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Monday 12am - 6:30pm Tuesday 12am - 11:45pm Wednesday 12am - 11:45pm Thursday 12am - 5pm

New World Kitchen

Name: New World Kitchen
Address: 1620 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA, 50314, US
Telephone: +15152028315
Price range: $
Rating: 4.8

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💚 Vegan and gluten-free meal prep & products in Des Moines. Order Mon-Thurs for pick up the following Mon.
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Or grab & go at Slow Down Coffee Co, Coffee Cats, & The Refill Market! New World Kitchen is a pop-up, takeout-only business that creates small batch vegan meal prep and products in Des Moines, IA. It was launched in 2012 under the name New World Café — the first 100% vegan restaurant in Des Moines. The menu is made entirely from whole food ingredients like grains, beans, vegetables, nuts, and seeds.

08/05/2026

We had some tech issues this week, and traffic on our site has slowed down. 🙁 This week only, place an order over $50 for pick up or delivery on Monday and use code TECHTROUBLES for 15% off. 💚

Ordering for fresh items closes Thursday at 5 pm. Frozen products are available until midnight Thursday. We would love to cook for you!

Thank you for supporting us for your local vegan meal prep! 💕

https://newworldkitchendsm.com

07/14/2026

New options available now ✨

Street Corn Quinoa Bowl: quinoa, marinated pinto beans, chili roasted corn, cheesy lime cashew crumbles, roasted peppers and tomatoes, sunflower avocado crema, radish & lime

Double Chocolate Brownie Protein Bars: mixed nut and seed butter, pea protein, dates, vegan chocolate chips

Kale Caesar Wrap: wheat or gluten-free tortilla, cornflake-breaded crispy chickpea strips, massaged kale, cashew caesar dressing, almond parm, thinly sliced red onion, capers

Find out more about our weekly vegan meal prep & order for Monday at https://newworldkitchendsm.com 💚

07/10/2026

My husband Justin (aka “the guy who brings your food to you at pick ups”— and of course who also does a ton of other work to support NWK) is currently working on this new documentary about vegan strength athletes. If this interests you, we’d love it if you checked out some clips and details about their GoFundMe on our website!

https://newworldkitchendsm.com/blogs/vegan-blog-des-moines-iowa/a-new-vegan-documentary-from-justin

07/08/2026

Your lunch just got a little better… we’re adding new wraps to the menu!

This high-protein Edamame Hummus Wrap is on a whole wheat or gluten-free tortilla, with bright and tangy edamame hummus, savory sesame tamari tofu crumbles, and crisp greens, cabbage, cucumber, radish and bell pepper.

If you want one, I’d recommend ordering today— these are selling like hotcakes and may sell out before ordering closes on Thursday!

https://newworldkitchendsm.com 💚

07/06/2026

When we take a week off, I usually take several days to rest, then a few to work on recipe development, and a few more to rest before getting back to the usual kitchen routine. I’ve come to see how this time is necessary for me as a chef and a person. Playing around in the kitchen to create new recipes is my favorite thing, and I’m so grateful I run a business that allows me that time. And because you all are the coolest, so many of you tell me how much you love that we take these breaks. ♥️

Anyway, we have three new items on the menu! Ned was eyeing one of them here as we took photos 😻

Hop on our site to see NWK original recipes turned into meal prep: newworldkitchendsm.com 💚

06/11/2026

Just three hours left to order fresh options for next week!

This Thai Basil & Red Curry Salad is a favorite of mine, with red curry chickpeas, chili lime peanuts, quinoa, pickled shallot, cucumber, red bell pepper, cabbage, carrot, scallions & Thai basil dressing.

We’re also making:

🥦 Green Bowls with coconut herb sauce
🍊 Rainbow Carrot & Farro Salads with tahini orange dressing
🧄 Tomato Basil Miso Soup with ginger, shallot, sesame oil & tamari
🍠 BBQ Ranch Bowls with sunflower seed ranch
🍅 BLT Pasta Salads with smoky maple walnut crumbles
🍓 Mixed Berry Cheesecake Cups with cashew cream cheese sauce

& more at newworldkitchendsm.com 💚

06/01/2026

We missed you last week! It was great to come back to a busy week in the kitchen 💕

New menu is live for pick up or delivery 6/8. Treat yourself to a fresh Taco Salad and a pint of our Creamy White Chili, or some frozen staples like our Crispy Chickpea Patties, Cashew Alfredo, & Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars.

https://newworldkitchendsm.com 💚

05/26/2026

We’re back from our break and so ready to get back in the kitchen this weekend!

I’m not always the best at documenting it, but so much goes on behind the scenes to get this food to you week after week. If you’ve picked up an order from us recently, you probably recognize my husband Justin. He’s the one who makes our food look especially beautiful in photos, who revamped our whole website design and added additional features to make your ordering process smoother, who reaches out to you anytime there’s an issue with our website or with your order, who creates our delivery routes, and of course who taste tests every new recipe and gives me honest feedback. He also just built me custom meal prep software (!!!) so if you’re a small business struggling to find something to meet your needs, he may be able to help you too.

He didn’t ask me to post this. I’m just a big fan. 😍

If it’s been awhile, check out our fully revamped site and the current menu at newworldkitchendsm.com 💚

05/13/2026

Two new treats on the menu this week (& we had to show them off with this fancy new camera ✨):

Tropical Protein Cup: cashew-coconut-date crust, lime protein sauce, pineapple chia jam, fresh kiwi, dried pineapple, toasted coconut

Trail Mix Protein Bars: made of almond butter, almond flour, cocoa powder, oats, dates & pea protein, with chocolate chips, toasted nuts, seeds and dried fruit, with a white chocolate almond butter drizzle

These are so good! Healthy, and so satisfying.

Still time to order for Monday before we take a week off! See you soon 💕

05/11/2026

Some salads we made this week 💕

Caesar Salads, Mediterranean Salads & Buffalo Cauliflower Salads— you can find these at our retail partners .refill.market this week!

We have a new menu up now for pick up or delivery 5/18. I’ll be on vacation celebrating my birthday the following week, so we won’t be in the kitchen May 19-25!

Hope to see you soon ♥️

Address

1620 Pleasant Street
Des Moines, IA
50314

Opening Hours

Monday	12am - 6:30pm
Tuesday	12am - 11:45pm
Wednesday	12am - 11:45pm
Thursday	12am - 5pm

Telephone

+15152028315

Website

https://newworldkitchendsm.com/

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