Top rated Restaurants in Des Moines, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Restaurants 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 702 places from Restaurant category.

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Iron pot

Restaurant

👍👍 Small hole in the wall that serves authentic Korean fare. How do I know? They even had some mama and papas eating at the next table 🥰. Kiddo says the kalbi was fall of the bone good. Hubby says he would come again. I loved the salad dressing, had my bulgogi as spicy pork and didn’t realize that t...

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4.90 (241 reviews) (~6.12 km from centre)

Daily Dose Coffee Co. - Kent

Coffee stand

👍👍 Every morning, I look to my favorite coffee spot, which I have found at Daily Dose Coffee. I stop by on my way to work, and the baristas are great, and they immediately welcome you with a smile, and you feel like you are meeting an old friend for coffee. The drinks are great. You can get either hot...

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4.90 (201 reviews) (~8.68 km from centre)

Sushi Kaunta

Sushi restaurant

👍👍 GREAT spot for a quiet date or a hangout with your favorite sushi lovers! Amazing quality of seafood ESPECIALLY for the price of such an experience. Highly recommend if you want a more intimate experience as you're the only party! Sean the chef was AWESOME reviewing the sources of his fish and answe...

4.90 (154 reviews) (~6.06 km from centre)

Tandoori Slice

Restaurant

👍👍 What a Gem! Tired of normal pizza? Try this! It's finally open now. Took a long time to open. Great food, and hospitality was friendly and excited to help. My first time having an Indian style butter chicken pizza. What a pleasant surprise! It was mouth watering! All the flavor of Indian spices, o...

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4.90 (145 reviews) (~1.16 km from centre)

East African restaurant

👍👍 A great place for injera, Muslim-owned with halal food! Must try! This place is unmarked like what others have said. It is right next to the grocery store on the corner. There's plenty of parking most times but there is construction going on so you might find a lot of the parking taken by construct...

4.90 (59 reviews) (~7.7 km from centre)

DELI OCLOCK

Deli

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4.90 (49 reviews) (~8.66 km from centre)

Tacos El Gordo

Mexican restaurant

👍👍 I've been here a few times, and I highly recommend this spot. The tacos are all on point. You get grilled onions and some limes. I had the Carne asada, carnitas, tripe, and lengua tacos, and they were all good. The burritos are also very good. Good sized portions at a fair price.

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4.90 (48 reviews) (~7.3 km from centre)

El Gallito Mexican Food Truck

Mexican restaurant

👍👍 This taco truck was recommended by our family, and it didn't disappoint one bit. The fish tacos and shrimp tacos are delicious, the fish was grilled nicely, and the shrimps were plumped and tender. They were price right as well, I'd highly recommend getting those. This is definitely a hidden gem in...

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4.80 (425 reviews) (~9.71 km from centre)

El Cabrito

Mexican restaurant

👍👍 Embarrassed to say we have lived her for 3 years and never tried this place until tonight.. wow! This place is as legit as it gets and really tastes authentic. We had the mole enchiladas with pork and 4 tacos and devoured it all. Next time we will be trying the highly rated molotes. Lovely staff and...

4.80 (276 reviews) (~8.52 km from centre)

Daily Dose Coffee Co. - Auburn

Coffee stand

👍👍 I just wanted to take a moment to shout out Daily Dose!! They have been my go to since first opening the Kent stand. Major shout out to Brit for always being a ray of sunshine and her great coffee! Also, Maddie has the most contagious energy, 10/10!! Thanks Victoria for running the best coffee shop...

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4.80 (223 reviews) (~9.55 km from centre)

Spice Bridge

Food court

👍👍 Been here a couple of times now and tried things from Afella Jollof, Jazze's, and Theary so far. Everything has been delicious and big portions. Excited to try more! There's a rotating schedule of different food vendors depending on the day of the week. Also: while there are partial menus online thr...

4.80 (165 reviews) (~8.69 km from centre)

Theary Cambodian Foods, LLC.

Cambodian restaurant

👍👍 The person who helped me was so nice. It was my first time in and I knew I wanted to try the kabobs and the beef pastry but didn't know what else to get. She suggested the #4 since it has a variety. The food is so amazing. Just the right amount of spice and so many layers of flavor. I'll be recommen...

4.80 (106 reviews) (~9.1 km from centre)

La Esquina

Mexican restaurant

👍👍 This is a new spot in Burien that has ample indoor, outdoor and bar seating. Before they opened they advertised Mexican, sushi and cocktails but now the offerings are Mexican and American food and a full bar complete w beers on tap, no sushi. The staff is super friendly and our margas were great. Th...

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4.80 (75 reviews) (~7.88 km from centre)

Todo Asado Food Truck

Mexican restaurant

👍👍 Everything is handmade, cooked to perfection over charcoal. A traditional way of cooking. There are other good restaurants to get tacos in the area but this one is my favorite. Highly recommended!

4.80 (67 reviews) (~9.41 km from centre)

Andalucilla

Restaurant

👍👍 I can't say enough about how wonderful Andalucilla was to work with. We ordered 89 lunch box meals for a conference. They were so flexible when we didn't have the exact count on time. They made the lunches and delivered on a Saturday and even arrived a little early which is a stress reliever. We...

4.80 (44 reviews) (~6.12 km from centre)

DAO Thai Street Food

Thai restaurant

👍👍 The food was very good and authentic. Services was prompt and attentive. I was surprised they have stewed pork legs and yen-ta-fo noodles. Will be back in the near future to try other dishes. Parking can be very limited. May need to park at nearby establishment then walk over.

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4.80 (36 reviews) (~2.52 km from centre)

Saya Restaurant

Thai restaurant

Casual Thai restaurant serving up classic dishes as well as lunch combo specials.

$ $$$

4.70 (820 reviews) (~6.42 km from centre)

Burien Press

Coffee shop

Relaxed, timber-lined coffeehouse serving specialty drinks alongside baked goods & bites.

$ $$$

4.70 (675 reviews) (~7.88 km from centre)

The Little Chicken Burgers

American restaurant

👍👍 Officially one of our favorite burger spots in Burien!!! The two guys working there are awesome. Super friendly with their customers and exceptional service. We got one vegetarian burger and one triple burger, onion rings and a chocolate shake. Everything was so fresh and delicious!!!! Will 1000% be...

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4.70 (517 reviews) (~8.02 km from centre)

Piacere Trattoria Italiana

Italian restaurant

Housemade lasagna, pizza & other Italian dishes served in a cozy atmosphere with a full bar.

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4.70 (500 reviews) (~7.96 km from centre)

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Top rated Restaurants in Des Moines, United States