Restaurants in Iowa

Explore 3,088 places to eat and drink across 270 cities and towns in Iowa. The cities with the most listings are Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, West Des Moines, Ames, and Ankeny. Popular categories include sandwich shops, fast food restaurants, pizza restaurants, and Mexican restaurants.

Eating out in Iowa: what the data says

The most common kinds of places in our Iowa guide are sandwich shops (353), fast food restaurants (342), pizza restaurants (294), Mexican restaurants (277), and American restaurants (219). Des Moines alone accounts for 12% of all listings in the state.

Of the 1,494 places in Iowa that publish their opening hours, the typical weekday runs from 10:00 AM to 9:30 PM. 86% open on Sundays, 75% are open every day of the week, 30% open by 7 AM and 59% stay open until 10 PM or later.

We have 266 menus from Iowa on file with 16,938 priced items. The median item costs $10.95, and half of all items are priced between $6.00 and $15.00.

Most common menu items in Iowa

ItemOn menusTypical price
French Fries22%$3.92
Taco Salad20%$11.82
Onion Rings15%$7.50
Cottage Cheese15%$3.38
Coffee15%$2.50
Chicken Strips15%$7.50
Cheeseburger14%$8.95
Grilled Cheese14%$6.79

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