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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.

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 ♥️

05/03/2026

Your weekly meal prep doesn’t have to be boring.

Here are a few things we made this week. Still love cooking for you, still in awe of how beautiful everything is as it comes together 💕

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04/26/2026

Bright greens & so much flavor in the Cheesy Broccoli Bowls, Thai Basil & Red Curry Salads, and Green Hummus we made this week 💚💚💚

Find a new menu every week at newworldkitchendsm.com 🥗

04/20/2026

I’ve been quiet over here. It hasn’t been on purpose— we’ve just been busy! (Today I was in the kitchen finishing this beautiful special order 💚)

Despite that, we’ve been getting new followers! So I wanted to say hello 👋

I’m Madeline, chef & owner of New World Kitchen. I previously co-owned New World Café in the East Village from 2012-2015. When I relaunched as NWK in 2020, I wanted to create a more sustainable way to run a food business that allows me to hang onto the love I have for cooking. While this is also an enormous amount of work, and not for the faint of heart, I do still love it after 5+ years.

NWK is fully vegan, mostly gluten-free prepared food in plastic-free packaging, using original recipes & whole food ingredients.

Ordering is open Monday-Thursday at 5 pm, with a new menu each week.

The goal is to make vegan food that’s just plain good food, period. It’s rooted in compassion— I’ve been vegan since 2011, when the options in Des Moines were few and far between.

So I started cooking. Realized I had a knack for recipe development and ran with it. And here I am now.

But I don’t do it alone! My husband Justin is a major force that keeps NWK running. I also have an amazing team who work weekly shifts in the kitchen, plus a couple of delivery drivers who will bring it right to your doorstep.

Some of you come for weekly meal prep, some of you stock up on our staple products, and some of you love visiting our retail partners for grab & go options…. all of you keep us going and make the hard work worthwhile.

Thank you for being here! If you ever have questions or feedback, we’re just a message away. We hope to see you soon 💕

03/10/2026

Don’t forget to grab your meals & snacks before we take a little spring break to recharge!

Ordering is open for pick up or delivery 3/16. No menu for 3/23.

🍒 NEW Cherry Berry Cheesecake Protein Cups
🍔 Burger Bowls
🥦 Loaded Veggie Alfredo
🥗 Thai Basil & Red Curry Salads
🥜 Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars

& more at newworldkitchendsm.com

Always vegan, meal prep made from scratch with whole food ingredients 💚

Thank you for all of your support this month. We love getting to make food for you!

03/09/2026

This week’s grab & go options at our retail partner locations:

🫚 Sweet & Spicy Bowls with teriyaki almonds, ginger pickled veggies & tahini dressing

🥗 Caesar Salads with Crispy Chickpea Strips and cashew Caesar

🌯 Sweet Mustard Chickpea Salad Wraps with seasoned sunflower seeds

🍅 BLT Pasta Salads with smoky maple walnut crumbles & roasted garlic sunflower seed dressing

☕️ Cold Brew Protein Cups with cashew cold brew protein sauce & vanilla coffee almonds

You can find these while they last at & .refill.market during their open hours.

They now get fresh NWK deliveries every Monday morning! We also do a smaller Friday restock at & .refill.market so they’ve got additional options for the weekend!

Go check it out 💚

02/23/2026

Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars 😍

New to the menu, a chewy no-bake protein bar made with peanut butter, pea protein, PB fit powdered peanut butter, dates, peanuts, gluten-free oats, flax seeds, and a touch of maple syrup. Topped with melted dairy-free chocolate, crushed peanuts, and flaky sea salt.

I worked on this recipe for a long time before it was good enough to add to the menu—maybe too long, but I had really high standards for these 😂 I wanted something that felt fancier and less sugary than your typical protein bar, and of course that was possible to make in bulk.

I also had a bunch of great taste testers before putting them on the menu! Here’s some of their feedback:

“I thought it was really good. So many have a protein powder taste I don’t like so I don’t buy them. Yours was purely a wonderful chocolate and peanut butter flavor.”

“It felt like a balance between decadent and healthy if that makes any sense.”

“They’re more of a treat than just a boring chalky vegan protein bar, which I love. 10/10 no negative notes.”

“That new salted chocolate peanut butter protein bar is 😍!!! Amazing!!!! Everyone LOVED it!!”

Available on our site now while they last— newworldkitchendsm.com

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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