Best Restaurants in East Village Des Moines
Des Moines' most walkable dining neighborhood — from fine dining to tiki pizza
The East Village is where Des Moines eats. A ten-block stretch of Locust and Grand packs in the city's best French bistro, its most creative pizza bar, its top farm-to-table restaurant, and a tiki lounge that serves crab rangoon pizza. It's a neighborhood that took itself seriously before anyone was watching, and now it's legitimately exceptional.
📍 East Village Neighborhood Tips
- Most restaurants cluster along Locust St and E Grand Ave
- Free parking in the Ruan Center ramp after 5pm weekdays and all weekend
- Reserve Django and Proof well in advance — both fill up fast on weekends
- The East Village is eminently walkable — plan two restaurants and a bar in one evening
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