Hometown Honours

Best Bar / Pub

Des Moines · 100 on the ballot · no votes cast yet

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  1. 1833 Saloon

    1833 Hubbell Avenue

  2. 1908 Draught House
  3. 300 Craft & Rooftop

    300 West Martin Luther King Junior Parkway

  4. 515 Brewing Company

    7700 University Avenue

  5. 85 Bar

    432 East Locust Street

  6. AJ's on East Court

    419 East Court Avenue

  7. Alpine Tap Room

    2720 Ingersoll Avenue

  8. American Outlaws Bar

    214 3rd Street

  9. Annie's Irish Pub

    206 3rd Street

  10. B&C Sports Bar

    111 5th Street

  11. Back Roads Lounge

    8460 Birchwood Court

  12. Backpocket Pin & Pixel

    6205 Merle Hay Road

  13. Balkan Bar and Grill

    8048 Douglas Avenue

  14. Beaver Tap

    4050 Urbandale Avenue

  15. Beechwood Lounge

    416 East Walnut Street

  16. Beer Can Alley

    409 Court Avenue

  17. Bellhop

    440 East Grand Avenue

  18. Big Grove Brewery & Taproom

    555 17th Street

  19. Black Sheep

    223 East Walnut Street

  20. Blind Pig Cocktail Bodega

    222½ 5th Street

  21. Brecks
  22. Castaways Bar & Grill

    5000 Merle Hay Road

  23. Celebrations

    Des Moines

  24. Ceviche Bar

    223 East Walnut Street

  25. Charley's SouthTown Tap

    3803 Southwest 9th Street

  26. Charlie's Filling Station

    305 Grand Avenue

  27. Coa Cantina

    425 East Grand Avenue

  28. Cooney's Tavern

    3708 Beaver Avenue

  29. Corona Cantina
  30. Cottonwood

    3700 Dennis Drive

  31. Court Avenue Brewing Company

    309 Court Avenue

  32. Dam Pub

    2710 Beaver Avenue

  33. Denny Arthur's
  34. Des Moines Athletic Club

    604 Locust Street

  35. Doc's Lounge
  36. Down Under Bar & Grill
  37. Ducktail Lounge

    1809 Northwest 86th Street

  38. Extra Innings
  39. G. Mig's 5th Street Pub

    128 5th Street

  40. GoodSons

    2815 Beaver Avenue

  41. GT Lounge

    3013 Ingersoll Avenue

  42. Hello, Marjorie

    717 Locust Street

  43. Heroes
  44. Heroics Sports Lounge

    2005 Ingersoll Avenue

  45. High Life Lounge

    200 Southwest 2nd Street

  46. HoQtail

    303 East 5th Street

  47. Ingersoll Tap

    2837 Ingersoll Avenue

  48. Iowa Craft Beer Tent
  49. Jeannie's Bottle

    3839 Merle Hay Road

  50. Jeremiah Bullfrog's

    1907 E P True Parkway

  51. Joe's Pub
  52. Johnny's Hall of Fame

    302 Court Avenue

  53. Jokers
  54. Kathy's

    6705 Hickman Road

  55. Ladder 13

    1316 Grand Avenue

  56. Locust Tap

    434 East Locust Street

  57. Lot 33 Coffee Bar and Lounge

    3701 Ingersoll Avenue

  58. Maggie's Rumble Room

    1430 2nd Avenue

  59. Maple Vape Lounge

    6555 University Avenue

  60. Mickey Finn's
  61. Miss Kitty's

    8800 Swanson Boulevard

  62. Mullet's

    1300 Southeast 1st Street

  63. Nightingale Cocktail

    435 East Grand Avenue

  64. Nothing Major

    608 Locust Street

  65. Pal Joey's

    6224 Grand Avenue

  66. Pally's Bar & Grille

    1800 Northwest 86th Street

  67. Pints Pub & Patio

    319 Court Avenue

  68. Plaza Pub

    6202 Douglas Avenue

  69. Quinton's Bar & Deli

    506 East Grand Avenue

  70. Red Monk

    210 4th Street

  71. Revival House

    316 Court Avenue

  72. Ricochet

    400 Locust Street

  73. Sand Bar
  74. Secret Admirer

    110 Southwest 5th Street

  75. Shorty's

    208 Court Avenue

  76. SingleSpeed Brewing Co - DSM TapRoom

    303 Scott Avenue

  77. Stormy's

    6923 Douglas Avenue

  78. Sully's Irish Pub

    860 1st Street

  79. Suzy Q's Lounge
  80. The Bartender’s Handshake

    3615 Ingersoll Avenue

  81. The Beerhouse

    4810 86th Street

  82. The Blazing Saddle

    414;416 East 5th Street

  83. The Carney Tap

    7010 Northeast 14th Street

  84. The Contrary

    503 East Locust Street

  85. The Flying Moose

    8980 Hickman Road

  86. The Iowa Taproom

    215 East 3rd Street

  87. The Lamp

    418 East 5th Street

  88. The Ridgemont
  89. The Station on Ingersoll

    3124 Ingersoll Avenue

  90. The Stuffed Olive

    208 3rd Street

  91. Triangle Tap

    2506 Post Street

  92. University Tap

    7500 University Avenue

  93. Up-Down

    500 East Locust Street

  94. Vickie's

    2801 2nd Avenue

  95. Victor's Sports Bar & Grill

    7500 Douglas Avenue

  96. Vision

    2700 University Avenue

  97. Waveland Lounge

    4706 University

  98. Wellman's Pub

    2920 Ingersoll Avenue

  99. Winchester Public House

    226 5th Street

  100. Wooly's

    504 East Locust Street

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