Palm Springs barely changes pace on a Monday. Where a resort town might be expected to shutter at the start of the week, the desert's dining rooms, the steakhouses, the garden patios and the design-district kitchens, mostly run seven nights, so a Monday here opens the field rather than closing it. Only a handful of rooms take Monday off. Seven confirmed Monday tables follow, led by Workshop Kitchen and Bar and Melvyn's, with hours and dollar prices.
The desert barely blinks on Monday: Workshop, Mr. Lyons and Melvyn's all serve dinner. Book Melvyn's for old-Hollywood nostalgia.
Palm Springs runs on tourism, and its kitchens are built for it, so most stay open seven nights rather than resting on a Monday. The result is the opposite of a city like Seattle: a Monday in the desert is an easy night to book almost any room you want, from the supper clubs on Palm Canyon to the garden patios in the historic estates.
The closures are few and worth noting: Johannes shuts Monday and Tuesday, Miro's closes Monday, and the Purple Room is dark Monday, so a Monday plan routes around those three. The order below leads with the design-district and supper-club rooms, then the garden and bistro options, with hours checked against each restaurant's published schedule. For the rest of the week, start with the Palm Springs dining guide.
Monday hours: Monday, dinner from 17:00; Sunday brunch
Workshop won a James Beard Award for restaurant design for its dramatic concrete dining hall on Palm Canyon, and it runs a seasonal New American menu seven nights. The wood-grilled mains and craft cocktails run about $50 to $90 a head. Open Monday from five, it is the design-district anchor and the most stylish Monday booking in town.
Monday hours: Monday, 17:00–22:00
Mr. Lyons revived a 1940s Palm Springs steakhouse with a darker, supper-club look and a back bar that runs late. Prime steaks and the seafood tower land around $55 to $100 a head. Open every night including Monday, it is the downtown choice for a classic steak when most resort towns would be quiet.
Monday hours: Monday, dinner 17:00–21:00
Melvyn's at the Ingleside Inn has served Continental classics since 1975, a room where Frank Sinatra held court and the tableside Steak Diane still arrives on a flaming cart. Dinner runs about $50 to $95 a head. Open Monday, it is the old-Hollywood Palm Springs experience, with a piano bar that fills after dinner.
Monday hours: Monday, dinner from 17:00
Copley's sets its tables in the garden of Cary Grant's former estate, a patio under date palms that is among the prettiest dinners in the desert. The seasonal menu runs about $55 to $95 a head. Open Monday from five, it is the Palm Springs date-night room, best booked for a table on the lawn.
Monday hours: Monday, dinner nightly
Bar Cecil is the see-and-be-seen room of the moment, a pink-and-art-hung bistro named for the photographer Cecil Beaton, with a steak frites and a roast chicken that anchor a $50 to $90 bill. Open Monday, it runs a lively bar, the social Monday booking when you want the room as much as the food.
Monday hours: Monday, 11:00–21:00
Eight4Nine runs a bright white-and-orange dining room and patio in the Uptown Design District, open Monday from eleven for lunch through dinner. The menu is modern American, around $40 to $75 a head. The patio and the gallery interior make it a reliable, design-forward Monday option, lunch or dinner.
Monday hours: Monday, 11:00–21:00 (Mon–Sat)
Crudo runs a coastal-Italian menu of crudo, pasta and wood-grilled fish, open Monday through Saturday for lunch and dinner. A meal lands around $40 to $75 a head. It is the lighter Monday choice among the desert's steak-and-Continental rooms, and the bar takes walk-ins for a single diner.
Because the desert mostly runs seven nights, the Monday task in Palm Springs is choosing among open rooms rather than finding one. Book Workshop, Melvyn's and Copley's a few days ahead through Resy or OpenTable, as the patios fill on a warm Monday. Mr. Lyons and Bar Cecil hold space at the bar for walk-ins. For a first date, the Copley's garden or the Bar Cecil room do the work; for a solo Monday, the bar at Mr. Lyons is the easy seat and a strong solo-dining choice; to impress a client, Workshop's design-led room is the most stylish Monday booking.
Palm Springs keeps most of its dining rooms open on Monday, unlike many destination towns. Workshop Kitchen and Bar, Mr. Lyons, Melvyn's, Copley's, Bar Cecil, Eight4Nine and Crudo all run Monday service. The main Monday closures are Johannes, Miro's and the Purple Room, so plan around those three. For a marquee Monday dinner, Workshop and Melvyn's are the standouts.
Copley's on Palm Canyon sets its tables in the garden of Cary Grant's former estate, a candlelit patio under date palms, open Monday from 5pm. For old-Hollywood atmosphere, Melvyn's at the Ingleside Inn runs tableside Steak Diane and a piano bar. Both take Monday reservations, and the Copley's lawn tables are the ones to request for a special evening.
Yes. Melvyn's at the Ingleside Inn serves dinner nightly including Monday, generally 5pm to 9pm, with the bar running later. The room has changed little since 1975, and the tableside Steak Diane on a flaming cart is the dish to order, with dinner around $50 to $95 a head. Book ahead for a Saturday, but a Monday table is usually available the same week.
Yes. Palm Springs follows the US convention of 18 to 20 percent on the pre-tax bill for full service, with a little more at a steakhouse such as Mr. Lyons where the service is more formal. Larger parties may see an automatic gratuity on the bill, so check before tipping twice. The convention is the same on a Monday as any other night.
Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule as of June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.