The Grimes Brief

Guide · Night out

Where to go for a night out in Grimes, from the Main Street bars to a neighborhood pour.

Grimes has a real downtown strip, and most of a night out fits within a block of it. Here is where to go, with addresses.

The quick pick

Start on SE Main Street, where Uptown Bar and Grill, Sips on Main, and Stevie C's sit within a block of each other. For a neighborhood option a bit east, Pour Choices.

Downtown, SE Main Street

The Main Street bars

A bit east

Pour Choices Neighborhood Bar

Pour Choices Neighborhood Bar (1895 SE Grimes Blvd #101) is the neighborhood option, in the same building as Lightbrite Coffee.

Grimes does not have a brewery of its own yet. For a taproom, the closest are in Des Moines and Waukee.

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Sources: the Grimes Chamber restaurant directory and each business's own listing. Addresses as published. Confirm hours before you go. Please drink responsibly. Preview build, September 2026.