The Palms is the only business to be found for miles in Wonder Valley, east of Twentynine Palms, off of Amboy Road. On Thursdays from 3pm-6pm, and Fridays and Saturdays from 3pm-8pm, stop by the bar and grab a two-dollar beer, a five-dollar whiskey, or any variety of hostess cupcake products. If your timing is right, you’re in for an epic desert sunset that paints the entire bowl of sky above.

On Sundays The Palms is open from 9am-6pm. Get there early to order their homemade waffles shaped like the Death Star of Star Wars, any combination of eggs, breakfast meats, and two-dollar Bloody Mary’s. If the staff can tell it’s your first time, they might remind you that you’re in the desert, where things move a bit more slowly. They might ask if you’re willing to wait quite some time. The only reasonable answer is, YES.

While you wait, enjoy the random assortment of old school chairs, the chandeliers hanging from the trees, the out-of-tune piano, and the mannequin with a cat mask for a head.

The Palms is owned and operated by the Sibley siblings, Laura and James, and the bar is often tended by their mother Mary. It is certainly a desert institution.

83131 Amboy Rd, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277