CuisineItalian
Price$$
Neighborhooddowntown
HoursSun-Thu 11:00-21:00; Mon 16:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00
Book aheadOpenTable, a few days ahead
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Location

Address: 1007 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309

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Aposto ★ 4.5

Modern American$$$downtownWed-Thu 17:00-20:30; Fri-Sat 17:00-21:00; closed Sun-TueBook 1-2 weeks recommended ahead

Award-winning restaurateur Tony Lemmo's restaurant occupies a meticulously restored 1880 Victorian mansion with herbs grown in an on-site garden feeding

Table 128 ★ 4.4

New American$$$$95-115downtownTue-Thu 16:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-22:00; closed Sun-MonBook Book via Tock, same week usually available ahead

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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Aposto ★ 4.5

Modern American$$$downtownWed-Thu 17:00-20:30; Fri-Sat 17:00-21:00; closed Sun-TueBook 1-2 weeks recommended ahead

Award-winning restaurateur Tony Lemmo's restaurant occupies a meticulously restored 1880 Victorian mansion with herbs grown in an on-site garden feeding

Harbinger ★ 4.7

Vegetable-forward small plates$$$the-avenuesSun-Thu 16:00-20:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-21:00Book Book via Tock, 1-2 weeks ahead

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$$$$95-115downtownTue-Thu 16:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-22:00; closed Sun-MonBook Book via Tock, same week usually available ahead

Seasonal American fine dining with a strong Iowa-sourcing ethos; the tasting menu changes weekly with Faroe salmon and Iowa pork the frequent anchors.

Lucca ★ 4.4

Italian$$$$60east-villageTue-Fri 11:00-14:00; Thu-Sat 17:00-21:00; closed Sun-MonBook Book via OpenTable, several days ahead ahead

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-villageTue-Sat 17:00-21:00; Thu-Fri lunch 11:00-14:00; closed Sun-MonBook Reservations required ahead

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-villageDaily 16:00-closeBook OpenTable, a few days ahead ahead

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

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