Thursday, November 26, 2026

Thanksgiving in Palm Springs is all about savoring the season with great food and good company while soaking up stunning desert views. This year, local restaurants are offering special Thanksgiving menus to make your holiday memorable. Whether you’re craving a traditional turkey dinner with all the fixings or a creative twist on classic dishes, Palm Springs is a great place to enjoy the season.

Copley's

3 - Course Prix Fixe

  • Appetizer: Butternut squash soup, Caesar salad, or beet salad
  • Entrees: Turkey, salmon, filet, pork chop, or half duck
  • Dessert: Pumpkin pie or chocolate pecan tart

$ 96 pp.  | View the Menu & Make a Reservation

Eight4Nine

4 - Course Prix Fixe

  • Begin with beet tartlet
  • Appetizer: Fig crostini, sea bass ceviche, squash ravioli, or garden salad
  • Entree: Turkey, duck, filet mignon, short rib, pork chop, grilled steelhead, or vegetable ratatouille
  • Dessert: Bread pudding, pumpkin tart, apple tarte tatin, Chai panna cotta, or a selection of gelato & sorbets

Served 1 - 9 pm.  $82 for adults & $40 for kids (12 and under) | View the Menu & Make a Reservation

Eight4Nine

El Jefe

2 - Course Prix Fixe

Thanksgiving at El Jefe includes roasted turkey, all the trimmings, and your choice of two sides. Enjoy sage's pumpkin loaf for dessert. 

Served noon to 8 pm, $55 pp | View menu and make a reservation

Johannes

3 - Course Prix Fixe

  • Appetizer: A variety of soups, salads, salmon, and shrimp cocktail.
  • Entree: Turkey dinner, Wiener schnitzel, halibut, beef tenderloin, or duck.
  • Dessert: Cranberry strudel, fig creme brulee, pumpkin bread pudding, or tiramisu.

Served 3 - 8:30 pm,  $110 pp | View menu and make a reservation

LuLu California Bistro

4 - Course Prix Fix

  • Appetizer: Butternut squash, corn chowder, mushroom soup, harvest salad, or Caesar salad.
  • Entree: Turkey, ham, turkey pot pie, salmon, bistro steak, short ribs, prime rib, or cauliflower steak.  
  • Dessert: Pumpkin crème brûlée, pumpkin pie, apple crisp, or maple bread pudding.

Served 11 am - 8 pm, $59.99 pp adults & $27.99 kids (12 and under) | View the Menu & Make a Reservation, or call 760-327-5858  

Mr. Lyons Steakhouse

3 - Course Prix Fixe

Enjoy Parker House rolls with your table.

  • Appetizer: Caesar salad, chopped wedge, or butternut squash soup
  • Entree: Turkey, prime rib, salmon, prime filet, or honeynut squash
  • Dessert: Pumpkin chiffon pie, apple tarte, pecan tart, or dark chocolate Mousse

Served 2 - 7 pm. $125 adults & $70 for kids under 12  | View Menu & Make a Reservation

They also offer a pre-order to-go menu.

Mr Lyons dining room

Mister Parker

Mister Parker at the Parker Palm Springs is offering a Thanksgiving 3-course pre-fixe menu.

  • Appetizer: Butternut squash soup, scallops, or stracciatella
  • Entree: Turkey, filet mignon, salmon, or risotto
  • Dessert: Apple-vanilla feuilleté or chocolate cake

$175 pp, View Menu  Make a Reservation

interior of restaurant mister parker

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

Pines Café

3-course Prix Fixe. Ride ‘n’ Dine tickets include Tram admission and dinner. 

  • Entree: Ham, turkey, or vegetarian lasagna
  • A selection of side dishes, fountain beverage, coffee, or tea is included
  • Dessert: Pumpkin pie

Served 11 am to 8 pm, $43 for Adults and $29.50 for children ages 3-10.  | View Menu | No reservations.

Peaks Restaurant 

3-Course Prix Fixe

  • Appetizer: Butternut squash soup or spinach salad
  • Entree: Turkey, salmon, or filet mignon
  • Dessert: Apple brown butter tart or pumpkin cheesecake

Served 11 am to 3:45 pm,  $79 adults & $39 kids (ages 3-10). Tram fare is not included. 

To reserve, please call 760-325-4537 or visit https://www.pstramway.com/dining/. | View the Menu

Peaks-Restuarant at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

Purple Room Supper Club

3 - Course Prix Fixe

Thanksgiving at the Purple Room includes a live holiday jazz combo with the Pam Phillips Jazz Quartet and a 3-course feast.

  • Appetizer: A selection of holiday appetizers
  • Entree: Turkey, Branzion, short ribs, pork chop, or butternut tortellini.
  • Dessert: Pumpkin cheesecake, flourless chocolate torte, assorted gelato, or sorbet.

$99 pp  Reservations

Spencer's Restaurant

3-Course Prix Fixe

  • Appetizer: Butternut squash soup, apple-mixed salad, or shrimp cocktail.
  • Entree: Turkey, Prime Rib, salmon, rack of lamb, chicken breast, or grilled swordfish.
  • Dessert: Pumpkin pie and a pecan square with vanilla whipped cream and strawberries.

Served Noon - 8 pm. $85 pp  

Workshop Kitchen + Bar

Every year, Workshop Kitchen + Bar hosts a decadent and elevated Thanksgiving Dinner with reservations available from 4PM to 8:45PM on Thanksgiving Day.

Highlights from this year’s menu include:

  • Diestel Farms turkey, brined & fried in duck fat, including breast & leg meat, winter-spiced cranberry & ha’s apple preserves, and marjoram pan gravy

  • Lobster & Truffle Pecorino Noodles complemented by a light herb salad

  • Shaved Brussels Sprouts with farro, fennel, Humboldt fog, Asian pears, persimmon, almond, local dates, mint, and ginger-orange vinaigrette

  • Pumpkin Pie complete with chai Chantilly

indoor seating workshop kitchen

Zin American Bistro

3- Course Prix Fixe

  • Appetizer: Mushroom soup or butternut squash bisque, autumn or wedge salad, or Zin bites.
  • Entree: Turkey, fish, lamb, or roasted cauliflower steak. 
  • Dessert: Sweet potato pie, chocolate bread pudding, pot de creme, or lemon-loganberry sorbet. 

Served 1 - 9 pm. $82.99 adults & $39.99 kids 10 and under | View menu and make a reservation

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