Palm Springs · Experiences

The places we’d send our own friends.

Hand-picked tables, bars, hikes, galleries, and experiences within reach of Palm Springs. Updated each season; concierge is always one tap ahead with reservations.

10 curated picks

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Workshop Kitchen + Bar — restaurant in Downtown
4.6
$$$
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restaurant · Downtown

Workshop Kitchen + Bar

Michelin-recommended New American (four years running) — open kitchen, wood-fired hearth, and the desert's most precise cocktail program. Reserve two weeks out for the patio.

  • Date night
  • Patio
  • Cocktails
5–10 PM daily · Sun brunch 10 AM–2 PM 7 min
Tac/Quila — restaurant in Downtown
4.5
$$

restaurant · Downtown

Tac/Quila

Modern Oaxacan plates and a 200-bottle agave list inside a converted bungalow. The mole flight is the move.

  • Late night
  • Agave bar
11:30 AM–11 PM 7 min
Mr. Lyons Steakhouse — restaurant in Downtown
4.6
$$$$

restaurant · Downtown

Mr. Lyons Steakhouse

A red-leather, low-light Old Hollywood steakhouse — the dry-aged ribeye and a Sazerac is the Palm Springs date.

  • Old Hollywood
  • Steak
5:30–10 PM 6 min
Tahquitz Canyon — hike in Indian Canyons
4.8
$

hike · Indian Canyons

Tahquitz Canyon

1.8 mi loop on tribal land — palm oasis, year-round 60-ft waterfall, and the cleanest air in the valley. Best at 8 AM.

  • Easy
  • Waterfall
  • 1–2 hr
7:30 AM–5 PM 6 min
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway — experience in Chino Canyon
4.7
$$

experience · Chino Canyon

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

World's largest rotating tram — 2.5 mi in 10 minutes from desert floor to 8,500-ft pine forest. Sunset rides book out 2+ weeks early.

  • Sunset
  • Bucket list
10 AM–9:45 PM 9 min
Parker Palm Springs — experience in Sunrise Park
4.5
$$$$

experience · Sunrise Park

Parker Palm Springs

Jonathan Adler–designed grounds, a Norma cocktail bar, and Mr. Parker's for dinner. Day-pass available — book the spa first.

  • Spa
  • Iconic design
24 hours 12 min
Truss & Twine — cocktail-bar in Downtown
4.7
$$$

cocktail bar · Downtown

Truss & Twine

Classic + pre-Prohibition cocktails done with obsessive precision. Sister-bar to Workshop. Bartender's choice never disappoints.

  • Cocktails
  • Pre-Prohibition
5 PM–close 7 min
King's Highway Diner — cafe in Sunrise Park
4.4
$$

cafe · Sunrise Park

King's Highway Diner

The Ace Hotel coffee shop — best breakfast burrito in the valley, midcentury booths, served by the pool deck.

  • Breakfast
  • Pool view
7 AM–9 PM 12 min
PS Architecture Tours — tour in Multiple
4.8
$$

tour · Multiple

PS Architecture Tours

3-hour van tour through 30+ Neutra, Lautner, Wexler & Frey homes — the best primer on Palm Springs midcentury, period.

  • MCM
  • Architecture
By appointment
Two Bunch Palms (DHS) — spa in Desert Hot Springs
4.6
$$$$

spa · Desert Hot Springs

Two Bunch Palms (DHS)

Adults-only mineral hot springs sanctuary — the original Hollywood escape. Day pass + grotto soak is the move.

  • Adults only
  • Wellness
8 AM–10 PM 22 min

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All of this is a short drive, or in Palm Springs a short walk, from The Sunbath House.

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