Des Moines has more food personality than many first-time visitors expect. Explore Iowa classics, local restaurants, farmers’ market favorites, breweries and the dishes that help give the city its Midwestern flavor.
Some regional dishes are famous across the country. Steak de Burgo is different: it is closely associated with Des Moines, yet many visitors arrive without
Order a pork tenderloin sandwich in Iowa and your first reaction may be to wonder why the meat is so much larger than the bun.
Des Moines is a good city for eating without turning every meal into a formal dining event. Iowa agriculture is never far from the story,