SO WHERE DO YOU WANT TO EAT?
Here at dsm Dish, we’re always looking for new answers to that question. Scroll down to see future openings we’re watching, as well as new restaurants that have opened in the last year or so (starting with the most recent).
And, of course, please let us know what we should add to the list. Send your tips to editors@bpcdm.com.
FUTURE OPENINGS
Black Cat Ice Cream, 134 Fifth St. in West Des Moines
March
The Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe, 300 S.W. Fifth St.
March
30Hop, 1535 S.W. Market St., Ankeny
March or April, moving to a new location in The District at Prairie Trail
Fong’s Pizza, 317 E. Court Ave.
First week of April, reopening in the East Village after leaving Fourth Street in late March
Masao, 512 E. Grand Ave.
May, in the space formerly occupied by Miyabi 9 (Axios, Feb. 12)
Bar Martinez, 515 Euclid Ave.
Late spring or early summer (Des Moines Register, Jan. 28)
Tribute Eatery & Bar, 1615 S.W. Main St., Ankeny
June or July
Highland Underground, 3614 Sixth Ave.
Summer (Des Moines Register, Jan. 15)
Des Moines Athletic Club, 604 Locust St.
Late 2025
Scoops by Beth, Sixth and Euclid avenues
Tentative
The Melting Pot, Ankeny or West Des Moines
Tentative
Full Court Press spot, 223 Fourth St.
Tentative plans for a new business after Fong’s Pizza moves out
RECENT OPENINGS
Lachele’s Fine Foods and the Fitz, 3619 Sixth Ave.
Feb. 27
Pho Viet, 5002 E.P. True Parkway
Feb. 15
Cooper’s Central Table and Cocktails, 1400 Chatham Ave., Norwalk
Feb. 5
Tom Archer’s Poor Man’s Supper Club, 301 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines
Jan. 31
Cafe Madeleine, 218 Sixth Ave.
Jan. 28, 2025
Flora, in the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, 909 Robert D. Ray Drive
Dec. 18, 2024
Cafe Chai, 1315 31st St.
Nov. 22, 2024
It’s My Jam Cafe, 7015 N.E. 14th St., Ankeny
Nov. 14, 2024
KPOT Korean BBQ and Hot Pot, 7105 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines
Nov. 11, 2024
Early Bird, 401 E. Court Ave.
Oct. 28, 2024
Oceanside Grill, 1802 N. Ankeny Boulevard, Ankeny
Oct. 28, 2024
The Good Butcher, 555 17th St.
Oct. 19, 2024
Arcadia, 1010 Tyler St., Polk City
Aug. 22, 2024
Hawker’s Kitchen, 1975 N. Ankeny Boulevard, Ankeny
Aug. 1, 2024
HiFi Brew Lounge, 103 S. 11th St., West Des Moines
July 2, 2024
Grimaldi’s, 5485 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines
June 7, 2024
Chikin Lickin, 1196 S.E. University Ave., Waukee
June 3, 2024
Hugo’s Wood-Fired Kitchen, 3206 University Ave.
May 31, 2024
Prime & Providence, 595 S. 60th St., West Des Moines
May 7, 2024
Table 128, 220 S.W. Ninth St.
May 3, 2024
HomeGrown, 950 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines
April 19, 2024
The Handlebar, 1607 Sugar Grove Ave., Dallas Center
April 18, 2024 (reopened under new ownership)
HoQtail, 303 E. Fifth St.
April 16, 2024
Ciderhouse Restaurant at Wilson’s Orchard & Farm, 3201 15th Ave., Cumming
April 10, 2024
Zavy Kitchen, 111 E. Grand Ave.
April 6, 2024
Ta’Chido Cantina, 409 Court Ave.
April 6, 2024
What Dak, 9250 University Ave in West Des Moines
April 1, 2024
The Stuffed Olive, 216 Court Ave.
March 29, 2024
Chelsie’s Courtyard Diner, 300 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Feb. 13, 2024
Guesthouse Tavern & Oyster, 9500 University Ave., West Des Moines
Feb. 13, 2024
Roots 95 Craft Kitchen, 8705 Chambery Blvd., Johnston
Feb. 2, 2024
Nadia’s French Bakery, 2706 Grand Ave.
Jan. 22, 2024
Moxie Kitchen & Events, 4119 University Ave.
Jan. 18, 2024
Grimaldi’s, 1450 S.W. Vintage Parkway, Ankeny
Jan. 10, 2024
Basic Bird, 2607 Beaver Ave.
Jan. 3, 2024
