85 Bar East Village

85 Bar East Village '85 Bar is a sports nostalgia bar located in the Historic East Village of Des Moines , Iowa.

We offer a rotating food, beer, and cocktail menu with a touch of Chicago culture. Stop in for a Chicago Style Hot Dogs or try our house shot, the Mini Beer.

Mondays 🤝 Malört
08/31/2026

Mondays 🤝 Malört

Think you know the Bears? Prove it.📅 Thursday, September 3rd✍️ Sign-up at 6PM🧠 Trivia starts at 7PM👏 Teams up to 6 peopl...
08/26/2026

Think you know the Bears? Prove it.

📅 Thursday, September 3rd
✍️ Sign-up at 6PM
🧠 Trivia starts at 7PM
👏 Teams up to 6 people

The winning team gets first pick: a reserved table OR two reserved bar seats for the FIRST Bears game of the season. 👀

Plus merch, drinks & more prizes along the way.

Study up. Bear Down. 🐻⬇️

ONE. WEEK. 🐻⬇️The first Bears preseason game is exactly one week away! 🏈Join us Saturday, August 15th for a watch party ...
08/08/2026

ONE. WEEK. 🐻⬇️

The first Bears preseason game is exactly one week away! 🏈

Join us Saturday, August 15th for a watch party starting at noon. We’ll be serving up Italian beefs, Chicago dogs, mini beers & a whole lot of optimism.

See you at 85. 🍻

Don’t let all the yellow tape fool you! We are still open today from 4 PM - 2 AM. 🍻The new concrete should be dry soon, ...
08/07/2026

Don’t let all the yellow tape fool you! We are still open today from 4 PM - 2 AM. 🍻

The new concrete should be dry soon, but in the meantime, please use the gravel path by Kitchen Collage to get to us.

➡️ Swipe for a better look at where to enter. See you tonight! 🐻

This is the gravel section dedicated to foot traffic. Please use this to get to our front door!

See you soon! 🍻🐻

It’s hot enough lately that we figured we should stop fighting it.For one afternoon, 85 Bar is going tropical. From the ...
07/22/2026

It’s hot enough lately that we figured we should stop fighting it.

For one afternoon, 85 Bar is going tropical. From the drinks to the hot dogs, prepare to be transported.

🌴 Tiki Takeover
🗓️August 9
⏰2–8 PM

Featuring tropical cocktails and a special menu from Chef Dale Rinderman of Savor (Indianola).

This heatwave has gone too far.So we’re skipping straight to Christmas.Join us Wednesday, July 15 for Glizzmas in July!🌭...
07/01/2026

This heatwave has gone too far.

So we’re skipping straight to Christmas.

Join us Wednesday, July 15 for Glizzmas in July!
🌭 Half-off hot dogs ALL DAY in honor of National Hot Dog Day.
🎅 Naughty or Nice shots from Santa (7PM-CLOSE)
🎁 White Elephant gift exchange (7PM)
❄️ So much air conditioning

Bring a gift if you’d like. Bring your appetite either way.

Merry Glizzmas!

Mini beers are like onions…✨ They have layers. ✨Join us for Shrek Trivia on Wednesday, July 8! 💚🧅 Sign-ups: 6 PM👥 Teams ...
06/29/2026

Mini beers are like onions…

✨ They have layers. ✨

Join us for Shrek Trivia on Wednesday, July 8! 💚

🧅 Sign-ups: 6 PM
👥 Teams of up to 6
🏆 Win tickets to Shrek Rave at Wooly’s, 85 Bar merch, and more!

SomeBODY once told me your team better start studying. 🫡

Pride at 85, through our camera roll. 🌈📸We couldn’t fit everyone into one post, so the full photo gallery is linked in t...
06/16/2026

Pride at 85, through our camera roll. 🌈📸

We couldn’t fit everyone into one post, so the full photo gallery is linked in the comments. Take a look and download anything you’d like to share!

Thanks for making it a weekend to remember.

The East Village is about to get a lot more colorful. ✨Pridefest runs June 12–14, and we’re celebrating all weekend long...
06/08/2026

The East Village is about to get a lot more colorful. ✨

Pridefest runs June 12–14, and we’re celebrating all weekend long with Rainbow Mini Beers 🌈, drink specials🍻, and cold AC🥶.

So make sure to come cool off, grab a drink, and keep the party going this weekend!

We’ve always said we’re a football bar.Turns out we should’ve been more specific. ⚽️🤷Open at 2PM June 11th for the first...
06/04/2026

We’ve always said we’re a football bar.

Turns out we should’ve been more specific. ⚽️🤷

Open at 2PM June 11th for the first World Cup match.

🌭 Half-price Chicago dogs from 2–4PM
🍺 Half-price domestics from 2–4PM
🪣 $20 beer buckets all night

We’ll return to Bears-related programming shortly. 🫡

Address

432 East Locust Street
Des Moines, IA
50309

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 12am
Tuesday 4pm - 12am
Wednesday 4pm - 12am
Thursday 4pm - 12am
Friday 4pm - 2am
Saturday 11am - 2am
Sunday 11am - 12am

Telephone

+15152073033

Website

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