The USA TODAY Restaurants of the Year 2025 list features 44 restaurants from fine-dining establishments to counter-service seafood shacks. USA TODAY Network food journalists across the country pooled their expertise and local dining experiences to select the restaurants, which includes the places they know, love and recommend. In Des Moines, New American restaurant Oak Park, which uses French techniques and local ingredients on Ingersoll Avenue, was named one of best in the country. But there are so many other restaurants serving exceptional cuisine and showcasing hospitality that deserve to be recognized. Here are seven places from the Des Moines metro, in alphabetical order, that we wish had made the Restaurants of the Year list. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. 📰: snoozun #DesMoines #Iowa #DesMoinesFoodie #DesMoinesEats #DSMUSA #USATBestEats #FoodLover #FoodReview