212 tracked keywords, 197,950 searches a month, $146K in equivalent ad value — live market data for the Des Moines metro.
12-month demand index across this vertical's keywords. 100 = the peak month.
Top 50 of 212 by search volume. Volume is metro-scoped; CPC is what advertisers pay per click today — up to $22.26 for “fuzzy's tacos des moines”.
| KEYWORD | SEARCHES/MO | CPC | DIFF | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| restaurants near me | 90,500 | $0.52 | 9 | transactional |
| breakfast near me | 9,900 | $0.40 | 23 | transactional |
| pizza near me | 8,100 | $1.59 | 0 | transactional |
| bars near me | 8,100 | $0.47 | 0 | transactional |
| coffee shops near me | 6,600 | $0.53 | 0 | transactional |
| zombie burger dsm | 4,400 | $1.18 | — | commercial |
| dsm restaurants | 4,400 | $0.85 | 27 | commercial |
| american restaurant in des moines | 4,400 | $0.85 | 22 | commercial |
| restaurants in west desmoines | 4,400 | $0.41 | — | commercial |
| zombie burger des moines ia | 4,400 | — | — | commercial |
| top restaurants in des moines | 2,900 | $0.91 | 5 | commercial |
| food des moines | 2,400 | $1.38 | — | branded |
| downtown dsm restaurants | 2,400 | $1.18 | 13 | commercial |
| iowa steakhouse des moines iowa | 1,900 | $1.15 | 3 | commercial |
| restaurants downtown des moines | 1,600 | $0.73 | 9 | commercial |
| des moines food places | 1,600 | $1.04 | — | branded |
| italian restaurants des moines | 1,600 | $0.57 | 31 | commercial |
| breakfast food des moines | 1,600 | $0.39 | 1 | commercial |
| cafe in des moines | 1,300 | $0.55 | 4 | commercial |
| bubba restaurant des moines | 1,300 | $0.58 | 4 | commercial |
| des moines east village restaurants | 1,300 | $0.77 | 4 | commercial |
| des moines mexican restaurants | 1,300 | $0.37 | 0 | commercial |
| des moines brunch | 1,000 | $0.91 | 7 | commercial |
| best food in des moines | 1,000 | $0.61 | — | branded |
| lucca restaurant des moines | 880 | — | 0 | commercial |
| des moines pizza | 880 | $1.62 | 9 | commercial |
| des moines sushi | 880 | $0.50 | — | branded |
| hilltop restaurant des moines | 880 | $0.75 | 0 | commercial |
| des moines bar | 720 | $0.60 | 0 | commercial |
| new restaurants in des moines | 720 | $0.93 | 4 | commercial |
| best pizza in des moines | 720 | $0.42 | 9 | commercial |
| chinese food des moines | 720 | $2.87 | — | branded |
| bar downtown des moines | 720 | $0.50 | 3 | commercial |
| barbecue des moines | 720 | $0.49 | — | branded |
| des moines bakery | 590 | $1.37 | 21 | commercial |
| pizza hut des moines | 590 | $0.55 | 9 | commercial |
| des moines fast food | 590 | $1.06 | — | informational |
| downtown des moines food | 590 | $3.39 | — | navigational |
| ingersoll restaurants des moines | 590 | $1.21 | 28 | commercial |
| best burger des moines | 480 | $0.17 | 3 | commercial |
| best des moines breakfast | 480 | $0.25 | 7 | commercial |
| buffet des moines | 480 | $1.36 | 12 | commercial |
| des moines chinese buffet | 480 | $1.15 | 0 | commercial |
| eatery a des moines | 480 | $7.86 | — | branded |
| des moines fine dining | 390 | $0.61 | — | informational |
| fancy restaurants des moines | 390 | $1.29 | 15 | commercial |
| beaverdale restaurants | 390 | $0.24 | 9 | commercial |
| taco casa des moines | 390 | $1.71 | 0 | commercial |
| tasty taco des moines | 390 | $5.39 | 3 | commercial |
| big grove brewery des moines | 390 | $0.37 | 16 | commercial |
Live Google results for the highest-value food & dining searches in Des Moines.
1,000 food & dining businesses tracked in the Des Moines metro — 86 of them have no website at all.
| BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zombie Burger + Bird | 4.5 | 9,723 | ✓ |
| Zombie Burger + Bird | 4.5 | 9,723 | ✓ |
| Zombie Burger + Bird | 4.5 | 9,723 | ✓ |
| Zombie Burger + Bird | 4.5 | 9,723 | ✓ |
| Machine Shed Restaurant | 4.5 | 7,100 | ✓ |
| Machine Shed Restaurant | 4.5 | 7,100 | ✓ |
| Texas Roadhouse | 4.5 | 6,565 | ✓ |
| Smokey D's BBQ | 4.6 | 6,300 | ✓ |
| Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet | 4.1 | 6,025 | ✓ |
| Buzzard Billy’s | 4.4 | 4,839 | ✓ |
The food & dining names Des Moines already knows — branded demand is the moat everyone else ranks against.
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