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The Royal Mile Bar and The Red Monk

This is the place to go on Court Avenue if you want a good urban setting and a multitude of imported draft and bottled beers to from which to choose--nearly 30 on tap and over 100 bottled brews. More than 85 varieties of Scotch whisky as well. Downstairs is the English pub, Royal Mile, while upstairs is the Belgian themed Red Monk, with a wide variety of Belgian imports, including Trappist ales.

Address
210 4th St
Getting there
Court District downtown
Hours
Mon-Fri 11AM-2AM, Sat 8AM-2Mon, Sun 10AM-2AM. Happy Hour Sun-Tue 9PM-midnight
Price
$8-15

Listing from Wikivoyage: Des Moines, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.