Bar & grill · Des Moines IA
Craft Beer, Mexican-American Food, Live Music
A lively Des Moines bar and grill with a large beer selection, creative food, and live music downtown.
A lively Des Moines bar and grill with a large beer selection, creative food, and live music downtown.
Explore hundreds of taps alongside cans and bottles, with knowledgeable staff ready to help you choose.
Settle in with flavorful bar food and hearty homemade chili that reviewers describe as thick, spicy, and filling.
Enjoy live music and an energetic setting near downtown Des Moines, with a distinctive dive-bar and punk-joint feel.
El Bait Shop is a bar and grill at 200 SW 2nd St in Des Moines, Iowa, known for its large selection of craft beers, cans, and bottles. The atmosphere is lively, with a vibe reviewers describe as part dive bar and part punk joint.
The menu features creative Mexican-American eats, including thick, hearty homemade chili. With knowledgeable staff, live music, and hundreds of taps decorating the bar, El Bait Shop is a casual stop near downtown and the baseball area.
A broad selection of craft beers on tap, plus cans and bottles.
Creative Mexican-American eats, including homemade chili and other satisfying bar food.
Live music in a lively downtown Des Moines bar setting.
A casual place to meet coworkers, enjoy a beer, and take in the many taps behind the bar.
“I've stopped into El bait shop a couple of times now and had a great experience every time. Staff are great, and very knowledgeable, especially for the MASSIVE selection of beers they offer.”
“Stopped in at El Bait Shop and had the homemade chili, and brother… that stuff sticks to your ribs the way good chili is supposed to. Thick, hearty, and honest.”
“I came here with co workers and was pleased with the vibe they had going. It felt like a dive bar and a punk joint had a baby that decided to bathe and REALLY get into beer. No joke, there’s something like 200 different beers on tap.”
El Bait Shop · Des Moines IA