Le Vallauris
385 W. Tahquitz Canyon Way (Palm Canyon Dr.) 
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Palm Springs, CA 92262
888-525-5852, 760-325-5059
Cuisine
Open
Lunch & Dinner daily, Brunch Sun.Features
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Entertainment
- Outdoor dining
- Valet parking
- Casual dressy
Wine
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 Vintage Palm Springs, Le Vallauris has aged gracefully, the oldest and the most beautiful of the desert’s iconic restaurants. Housed in an historic building, the dining room is outfitted with Louis XV furnishings. Warm lamplight illuminates snowy linen table settings and Flemish tapestries. But the real heart of the place is outside, where at lunchtime, sunlight dapples the diners, and in the evening’s encroaching darkness, sparkling fairy lights and the shadows of the enormous ficus trees create a chiaroscuro effect reminiscent of village restaurants in the south of France. The menu has aged gracefully too. Always dedicated to traditional French cuisine, chef Jean Paul Lair has moved with fashion and the times to put a lighter, more delicate and imaginative spin on the classics. Lunchtime has a good selection of salads, as well as a spare but good choice of entrées. At dinner, appetizers include escargots, foie gras, and porcini mushroom raviolis. Among the entrées are a roasted stuffed quail with Mission figs, couscous and asparagus, or a roasted rack of lamb stuffed with braised lamb shank and tomato with white wine. Be sure to check the board for daily specials. The extensive wine list mainly contains California and French offerings.
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