$30 and under

Sushi

La Quinta

About the restaurant

NOW OPEN!

Coral Sushi and Sake Bar is excited to be serving the Coachella Valley. We are a Sushi Bar with a Korean influence in the menu, proudly serving our signature rolls and amazing sake and wine list. Join us for an appetizer and drinks or for a special night out.

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Maryvip

Dined 7 days ago

We had a wonderful time! Our niece joined us and she had never been…she will go back again too! We live close by and have enjoyed all our visits!

Castelli's

4.9

4.9 (4548)

$31 to $50

Italian

Palm Desert

About the restaurant

Named by Zagat Survey America’s 1,000 top Italian restaurants. Enter the doors of Castelli’s and you’ll believe you have just stepped into a small bistro in romantic Tuscany.

No baseball hats, no tank tops and no flip flops.
Womens designer hats are allowed.

* As of Jan 31, 2023, Castelli's is no longer accepting the $25.00 Hanson's Garage Door Gift Certificates.
**The promotion has expired**

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scott

Dined 3 days ago

Food was fabulous and Gabriel was very attentive. We had the bruschetta to start and then the bolognese, gnocchi with pesto, the rack of lamb and the tortellini. Everything was delicious! A great way to celebrate my mother-in law’s birthday!

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Eddie V's - Palm Desert

4.9

4.9 (3263)

$50 and over

Seafood

Palm Desert

About the restaurant

Eddie V's Prime Seafood is a luxury dining destination known for the seafood flown in from pristine waters around the world, as well as its premium hand-carved steaks. Dishes are artistically prepared and feature an ever-changing array of seasonal seafood, along with critically acclaimed prime center-cut steaks broiled to perfection. The restaurant's award-wining wine list, which has been recognized by Wine Spectator, has more than 300 wines curated by Eddie V's very own Advanced Sommelier. In the V Lounge, guests can sip classic and creative cocktails, and enjoy signature appetizers against a backdrop of live music trios.

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Bobvip

Dined 1 day ago

The table we requested, table 23, a week in advance, was given to another customer about 5 minutes before we arrived. We arrived 10 minutes before our reservation. This is the second time that we have not been given the table we requested. That did not put us in a good mood. Thankfully, Johnny, our server, walked up and gave us some anniversary champagne and was very cheerful.

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4.9

4.9 (358)

$30 and under

Deli

Palm Desert

About the restaurant

Beautiful outdoor patio, Full bar that offers happy hour daily. Bakery on premise that features homemade bagels.
Take-out, delivery, catering and private dining available.

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Iravip

Dined on Oct 2, 2024

You’ll appreciate this. My wife and I took two visitors to J’s deli for Rosh Hashana dinner. Neither had ever eaten Jewish food !!! They loved it as did we. Very special

Johnny Costa's

4.8

4.8 (2148)

$31 to $50

Italian

Palm Springs

About the restaurant

From the classic Italian music to the candlelit tables, the nostalgic atmosphere at Johnny Costa’s Ristorante feels like traveling back to midcentury times. It’s no wonder Frank Sinatra was once a regular at this fine Italian restaurant, which has been honored by Palm Springs Life as best Italian restaurant for 10 consecutive years. The Costa family continues the legacy of late chef-owner Johnny Costa, who was pals with Sinatra when he moved to Hollywood from New York in the 1960s, and a decade later served as the singer’s personal chef at his desert home. Costa’s pedigree lives on in his legendary recipes, including his classic cioppino. Open for dinner at 5 p.m. Closed Sunday & Monday

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Joe

Dined 1 day ago

Our waitress was excellent. I have found that almost always the case. My veal chop was excellent. Already made the next reservation.

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4.8

4.8 (220)

$30 and under

Fusion / Eclectic

Palm Springs

About the restaurant

533 is a contemporary Vietnamese Fusion restaurant nestled in Palm Springs, with a full bar. Cooking with the freshest local and organic ingredients is what they're known for. In their mid century modern dinning room, you can enjoy, the popular pink drink, the Thai Basil Lemon drop. Amongst the best sellers you will find the Ahi tuna roll, Chili Braised Osso Buco, Vietnamese Crepe, French Short Ribs and the Pad Thai. The menu also offers plenty of gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan dishes. Voted Best of the Best Vietnamese in Palm Springs!

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Beth Annvip

Dined 5 days ago

Great food and service! Everything was fresh and well prepared. Portions were generous and menu was very creative. We look forward to returning on our next trip.

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