Top rated Cocktail bars in Des Moines

Experience the best that Des Moines has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 16 places from Cocktail bar category.

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Good News, Darling
Cocktail bar
👍👍 Love this place! It's small. It's intimate. It's nicely decorated. Don't forget to make a reservation ahead of time! You have to go through Hello Marjorie to get there. My first time here was with friends. More recently, my boyfriend and I have come for their themed menus--Halloween and Christmas....
4.90 (43 reviews) (~1.93 km from centre)
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Revival House
Tiki bar
👍👍 Great tiki style drinks and a cool vibe. Also great service our first time here! Updated review - we have been back to this place many times and always enjoy. Cocktails are fantastic creative tiki style and are very well made. Service is usually very good. Note - this place is the same location and...
4.80 (113 reviews) (~1.54 km from centre)
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Noce
Jazz club
Chic venue known for its jazz cabaret events & specialty cocktails in an expansive, modern setting.
$$ $$
4.70 (543 reviews) (~2.6 km from centre)
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El Bait Shop
Bar & grill
Offbeat hot spot featuring myriad craft beers, creative Mexican-American eats & live music.
$ $$$
4.60 (2.7K reviews) (~1.47 km from centre)
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The High Life Lounge
Restaurant
Offbeat homage to the Midwestern beer halls of the 1960s dishing up old-school comfort food.
$ $$$
4.60 (1.5K reviews) (~1.45 km from centre)
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RoCA
American restaurant
Casually stylish brick-walled eatery serving New American entrees, small plates & craft cocktails.
$$$ $
4.60 (812 reviews) (~1.4 km from centre)
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Hello, Marjorie
Cocktail bar
Creative cocktails, craft beer & wine served in a chill space decorated like a '70s-era living room.
$$ $$
4.60 (605 reviews) (~1.92 km from centre)
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Black Sheep
Bar
😠 I've been to the black sheep 3 separate times, and each time I haven't been served at the bar. Not sure why or how, but I've been ignored by the bartenders each and every time I've been there. This last time we were waiting for 15 minutes and watched two other groups get served before us, even after...
$$ $$
4.60 (233 reviews) (~0.82 km from centre)
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Zombie Burger + Drink Lab
Hamburger restaurant
Hip American eatery & cocktail bar with a humorous horror theme & both counter & table service.
$$ $$
4.50 (8.7K reviews) (~0.72 km from centre)
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Up-Down DSM
Bar
Below-ground bar for retro 80s & 90s arcade games & weekly specials, with craft beer & cocktails.
$ $$$
4.50 (1.7K reviews) (~0.54 km from centre)
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St. Kilda Cafe & Bakery
Restaurant
Warehouse-chic Australian cafe & bakery with Counter Culture coffee drinks, smoothies & full bar.
$$ $$
4.50 (1.1K reviews) (~1.79 km from centre)
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Juniper Moon
Cocktail bar
👍👍 When the bartender somehow senses your hunger and offers up her personal supply of thin mints, you feel welcome. I like how they break the menu down into classic and new-fangled cocktails. Something for everyone. Relaxed vibe, great cocktails, even better service.
$$ $$
4.50 (394 reviews) (~3.3 km from centre)
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Hawkeye Elks No 160
Fraternal organization
4.50 (116 reviews) (~0.84 km from centre)
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Pura Social Club
Event venue
😠 We had dinner here tonight, the food was awful. They were only serving less than half of the menu “due to switching to their summer menu” which left us with very few options and no meal options at all. The crab avocado tostados are made with fake crab, which the menu does not state. They had no avoc...
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4.40 (72 reviews) (~0.69 km from centre)
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Tonic Court Ave.
Bar
👍👍 Absolutely my favorite spot down town the staff takes good care of you, whole atmosphere is a chill party vibe, celebrated a few cday’s dwn there!
$$ $$
4.30 (269 reviews) (~1.4 km from centre)
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Nightingale Cocktail
Cocktail bar
😠 Apparently its okay with the staff here to treat customers poorly, me and my friend were shoved out violently by a guy whole supposedly worked there just for standing inside out of the rain waiting for a ride. If this is how you treat paying customers during pride month I suggest never coming here.
$$ $$
4.20 (82 reviews) (~0.59 km from centre)
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