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Diners' Choice: Best Food restaurants in Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities

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Updated November 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall cuisine in Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!


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Freddies Kitchen at the Cole
4.8
4.8 (213)
$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!
Top review
Bobvip
Dined on Nov 16, 2024
Freddie brings highly personalized French cuisine to Palm Springs. It is our go-to restaurant. The apps, entrees, and the desserts are excellent. The wines are also perfectly paired with the food. It is a great value, and they love dogs!
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Peppered Elk Medallions
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Wild Mushroom Strudel
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Experience
Celebrate Thanksgiving & Leave the Cooking to Us!
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Chez Pierre Bistro
4.9
4.9 (1540)
$31 to $50
French
Palm Desert
About the restaurant
Chez Pierre Bistro is an authentic and most charming French bistro that everybody wished they had in their neighborhood, where Chef Pierre develops his profound love for creative and innovative ideas in his kitchen.
The ambiance is intimate, friendly, his staff always very professional and his charming wife Esther watches over the dining room.

Chef Pierre has the extensive knowledge, passion and respect of the best ingredients from local farmers markets. His cuisine is superb and his daily specials are impressive, unique and follow the seasons.
In the winter you can find his famous cassoulet, in the spring, shad roe and soft shell crabs, in the summer, paella in addition to a selection of wild fish.

It is no surprise that Chez Pierre Bistro has been voted Best French restaurant of the Desert for the past 10 years and nominated among ”Best Chef of America” by his peers.
Top review
Frank
Dined 5 days ago
Last night was our first experience at Chez Pierre, and definitely not our last!! The steak tartare is outstanding, and enough for 2. The special, veal pot roast, was one of the most delicious things I’ve ever tasted. We really wanted sweetbreads but they were out. Just another reason for us to go again! Thank you to Arturo for taking such good care of us, we can’t wait to come back!!
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Johnny Costa's
4.8
4.8 (2182)
$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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Desireevip
Dined 7 days ago
Best Italian in Palm Springs ! Family recipes made to order and always exceptional service from Sarah and John. If you get lucky and the Osso bucco or the Seabass are specials of the day i highly recommend them.
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Chicken Parmigiana
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Chicken Piccata
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Eggplant Parmigiana
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Musashi Japanese Restaurant
4.8
4.8 (498)
$31 to $50
Sushi
Palm Desert
About the restaurant
Established in 1996. Musashi Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar has a long history of providing the Palm Desert and the Valley with the highest quality Japanese cuisine prepared skillfully.

OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, OUR STAFF LED BY EXECUTIVE SUSHI CHEF MASAO ARAI AND AKI AKIFUMI CONTINUES THE JAPANESE TRADITION OF FRESH FISH, SOUPS AND NOODLES, AND MEATS. TRADITIONAL JAPANESE PREPARATION WITH THE FINEST INGREDIENTS AND TECHNIQUES. MUSASHI JAPANESE RESTAURANT AND SUSHI BAR REPRESENTS AND HOLDS TRUE THE LEGACY OF JAPANESE AND CALIFORNIA CUISINE.

*We seat entire party together.
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Cheryl
Dined 7 days ago
Our first time here. Excellent service and food. Will return
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Vegetable Tempura
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Wally's Desert Turtle
4.8
4.8 (3764)
$50 and over
Contemporary American
Rancho Mirage
About the restaurant
"The Finest Dining in the Coachella Valley" Offering a refreshed and re-imagined take on Modern California Cuisine. And the local response has been "Amazing"!

An Official California Dining Destination, Wally's Desert Turtle in Rancho Mirage proudly supports local Ranches, Farms and Fisheries committed to the smart-stewardship of the planet through sustainable, earth-friendly and ocean-friendly practices.

The finest local ingredients, impeccable service and exceptional surroundings always make for "A Great Night Out" at Wally's Desert Turtle.

Top review
Jamesvip
Dined 3 days ago
I first went to Wally’s in about 1986. Have been there many times since. The level of service, food quality, and ambiance has remained exceptional over all those years and changes I management and staff. An amazing feat in the food industry. Even though the place was full,and tables relatively close together, the noise level was very acceptable, with no issuer hearing each other across the table, without shouting. No loud blaring background music or some guy yelling rap in the background. Prices were very much within anticipated, and acceptable, range . I would highly recommend Wally’s for anyone wanting a pleasurable, more upscale dining experience.
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Honolulu Tuna Tartare
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Cinnamon Carrot Cake
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Thanksgiving at Wally's Starting at $85 per person
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Miro's Restaurant
4.9
4.9 (3471)
$31 to $50
Modern European
Palm Springs
About the restaurant
Welcome to Miro’s Restaurant, voted best Mediterranean – Continental fine dining restaurant in Palm Springs. We promise to make your dining experience a comfortable, flavorful and memorable one. Be sure to call us for the daily specials, it might just be that entrée you’ve been searching for. We look forward to meeting you. Also please note that patio is first come first serve. If you wish to sit on the patio tell us here but it is not guaranteed that you will be seated on patio depending on availability.
Top review
Stephenvip
Dined 5 days ago
One of our favorite spots in Palm Springs. Love the branzino - the best in town! Very reliable, attentive service.
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Chilean Sea Bass
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Cabbage Rolls
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Beef Stroganoff
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The Venue Sushi & Spirits Redefined
4.8
4.8 (1253)
$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."

Top review
Angelavip
Dined on Nov 19, 2024
The happy hour menu is fantastic and great value! We will come here again for quick delicious appetizers. The staff are all super friendly too.
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Spicy Tuna Tostada
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Sashimi Platter
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Social Hour Event
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Eddie V's - Palm Desert
4.8
4.8 (3354)
$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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janevip
Dined 1 day ago
Food was great , miss the cocktail service EddieV used to have .. meal service was good .
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Jumbo Lump Crab Cake
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West Coast Oysters
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Canopy Wine Lounge
4.9
4.9 (100)
$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
Melissa
Dined 1 day ago
Wonderful little spot for great food and good wine. My new favorite spot in Palm Springs
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Mitch's on El Paseo Prime Seafood
4.9
4.9 (4380)
$31 to $50
Californian
Palm Desert
About the restaurant
Thank you for choosing Mitch's on El Paseo.

Sushi, Specialty Sake Selections, Prime Steaks and Seafood. Serving Lunch and Dinner. Climatized patio, Located at the corner of Portola & El Paseo in Palm Desert. Come join us for great food and a fabulous time!
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Katty
Dined 4 days ago
Great food great atmosphere great service! We are regulars for a reason!:)
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