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Oak Park
Modern American
A 5,000-bottle wine cellar sits beneath a modern American dining room in a residential Des Moines neighborhood, and the kitchen leans hard on an on-site garden for its produce. The chef couple behind it trained at Michelin-starred restaurants abroad before landing here, which may explain the tables booked out for months. The dessert menu runs from a $4 chocolate-fig bar to a $100 banana split, which tells you most of what you need to know about the range.
The awards strongest first
- USA Today Restaurants of the Year
- Midwest Living 2024 · Best of the Midwest
- Eater The 36 Best Restaurants in Des Moines, Iowa
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Midwest · Ian Robertson
One number, weighted & current 88
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Pan-roasted salmon
“diners can sample impeccable dishes crafted with fruits and vegetables grown in the on-site garden, like pan-roasted salmon with smoked leeks, carrots, pickled shallots, and carrot jus.”
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Banana split
“splurge on the $100 banana split decked out in Champagne mousse, gold leaf, and Armagnac caviar.”
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Chocolate-fig bar
“They can end with a $4 chocolate-fig bar”
Eater
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