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

The Bartender’s Handshake

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A small, neighborhood cocktail bar. Serving craft cocktails, unique wines, and beer of all flavors a

10/31/2026

Happy Hallo-weekend! Join us for HANDSHAKE OF HORROR VII. Bring your best costume for a chance to win a $200 bar tab! Boozy gummy worms, spooky cocktails, and late night food until midnight. See ya soon!

BOOZY GUMMY WORMS
Daiquiri and Negroni

MONSTER CHILLER HORROR THEATER
Rittenhouse Rye, Cocchi Dopo Teatro vermouth Amaro, rum, sherry, Xocolatl Mole bitters

NOSFERATU’S BEETING HEART
Banhez Mezcal, Cynar, beet, ginger, pineapple, lime

10/29/2026

See you this weekend to celebrate 7 years of the Handshake!

Stop by on Friday and/or Saturday to have your photo taken and enter the costume contest for a chance to win a $200 bar tab. Two runners up will also win a $50 bar tab.

10/12/2026

Say goodbye to summer with a patio hang! Service Industry Monday means 20% off everything for our bar and restaurant friends all day. See ya soon!

10/05/2026

CLOSED Monday, October 5

Thank you everyone that came out yesterday for an amazing end to the grill out season! And huge thanks to the amazing chefs who put so much heart into each of this year’s events. We had so much fun, and we couldn’t have done it without you, Des Moines! Thanks for showing up and supporting.

We’re taking a day to recover, and we’ll be back at it Tuesday for what looks like an amazing week on the patio. See ya soon!

10/04/2026

THE LAST ONE!

Delicious food paired perfectly with some unique w**es. 4pm - sell out. Get it before it’s gone!

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10/03/2026

Patio weekend! Late Night Happy Hour starts at 10pm. Late night food til midnight. And the finale of our 2026 Grill Out Chill Out series at 4pm Sunday. See you soon and see you tomorrow!

09/29/2026

T H E L A S T O N E !

The Grill Out season goes out with a bang this Sunday, 10/4. Our friends at Cafe Mir are coming down from Fertile to grill a fresh, farm-inspired dinner for all. W**e bar and slushees and delicious food! Don’t miss this one. See ya Sunday!

Cafe Mir

09/27/2026

G R I L L O U T !

4p - Sell Out

Vegan Hoagies

Vegan W**e

Vegan Slushees

All vegan. All delicious!

09/26/2026

S U N D A Y

Hoping for perfect weather (no rain) for Jules Henningsen to share some delicious Hey Schweetie Hoagies with y’all! We will have tents ready just in case there’s light rain, so we’ll see you Sunday even if we don’t see the sun!

Hey Schweetie Vegan Hoagies

Phillis: seitan beef, grilled peppers & onions, cheese wiz

McSmay: grilled BBQ tempeh ribs, coleslaw, pickles

(Grilled polenta available to substitute for the hoagie to make it gluten free!)

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09/25/2026

Sometimes the best escape from a dreary world is a bright, tropical, frozen drink.

N E W S L U S H F L A V O R

Trade Winds

Appleton Estate & Don Q rums | apricot liqueur | coconut | lemon | Angostura

Address

3615 Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines, IA
50312

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+15156303008

Website

http://Thebartendershandshake.com/

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