Guidebook for Ames

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Guidebook for Ames

Food Scene

Often crowded, but great all round restaurant. Also good for picking up morning pastries and coffee. Fresh bread daily. Great Sunday brunch - go early!
33 locals recommend
The Cafe
2616 Northridge Pkwy
33 locals recommend
Often crowded, but great all round restaurant. Also good for picking up morning pastries and coffee. Fresh bread daily. Great Sunday brunch - go early!
Good soup, salad, and coffee shop. Nice outdoor seating in summer.
6 locals recommend
Stomping Grounds Cafe
303 Welch Ave
6 locals recommend
Good soup, salad, and coffee shop. Nice outdoor seating in summer.
Charming, small coffee shop with fresh baked goods daily. Also gluten free options.
Arcadia Cafe
2337 230th Street
Charming, small coffee shop with fresh baked goods daily. Also gluten free options.

Parks & Nature

Lovely wooded park and hiking trail walking distance from the house.
Emma McCarthy Lee Park Access
Emma McCarthy Lee Park Access
Lovely wooded park and hiking trail walking distance from the house.
A great park for a hike or picnic along rugged cliffs or within the DesMoines River Valley.
31 locals recommend
Ledges State Park
1515 P Ave
31 locals recommend
A great park for a hike or picnic along rugged cliffs or within the DesMoines River Valley.

Essentials

13 locals recommend
Hy-Vee
3800 Lincoln Way
13 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Fareway Grocery
619 Burnett Ave
9 locals recommend
Nice new meat counter, deli, and sushi bar.
8 locals recommend
Wheatsfield Cooperative
413 Northwestern Ave
8 locals recommend
Nice new meat counter, deli, and sushi bar.