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

Explore by category

4.6

$$$

Michelin'22

Michelin'23

Michelin'24

Michelin'25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stay nearby

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

See the home →

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

Explore by category

4.6

$$$

Michelin'22

Michelin'23

Michelin'24

Michelin'25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stay nearby

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

See the home →