Restaurant Radar

 

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.

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FUTURE OPENINGS

Cooper’s Central Table and Cocktails, 1400 Chatham Ave., Norwalk
Feb. 5

Lachele’s Fine Foods and the Fitz, 3619 Sixth Ave.
Feb. 20

Black Cat Ice Cream, 134 Fifth St. in West Des Moines
Soon (Des Moines Register, Jan. 15)

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

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)

Scoops by Beth, Sixth and Euclid avenues
Tentative

The Melting Pot, Ankeny or West Des Moines
Tentative

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RECENT OPENINGS

Tom Archer’s Poor Man’s Supper Club, 301 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines
Jan. 31, 2025

Cafe Madeleine, 218 Sixth Ave. (Des Moines Register)
Jan. 28, 2025

Flora, in the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, 909 Robert D. Ray Drive
Dec. 18, 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

The Good Butcher, 555 17th St.
Oct. 19, 2024

Arcadia, 1010 Tyler St., Polk City
Aug. 22, 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