Kelly's Little Nipper

Kelly's Little Nipper The Historic Kelly’s Little Nipper. Great Food, Signature Drinks and Live Music! Located just east of downtown along E. Grand Ave.

KLN is one of the oldest drinking establishments in Des Moines. We have been a bar and grille sine 1940

Kelly's Little Nipper serves your favorite beer, mixed drinks & delicious home-made food! We have a pool table, flat screen TVs, and TouchTunes jukebox to entertain everyone. Our patio is warm and friendly a bit of a "secret garden" with a nice 70 inch tv for all your favorite games too

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ur famous Giant Tenderloin, a Graziano's Sausage Sandwich, our hand cut homemade onion rings or the ever famous Kelly's Corn! Join us every Friday night for the best live music with a great mix of local and national acts. Happy Hour is every weekday from 2-7pm - All drinks and beers on sale. We serve breakfast every Saturday and Sunday from 10AM to 1PM

Come see Renee tonight and have her serve you some of the best cold drinks (HALF PRICED LONG ISLANDS ALL NIGHT!) on the...
06/18/2026

Come see Renee tonight and have her serve you some of the best cold drinks (HALF PRICED LONG ISLANDS ALL NIGHT!) on the East Side! As well as enjoying a super fun game of trivia! Round to round each teams points are shown so you can get competitive (obviously in a fun way!) Earn some free shots, and the winner gets a Gift card for the one and ONLY KLN!

06/17/2026

Did you know??

Our onion rings are FRESH everyday and so are the DICED onions!

Fresh is best! 👏🏻👏🏻

Happy Hump Day! ANY BURGER WITH ANY SIDE ONLY $10! Our burgers are thick, juicy, and full of flavor! We have several sid...
06/17/2026

Happy Hump Day! ANY BURGER WITH ANY SIDE ONLY $10! Our burgers are thick, juicy, and full of flavor! We have several sides to choose from! Come fill your bellies and say hi to the gang 🤟🏻

FNL THIS WEEK! Corbett Reeves! This one man band, is bringing the heat this Friday! 7-10PM!
06/16/2026

FNL THIS WEEK!
Corbett Reeves!
This one man band, is bringing the heat this Friday!
7-10PM!

Happy Monday ya'll! Whew! Stop in and get the Grinder Basket or a half priced margarita, start your week off right! 🥳
06/15/2026

Happy Monday ya'll! Whew! Stop in and get the Grinder Basket or a half priced margarita, start your week off right! 🥳

06/14/2026
TAILGATE FOR THE BARNSTORMERS! Look for Big Red! She should be up at the parking lot! That's where you'll find us!
06/13/2026

TAILGATE FOR THE BARNSTORMERS!
Look for Big Red! She should be up at the parking lot! That's where you'll find us!

06/12/2026

ITS FRIDAY YA'LL!
We survived another week!
Come down and relax with the ever so awesome Neva Alden!
She is our Friday Night Live, the star of the show, from 7pm-10pm!

Hey you guys! Trivia is TONIGHT! come on down for Friday Jr, win some free shots and the winner of it all gets the gift ...
06/11/2026

Hey you guys! Trivia is TONIGHT! come on down for Friday Jr, win some free shots and the winner of it all gets the gift card! Get down here with your thinking caps on and let’s have an awesome Trivia night! Starts at 7pm!

Also don't forget half priced Long Islands all night long!

Address

1701 E Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA
50316

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 12am
Tuesday 10am - 12am
Wednesday 10am - 12am
Thursday 10am - 12am
Friday 10am - 12am
Saturday 9am - 12am
Sunday 9am - 12am

Telephone

+15152652031

Website

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