Step into this warehouse-chic Australian cafe for phenomenal brunch offerings and standout coffee in a welcoming, vibrant space just off downtown.
"On weekends, a line stretched out the door of St. Kilda Cafe and Bakery in Des Moines, Iowa." - Elazar Sontag
"This Australian cafe is the hottest restaurant to open in Des Moines since the 2016 election, and comes highly recommended by every local restaurateur and journalist I spoke with. It’s a bit off from the main downtown corridor, but people will go out of their way to pay New York City prices for extremely well-executed flat whites, grain bowls, and its best-selling item — yes, the avocado toast. The restaurant has been so successful since opening just two years ago that there is now a branch in the heart of downtown in a former Starbucks, and an all-day concept called St. Kilda Surf and Turf right across the river in the East Village. All three are worth a visit, but the original has an incomparable energy — and, perhaps more importantly, an elevated perch where you can ever-so-creepily watch sleep-deprived campaign operatives and hungover journalists come in for their morning fix." - Gary He
"For a restaurant that’s “new on the scene,” Nahabedian recommends St. Kilda Café & Bakery, owned by a “great Aussie/NYC expat who married [an] Iowan woman.”" - Marguerite Imbert
"A restaurant owned by a 'great Aussie/NYC expat who married [an] Iowan woman.'" - Marguerite Imbert
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