Guidebook for Des Moines

Dat & Alan
Dat & Alan
Guidebook for Des Moines

Food Scene

Vietnamese cuisine. The menu is huge - pages and pages of pork, chicken, beef, seafood, pho, and an extensive vegetarian menu. Everything is written in Vietnamese with descriptions in English.
9 locals recommend
A Dong Restaurant
1511 High St
9 locals recommend
Vietnamese cuisine. The menu is huge - pages and pages of pork, chicken, beef, seafood, pho, and an extensive vegetarian menu. Everything is written in Vietnamese with descriptions in English.
Good coffee, good people.
31 locals recommend
Smokey Row Coffee Co.
1910 Cottage Grove Ave
31 locals recommend
Good coffee, good people.
Good place for handmade pizza and more
14 locals recommend
Gusto Pizza Co
2301 Ingersoll Ave
14 locals recommend
Good place for handmade pizza and more
Yummy frozen Yogurt
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt
1901 Ingersoll Ave
Yummy frozen Yogurt
The restaurant using the home grown vegetables from the Wallace green house and garden. Delicious meals! More than just a restaurant.
The Wallace Centers of Iowa: Wallace House
756 16th Street
The restaurant using the home grown vegetables from the Wallace green house and garden. Delicious meals! More than just a restaurant.
Excellent BBQ! They won many rewards with their BBQ!
9 locals recommend
Woody's Smoke Shack
2511 Cottage Grove Ave
9 locals recommend
Excellent BBQ! They won many rewards with their BBQ!
Italian cuisine. A romantic place to have fine dinner with a glass of wine
23 locals recommend
Centro
1003 Locust St
23 locals recommend
Italian cuisine. A romantic place to have fine dinner with a glass of wine
Farm to Table restaurant. Good food.
11 locals recommend
Proof Restaurant
1301 Locust St
11 locals recommend
Farm to Table restaurant. Good food.
Django is a comfortable, brasserie-style restaurant offering everything you love about French cuisine without the attitude. Django features classic French dishes such as Steak Frites and Duck Confit,
18 locals recommend
Django
1420 Locust St
18 locals recommend
Django is a comfortable, brasserie-style restaurant offering everything you love about French cuisine without the attitude. Django features classic French dishes such as Steak Frites and Duck Confit,
Zombie burger and Drink Lab
44 locals recommend
Zombie Burger + Drink Lab
300 E Grand Ave
44 locals recommend
Zombie burger and Drink Lab
Tasty pizza
42 locals recommend
Fong's Pizza
223 4th St
42 locals recommend
Tasty pizza
Nice coffee shop
Starbucks
909 Locust St
Nice coffee shop
Subway
6 locals recommend
Subway
3030 Ingersoll Ave
6 locals recommend
Subway
Alba offers a creative culinary twist on traditional American cuisine. Dishes are prepared using fresh seasonal ingredients, the finest cuts of meat, and the freshest fruits, vegetables and herbs.
14 locals recommend
Alba Restaurant
524 E 6th St
14 locals recommend
Alba offers a creative culinary twist on traditional American cuisine. Dishes are prepared using fresh seasonal ingredients, the finest cuts of meat, and the freshest fruits, vegetables and herbs.
Delicious Thai menu
Blu Thai Food and Sushi
309 E Walnut St
Delicious Thai menu
Our favorite Mexican restaurant
Los Laureles Mexican Restaurant
1518 E Grand Ave
Our favorite Mexican restaurant
Try their unique deep-fried taco. You will like it.
9 locals recommend
Tasty Tacos
2401 SE Delaware Ave
9 locals recommend
Try their unique deep-fried taco. You will like it.
If you are interested in upcycled projects, this place is for you. This place was on HGTV for thier creative custom furniture made from recycle material.
12 locals recommend
West End Architectural Salvage
22 9th St
12 locals recommend
If you are interested in upcycled projects, this place is for you. This place was on HGTV for thier creative custom furniture made from recycle material.
Very good steak and sides. Located on top of the tallest building downtown. The whole experience for your special date out evening!
15 locals recommend
801 Chophouse
801 Grand Ave
15 locals recommend
Very good steak and sides. Located on top of the tallest building downtown. The whole experience for your special date out evening!
Contemporary american cuisine.
42 locals recommend
Eatery A
2932 Ingersoll Ave
42 locals recommend
Contemporary american cuisine.
Italian Restaurant
8 locals recommend
Spaghetti Works
310 Court Ave
8 locals recommend
Italian Restaurant
Sunday brunch buffet is really good
19 locals recommend
Americana
1312 Locust St
19 locals recommend
Sunday brunch buffet is really good
Japanese restaurant with sushi rolls
Akebono 515
215 10th St
Japanese restaurant with sushi rolls

Essentials

Great place for cheese and wine! This is the place where you can buy natural, organic and specialty foods from around the world. There cafe server everything from sushi, noddle, soup, sandwiches...
35 locals recommend
Gateway Market
2002 Woodland Ave
35 locals recommend
Great place for cheese and wine! This is the place where you can buy natural, organic and specialty foods from around the world. There cafe server everything from sushi, noddle, soup, sandwiches...

Everything Else

PAPPAJOHN SCULPTURE PARK. Nice place to have a walk and enjoy art works. This area is known hosting Des Moines Art Festival (June 26-28), Music Festival 80/35 (Jule 10-11)
78 locals recommend
Pappajohn Sculpture Park
1330 Grand Ave
78 locals recommend
PAPPAJOHN SCULPTURE PARK. Nice place to have a walk and enjoy art works. This area is known hosting Des Moines Art Festival (June 26-28), Music Festival 80/35 (Jule 10-11)
Des Moines Airport is 10 minute drive from the house
13 locals recommend
Des Moines International Airport
5800 Fleur Dr
13 locals recommend
Des Moines Airport is 10 minute drive from the house
Gas station 2 blocks away from the house
6 locals recommend
QuikTrip
1421 Ingersoll Ave
6 locals recommend
Gas station 2 blocks away from the house
The new library with grass roof
Central Library
1000 Grand Ave
The new library with grass roof
Drake Stadium
Drake Stadium
2719 Forest Ave
Drake Stadium
A step into the past. Large unusual mansion. The Salisbury House is a treasured trip into the past for the South of Grand area.
14 locals recommend
Salisbury House
4025 Tonawanda Dr
14 locals recommend
A step into the past. Large unusual mansion. The Salisbury House is a treasured trip into the past for the South of Grand area.
2nd largest farmer market in the country!
41 locals recommend
Des Moines' Downtown Farmers’ Market
300 Court Ave
41 locals recommend
2nd largest farmer market in the country!

Drinks & Nightlife

Live music weekly, with acts ranging from Experimental to Bluegrass, and Alt Country to Punk. Gas Lamp promises to be one of your favorite neighborhood bars for years to come
8 locals recommend
Gas Lamp
1501 Grand Ave
8 locals recommend
Live music weekly, with acts ranging from Experimental to Bluegrass, and Alt Country to Punk. Gas Lamp promises to be one of your favorite neighborhood bars for years to come
Good local brewing beer
29 locals recommend
Exile Brewing Company
1514 Walnut St
29 locals recommend
Good local brewing beer
Good food and drink. Enjoy beautiful outdoor patio
14 locals recommend
Madhouse Brewery
501 Scott Ave
14 locals recommend
Good food and drink. Enjoy beautiful outdoor patio
The atmosphere, the beer list (WOW), and the food make El Bait Shop an all around win.
25 locals recommend
El Bait Shop
200 SW 2nd St
25 locals recommend
The atmosphere, the beer list (WOW), and the food make El Bait Shop an all around win.
Germany Restaurant and Bar. Authentic decor, beer list, and menu. The food is so delicious. Though it could be crowded at time, you just need to enjoy the atmosphere. Try the boot.
19 locals recommend
Hessen Haus
101 SW 4th St
19 locals recommend
Germany Restaurant and Bar. Authentic decor, beer list, and menu. The food is so delicious. Though it could be crowded at time, you just need to enjoy the atmosphere. Try the boot.

Sightseeing

Beautiful Iowa capital. Its library is 1 of the most 50 beautiful library in the world.
56 locals recommend
Iowa State Capitol
1007 E Grand Ave
56 locals recommend
Beautiful Iowa capital. Its library is 1 of the most 50 beautiful library in the world.
The State Historical Museum in Des Moines. If you really want to know about Iowa, this is the place.
19 locals recommend
State Historical Museum
600 E Locust St
19 locals recommend
The State Historical Museum in Des Moines. If you really want to know about Iowa, this is the place.
Tropical and temperate gardens make us an oasis in the heart of downtown Des Moines.
53 locals recommend
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
909 Robert D. Ray Dr
53 locals recommend
Tropical and temperate gardens make us an oasis in the heart of downtown Des Moines.
Beautiful building. Small but impressive art collection. Enjoy outdoor garden!
87 locals recommend
Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave
87 locals recommend
Beautiful building. Small but impressive art collection. Enjoy outdoor garden!
With its many opportunities for walking, biking, and other activities, Gray’s Lake Park is the “Place to Meet” in the Des Moines Metro area.
6 locals recommend
Gray's Lake Park
6 locals recommend
With its many opportunities for walking, biking, and other activities, Gray’s Lake Park is the “Place to Meet” in the Des Moines Metro area.
Walk through the rose garden, enter into the green
17 locals recommend
Greenwood/Ashworth Park & Splashground
4500 Grand Avenue
17 locals recommend
Walk through the rose garden, enter into the green
Water Works Park is a 1,500 acre park near downtown Des Moines, Iowa. It is one of the largest urban parks in the U.S. Right across Gray's Lake Park
13 locals recommend
Water Works Park
2201 George Flagg Pkwy
13 locals recommend
Water Works Park is a 1,500 acre park near downtown Des Moines, Iowa. It is one of the largest urban parks in the U.S. Right across Gray's Lake Park

Arts & Culture

Hot spot featuring diverse acts in a space with up-to-date lighting & sound systems plus a bar.
20 locals recommend
Wooly's
504 E Locust St
20 locals recommend
Hot spot featuring diverse acts in a space with up-to-date lighting & sound systems plus a bar.
It has been Iowa's largest theater since it opened on June 10, 1979, and is used for concerts, Broadway shows, ballets, and other special events.
22 locals recommend
Des Moines Civic Center
221 Walnut St
22 locals recommend
It has been Iowa's largest theater since it opened on June 10, 1979, and is used for concerts, Broadway shows, ballets, and other special events.
Hoyt Sherman Place boasts one of Des Moines' most magnificent entertainment, banquet and meeting facilities.
16 locals recommend
Hoyt Sherman Place
1501 Woodland Ave
16 locals recommend
Hoyt Sherman Place boasts one of Des Moines' most magnificent entertainment, banquet and meeting facilities.
Best place to take classes and socialize with other people of or near the city of Des Moines. Coffee from Capes Kafe. Food from Malo restaurant and etc...
16 locals recommend
Des Moines Social Club
900 Mulberry St
16 locals recommend
Best place to take classes and socialize with other people of or near the city of Des Moines. Coffee from Capes Kafe. Food from Malo restaurant and etc...

Shopping

Fine European chocolate since 1913
16 locals recommend
Chocolaterie Stam
2814 Ingersoll Ave
16 locals recommend
Fine European chocolate since 1913