Aposto
- ★ 4.5
- Modern American
- $$$
- Downtown
Award-winning restaurateur Tony Lemmo's restaurant occupies a meticulously restored 1880 Victorian mansion with herbs grown in an on-site garden feeding
Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Des Moines.
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Harbinger
- ★ 4.7
- Vegetable-forward small plates
- $$$
- The Avenues
The most ambitious vegetable-focused kitchen in Iowa, with a rotating daily menu shaped by what the market brings and Southeast Asian spice work.
Table 128
- ★ 4.4
- New American
- $$$
- Downtown
Seasonal American fine dining with a strong Iowa-sourcing ethos; the tasting menu changes weekly with Faroe salmon and Iowa pork the frequent anchors.
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Lucca
- ★ 4.4
- Italian
- $$$
- East Village
East Village Italian with handmade pastas at lunch and a weekly-rotating four-course prix-fixe at dinner for $60. Refined without being precious.
Clyde's Fine Diner
- ★ 4.5
- New American
- $$$
- East Village
The city's most talked-about recent fine-dining arrival, serving crudo, agnolotti, beef cheek and precisely constructed burgers in an intentional,
Alba
- ★ 4.6
- New American
- $$$
- East Village
Jason Simon's East Village flagship was nominated for a James Beard Restaurant Award in 2010 and voted Best Restaurant in Des Moines two consecutive years
Johnny's Italian Steakhouse
- ★ 4.3
- Italian steakhouse
- $$$
- South Side
The canonical keeper of steak de burgo, the garlic-butter-herb filet that Italian-American families from the Francis Avenue neighbourhood invented
HoQ
- ★ 4.4
- New American
- $$
- East Village
Local Food Global Flavor. The menu rebuilds almost daily around what the city's farmers send in, expressed through a rotating cast of global culinary
Centro
George Formaro's signature downtown Italian occupies a former Masonic temple and opens seven days. The executive chef, Michael Kolodzej, is CIA-trained.
Nothing matches.
Where to stay in Des Moines
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Fine Dining in Des Moines, FAQ
Where should I eat fine dining in Des Moines?
Editor picks in Des Moines include Aposto, Harbinger, Table 128, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.