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Places in Palm Desert

Coffee, cafés & 4,916 local spots in Palm Desert

4,916 places in Palm Desert: 443 places to eat and drink, 705 shops, 286 things to do and 98 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
4,916
95 per 1,000 residents · most nearby
Eat & drink
443
8.5 per 1,000 residents
Shops
705
122 gifts · 23 antiques · 17 books
Things to do
286
72 outdoors · 59 arts · 19 landmarks
Places to stay
98
1.9 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Palm Desert have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

A coffee town43 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 92 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages59 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.Antiques & vintage23 antique, vintage and secondhand shops.Seafood country13 seafood restaurants and fish markets.
The map

Where Palm Desert gathers

556 of Palm Desert’s 4,916 places sit within a five-minute walk of El Paseo.

El Paseo
556places in a five-minute walk of El Paseo11% of Palm Desert’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

443 places to eat & drink

307 restaurants, 92 cafés & treats, 36 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

286 things to do

136 fitness & sports, 72 parks & outdoors, 59 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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See all 59 arts & culture →
Shops

705 shops

174 clothing, 122 gifts & boutiques, 111 home & hardware. Local spots first.

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See all 23 antiques & vintage →
Places to stay

98 places to stay

74 hotels & inns, 24 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

3,134 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Health care 597Nazemi Musculoskeletal Center · B. Maya Kato, MD · Desert Retina ConsultantsOffices & pros 547FedEx Office Print & Ship Center · Impression Design Group · SpectrumHair & beauty 401Sport Clips Haircuts · Terra Lane Hair Designs · All Tressed Up Blowdry and Beauty BarHome services 326Jean Benson Child Development Center · RNRPC Computer Repair · Cabinets of the DesertBanks & insurance 259FirstBank · M and J Tax Services · CitibankAuto & gas 170Mountain View Tire & Auto Service · Auto Desert · Engine Joe's Custom CyclesPets 44Bones-n-Scones of Palm Desert · The Pampered Pet · The Village PupGroceries & convenience 34Tower Market · Circle K · Circle KOther services 756My Gym · Kerrigan Family Medical Group · LeafWing Center
Community

250 schools, churches & public places

Where Palm Desert learns, worships and gets things done.

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Community groups 82Monterey Country Club · The Oasis Country Club · Desert Best Friends ClosetSchools & childcare 69The Learning Tree Center · American Bartenders School · Abraham Lincoln ElementaryPlaces of worship 61Hope Lutheran Church Palm Desert · St Mary Magdalene Coptic Orthodox Church · St John's Lutheran ChurchTown & public services 38United States Postal Service · Palm Desert Fire Department · Palm Desert Sheriff's Station
Next door

Palm Desert and its neighbors

Palm Desert has the most places per resident of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its places.

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Palm Desert95Indian Wells83Rancho Mirage77Thousand Palms41Bermuda Dunes13

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.