Des Moines' best breakfasts

The most important meal of the day

In the land of nourishment, breakfast is king, a meal worthy of our devotion. Put down your bagel, your Egg McMuffin, your Honey Nut Cheerios and leftover pizza, and instead embark on a tasty journey of the best breakfasts central Iowa has to offer. Mom wasn’t fibbin’: Your first meal is the best meal.

If you think we left out a breakfast better than any of these 13, stop scarfing pancakes long enough to log into the site and leave a comment below.

And after more than 2,000 votes cast on Des Moines Metromix over several weeks, here's the final ranking of these 13 breakfasts:

1. Machine Shed's cinnamon roll
2. Waveland Cafe's Lumberman
3. Drake Diner's pumpkin pancakes
4. Mr. Filet steak and eggs
5. Farm Boys breakfast burrito
6. La Mie omelette
7. Gateway Market's Challah French toast
8. Ken's Biggie
9. The Grove Cafe's pancake
10. Pupusa
11. A.K. O'Connor's He-Man
12. Florene's Belgian waffle
13. Sweet Binney's pastries


Tasty text: Metromix Staff
Scrumptious snapshots: Eric Rowley