And that’s just what it is – a causal hangout. A block to the south is the Village Pub, a cool indoor-ourdoor bar and pub that’s the casual hangout for anyone 20 to 40. And when it comes to margaritas, forget the house ones have one of the bartenders make them “fresh.” The Village Pub is the prime hangout place to party in Palm Springs.įrom there, it’s up to one’s desired age-hanging group. This is Palm Springs’ #1 Happy Hour (though they don’t really have a Happy Hour), the place to meet locals and tourists, the plant-the-seeds bar where straight romances can be struck with the stroke of a tequila shot. If you are looking for Mexican, or any good eats for that matter, go directly to our Palm Springs restaurant guide.
It’s a beautiful Mexican restaurant four blocks south with an cool-decored outdoor cantina, live band and lively margaritas (IF you know how to order them). Los Casuelas is the place to go at Happy Hour time. It may not look like much on the surface, but this is culture, folks! One can’t help but wonder how many meetings were held and decisions were made over cold pints here when Sonny was mayor. Let’s say it’s 4 or 5 on any afternoon (the day of the week is inconsequential) and you’re looking for a drink. The Hair of the Dog is a small English pub that, well, still has the lingering smell of all those years of cigarette smoke. We’ll start our tour with Sonny Bono’s hangout when he was in town.
Locals wear jeans and long shirts (guys) or casual skirts and blouses (gals).
The dress code is shorts and sandals for visitors. Granted, there are other places placed throughout the Valley – the s ushi bar at the Palm Desert Marriott and for sports the Yard House in “The River” in Rancho Mirage, for example, but Palm Springs has a great stretch of bars all within 5-6 blocks along its main drag (oops, maybe we shouldn’t call it that here!), Palm Canyon Drive. approaches this review as if it’s a pub crawl. A few hours out in the downtown bars and the places may change but not necessarily the faces.Īnd quite frankly, that’s not a bad thing.
Okay, just to set the record straight, Palm Springs isn’t exactly Mykonos in the Greek Islands. And it’s a small town. No, not just the weather – the nightlife! The Hottest Downtown Drinking Spots In The Desert The party crew has fun at the Village Pub.