Palm Springs is a resort town, so the true dives are precious: a no-website neighborhood institution since 1988, downtown pool-and-jukebox joints, and beloved tiki holdouts. Cheap, low-key, and locals-only in spirit.
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The quintessential Palm Springs dive since 1988, with no website, cash-friendly cheap pours, pool, shuffleboard, and bartenders who know every regular. Locals guard it as the last real dive in town.
Pip’s Tip Opens 6am daily, no website, cash friendly. The Palm Springs dive since 1988.
A gloriously no-frills downtown dive with cheap drinks, an AMI jukebox, pool, darts, and pinball. A 21+ locals' hangout where the drinks are strong, the vibe is dim, and nobody's dressed up.
Pip’s Tip Daily 2pm to 2am downtown. Cheap drinks, an AMI jukebox and a pool table.
A dog-friendly English pub and sports dive that opens at 7am, pouring dozens of beers alongside pool tables, dart boards, and TVs blaring the game. Divey, casual, and beloved for cheap eats.
Pip’s Tip Opens 7am, dog friendly, English pub styling. Dozens of taps and sport on.
The Coachella Valley's grungy rock-and-roll dive, serving cheap stiff drinks and pizza with live bands most nights and Friday drag bingo. Dim, tattooed, and unapologetically no-frills.
A beloved, kitschy neighborhood tiki dive that's been the low-key locals' living room for decades, with cheap tropical drinks, nightly drag shows, and a well-worn dance floor. All character, zero pretension.
A dimly lit, retro Polynesian tiki bar packed with bamboo, blowfish lamps, and stiff rum drinks, drawing an easygoing locals' crowd over the resort set. Low-key, offbeat, and refreshingly unfussy.
A cheap, rowdy downtown watering hole with no cover, budget drinks, and late-night DJs, drawing a scrappy mix of locals and barflies. The most no-nonsense drinking option on the main drag.
The quintessential Palm Springs dive since 1988, with no website, cash-friendly cheap pours, pool, shuffleboard, and bartenders who know every regular. Locals guard it as the last real dive in town.
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