12 Places to Celebrate National Margarita Day in Downtown Des Moines

Whether you’re looking for a margarita that’s shaken, stirred or frozen — Downtown Des Moines (DSM) is the place to be for National Margarita Day on Feb. 22! These Downtown DSM restaurants and nightlife venues have a broad range of tequilas and flavors to make your margarita dreams come true so try them on or around National Margarita Day!

Bar Nico

Downtown DSM Neighborhood: Historic East Village
This Mexican joint by local food connoisseur Jason Simon serves up modern fare with Mezcal and tequila drinks and late-night tacos, too. Choose Nico’s Margarita, classic or seasonal, or order the Capitol Margarita featuring Don Julio Blanco, Cointreau and serrano agave.
BAR NICO’S DRINK MENU

Bellhop Tiki

Downtown DSM Neighborhood: Historic East Village
This place is a vibe. Their drinks menu spans poolside cocktails and slushies, tiki classics and cocktails, several mocktail options plus sharable bowl drinks, beer and more. Their margarita is a mixture of Exotico Blanco tequila, lime and orange liqueur — salt on the rim, optional!
DRINKS AT BELLHOP TIKI

Coa Cantina

Downtown DSM Neighborhood: Historic East Village
So many margarita choices, it would be a shame not to try them all! The Coa Mezcal Margarita comes with a heat kick from both the habanero honey and house-made spicy salted rim. Other flavors include blackberry, cucumber jalapeño, hibiscus, peach, pineapple, watermelon, strawberry and mango (with tajin around the rim!). Several frozen margarita flavors will have you dreaming of sunny days at the beach. Non-alcoholic versions of their margaritas are available, as well, and you can add a Modelito Floater to any margarita for just $3.50.
COA CANTINA’S DRINK MENU

The Copper Cup

Downtown DSM Neighborhood: Historic Court District
Love margaritas, but really craving a Moscow mule? Here, you can have it both ways! The Copper Cup’s signature drinks menu is all about the mule, and their Mexican Mule has all your fave margarita fixins but with ginger beer, too.
COPPER CUP DRINKS

Fresko 

Downtown DSM Neighborhood: Western Gateway
Try the Midnight Margarita with blackberry Espolón silver tequila, spiced blackberry simple, lime juice and Fever Tree sparkling grapefruit. Additionally, Fresko has several options for tequila  — Camarena Silver, Espolon Reposado, Espolon Silver, Don Julio Reposado and Don Julio 1942. Order up a couple of starters like the wood-fired Moroccan skewers, corn off the cob or short rib tacos, and you’ll have yourself a party!
COCKTAILS AND SPIRITS AT FRESKO

Judges

Downtown DSM Neighborhood: Historic Court District
Hang during Happy Hour for deals on menu cocktails, wine and beers. The Mistrial Margarita, made with jalapeno-infused El Mayor Blanco, aperol, passionfruit, pineapple, lime and salt, is just one of The Precedents drinks on the menu.
JUDGES BEVERAGE MENU

Malo

Downtown DSM Neighborhood: Western Gateway
Oh yes, if you’re looking for your perfect margarita — you’re gonna find it here! Take your pick of agua fresca (i.e., a mixture of fruit, water, lime juice and something to sweeten it) with flavors including lime, jalapeño, strawberry, hibiscus, raspberry, passionfruit, watermelon, mango, chile-pineapple and blueberry. Malo has a robust list of other tequila and Mezcal drinks to choose from, if you’re looking for something with a slightly different spin. And if it’s a pitcher kind of day — no sweat! Order up a 48 oz.-er of your favorite margarita flavor for you and a few friends. It’s five o’clock somewhere, right?
MALO’S DRINK LIST

Revival House

Downtown DSM Neighborhood: Historic Court District
The Pinky Gonzalez is a Revival House tropical spin on a great margarita. Taste the Mi Campo Blanco tequila, Cazadores Resposado, house orgeat, blended curacao, OJ and lime.
DRINKS AT REVIVAL HOUSE

RoCA DSM

Downtown DSM Neighborhood: Historic Court District
For something a little bolder and extra special, stop in for a cocktail at RoCA on Court Avenue and try the Smoked Margarita: Don Julio Blanco tequila, Cointreau, lime, agave and applewood smoke.
DRINKS AT ROCA 

Table 128

Downtown DSM Neighborhood: Gray's Lake Area 
While you can order the seasonal drink, the spiked winter spiced lemonade, it's the Blood Orange Margarita you'll want to taste the next time you dine at Table 128. A mixture of Mommenpop blood orange aperitif, El Mayor blanco tequila, lime juice and honey syrup, pair it with the lentil tostada for a most memorable meal.
TABLE 128 SEASONAL COCKTAILS

Tonic on Court

Downtown DSM Neighborhood: Historic Court District
This Downtown DSM nightlife venue in the middle of Court Avenue is a great destination for a night out! Order the Court Ave Rita, made with Don Julio Blanco tequila, Grand Marnier, lime and salt. Or try out the Margarita Mule featuring Exotico Tequila, Triple Sec, ginger beer, lime and a pinch of salt. 
TONIC’S DRINK MENU

Truman's KC Pizza Tavern

Downtown DSM Neighborhood: Historic East Village 
The Fiery Mango Marg is a Lalo Tequilla Blanco margarita infused with fresh jalapenos, oranges and mango purée. Happy National Margarita Day!
TRUMAN'S DRINKS

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