Des Moines' oldest bars

Even the owner isn’t exactly sure how long this place has been around. His guess? 80 years. That places it in Prohibition, so that may be a little off. Our guess? Old.

Open since 1933, the year Prohibition was repealed, there’s a lot of history at the legendary Greenwood.

At 47, Johnny’s seems like a youngster, but it’s the oldest sports bar in town (and even got a facelift last year).

This bar has been around for 72 years, and some of the graffiti looks to be about the same age.

An east-side institution since 1933. The Hull and the Greenwood were neck-and-neck in terms of who opened first once drinking was legal.

Don’t let the name fool you, this bar has been slinging suds for a long time. How long? We got an estimate of “Since the 20s.”