Coachella’s Vip Food Scene Is Basically A Festival Of Its Own

Allow maine to spell retired connected a limb here: I’m guessing that if you’ve sewage a VIP wristband for Coachella 2025 complete nan adjacent 2 weekends, you’re not conscionable going for Lady Gaga, Green Day and Megan Thee Stallion, americium I right? You’re location for nan moments—and immoderate of nan champion ones hap pinch an herbaceous cocktail successful 1 hand, a Wagyu slider successful nan other, and your chunky iridescent connection boots kicked up successful a pillowed VIP lounge somewhere. We’re talking $1,400 tickets, aft all!

Judging from nan lineup (and I mean nan menus not nan music), Coachella’s 2025 VIP nutrient program is simply a show each its own. Never mind that you’re wrong a elephantine equestrian ringing successful nan mediate of a desert; nan year’s eating options are highly curated, supremely impressive, and tempting capable to lure you distant from whatever’s happening connected stage. From exclusive omakase pop-ups to caviar-topped nuggets, here's everything Coachella VIPs will want to savor before, betwixt — and, okay, fine, possibly during — nan euphony sets.

Outstanding successful nan Field: The Desert’s Most Delectable Sunset

Let’s commencement pinch nan culinary crown jewel.

Tucked wrong nan retreat-like VIP Rose Garden, Outstanding successful nan Field returns for its 10th year, turning nan dusty polo grounds into 1 of nan astir sought-after eating tables successful California. That signature long, linen-draped communal array snakes done nan artificial turf, arsenic Aperol spritzes clink and nan sun dips beneath nan grandstands. On nan playlist...for play one:

Chef Diego Argoti brings nan chaos 1 wound astatine a time. Known for his stint arsenic chef-in-residence astatine Poltergeist successful Echo Park (described arsenic “the astir manic, unchecked, and wildly envisioned cooking successful L.A.”), Argoti’s paper should beryllium loaded pinch nostalgic flavors remixed into tastes some surreal and delicious. (He’s nan cook who plated Flamin’ Hot chicharrones pinch crystal cream, lest we forget). Expect bold presentations, unexpected heat, and a vibe that feels for illustration a punk show masquerading arsenic good dining.

Tara Monsod, Executive Chef of ANIMAE and Le Coq successful San Diego, draws connected a decade of acquisition and her Filipino practice for inventive dishes for illustration Tuna Kinilaw, Kare Kare Short Ribs and elevated versions of Filipino classics for illustration dinuguan. Monsod was San Diego’s first James Beard Best Chef California finalist successful 2024.

Weekend two, it’s a three-pack culinary extravaganza featuring:

• Eric Greenspan, now helming Hollywood’s upcoming Tesla Diner (no, it’s not a DOGE commissary), bringing his signature over-the-top Americana to nan desert.
• Byron Lazaroff-Puck, Wolfgang’s boy and rising prima successful his ain right, will furniture his method finesse (he knows his measurement astir a foam) pinch caller flavors.
• Danielle & Alessandro Zecca of Highland Park’s Amiga Amore, blur nan lines betwixt Italian comfortableness and Mexican spice. Think tamalini, mole lasagna, and mezcal-infused tiramisu—with Post Malone warming up successful nan background.

Each meal starts pinch a invited cocktail, past moves done 4 generous, family-style courses paired pinch section wines. I attended 1 of these successful nan aforesaid location for Desert Trip years ago, and it decidedly feels for illustration a bucket database adventure. Wear thing breezy, and travel hungry.

12 Peaks VIP: Culinary Playground for nan Flavor-Obsessed

Hidden successful nan sleekest area of nan fest, nan 12 Peaks VIP area is an elevated nutrient tribunal of scrumptious menus and cocktail chemistry that could make you committedness disconnected General Admission passes forever. There’s thing for nutrient eaters, vegans, sweetener addicts and nan California sober. The thought present is to supply immoderate abstraction distant from masses of sweaty Charlie XCX dress-alikes successful a chill area of comfy seating, cool shadiness and, lo, flush toilets wrong air-conditioned remainder rooms (never underestimate this). New for 2025, location are besides VIP areas adjacent to nan Outdoor Theater and Sahara.

What’s connected nan menu?

Le Burger by L.A.’s Camphor is Michelin-pedrigreed but still burger forward. The Wagyu cheeseburger pinch crispy pommes frites is nan go-to bid but you tin splurge (because, why not astatine this point?) connected their caviar box, served pinch your prime of chips aliases chickenhearted nuggets, crème fraîche, and chives.

Chubby Club is Coachella’s uni universe, wherever you tin besides bask immoderate Wagyu tartare. The acclaimed LA pizza spot Ronan is making its blistered Neapolitan pies caller onsite. On nan healthier end, Monty’s Good Burger + Good Boy Matcha are your plant-based heroes, pinch with Impossible patties, crispy fries, and creamy vegan shakes.

As always, my man Nicely from Menotti’s (a erstwhile nationalist barista champion) is serving each types of caffeine deliciousness. And non-alcohol drinks are disposable from The New Bar, known for its zero-proof cocktails, beers, wines, and nan occasional fancy soda.

The VIP Rose Garden: Your Coachella 2025 Garden Party

Even if you’re not eating astatine Outstanding successful nan Field, nan Rose Garden VIP is an ultra-lush escape. It’s sewage shade, champagne, and a rotating formed of pop-up vendors. You’ll find everything from juicy smashburgers astatine Love Hour to birria from Birrieria Michi, Korean comfortableness nutrient from Inssal, and cult-level wings from Woodfire Wings.

Other standouts include:

• KazuNori (fresh trim delights from Coachella’s first handroll bar)
• Papa Headz (crispy fried bites and food fries, food fries, food fries)
• And that concealed earthy vino spritzer cart that someway ever shows up correct erstwhile you request it most.

In its Coachella debut this year, Mixteca by Please Don’t Tell (PDT) is hosting a godforsaken speakeasy inspired by agave traditions. I would expect mezcal-heavy cocktails, concealed menus, and a New York-gone-Indio vibe.

Final Thought

Yes, yes, Coachella is technically a euphony festival. You’re going to spot Missy Elliott and possibly Lola Young and possibly FKA Twigs. But if you’re successful VIP, nan nutrient is an existent attraction. I americium aged capable to retrieve nan “grab a portion and support moving” ethos of earlier festivals. But Coachella 2025’s VIP nutrient segment has evolved into thing much for illustration “pause everything, I’m eating birria ramen nether a eucalyptus character and rethinking my life choices.” I respect that. You tin still drawback nan music—but don’t beryllium amazed if nan uni manus rotation ends up being nan existent headliner.

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