Restaurants in Palm Springs, CA

Palm Springs being a cosmopolitan place that attracts people and cultures from everywhere, there is no common denominator among the restaurants Roadfood recommends. No culinary tour would be complete without a mile-high sandwich and rugelach at Sherman’s Deli, stupendously good Guadalajara-accented Mexican food at Felipe’s, a baroque milk shake or malt from Great Shakes, and a top-dollar prime steak at LG’s. Hot dog lovers need to know about Frankinbun, a hole in the wall that elevates weenies and more worldly sausages to gourmet status and serves them with four-star French fries. For a square meal at a fair price, locals go to John’s Restaurant, a vintage California coffee shop that serves breakfast all day. Its specialty: cinnamon roll French toast.

Palm Springs’s Most Famous Dishes

Pink, butter-sauced shrimp surround a mound of thin spaghetti noodles

Shrimp

Timbale of flan awash in caramel syrup

Flan

Slim-stemmed glass holds a pink lemon drop Martini

Cocktails

Crisp-edge, creamy-center French fries sprinkled with salt

French Fries

Palm Springs’s Best Restaurants

Koffi

PALM SPRINGS, CA

Great Shakes

PALM SPRINGS, CA

Hot dog dressed Chicago-style ... hot dog heaven
Frankinbun | Hot Dog Heaven in Palm Springs

PALM SPRINGS, CA

Four bite-size pastries, coiled around veins of fruit
Sherman’s Deli | Kosher Style Meals in Palm Springs

PALM SPRINGS, CA

Cinnamon roll, sliced horizontally into three rounds, is fried golden brown like French toast, sided by three eggs and bacon
John’s Restaurant | Classic California Coffee Shop | Palm Springs

PALM SPRINGS, CA

Porterhouse Steak at LG's Prime Steak House in Palm Springs, CA
LG’s Prime Steak House

PALM SPRINGS, CA

Three colorful margaritas
Felipe’s

PALM SPRINGS, CA

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Great Palm Springs Recipes

Indian pudding in a bowl topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Indian Pudding

King Ranch Casserole on a plate with Beans

King Ranch Casserole Recipe

Summer Fried Corn

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