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

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Updated 05 December 2024

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Jillian's

4.9

4.9 (1000)

$50 and over

International

Palm Desert

About the restaurant

Romantic. Inviting. Original. Uncompromising quality.
Superb cuisine graciously served in an extraordinary atmosphere, is the unique inspiration of proprietors Jay and June Trubee.
Guests will experience a masterful Eclectic cuisine. Our menus are designed to include seasonal local ingredients, classic Jillian’s dishes and, of course, your preferences. To accompany your meal, we offer an extensive selection of fine wines from around the world.
Whether you choose one of our distinctive dining rooms or the inviting outdoor courtyard, enchanting garden or private terrace, every detail will be attended to, every need met. With everything from the menu selection to the wine pairings and flower arrangements that can be custom-designed for a most memorable occasion.

RESERVATIONS FOR 5 GUESTS OR MORE.......CALL (760) 776-8242

Top review

Ann

Dined 1 day ago

Wonderful meal with great service and ambiance. Will be back

Freddies Kitchen at the Cole

4.7

4.7 (226)

$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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BrianVIP

Dined on 12 Dec 2024

Freddies Kitchen is a gem. The food is outstanding and the service is friendly and professional. It's a bit of a splurge but if you're looking for a special meal this is a great choice.

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Peppered Elk Medallions

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Wild Mushroom Strudel

Experience

A Christmas Eve Dining Experience to Remember!

Chez Pierre Bistro

4.9

4.9 (1545)

$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.

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BarbaraVIP

Dined on 12 Dec 2024

Wonderful service, delightful smbience and delicious food.

SO.PA at L'Horizon Resort and Spa

5.0

5 (738)

$50 and over

Californian

Palm Springs

About the restaurant

An ADULTS ONLY destination by Reservation. SO•PA has a NO PETS POLICY.

Decadent, refined, and intimate, SO•PA offers a unique alfresco dining experience. Join us for dinner in an intimate outdoor setting under the stars as Chef Igor Krichmar presents the seasonally enticing menu. Your elegant, yet relaxed evening includes world class cocktails and a sophisticated, yet approachable wine cellar curated by our in-house Certified Sommelier. You won't want to miss an aperitif or digestif at our exclusive fire pit and poolside bar. VALET is COMPLIMENTARY.

**2024 Winner of Diners Choice Award**
During cooler climate weather, SO•PA maintains its temperate and warm ambience with strategically placed heaters in addition to our intimate alfresco firepit.

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Barry

Dined on 1 Dec 2024

If you want a very special and romantic. This is the place the food was exceptional and service was perfect. A very special evening.

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Experience

4-Course Xmas Eve Menu w/Optional Wine Pairing

Experience

5-Course NYE Tasting Menu & Optional Wine Pairing

Miro's Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (3498)

$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.

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KeithVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Excellent dining spot in all respects! Wonderful seafood, meat dishes, and special European dishes that you won't find elsewhere. Good wine list and good bartender that can mix you just about anything you would like. Prices reflect the fine quality of food and service. So don't go there if you want a cheap dinner. Miro's is an excellent place to go for special nights out.

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Musashi Japanese Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (503)

$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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MoniqueVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Super fresh and delicious! We love all of their rolls, but even something as simple as a California roll is soooooo good!!! Tempura & Desert roll is worth trying. Edamame needs more salt but otherwise is fine. They serve beer, wine & sake, not a “full bar”. Smaller, intimate place with excellent service…highly recommend making a reservation.

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Popular dish

Vegetable Tempura

Piero's Pizzavino

4.8

4.8 (1800)

$30 and under

Italian

Palm Desert

About the restaurant

Four Key Ingredients for PizzaVino's true authentic Neapolitan Pizza--it's all about balance. The Oven, San Marzano tomatoes, Fior di Latte Mozzarella & Doppio Zero Flour. We are more than just pizza at Our Comfortable Home away from Home Restaurant. We offer Fresh Locally Grown, Organic Fruits & Vegetables, Fresh Seafood, Quality Cuts of Meat, Salads with our homemade dressings, as well as Desserts like Your Mom use to or still does make! We are OPEN LATER than Most!

Buon Appetito

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CodyVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Amazing food, wonderful staff! Always a delicious meal when you’re at Piero’s.

Canopy Wine Lounge

5.0

5 (107)

$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.

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PamelaVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Excellent Wine Bar with small but varied selection of food. Great place to meet people for a quiet get-together to enjoy excellent wine and good food. Kate is a great sommelier who has excellent suggestions! Nice, upscale place. As a local, I appreciate that it is not a typical touristy place filled with large, loud bachelorette parties.

Clandestino

4.8

4.8 (843)

$30 and under

Mexican

Palm Springs

About the restaurant

Clandestino is the moody sister of Tac/Quila. Serving elevated and fresh Mexican food. Located right next to the Marilyn Monroe statue in downtown Palm Springs. The restaurant is headed by Chef Gustavo Carreon who has worked diligently to create a menu that highlights the best that his home country has to offer. Some Clandestino exclusives include stuffed squash blossoms and cochinita pibil. We have 100% outdoor seating.

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MichaelVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Clandestino is one of the best restaurants in Coachella Valley. Their unique spin on traditional Mexican flavors are not to be missed. We think they have the best calamari in the valley and their green pozole is to die for. I'd be remiss if we didn't also mention our favorite server, Cris. She is a delight and is fluent in Spanish so we both enjoy seeing and speaking to her.

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Fajitas

Popular dish

Fried Squash Blossoms

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Chicken

Eddie V's - Palm Desert

4.8

4.8 (3404)

$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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Brenda

Dined 1 day ago

Great experience at Eddie V’s, and our server, JAMES, was the Best! He was professional, helpful with menu selections and pairings, accommodating and excellent customer service! Thank you, Eddie V’s, and Thank You to James and staff!

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