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"Start with a coffee at Zanzibar's Coffee Adventure, the capital city’s “first and best coffee shop,” where, she says, “you can always find a cast of regulars” while smelling freshly-roasted beans." - Marguerite Imbert
Art-filled coffee shop with in-house roasting & breakfast
2723 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312 Get directions
$1–10
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Italian standards & American fare, pasta, pizza, cheesecake
Well-known chain serving grilled burgers, fries & shakes
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