The Top 38 Restaurants Near Mr. Lyons
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Rank 2. Bar Cecil
American
Walls hung with Calder and Warhol set the tone at this American restaurant and bar, where the design hovers somewhere between garish and glamorous and reservations disappear weeks out. If you didn't plan ahead, arrive before doors open and angle for a bar seat. A precisely made martini is the move, and the burger has earned its reputation as a signature. The Michelin Guide has it listed, and the crowd dresses accordingly.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Vogue The Best Restaurants in Palm Springs
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
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Rank 4. Rooster And The Pig
Vietnamese
- USA Today Restaurants of the Year
- Vogue The Best Restaurants in Palm Springs
- Eater The Best Restaurants in Palm Springs
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Rank 5. Del Rey at Villa Royale
Spanish
- Vogue The Best Restaurants in Palm Springs
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West
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Rank 7. Le Vallauris
Californian French
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Rank 8. Alice B.
American Contemporary, Mediterranean Cuisine
Candlelit stone tables and cushioned banquettes set the mood at this modern California-Mediterranean restaurant inside Palm Springs' Living Out community. Sue Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken run the kitchen, turning out wood-roasted seafood and hand-rolled pastas with the kind of ease that makes it look unfair. The Michelin Guide has it selected, and the Los Angeles Times put it on their 101 best in California list for 2025.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- Eater The Best Restaurants in Palm Springs
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Rank 9. Lola Rose
Eastern Mediterranean
- Sunset Top Tables · Where to Eat and Drink
- Vogue The Best Restaurants in Palm Springs
- Eater The Best Restaurants in Palm Springs
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Rank 10. Low Desert Modern Mexican
Modern Mexican
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Rank 12. Workshop Kitchen & Bar
Farm-to-table New American
The surprise here is that "farm-to-table in the desert" is less a marketing line than a geography lesson: the Coachella Valley is one of the country's most productive agricultural corridors, and this modernist New American restaurant sources accordingly, down to a dedicated garden in Rancho Mirage. The space itself is a polished-concrete interior tucked inside an old Spanish-style building, with a mist-cooled courtyard out back. The bar program runs to house-made ginger beer.
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Rank 13. 4 Saints
Southern
On the seventh floor of the Rowan Hotel, this fine dining room has the highest rooftop in downtown Palm Springs, with the San Jacinto Mountains spread out in every direction. The chef riffs on Southern cooking, grilled steaks and seasonal produce with a warm-weather looseness that fits the setting. Date-infused Old Fashioneds arrive while the light goes gold. Prices float as high as the altitude, but so does everything worth watching in Palm Springs.
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Rank 16. Cheeky's
American
The bacon flight, five strips in rotating flavors, is reason enough to brave the wait at this daytime-only brunch spot in Palm Springs. Text-ahead seating lands you on a covered patio full of sunglasses and no particular hurry. The weekly-changing menu leans on local produce and runs from breakfast quesadillas to proper coffee cake, with housemade pastries at the counter for anyone too impatient to sit down.
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Rank 18. Tac/Quila
Modern Mexican
Hacienda arches and in-house tortillas set the tone at this modern Mexican restaurant in downtown Palm Springs, where business lunchers and sunburned tourists in cover-ups share the room without anyone noticing the difference. The menu runs from street tacos to lobster, and the quesabirria short rib tacos come with a side of consommé for dipping. The tequila list is long enough that the margarita flights feel almost restrained.
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Moroccan-style tilework and wallpaper set the mood at this hotel restaurant inside Colony Palms, where the turquoise pool has been catching afternoon light since Clark Gable was a regular. The menu keeps things loose, running from snacks and hummus to grilled pork chop and chicken pot pie. Dress is poolside-adjacent, the vibe is old Palm Springs glamour, and someone at the next table may have just driven up from L.A. for the weekend.
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Rank 25. Birba
Modern Italian
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Rank 30. El Mexicali Cafe II
Mexican
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Rank 33. Porta Via
Californian New American
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Rank 36. La Copine
New American
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