We here at the Independent debated postponing our annual Best of Coachella Valley readers’ poll this year.
Why? Well, COVID-19 has rocked the Coachella Valley—and a fair number of the businesses and organizations that are often winners and finalists in the Best of Coachella Valley are either closed or severely limited due to the pandemic. To put it mildly: It’s been a tough year.
There’s also a financial aspect. To be frank, this issue is normally a money-maker—something that helps fund our operations during the leaner times of the year. This year, we predicted—correctly—that we’d see a marked decrease in revenue for this Best of Coachella Valley issue, and wondered whether it was worth doing, given the amount of time, energy and money we put into it.
However, the more we thought about things, the more it became apparent: Postponing the Best of Coachella Valley poll would be a terrible idea—as there’s never been a more important time to shine a light on the valley’s best businesses, individuals and organizations, precisely because so many of us are struggling right now.
We also feel an obligation to present the Best of Coachella Valley as an antidote, of sorts, to the other publications’ “Best Of” polls—which sometimes have, well, odd results. For our Best of Coachella Valley poll, we ask each reader to vote only once per round, because our goal is to come up with a slate of truly excellent finalists and winners. The other polls have no such prohibition, because the goal of those polls is not to get a great slate of finalists and winners—the goal is for the publications to get as much web traffic as possible from readers visiting their websites over and over again to vote.
To the many, many readers out there who voted this year: Thank you. And to the winners and finalists whose names appear in the following pages: Congratulations, and thank you helping make the Coachella Valley such an amazing place to live.
Welcome, everyone, to the Best of Coachella Valley 2020-2021.
—Jimmy Boegle, jboegle@cvindependent.com
Arts
Best Art Gallery
TIE
CODA Gallery
Shag
Runners up:
3. AutoErotica/Michael Weems Collection
4. Heather James Fine Art
5. Melissa Morgan Gallery
Best Indoor Venue
Palm Springs Art Museum
Runners up:
2. McCallum Theatre
3. Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace
4. Purple Room
5. The Hood Bar and Pizza
6. The Show at Agua Caliente
Best Outdoor Venue
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Runners up:
2. Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace
3. Empire Polo Club
4. Fantasy Springs Rock Yard
5. Rancho Mirage Amphitheatre
Best Local Arts Group/Organization
Palm Springs Art Museum
Runners up:
2. McCallum Theatre
3. Palm Springs Public Arts Commission
4. CREATE Center for the Arts
5. Old Town Artisan Studios
Best Local Band
The Gand Band
Runners up:
2. Giselle Woo and the Night Owls
3. Desert Winds Freedom Band
4. The Flusters
5. Avenida Music
Best Local DJ
DJ Galaxy
Runners up:
2. DJ Baz/Barry Martin
3. Femme A
4. DJ Zephyr
5. Guy Worden
Best Local Musician (Individual)
Keisha D
Runners up:
2. Jesika von Rabbit
3. Giselle Woo
4. Chris Lomeli
5. Kal David
Best Local Visual Artist
Shag
Runners up:
2. Phillip K. Smith III
3. Tysen Knight
4. Adam Enrique Rodriguez
5. Zach Fleming-Boyles
Best Local Movie Theater
Mary Pickford Is D’Place
Runners up:
2. Camelot Theatres at the Palm Springs Cultural Center
3. Century La Quinta and XD
4. Century at The River and XD
5. Regal Rancho Mirage Stadium 16 and IMAX
6. Tristone Palm Desert 10 Cinemas
Best Museum
Palm Springs Art Museum
Runners up:
2. Palm Springs Air Museum
3. Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert
4. Cabot’s Pueblo Museum
5. Coachella Valley History Museum
Best Producing Theater Company
Palm Canyon Theatre
Runners up:
2. CVRep
3. Desert Rose Playhouse
4. Coyote Stageworks
5. Desert Ensemble Theatre Company
6. Dezart Performs
Life in the Valley
Best Local Activist/Advocacy Group/Charity
Palm Springs Animal Shelter
Runners up:
2. Desert AIDS Project
3. LGBT Community Center of the Desert
4. FIND Food Bank
5. Well in the Desert
6. AAP-Food Samaritans
Best Gym
World Gym
Runners up:
2. EOS Fitness
3. In-Shape
4. Planet Fitness
5. 24 Hour Fitness
Best Yoga
Urban Yoga
Runners up:
2. Bikram Yoga Plus
3. Power Yoga Palm Springs
4. Desert Yoga Therapy
5. Hot Yoga Plus Palm Springs
Best Bowling Alley
Palm Springs Lanes
Runners up:
2. Fantasy Lanes Bowling
3. Canyon Lanes at Morongo
Best Sex Toy Shop
Skitzo Kitty
Runners up:
2. Not So Innocent
3. Gear Leather and Fetish
4. Bear Wear
5. Q Trading Company
Best Auto Repair
Exotic Car Service
Runners up:
2. Sergio’s Automotive
3. Kennard’s Automotive
4. Starrs Auto Repair
5. Cam Stone’s Automotive
Best Car Wash
TIE
Elephant Car Wash
Quick Quack Car Wash
Runners up:
3. Airport Quick Car Wash
4. Desert 100 Percent Hand Car Wash
5. La Quinta Car Wash
Best Plant Nursery
Moller’s Garden Center
Runners up:
2. Moorten Botanical Garden
3. Desert Hot Springs Florist and Nursery
4. California Desert Nursery
5. Bob Williams Nursery
Best Pet Supplies
Bones-N-Scones
Runners up:
2. PetSmart
3. Petco
4. EarthWise Pet
5. PoshPetCare
Best Annual Charity Event
Faux Fur Ball (Palm Springs Animal Shelter)
Runners up:
2. Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards (Desert AIDS Project)
3. Desert AIDS Walk
4. Evening Under the Stars (AAP-Food Samaritans)
5. Concert for Autism
6. McCallum Theatre Annual Gala
Best Place to Gamble
Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa Rancho Mirage
Runners up:
2. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa Palm Springs
3. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
4. Augustine Casino
5. Morongo Casino Resort
Best Local TV News
KESQ News Channel 3
Runner up:
2. NBC Palm Springs (KMIR Channel 6)
Best Local TV News Personality
Patrick Evans, KESQ News Channel 3
Runners up:
2. Bryan Gallo, formerly of NBC Palm Springs (KMIR Channel 6)
3. Karen Devine, KESQ News Channel 3
4. Gino LaMont, NBC Palm Springs (KMIR Channel 6)
5. Thalia Hayden, NBC Palm Springs (KMIR Channel 6)
Best Radio Station
KGAY 106.5
Runners up:
2. 107.3 Mod FM
3. 106.9 The Eagle
4. Mix 100.5
5. 93.7 KCLB
Best Local Radio Personality
Patrick Evans, CV 104.3
Runners up:
2. John Taylor, I Love Gay Palm Springs Podcast
3. Bradley Ryan, Mix 100.5
4. Jimi “Fitz” Fitzgerald, CV 104.3
5. TK, 93.7 KCLB
Best Retail Music Store
Palm Springs Vinyl Records and Collectibles
Runners up:
2. Record Alley
3. Guitar Center
Best Comics/Games Shop
Desert Oasis Comics
Runners up:
2. Interstellar Comic Books
3. Comic Asylum
Best Hotel Pool
Ace Hotel and Swim Club
Runners up:
2. Kimpton Rowan
3. The Saguaro Palm Springs
4. Renaissance Esmerelda Resort and Spa
5. Renaissance Palm Springs
Best Indoor Fun/Activity
Escape Room Palm Springs
Runners up:
2. Fantasy Lanes Bowling
3. Get Air Trampoline Park
4. Escape Games at The River
Best Marijuana Dispensary
Joy of Life Wellness Center
Runners up:
2. PSA Organica
3. West Coast Cannabis Club
4. The Lighthouse
5. The Leaf El Paseo
Valley Professionals
Best Doctor
Dr. Laura Rush
Runners up:
2. Dr. Michael Jardula
3. Dr. Amanda Curnock
4. Dr. Tulika Singh
5. Dr. David Morris
Best Eye Doctor
Milauskas Eye Institute
Runners up:
2. Dr. Gregory McMahill (Costco)
3. Dr. David Esquibel (Desert Vision Optometry)
4. Dr. Keith Tokuhara (Desert Vision Center)
5. Dr. Gregory McFarland (Desert Eyecare Center)
Best Dentist/Orthodontist
Dr. Scott Shepherd (Palm Springs Family and Cosmetic Dentistry)
Runners up:
2. Dr. Bruce Baumann (Palm Desert Smiles)
3. Dr. Carolyn Izu (Desert Dental Excellence)
4. Lake Dental Palm Springs
5. Hospitality Dental and Orthodontics
Best Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Mark Sofonio
Runners up:
2. TIE
Dr. Scott Aaronson
Dr. Suzanne Quardt
4. Dr. Bruce Chisholm
5. Dr. Maria Lombardo
Best Attorney
Walker Clark
Runners up:
2. Christopher Heritage
3. Eric Rudolph
4. Renell Burch
5. Thurman Arnold
Best Air Conditioning Service
Comfort Air
Runners up:
2. General Air Conditioning
3. Timo’s Air Conditioning and Heating
4. Blair Heating and Air
5. Hyde’s Air Conditioning
Best Personal Trainer
Ted Guice
Runners up:
2. Jaime Jimenez
3. Derek Falk
4. Jay Nixon
5. Michael Butler
Best Chiropractor
TIE
Dr. Gina Davis
Dr. Stephanie Nazemi
Runners up:
3. Dr. Jim Cox
4. Dr. Naota Hashimoto
5. Dr. Terre York
Best Real Estate Agent
Shann Carr
Runners up:
2. Barbara Carpenter
3. Scott Histed
4. Paul Zapala
5. Gary Pisula
Best Public Servant
Rep. Raul Ruiz
Runners up:
2. Palm Springs Mayor Geoff Kors
3. Palm Springs Councilmember Lisa Middleton
4. Sheriff Chad Bianco
5. La Quinta Councilmember Steve Sanchez
Fashion and Style
Best Clothing Store (Locally Owned)
Trina Turk
Runners up:
2. Wil Stiles
3. R&R Men’s Wear
4. Kimbals
5. Riga Designs
Best Resale/Vintage Clothing
Revivals
Runners up:
2. Angel View
3. The Frippery
4. Plato’s Closet
5. Iconic Atomic
Best Furniture Store
Revivals
Runners up:
2. H3K Home
3. West Elm
4. Mathis Brothers
5. Erik’s Furniture
Best Antiques/Collectables Store
Antique Galleries of Palm Springs
Runners up:
2. Misty’s Consignments
3. The Estate Sale Co.
4. Sunny Dunes Antique Mall
5. Consign Design
Best Jewelry Store
Leeds and Son Fine Jewelers
Runners up:
2. Tiffany and Co.
3. El Paseo Jewelers
4. Hephaestus Jewelry
5. The Fine Jewelry Bar
Best Hair Salon
TIE
Brien O’Brien Salon
J. Russell! The Salon
Runners up:
3. Dishwater Blonde Salon
4. Palm Springs Fine Men’s Salon
5. Jake Turner Salon
Best Spa in a Resort/Hotel
Palm Springs Yacht Club at the Parker Palm Springs
Runners up:
2. Sunstone Spa at Agua Caliente
3. Spa at the Ritz-Carlton
4. Agua Serena Spa at Hyatt Regency Indian Wells
5. Omni Rancho Las Palmas
Best Day Spa (Non-Resort/Hotel)
Palm Springs Fine Men’s Salon
Runners up:
2. Massage Envy
3. Studio M Salon and Spa
4. La Quinta Medspa
5. Bliss Chakra Spa
Best Florist
My Little Flower Shop
Runners up:
2. Palm Springs Florist
3. Jensen’s Foods
4. Rancho Mirage Florist
5. Vaso Bello Celebrations
Best Tattoo Parlor
Cactus Tattoo Parlor
Runners up:
2. Anarchy and Ink Tattoo
3. Adornment Piercing and Private Tattoo
4. Heatstroke Tattoo
5. Strata Tattoo Lab
Best Eyeglass/Optical Retailer
Desert Vision Center
Runners up:
2. Ooh La La De Paris Eyewear
3. America’s Best
4. Panache Optical Gallery
5. CV Optometry
Outside!
Best Public Garden
Sunnylands
Runners up:
2. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
3. Moorten Botanical Garden
4. Wellness Park at Ruth Hardy Park
5. Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden at the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert
Best Place for Bicycling
CV Link
Runners up:
2. Tahquitz Creek Loop
3. La Quinta Cove
4. Joshua Tree
Best Recreation Area
Joshua Tree National Park
Runners up:
2. Indian Canyons
3. Whitewater Preserve
4. Mount San Jacinto State Park
5. Lake Cahuilla Recreation Area
Best Hike
Indian Canyons
Runners up:
2. Bump and Grind Trail
3. Cross Trail Loop
4. Museum Trail
5. Art Smith Trail
Best Park
Ruth Hardy Park
Runners up:
2. Palm Desert Civic Center Park
3. Whitewater Park (Rancho Mirage Community Park)
4. La Quinta Civic Center Park
5. Panorama Park
Best Outdoor/Camping Gear Store
Big 5 Sporting Goods
Runners up:
2. Running Wild
3. Dick’s Sporting Goods
4. Yellow Mart
Best Bike Shop
Palm Springs/Palm Desert Cyclery
Runners up:
2. Bike Palm Springs
3. Joel’s Bicycle Shop
4. Tri-A-Bike
5. BikeMan
Best Sporting Goods
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Runners up:
2. Big 5 Sporting Goods
3. Pete Carlson’s Golf and Tennis
4, Yellow Mart
Best Public Golf Course
Desert Willow Golf Resort
Runners up:
2. Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort
3. Indian Wells Golf Resort
4. Classic Club Golf
5. Desert Dunes Golf
For the Kids
Best Playground
Ruth Hardy Park
Runners up:
2. Palm Desert Civic Center Park
3. Demuth Park
4. La Quinta Civic Center Park
5. Ironwood Park
Best Place to Buy Toys
Target
Runners up:
2. The Lumpy Bunny
3. TIE
JadaBug’s Kids Boutique
Walmart
Best Kids’ Clothing Store
TIE
JadaBug’s Kids Boutique
Target
Runners up:
3. The Lumpy Bunny
4. The Children’s Place
5. Carter’s
Best Restaurant for Kids
Chuck E. Cheese’s
Runners up:
2. Red Robin
3. Old Spaghetti Factory
4. Jackalope Ranch
Best Place for Family Fun
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Runners up:
2. Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert
3. Boomers
4. Escape Room Palm Springs
5. Get Air Trampoline Park
Best Place for a Birthday Party
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Runners up:
2. Chuck E. Cheese’s
3. Boomers
4. Get Air Trampoline Park
5. Shakey’s Pizza
Food and Restaurants
Best Casual Eats
Bongo Johnny’s
Runners up:
2. Trio Restaurant
3. Lulu California Bistro
4. Eureka!
5. Café 54 at Augustine Casino
Best Caterer
Eight4Nine Restaurant and Lounge
Runners up:
2. Lulu California Bistro
3. Lynn Hammond Catering
4. Carousel Catering
5. Fusion Flair
Best Diner
Sherman’s Deli and Bakery
Runners up:
2. Rick’s Restaurant
3. Keedy’s Fountain Grill
4. John’s Restaurant
5. Café 54 at Augustine Casino
Best Organic Food Store
Clark’s Nutrition and Natural Foods Market
Runners up:
2. Nature’s Health Food and Café
3. Whole Foods
4. Luscious Lorraine’s
5. Sprouts Farmers Market
Best Delicatessen
Sherman’s Deli and Bakery
Runners up:
2. Manhattan in the Desert
3. The Real Italian Deli
4. On the Mark
5. TKB Deli and Bakery
Best Custom Cakes
Over the Rainbow
2. TIE
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Sherman’s Deli and Bakery
4. Pastry Swan Bakery
5. Exquisite Desserts
Best Desserts
Sherman’s Deli and Bakery
Runners up:
2. Over the Rainbow
3. Pastry Swan Bakery
4. Eight4Nine Restaurant and Lounge
5. Café 54 at Augustine Casino
Best Ice Cream/Shakes
Kreem
Runners up:
2. Great Shakes
3. Ben and Jerry’s
4. Lappert’s Ice Cream
5. Ice Cream and Shop(pe) at Arrive
Best Date Shake
Shields Date Garden
Runners up:
2. Hadley’s
3. Great Shakes
4. Windmill Market
5. Palm Greens Café
Best Frozen Yogurt
Jus Chillin’
Runners up:
2. Tutti Frutti
3. Beach House
4. TIE
Yogurt Island
Yogurtland
Best Bakery
Peninsula Pastries
Runners up:
2. Aspen Mills
3. Townie Bagels, Bakery and Café
4. French Corner Café
5. Carousel Bakery
Best Barbecue
Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace
Runners up:
2. Smoke Tree BBQ
3. Babe’s Bar-B-Que and Brewhouse
4. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
5. Jackalope Ranch
6. CV BBQ
Best Burger
Tyler’s Burgers
Runners up:
2. Tony’s Burgers
3. Eureka!
4. Grill-A-Burger
5. Café 54 at Augustine Casino
Best Veggie Burger
Chef Tanya’s Kitchen
Runners up:
2. Native Foods Café
3. Eight4Nine Restaurant and Lounge
4. MidMod Café
5. Palm Greens Café
Best Sandwich
The Real Italian Deli
Runners up:
2. Sherman’s Deli and Bakery
3. The Sandwich Spot
4. TKB Deli and Bakery
5. On the Mark
Best Pizza
Bill’s Pizza
Runners up:
2. Stuft Pizza Bar and Grill
3. The Hood Bar and Pizza
4. Piero’s PizzaVino
5. Norma’s Italian Kitchen
6. Papa Dan’s Pizza and Pasta
Best Wings
Smoke Tree BBQ
Runners up:
2. Wingstop
3. Café 54 at Augustine Casino
4. TIE
Billy Q’s
The Village Palm Springs
Best Bagels
Townie Bagels, Bakery and Café
Runners up:
2. Sherman’s Deli and Bakery
3. Manhattan in the Desert
4. Panera Bread
Best Smoothies
Fresh Juice Bar
Runners up:
2. Jamba
3. Palm Greens Café
4. Nature’s Health Food and Café
5. Fruit Wonders
Best Buffet
Café 54 at Augustine Casino
Runners up:
2. Three Palms Buffet at Agua Caliente
3. Fresh Grill Buffet at Fantasy Springs
4. Emperor Buffet
5. Potrero Canyon Buffet at Morongo
Best Local Coffee Roaster
Koffi
Runners up:
2. Joshua Tree Coffee Company
3. Coachella Valley Coffee Company
Best Coffee Shop
Koffi
Runners up:
2. Ernest Coffee
3. IW Coffee
4. 4 Paws Coffee Co.
5. Just Java
Best California Cuisine
Eight4Nine Restaurant and Lounge
Runners up:
2. Spencer’s Restaurant
3. Lulu California Bistro
4. Trio Restaurant
5. Acqua California Bistro
Best Breakfast
Wilma and Frieda’s
Runners up:
2. Cheeky’s
3. Sunshine Café
4. Louise’s Pantry
5. Bongo Johnny’s
Best Brunch
Jake’s Palm Springs
Runners up:
2. Wilma and Frieda’s
3. The Tropicale
4. Trio Restaurant
5. Café 54 at Augustine Casino
Best Chinese
Roly China Fusion
Runners up:
2. City Wok
3. PF Chang’s
4. JOY at Fantasy Springs
5. New Fortune Asian Cuisine
Best Greek
Evzin Mediterranean Cuisine
Runners up:
2. Nina’s Greek Cuisine
3. Santorini Gyro
4. Athena Gyro
5. Koutouki Greek Estiatorio
Best French
Le Vallauris Restaurant
Runners up:
2. Pomme Frite
3. L’Atelier Café
4. Cuistot Restaurant
5. Chez Pierre’s Bistro
Best Indian
Monsoon Indian Cuisine
Runners up:
2. India Oven
3. Its Taste of India
Best Italian
Il Corso
Runners up:
2. Ristorante Mamma Gina
3. Castelli’s Palm Desert
4. Mario’s Italian Cafe
5. Il Giardino
Best Japanese
Sandfish Sushi and Whiskey
Runners up:
2. Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
3. Okura Robata Grill and Sushi Bar
4. Shabu Shabu Zen
5. Joyce’s Sushi
Best Korean
Sam’s Korean BBQ and Teriyaki Grill
Runners up:
2. Umami Seoul
3. JOY at Fantasy Springs
4. Maru Korean BBQ and Grill
5. K-Tofu House
Best Sushi
Sandfish Sushi and Whiskey
Runners up:
2. Okura Robata Grill and Sushi Bar
3. Dragon Sushi
4. Kiyosaku Restaurant
5. Joyce’s Sushi
Best Seafood
Fisherman’s Market and Grill
Runners up:
2. Pacifica Seafood Restaurant
3. Ruben and Ozzy’s Oyster Bar and Grill
4. Eddie V’s Prime Seafood Restaurant
5. Café 54 at Augustine Casino
Best Steaks/Steakhouse
LG’s Prime Steakhouse
Runners up:
2. Ruth’s Chris Steak House
3. The Steakhouse at Agua Caliente
4. Kaiser Grille
5. Morton’s The Steakhouse
Best Thai
Thai Smile Palm Springs
Runners up:
2. Pepper’s Thai Cuisine
3. Le Basil
4. My Thai
5. Blue Orchid
Best Vietnamese
533 Viet Fusion
Runners up:
2. Rooster and the Pig
3. Pho Vu
4. JOY at Fantasy Springs
5. Fuzion Five
Best Vegetarian/Vegan
Chef Tanya’s Kitchen
Runners up:
2. Native Foods Café
3. Palm Greens Café
4. Nature’s Health Food and Café
5. Luscious Lorraine’s
Best Upscale Restaurant
Spencer’s Restaurant
Runners up:
2. Copley’s on Palm Canyon
3. Eight4Nine Restaurant and Lounge
4. Le Vallauris Restaurant
5. Jillian’s
Best Outdoor Seating
Spencer’s Restaurant
Runners up:
2. Eight4Nine Restaurant and Lounge
3. Jackalope Ranch
4. The Tropicale
5. State Fare Bar and Kitchen at the Ritz-Carlton
Best Late-Night Restaurant
Paul Bar/Food
Runners up:
2. Blackbook
3. The Tropicale
4. Revel Public House
5. Café 54 at Augustine Casino
Best Mexican
TIE
El Mirasol
Las Casuelas Terraza
Runners up:
3. La Tablita
4. Rio Azul Mexican Bar and Grill
5. Rincon Norteño
Best Salsa
El Mirasol
Runners up:
2. Las Casuelas Terraza
3. Rio Azul Mexican Bar and Grill
4. Rincon Norteño
5. Armando’s Dakota Bar and Grill
Best Burrito
El Mirasol
Runners up:
2. El Ranchito Taco Shop
3. Las Casuelas Terraza
4. Rio Azul Mexican Bar and Grill
5. Los Pepes Mexican Grill and Bar
Spirits and Nightlife
Best Beer Selection
Yard House
Runners up:
2. Revel Public House
3. Eureka!
4. The Beer Hunter
5. Burgers and Beer
Best Local Brewery
La Quinta Brewing Co.
Runners up:
2. Coachella Valley Brewing Co.
3. Babe’s Bar-B-Que and Brewhouse
4. Las Palmas Brewing
5. Desert Beer Company
Best Place to Play Pool/Billiards
The Hood Bar and Pizza
Runners up:
2. Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace
3. The Beer Hunter
4. AMP Sports Lounge
5. Neil’s Lounge
Best Cocktail Menu
Seymour’s
Runners up:
2. The Tropicale
3. Eight4Nine Restaurant and Lounge
4. Trio Restaurant
5. Mr. Lyons Steak House
Best Craft Cocktails
Paul Bar/Food
Runners up:
2. Bootlegger Tiki
3. Seymour’s
4. Truss and Twine
5. Del Rey at the Villa Royale
Best Gay/Lesbian Bar/Club
Hunters Palm Springs
Runners up:
2. Blackbook
3. Chill Bar Palm Springs
4. Streetbar
5. The Roost
Best Happy Hour
Blackbook
Runners up:
2. The Tropicale
3. Trio Restaurant
4. La Quinta Cliffhouse
5. Stuft Pizza Bar and Grill
Best Dive Bar
The Hood Bar and Pizza
Runners up:
2. Tool Shed
3. Fireside Lounge
4. Neil’s Lounge
5. Club 5
Best Margarita
Blue Coyote Grill
Runners up:
2. Fresh Agave Mexican Bar and Grill
3. El Mirasol
4. Las Casuelas Terraza
5. Rio Azul Mexican Bar and Grill
6. La Tablita
Best Martini
Paul Bar/Food
Runners up:
2. Melvyn’s Restaurant
3. The Tropicale
4. Spencer’s Restaurant
5. Lulu California Bistro
6. Zin American Bistro
Best Nightclub
Purple Room
Runners up:
2. TIE
Chill Bar Palm Springs
Hunters Palm Springs
4. The Nest
5. Copa Palm Springs
Best Sports Bar
Big Rock Pub
Runners up:
2. The Beer Hunter
3. The Village Palm Springs
4. AMP Sports Lounge
5. Revel Public House
Best Wine Bar
V Wine Lounge
Runners up:
2. Zin American Bistro
3. Dead or Alive
4. La Fe Wine Bar
5. Counter Reformation
Best Wine/Liquor Store
Total Wine and More
Runners up:
2. BevMo!
3. On the Mark
4. Bouschet
5. Desert Wine Shop on 111
Best Bar Ambiance
The Tropicale
Runners up:
2. Paul Bar/Food
3. Stacy’s Palm Springs
4. Counter Reformation
5. Del Rey at Villa Royale
Very gay oriented.
Best Barbershop?