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Restaurants
Western Suburbs
Table 128 - Neighborhood restaurant that is a destination for locals and travelers alike, featuring eclectic, modern American cuisine with local, seasonally inspired ingredients
Trostle's Dish - Contemporary small dishes with fresh flavors from around the world. Selections provide a variety of tastes, textures, interesting seasonings and smart variations of the familiar that will give you a dynamic dining experience.
Baru66 - Chef David Baruthio presents contemporary French food with a special talent for flavor and presentation.
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar - innovative menu inspired by our passion for steak and wine,
Rube's Steakhouse - Cook your own steak at Rube's. We encourage people to cook their own meals; it is fun and part of the Rube's experience! Our servers are extremely helpful at the grill and are always available for questions and assistance.
Biaggi's - Biaggi’s is a casual Italian restaurant offering an extensive selection of house-made and imported pastas, soups & salads, pizza, seafood, steaks and desserts.
Machine Shed - Restaurant decorated with farm tools & serving hearty family-style American meals from morning to night. A stop for every Presidential candidate every four years.
Kue'd - Kue’d Smokehouse and barbeque is owned and operated by Shad Kirton, winner of TLC’s “BBQ Pitmasters” show, Season 2. We serve smoked meats and barbeque such as pork, beef and pork ribs, etc.
Jethro's BBQ - Chosen as one the 100 Best BBQ Restaurants in America. Featured on Travel Channel’s MAN VS. FOOD. Catered President Obama's President’s Backyard BBQ in Des Moines.
Waterfront Seafood Grille Restaurant and Lounge The Waterfront Seafood Market is a family owned seafood restaurant and market. Waterfont has been in business for over 33 years, bringing Des Moines and the central Iowa area the finest quality fish and seafood available anywhere. Inside Waterfront, you’ll find an oyster bar, sushi bar, casual restaurant and seafood market.
Bonefish - American casual dining seafood restaurant chain.
Range Grill + Golf - Range has an American cuisine restaurant featuring steaks, seafood, pastas, burgers, flatbreads, great appetizers, and entree salads. We pride ourselves on using the freshest ingredients sourced primarily local & from the Midwest. Range has a chic sports bar that is double-sided serving both an indoor seating area and a 3 seasons screened in porch. Our bar has 24 beers on tap and an extensive cocktail menu. All bar and patio tables are open seating. Range has a custom indoor golf center. In a private area of the building, we offer access to 6 state of the art indoor golf simulators adding an entertainment feature to our unique concept.
Des Moines Golf and Country Club - Sue and I members. The DMGCC is home to two 18-hole golf courses designed by Pete Dye and hosted the 1999 U.S. Senior Open and the 2017 Solheim Cup. There are two main restaurants and a bar. The Iowa Grille menu consists of just about everything—small plates, sandwiches, fresh fish, steaks, pasta and entrée salads. When the weather is nice and our patio is open al fresco dining is available.
The Casual Bar is the perfect place for dinner or a nightcap. This bar has the same menu as the Iowa Grille and is only available for adults only after 4:00 p.m. There is also formal dining in the Candlelight Room where you’ll find prime dry-aged beef, domestic lamb and fresh flown-in fish on the menu. If you would like to eat here, just let us know.
P. F. Chang's - The culinary landscape at P.F. Chang’s stretches across Asia with diverse, culturally inspired recipes. P.F. Chang's serves a variety of Asian-inspired dishes, including hand-rolled sushi, Vietnamese-style soups and bowls, traditional Chinese dim sum, wok-fired chicken and beef entrées, and family-style noodles and rice.
Bar Louie - Bar Louie is a neighborhood bar and eatery with handcrafted cocktails, a featured selection of local and regional beers with over 20 taps, unique wines and craveable food in an inviting, urban atmosphere.
Granite City - Granite City Food & Brewery is a polished casual restaurant with an on-site brewery. The on-site brewery, with award-winning hand crafted micro-brews, is visible from the main dining and bar areas.
1908 Draught House - 1908 Draught House, bar that features made from scratch food, the best gathering spot for friends, family and co-workers.
Draught House 50 - A locally owned sports bar and grill in West Des Moines that serves pizza, pasta, burgers and pub fare.
Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar - The Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar and Restaurant Menu is chock full of options to satify any pallet!
Maid Rite - Since 1926, Maid Rite has served seasoned loose meat sandwiches made from 100% USDA Midwestern fresh ground beef served on a fresh steamed white or wheat bun, with your choice of ketchup, mustard, onion and pickles.
Valley West Mall Maid-Rite
1551 Valley West Drive
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-309-5495
Merle Hay Mall Maid-Rite
3800 Merle Hay Rd # 988
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-278-8173
Bars
Western Suburbs
Bar Louie - Bar Louie is a neighborhood bar and eatery with handcrafted cocktails, a featured selection of local and regional beers with over 20 taps, unique wines and craveable food in an inviting, urban atmosphere.
Granite City - Granite City Food & Brewery is a polished casual restaurant with an on-site brewery. The on-site brewery, with award-winning hand crafted micro-brews, is visible from the main dining and bar areas.
1908 Draught House - 1908 Draught House, bar that features made from scratch food, the best gathering spot for friends, family and co-workers.
Draught House 50 A locally owned sports bar and grill in West Des Moines that serves pizza, pasta, burgers and pub fare.
Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar The Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar and Restaurant Menu is chock full of options to satify any pallet!
Dino’s Bar and Grill - Dino's focus is to bring a satisfying experience and tasteful meal to each and every one of our guests. Whether you are stopping in for a work lunch, happy hour, or family dinner, be sure to say hi to Jeremy. He loves to hear your story of how you found out about Dino's and wants to know how your experience is going.
Range Grill + Golf - Range has a chic sports bar that is double-sided serving both an indoor seating area and a 3 seasons screened in porch. Our bar has 24 beers on tap and an extensive cocktail menu. All bar and patio tables are open seating.
Finally Range has a custom indoor golf center. In a private area of the building, we offer access to 6 state of the art indoor golf simulators adding an entertainment feature to our unique concept.
515 American Sports Bar and Grill - 515 Bar & Grill offers an upscale twist on your favorite bar food and boasts a wide variety of beers on tap including imports and microbrews. 515 is the only game plan you need for food, drinks, and sports!
The Irish - West Des Moines' Friendliest Irish Pub and Cigar Hangout
Breakfast and Coffee
Western Suburbs
Perkins - Perkins offers everything from pancakes and omelets to chicken pot pie, burgers, and a variety of sandwiches, soups, and salads.
Machine Shed - Restaurant decorated with farm tools & serving hearty family-style American meals from morning to night. A stop for every Presidential candidate every four years.
5 Borough Bagels - New York style bagels and an array of unique cream cheeses to satisfy every craving.
Open 7 days a week for Breakfast and Lunch.
Panera Bread - Bakery-café fast casual restaurant. Its headquarters are in Sunset Hills, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and operates as Saint Louis Bread Company in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Offerings include soups, salads, pasta, sandwiches, specialty drinks, and bakery items.
Cracker Barrel - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store provides a friendly home-away-from-home in its old country store and restaurant in Clive, IA
Hurts Donut Co - 70 varieties of doughnuts, rotating with about 40 to 50 flavors available at any one time. The shop will also sell cinnamon rolls and sausage kolaches, which are sausages wrapped in dough. The menu is topped off with coffee and other drinks including a doughnut milkshake.
Mahalo Coffee - Stop in for their coffee and daily Grab & Go Breakfast & Lunch Sandwiches
Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. - Coffee and Bagels
Restaurants
Downtown
Proof - Proof pushes the envelope of Des Moines cuisine. Taking its influences from the Mediterranean and Northern Africa, Proof blends the old world with the new by using local ingredients in all of its dishes. Proof believes heavily in the experience – they want you to come and feel comfortable enough to let our staff provide you with the evening you were looking for.
Akebono 515 - Akebono Japanese Restaurant brings new culinary ideas, fiery dinner shows, top notch sushi and a new flair to Japanese cuisine.
Ritual Café - Locally-owned and operated coffee shop in Des Moines, Iowa located in the Western Gateway. We serve coffee, espresso, tea, hemp nut smoothies, wine, beer, locally baked goods- -vegan included! In addition, we serve breakfast and a variety of panini sandwiches. We are proud to serve an all vegetarian menu.
801 Chophouse - 801 Chophouse has prime USDA steaks, paired with innovative side dishes and an award-winning wine selection from around the world to create an upscale dining experience you won’t find anywhere else in Iowa. From exclusive small batch bourbons and scotches to our daily fresh sheet filled with fresh crustaceans and fish, 801 Chophouse has something for everyone.
Malo - MALO is Des Moines’ destination for classic Mexican cuisine. From tacos, fajitas and enchiladas to burgers, salads and more, MALO offers all the dishes you love in a lively, energetic atmosphere.
Americana - Americana celebrates classic American pop culture with a modern urban flair. The menu has something for everyone from classic steak and contemporary American, to share plates and comfort dishes.
Trellis Café - At the DM Botanical Center, Trellis serves a locally sourced, plant-inspired menu, Trellis serves lunch Tuesday – Sunday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
RoCA - RōCA, short for “Restaurant on Court Avenue”, is Des Moines’ premiere restaurant located in the Historic Court Avenue District of Downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Our savory, locally sourced menu items pair perfectly with our exciting wines and hand crafted cocktails. For the second year in a row, RōCA has been included in the Open Table Top 100 Hottest Restaurant in America list.
HoQ Table - Experience delicious, sustainable farm-to-table dining in the historic East Village of Des Moines. Our menu evolves almost daily and exists to showcase the finest of Iowa ingredients while supporting local farmers. 90% of our ingredients come from local farms. We feature grass-fed beef and lamb, and pasture-raised chicken and duck. All are raised without the use of hormones, antibiotics, steroids or cages. Our butter and cream come from grass-fed cows and we use local organic or chemical-free produce. Our seafood is sustainably sourced from responsible fishing communities. The majority of our menu is gluten-free and we offer many unique vegetarian items. Our coffee is fair trade and locally roasted and our house liquors come from right here in Iowa.
Bubba - The Bubba team is committed to bringing a little Dixie to Des Moines with classics like shrimp & grits, po’ boys, fried green tomatoes, meat loaf and fried chicken. Specializing in Southern favorites and classic cocktails, Bubba offers a menu that’s seldom seen in these parts but is sure to please everyone, – Yankees included. Southern cuisine is cozy, accessible and feels like home.
Gateway Market - Gateway Market is Iowa’s GOOD FOOD store, creating memorable food experiences by offering an abundant selection of the finest natural, organic and specialty foods sourced both locally and from around the world. Enjoy great food and fresh-brewed coffee in a casual and fun setting for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The café is also great for an afternoon snack and a relaxing glass of wine
Big City Burgers and Greens - founded on the idea that food can be healthy, socially responsible and fun. At Big City we purchase local meats and greens whenever possible to support our local farmers.
Guru BBQ - Born out of an eclectic mix of Cajun, French, Korean, Mexican, Spanish, and Thai cuisine styles. Guru BBQ continues to expand the culinary palate for other-worldly BBQ out of its brick and mortar restaurant in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Everyday Guru BBQ continues the journey to create mind-bending BBQ with soul-nurturing flavors, using international ingredients and various in-house grilling techniques.
Smokey D's BBQ - Central Iowa's place for Championship BBQ.
Zombie Burger - Famous for inventive flavor combos in a “post apocalyptic chic” setting, Zombie Burger serves fast food with a culinary edge. A GOREmet eatery evoking classic roadside burger stands of the 1970s, the restaurant pairs fresh ingredients with expert preparation. Zombie Burger features its own custom three-cut beef burger blend, specially-crafted artisan buns and hand-mixed shakes – and a commitment to producing the best burger anywhere.
Felix and Oscars - Serving Des Moines' best pizza, pasta, sandwiches and salads since 1975.
Centro - Centro specializes in delicious Italian-inspired food featuring fresh ingredients and masterful preparation by Executive Chef Derek Eidson and the culinary team. Whether you’re ordering a multi-course meal or grabbing a drink and pizza at the bar, Centro's lively, casual yet upscale atmosphere makes it perfect for dining with friends, family, clients and business associates.
St. Kilda - St. Kilda is a full-service Australian-style café & bakery serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We specialize in healthy modern dishes, fresh-baked pastries and breads, artisanal coffee beverages featuring Counter Culture Coffee, and a full bar serving cocktails, beer, and wine.
Iowa Taproom - All Iowa Beer. One amazing place. A beer hall-style setting in downtown Des Moines with 120 taps featuring all Iowa craft brews and a variety of American food favorites.
Court Ave Brewing Company - Des Moines’ Original Brewery. At Court Avenue Restaurant & Brewing Company (CABCo), our continued commitment and passion for beer and great food ensures that each creation will be fresh, distinctive, and have a character all its own.
Star Bar - Star Bar is an upscale neighborhood bar with a mix of traditional bar food and contemporary small plates and entrees. We offer a unique selection of wine and beer including a full-service bar with a large, lively late-night crowd.
Royal Mile - Downtown Des Moines’ premier British Pub, the Mile features a menu of favorite English dishes, British beers and an extensive Scotch list. Enjoy a pint of bitter with your bangers and mash!
El Bait Shop - With 222 beers on tap & more in bottles, we know our beer. Great food selection including our famous fish tacos, American bar favorites & High Life Lounge's traditional diner food.
Exile Brewing Company - Our brewery is a tribute to the family patriarch, Joe Tursi. At the age of nine he left his village in southern Italy to reunite with his family who had immigrated to U.S. years before. With three unique dining spaces and atmospheres Exile offers something for everyone and almost any occasion. The Beer Hall & Garden are unique, lively places to enjoy beers, appetizers, the game or a casual meal with friends. “The Annex,” once a small warehouse for the Fitch Soap Co., has been transformed and incorporated into the main dining area of Exile. Tables handcrafted from reclaimed barn wood serve as a stage for the community to come together over man and nature’s greatest collaborations: food and beer.
Mullets - A riverside roadhouse with a two-tiered patio, great views of downtown, large outdoor fun area and all your favorite sports heroes.
Creme Cupcake - Crème Cupcake’s dessert lounge focuses on custom house-made desserts, whipped up by our pastry chef and are paired with house cocktails designed by our mixologist. The whole concept is something of a twist. The feel of the space is elegant. Long banquettes in front of the windows, high-top tables and a sleek design featuring orange and brown give the spot an urban vibe. A partially open kitchen allows sugar-seekers to watch their delectables being assembled and garnished.
Bars
Downtown
Iowa Taproom - All Iowa Beer. One amazing place. A beer hall-style setting in downtown Des Moines with 120 taps featuring all Iowa craft brews and a variety of American food favorites.
Noce - Noce is a modern jazz club and cabaret established to present Des Moines with some of the greatest jazz music & theater from around the Midwest. With locally & nationally renowned live entertainment several nights each week in our cabaret lounge & rental space available to the community at large, Noce will provide music lovers with an experience unparalleled in the state of Iowa. To complement our top-class performers, Noce features a jazz age cocktail bar, serving classic drinks with high standards.
Mullets - A riverside roadhouse with a two-tiered patio, great views of downtown, large outdoor fun area and all your favorite sports heroes.
RoCA - RōCA, short for “Restaurant on Court Avenue”, is Des Moines’ premiere restaurant located in the Historic Court Avenue District of Downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Our savory, locally sourced menu items pair perfectly with our exciting wines and hand crafted cocktails. For the second year in a row, RōCA has been included in the Open Table Top 100 Hottest Restaurant in America list.
Royal Mile - Downtown Des Moines’ premier British Pub, the Mile features a menu of favorite English dishes, British beers and an extensive Scotch list. Enjoy a pint of bitter with your bangers and mash!
Exile Brewing Company - Our brewery is a tribute to the family patriarch, Joe Tursi. At the age of nine he left his village in southern Italy to reunite with his family who had immigrated to U.S. years before. With three unique dining spaces and atmospheres Exile offers something for everyone and almost any occasion. The Beer Hall & Garden are unique, lively places to enjoy beers, appetizers, the game or a casual meal with friends. “The Annex,” once a small warehouse for the Fitch Soap Co., has been transformed and incorporated into the main dining area of Exile. Tables handcrafted from reclaimed barn wood serve as a stage for the community to come together over man and nature’s greatest collaborations: food and beer.
Court Ave Brewing Company - Des Moines’ Original Brewery. At Court Avenue Restaurant & Brewing Company (CABCo), our continued commitment and passion for beer and great food ensures that each creation will be fresh, distinctive, and have a character all its own.
Confluence Brew - The brewery is a confluence of John and Ken’s love for Iowa and craft beer. The result is a microbrewery that shares Iowa’s attributes of honesty, humility, hard work and a sense of humor. Confluence also has Iowa’s knack for being a delightful surprise to those who actually experience it. Confluence cares about the creativity and craftsmanship that goes into making excellent beer, and knows that excellent beer can bring good friends together.
The Stuffed Olive - The Stuffed Olive is about the entire “Martini & Tapas Experience.” From your favorite classics to new and exciting blends you’ve never seen before, you’re sure to find a cocktail to love on our vast martini menu. Add a warm, comfortable atmosphere, great wines, beers and top-shelf spirits, and The Stuffed Olive will become your favorite place to start, end or spend your entire evening. Our tapas menu offers appetizer-sized portions of globally influenced entrees, for a sampling and sharing dining experience
Breakfast and Coffee
Downtown
Java Joes - Founded in 1992, Java Joes Coffeehouse is Des Moines' Original Microroaster. Located in downtown's Court Avenue District, they are a destination for serving only the most premium products such as fresh roasted coffee and espresso drinks, hot and cold teas, grilled and cold sandwiches, homemade soups, ice cream, homemade pastries
DSM Brew Coffee Co. - The premiere destination for nitro coffee, hot brew coffee, espresso drinks, gelato and high tea in downtown Des Moines.
Ritual Café - Locally-owned and operated coffee shop in Des Moines, Iowa located in the Western Gateway. We serve coffee, espresso, tea, hemp nut smoothies, wine, beer, locally baked goods- -vegan included! In addition, we serve breakfast and a variety of panini sandwiches. We are proud to serve an all vegetarian menu.
Horizon Line Coffee - Coffee bar and roastery located in the Western Gateway neighborhood of downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Started by two friends from Southern California, their vision was simple: serve good coffee and care about others. There are many different ways to do this, but is done primarily through sourcing high quality, ethical, and traceable coffees, cultivating an inclusive community, and providing coffee education.
Mahalo Coffee - Stop in for their coffee and daily Grab & Go Breakfast & Lunch Sandwiches
Panera Bread - Bakery-café fast casual restaurant. Its headquarters are in Sunset Hills, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and operates as Saint Louis Bread Company in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Offerings include soups, salads, pasta, sandwiches, specialty drinks, and bakery items.