How many Italian and pizza restaurants in Des Moines does Des Moines Insider list?

As of 2026-10-10, 37, counting Des Moines and its suburbs. By Google star rating, the highest rated are Nonna’s Pizza & Pasta (4.8), Pete's Pizza (4.8), Pico De Gallo (4.8), Aposto (4.7) and Johnny & Mike's Pizza (4.7).

Where in the Des Moines area are the Italian and pizza restaurants?

By the city each listing records, the most are in Des Moines (5), West Des Moines (5), Waukee (3), Ankeny (2) and Indianola (2).

Why is a Italian or pizza restaurant missing from this list?

This page lists restaurants in the Des Moines Insider directory whose cuisine is recorded as Italian or pizza. Restaurants marked closed, or announced but not yet open, are left out. A place that is not listed is not in the directory yet.

Italian and Pizza Restaurants in Des Moines

The Des Moines Insider restaurant directory lists 37 Italian and pizza restaurants in Des Moines and its suburbs 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.