Resort tables and desert classics.
Indian Wells dines well for a city of fewer than 5,000 residents. Its restaurants cluster around the resorts on Indian Wells Lane, the Tennis Garden on Miles Avenue and the stretch of Highway 111 that runs through town. Celebrity chef kitchens sit a few minutes from supper clubs that have hosted golf and tennis crowds for decades, and most book up fast from January through the BNP Paribas Open.
Nobu Indian Wells sits inside Stadium 2 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where it started as a pop-up during the BNP Paribas Open before becoming a permanent restaurant open to the public year-round. Expect Nobu signatures such as yellowtail jalapeño, tiradito and black cod miso, plus a Tanoshi Hour from Tuesday to Thursday with drink specials.
The Nest has been an Indian Wells institution since 1965, part supper club and part dance hall on Highway 111. The kitchen leans Mediterranean and Californian, with a prime petit filet and seared ahi among the favorites, and an early bird hour runs nightly from 5 p.m. Live music and dancing follow every evening.
Kestrel, A Richard Blais Kitchen + Lounge, replaced Vue Grille above the entry of the city-owned Indian Wells Golf Resort. The celebrity chef's menu runs from burgers and grain bowls at lunch to dry-aged steaks and coastal catches at dinner, served in an airy room or on a terrace facing the Santa Rosa Mountains.
Tía Carmen is chef Angelo Sosa's Southwestern restaurant at the Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas, named for his aunt and built around the produce and flavors of the desert Southwest with a modern California touch. It arrived alongside the resort's $64 million renovation, serves breakfast and dinner around an open kitchen, and takes OpenTable reservations.
Vicky's of Santa Fe has served Indian Wells from an adobe-style building on Club Drive since 1989, and today Vicky's nephew Marc Laliberte runs the restaurant. The American menu is known for dishes such as chicken pot pie and sea bass, and live music in the lounge makes it a lively night out. Reserve ahead in season.
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Yes. Nobu Indian Wells inside Stadium 2 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden is open to the public year-round, not only during the BNP Paribas Open, apart from a short closure each August. Reservations are taken through OpenTable.
The Nest on Highway 111 has been part of the Indian Wells dining scene since 1965. It pairs Mediterranean and California dishes with live music and dancing most nights, and Vicky's of Santa Fe on Club Drive has followed since 1989.
Kestrel at Indian Wells Golf Resort is a Richard Blais restaurant, and Tía Carmen at the Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas is run by chef Angelo Sosa. Nobu Indian Wells at the Tennis Garden carries chef Nobu Matsuhisa's name.