Azure
49-499 Eisenhower Drive
La Quinta, CA 92253
(760)564-7600

California cuisine prepared with French cooking methods. Dinner services Tuesday through Saturday. Reservations strongly suggested. Lively, upbeat lounge features jazz and more by Brian Denigan and John Hardie, Weds.-Sat. from 6 to 10 p.m. The bar menu tantalizes with creative seafood, beef, and chicken appetizers.

Café des Beaux-Arts
73-640 El Paseo (At Larkspur Ln.)
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760)346-0669

French sidewalk café across from The Gardens on El Paseo. Un petit dejeuner breakfast Friday through Monday mornings from 8 a.m., lunch and dinner daily.

Cuistot Restaurant
72595 El Paseo Drive
Palm Desert CA 92260
(760)340-1000

Fabulous 7,100-square-foot restaurant on the corner of El Paseo and Hwy 111.

Le St. Germain Restaurant
74985 Hwy 111
Indian Wells CA 92210
(760)773-6511

Palmie French Restaurant
44491 Town Center Wy., Ste. G
Palm Desert CA 92260
(760)341-3200