The places in Des Moines the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.

Off the beaten plate

6 places

Harbinger

Iowa's most ambitious restaurant: rotating vegetable-forward tasting menus with Southeast Asian spice work in a quiet Ingersoll Avenue room visitors overlook.

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Noce Jazz Club

Most Des Moines coverage skips Noce entirely: the basement jazz club books national touring acts in an intimate room with a quality cocktail and wine list.

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La Mie Bakery

La Mie produces croissants, rustic sourdoughs and European pastries that compare to the best in Chicago or Minneapolis, in a neighbourhood retail format

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