Best Restaurants for Groups in Iowa

Guest praise · Iowa

Choose a restaurant in Iowa with getting everyone around one table in mind. These best restaurants for groups offer a guest-led starting point for that search. Give the next Iowa meal a little intention: one promising restaurant can change the character of an otherwise familiar day. A group meal begins with more than an available table: it is a plan for company, conversation, and choices that suit several people. For this Iowa search, picture a meeting place chosen for the moment you want to share as you compare the places that interest you. The current list includes restaurants in Ottumwa and Amana.

For a Iowa visit that fits your plans, contact the restaurant about party size and booking arrangements before sending the final invitation. If your plans take you toward Sioux City or West Des Moines, choose the area first and give the meal its own time in the day. Continue the restaurant discovery through Best for Families in Iowa alongside Most Generous Portions in Iowa. For a wider restaurant discovery beyond Iowa, follow Best for Groups across the United States.

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Best for Groups · Iowa

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#4

The Quarter Barrel Arcade & Brewery

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

80.8
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#5

Maggie's Farm Wood-fired Pizza

University Heights, Iowa

80.3
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#6

Cranky Hanks Pizza Bank

Shellsburg, Iowa

78.1
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#7

Smash Park Des Moines

West Des Moines, Iowa

82.7
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#8

Dutch Country Table

Kalona, Iowa

75.4
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#9

The Lively

West Branch, Iowa

61.7
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#10

Skinny's Barbeque

Muscatine, Iowa

79.3
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#11

Driftless Pizza Co

Dubuque, Iowa

73.2
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#12

Sal Vitale's Italian Restaurant And Pizzeria

Muscatine, Iowa

73.5
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#13

Calcio Restaurant

Akron, Iowa

60.6
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#14

Nonna’s Pizza & Pasta

Ankeny, Iowa

83.2
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#15

Parlor

Des Moines, Iowa

78.0
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#16

Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream - Ottumwa

Ottumwa, Iowa

72.4
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#17

Lake Pin and Play

Clear Lake, Iowa

66.5
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#18

Fong's Pizza

Des Moines, Iowa

81.3
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#19

Eatery A

Des Moines, Iowa

83.9
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#20

Pizza King

Council Bluffs, Iowa

74.8
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#21

Short's Burger & Shine

Iowa City, Iowa

68.0
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#22

Rubaiyat Restaurant

Decorah, Iowa

75.1
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#23

Americana

Des Moines, Iowa

68.7
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#24

Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream - Clinton

Clinton, Iowa

79.4
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#25

Parkside Pizza Co

Bondurant, Iowa

65.3
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