How many restaurants in East Village does Des Moines Insider list?

As of 2026-10-01, 20. By Google star rating, the highest rated are Masao (4.8), Purveyor (4.8), Bar Nico (4.7), Cinnaholic (4.7) and Lucca (4.7).

What kinds of food do East Village restaurants serve?

By the first cuisine each listing records, the most common are Bar & Grill (6) and American (4). A place can record more than one cuisine; only the first is counted here.

Why is a restaurant in East Village missing from this list?

This page lists restaurants in the Des Moines Insider directory whose map location falls inside the East Village boundary this site uses (east of the Des Moines River, south of I-235 and west of East 14th Street). Restaurants marked closed, or announced but not yet open, are left out. A place that is not listed is not in the directory yet.

Restaurants in East Village

The Des Moines Insider restaurant directory lists 20 restaurants in East Village right now. The list below shows 12 of them, read from the directory live and ordered by rating, and each name opens that restaurant's own page with the address, hours, price range and links the directory holds for it. Closed restaurants and ones that are announced but not yet open are left out.