Eating and drinking
Eating and drinking near The Jefferson
Two kinds of eating out live near here. The everyday kind is on SE 14th Street. The night-out kind is a short drive north into the city.
On SE 14th
The corridor carries the everyday roster: fast food, family restaurants, coffee and the kind of places you go on a weeknight without planning it. We do not name individual restaurants here because they open and close; drive the street once and you will have the current list.
A night out downtown
For a bigger night, downtown Des Moines is about 3.4 miles north. The Court Avenue district and the East Village hold most of the restaurants, bars and breweries, within a few blocks of each other. It is a short drive up SE 14th and over the river, not a cross-town trip.
Close to home either way
The short version: weeknight meals are on your street, and the city's dining is a few miles up it. Every home is a renovated two-bedroom, one bath, about 850 square feet, with a new kitchen, a redone bath, new flooring and fresh paint, and a stove and refrigerator included. Live pricing is on the availability page.
Questions people ask
Where can I eat near The Jefferson?
Everyday restaurants, coffee and fast food line SE 14th Street, the corridor the community sits on. We do not list specific places because they change.
How far is downtown Des Moines for dinner?
About 3.4 miles north by road. The Court Avenue district and the East Village hold most of the downtown restaurants and bars.
Is there coffee nearby?
Yes, along the SE 14th corridor. Specific shops change, so drive the street for the current list rather than trusting a web page.
Distances are road miles from 3712 SE 14th Street, measured with OpenStreetMap routing in October 2026. The site keeps no distance module of its own, so the route planner is the source.
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