Set Your Palate Free.

Whether you’re down here to take in a game, to check out the latest act or are just meeting friends, we suggest you make a trip to one of our many eclectic, fun—and tasty—restaurants.

Here you’ll find meals that would never appear on a mass-produced menu. You’ll find variety. Restaurants that don’t try to hustle you out after fifteen minutes. Corner cafés that have one owner...who welcomes you at the door...and fills your water glass. Here you’ll find a constantly changing lineup of new and old, established and just starting out. So wherever you find yourself in the city, find yourself a little restaurant, grab yourself a table, sit down, relax, and order something you’ve never had...but have always wanted to try. And enjoy your Downtown Des Moines experience.