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Posted January 31, 2018in Belly Up To...

Des Moines Yacht Club

Boat shoes optional “We used to get boating magazines,” Des Moines Yacht Club co-owner Dirk DeBolt says. Admittedly, the name has caused some confusion outside the city of Des Moines, [...]

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Posted January 03, 2018in Belly Up To...

Ducktail Lounge

The cool dads’ basement The Ducktail Lounge provides an immediate sense of familiarity. It puts you at ease. It seems like a place you’ve been to before, even when you haven’t. The walls [...]

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Posted December 06, 2017in Belly Up To...

Angry Goldfish

South side revamp “We wanted it to be that neighborhood pub that everybody comes to,” co-owner Renee Way says. Originally three separate businesses in one building, Renee Way and husband Clark Way, [...]

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Posted November 01, 2017in Belly Up To...

BeerStyles

Gastropub and more West Glen has seen many new tenants in 2017, and one of the most recent comes in the form of BeerStyles Taproom and Gastropub, which boasts 110 beers [...]

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Posted October 04, 2017in Belly Up To...

Black Sheep

A titillating tequila bar Black Sheep in the East Village is unlike any other bar in Iowa, and that’s the way Frankie Farrell, the bar’s owner, designed it. “Des Moines wants to [...]

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Posted September 06, 2017in Belly Up To...

Hush

A Midwest silent disco A silent disco is a dance party where the music is heard only through special headphones. At Hush, listeners can choose between three different genres of [...]

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Posted August 02, 2017in Belly Up To...

Sully’s Irish Pub

Movin’ on up Iowa’s oldest Irish pub, and the bar known for its St. Patrick’s Day blowouts — Sully’s Irish Pub — has moved to 860 First St. in West [...]

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Posted July 05, 2017in Belly Up To...

Mixing it up downtown

The secret is officially out Mixology Night was CITYVIEW’s 2017 winner of “Best Kept Secret on the Local Nightlife Scene” and has become a favorite of those in the know. [...]

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Posted June 01, 2017in Belly Up To...

Hello, Marjorie

Walking into Hello, Marjorie is a very different experience than walking into any other bar in Des Moines. When the bar opens on a weekday, patrons steadily trickle in as [...]

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Posted May 03, 2017in Belly Up To...

Commons off the clock

Happy hour in the heart of the city Few things in life are better then a Friday summer evening, and what better way to start the weekend than heading downtown [...]

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