Bite Size Updates is the live timeline for Palm Springs dining news — restaurant openings, closings, chef changes, menu releases, specials, and food updates from across Greater Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. Updated continuously with the latest local dining information.
Greater Palm Springs Dining Updates 9/18/26
- Alice B. (Palm Springs) announce it will not return this season and is now closed
- F10 (Mr. Lyons, Cheeky’s and more) teased a new concept in Palm Springs. “Bird” a cafe on South Palm Canyon will open within the next week
- Those Italian Cousins opened in the old Mario’s spot in Palm Springs (on Sunrise) this week
Greater Palm Springs Dining Updates 8/28/26
- Keke’s Breakfast Cafe opens in La Quinta August 27th
- Coffee Dose announced that their planned opening pushed back to December 2026 in the old KFC building in south Palm Springs
Greater Palm Springs Dining Updates 8/21/26
Greater Palm Springs Dining Updates 8/14/26
- Disney announced the restaurants that will be in Cotino Bay (Rancho Mirage)
- Trio confirmed as closed
Greater Palm Springs Dining Updates 8/7/26
- Trio (Palm Springs) has reportedly closed – although there has been no official announcement
- Shake Shack La Quinta officially opening 8/12/26
- Sixth Street Coffee La Quinta officially opening 8/12/26
- Yozu Asian Bistro (formerly Shorebird) on El Paseo plans to open on the last week of August
- Guamúchil, a Mexican mariscos restaurant from Coachella has posted a coming soon sign on the old IHOP building
- Kaiser Grill will soon reopen as Kaiser Chop House – note Kaiser Group used to have a separate brand named Chop House so we can assume its a merging of the two
Greater Palm Springs Dining Updates 7/26/26
- Billy Reed’s new ownership expected to be in place by August 1st
- Taste of Summer Rancho Mirage runs July 23rd to August 16th
- Clandestino is exanding its space with more indoor dining capacity
- Cuvée on El Paseo (a spinoff from The Wine & Cheese Shop) plans to open Fall 2026.
Greater Palm Springs Dining Updates 7/19/26
- Billy Reed’s (North Palm Springs) currently in escrow pending new owners. Had been continuously owned by founder (Billy Reed) since 1975.
- Coming Soon: J’s Deli on El Paseo (Palm Desert)
- Coming Soon: Yozu Asian Bitro on El Paseo (Palm Desert) – this a rebranding of Shorebird under the same owner
- Coming Soon: Lord Fletcher’s (Rancho Mirage) currently under remodel pending open under new ownership
Greater Palm Springs Dining Updates 7/12/26
- Mi Cultura to open a second location in Indio
- Guamúchil to open in Palm Springs – in the old IHOP location