The Best Restaurants in Greater Palm Springs

Photography Courtesy La Quinta Resort & Club Known for authentic Oaxacan cuisine and a colorful motif, this La Quinta Resort & Club restaurant appeals to an array of tastes with indoor and outdoor seating options plus an open-air plaza bar. The dining area by the kitchen (complete with a cozy fireplace) offers a lively ambiance where guests can watch chefs Read more...

A Coffee Destination Unique to the Palm Springs Communities. Co-founded by John Abner and John Strohm 15 years ago, Koffi is the largest independent specialty coffee retailer and roaster in the Coachella Valley. What began as a single storefront has grown to include three retail cafés — with a fourth on the way — a growing wholesale division, and an Read more...

Photography Courtesy Wilma & Frieda A brunchtime favorite since it opened on El Paseo in Palm Desert a decade ago, Wilma & Frieda continues to attract patrons with a menu of “childhood favorites with a grown-up flavor profile,” shares co-owner Kelly McFall, who conceptualized the elevated eatery with her brother, Kreg Alexander. The restaurant is named after their two grandmothers Read more...

Photography Courtesy Las Casuelas Original Almost 50 years have passed since Elvis Presley last slipped into his preferred booth at Las Casuelas Original and ordered his usual — ranchero beans with an iced tea — and many of the restaurant’s guests still ask about “the King’s” dinners here. “Elvis did eat here,” says owner Alana Coffin, granddaughter of Florencio “Del” Read more...

Photography by Brandon Harman Il Corso may be tucked into the heart of downtown Palm Springs, but stepping foot in the restaurant will transport you all the way to the Italian countryside. Chef and owner Claudio Marfia and his father, Mario, designed the eatery to echo the Tuscan wood-and-stone farmhouses of the younger Marfia’s youth. The food, too, draws inspiration Read more...