Food & Beverage

Iowa European Cultural Connection, Des Moines, IA

Support Iowa European Cultural Connection, the non-profit that produces Christkindlmarket Des Moines, with the purchase of a German-style Brat

Offering: German-Style Grilled Bratwurst. This is a large, traditionally spiced bratwurst, produced by Edgewood Locker in Edgewood, Iowa. Served in a toasted bun.

Price Range: $8

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Credit Card, Debit Card, Google Pay

Weekends Vending: 1st weekend only

Sweet Treats, Jewell, IA

Offering: Roasted Nuts: Pecans, Almonds, or Cashews glazed with either Cinnamon or Maple

Price Range: $7

Years Vended: 4

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card

Weekends Vending: Both

iPierogi, Woodbury, MN

Delicious side of Polish Tradition.

Offering: pierogi, kielbasa, cabbage rolls, crepes/blintzes, poppyseed roll, potato pancakes, water

Gluten Free (Preference), Gluten Free (Celiac), Vegetarian, Peanut Free

Price Range: $10 – $12

Years vended: 3

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Google Pay, PayPal

Weekends Vending: Both

Mami Churros & Creamery, Albert Lea, MN

Offering: Churros with Specialty Toppings, Warm Horchata, Ice Cream.

Peanut Free

Price Range: $7 – $20

Years Vended: 1

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Google Pay

Weekends Vending: Both

German Taste, West Des Moines, IA

We serve the most famous iconic street food of Germany “Currywurst”, Bratwurst with Sauerkraut.

Offering: Currywurst, Bratwurst, Bratburger, Warm german potato salad, Bratwurst pkg to go.

Gluten Free (Preference), Gluten Free (Celiac), Dairy Free, Lactose Free, Tree nut Free, Peanut Free

Price Range: $5 – $15

Years vended: 4

Weekends Vending: Both

L&L European Delight, Chariton, IA

Ukrainian style food, Ukrainian/European gifts, candies, sausages

Offering: Cabbage rolls, pelmeni, pierogies, cheburekie, gift items, Matroshka‘s and Ukrainian/European gift, kolbasa’s, poppyseed rolls.

Gluten Free (Preference), Dairy Free, Vegetarian

Price Range: $1 – $60

Years vended: 9

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Google Pay

Weekends Vending: Both

Baked Cheese Haus, Mineral Point, WI

Wisconsin artisanal cheesemakers specializing in Alpine-style Raclette.

Offering: Alpine Raclette scraped off the wheel onto toasted baguettes with varying accompaniments.

Vegetarian, Tree nut Free, Peanut Free

Price Range: $15 – $18

Years Vended: 2

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Google Pay

Weekends Vending: Both

Gluten Free Steils, Altoona, IA

All Gluten Free food made in a 100% gluten Free food truck and home licensed kitchen.

Offering: Fish and chips, Beef Stroganoff, Margherita Pizza, Cinnamon rolls, Croissant, Kolaches (sweet and savory), pain au chocolat, pretzels, pastrami sandwich, zapiekanka, pąckzi, Jaegerschnitzel, Funnel Cakes

Gluten Free (Preference), Gluten Free (Celiac), Dairy Free, Lactose Free

Price Range: $7 – $16

Years Vended: 1

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Venmo

Weekends Vending: Both

K&S Kitchen, Des Moines, IA

Local catering company that specializes in private events

Offering: Quarkbällchen (sweet German fried dough balls made with German quark cheese, rolled in cinnamon sugar)

Vegetarian, Tree nut Free, Peanut Free

Price Range: $6 – $12

Years vended: 5

Payment Methods Accepted: Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card

Weekends Vending: Both

Freedom Blend Coffee, Des Moines, IA

Freedom Blend Coffee is an employment training business with the mission of training 18 to 25 year olds in a paid fully functioning coffee shop. All our proceeds go to fund our paid program and help teach youth life and work skills. We have great drinks, and in house fresh roasted coffee beans.

Offering: Coffee, lattes, hot chocolate, chai tea, steeped tea, Carmel apple cider

Gluten Free (Preference), Dairy Free

Price Range: $2.75 – $7

Years vended: 3

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Credit Card, Debit Card, Google Pay

Weekends Vending: 1st weekend only

Sugarplums Cakes and Confections, Altoona, IA

Sugarplums specializes in made from scratch German gingerbreads and specialty cookies. We also offer a selection of handmade Christmas ornaments imported from Germany.

Offering: Lebkuchen, Pfeffernuss, Spritz, Springerle, Stollen, Christmas cookies, cupcakes, sentiment hearts, Imported German Christmas ornaments

Price Range: $3 – $50

Years vended: 9

Payment Methods Accepted: Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Venmo

Weekends Vending: Both

Comfort Food, Huxley, IA

Serving delicious food favorites to the Ballard, Ames and Des Moines area. We offer catering, food truck and carry out services.

Offering: Bratwurst Nachos, Brat Pizza, Belegtes Brot, Kaese Spaetzle, Soft Pretzel, Champigons

Gluten Free (Preference), Dairy Free, Vegetarian, Paleo, Keto, Tree nut Free, Peanut Free

Price Range: $5 – $14

Years vended: 5

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Google Pay

Weekends Vending: Both

Unbakeable, New Market, MN

Unbakeable is a food truck-based company that specializes in safe to eat gourmet cookie dough served by the scoop. We also have gluten free and vegan options! Keep your eyes out for our vibrant truck spreading delicious spoonful’s full of love and gourmet cookie dough!

Offering: Edible Cookie Dough by the scoop: Tiramisu, Macaron, Pistachio, and Lemon Ricotta

Price Range: $3 – $20

Gluten Free (Preference), Gluten Free (Celiac), Dairy Free, Lactose Free, Vegetarian, Vegan, Tree nut Free, Peanut Free

Years vended: 1

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Google Pay, Venmo

Weekends Vending: Both

TENTATIVE: Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee of Ankeny, Ankeny, IA

Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee offers everything hot to cold and mild to bold. We are your caffeination destination!

Offering: latte, cappuccino, flat white, macchiato, americano, espresso, mocha, white chocolate mocha, spiced chair, dirty chai, hot chocolate, and cinnamon apple cider

Price Range: $5 – $9

Gluten Free (Preference), Dairy Free, Tree nut Free, Peanut Free

Years vended: 3

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo

Weekends Vending: Both

TENTATIVE: Chocolaterie Stam, Des Moines, IA

From traditional bonbons to amazing Haute Chocolate, we proudly offer the highest quality of delights, treating every patron and employee as an extension of our family. Welcome to Chocolaterie Stam!

Offering: Hot Chocolate, Fresh Made Stroopwafels, Assorted Stam bonbons, Pre-packaged Dutch Waffle Cookies, Assorted Holiday Figurines.

Price Range: $4 – $40

Gluten Free (Preference)

Years vended: 9

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card

Weekends Vending: Both

TENTATIVE: Coaches Kolaches, Urbandale, IA

Serving a variety of sweet and savory kolaches and other baked goods

Offering: Sweet & Savory kolaches, Bread loafs, cinnamon rolls, Mini loafs, Kolache bites (cinnamon sugar, everything bagel), cinnamon rolls, hot pineapple cider

Price Range: $3 – $12

Years vended: 2

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Google Pay

Weekends Vending: Both

TENTATIVE: the Outside Scoop, Ankeny, IA

the Outside Scoop serves homemade ice cream, made from scratch in a variety of flavor offerings.

Offering: Dutch Letter, Pistacchio, German Chocolate Cake, Eggnog, Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Apple Crisp, Tiramisu

Price Range: $7 – $11

Gluten Free (Preference), Gluten Free (Celiac), Dairy Free, Lactose Free, Vegan, Keto

Years vended: 1

Payment Methods Accepted: Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card

Weekends Vending: Both

TENTATIVE: Hotsy Totsy, Urbandale, IA

We are the home of all things Tater Tot, Iowa’s favorite comfort food. We excitedly get to rewrite our menu to give it an Eastern European flavor for Christkindlmarket!!! Our Emmenthal Cheese Fondue & Bacon Tots are just one example of why we should be a deliberate stop to enjoy some hot food as you enjoy the beautiful market setting, music & tasty beverages!!!

Offering: Emmenthal Cheese & Bacon Tots, Bavarian Goulash Tots, Currywurst Tots, Brats ‘n’ Tots, Doner Kebab, Kasseler (Smoked Pork) Tots

Gluten Free (Preference), Dairy Free, Vegetarian, Tree nut Free, Peanut Free

Price Range: $10-$14

Years vended: 4

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card

Weekends Vending: Both

TENTATIVE: Kartoffelsack, LLC, West Des Moines, IA

Kartoffelsack, German comfort food includes Diner Kebab, Schnitzel and some of our sweet treats are traditional dampfnudeln and zimt Sterne

Offering: Schnitzel and Fries, Doner Kebab, Curry sausage and Fries, Dampfnudeln with vanilla sauce, Bavarian Pretzels, Zimtsterne

Price Range: $4 – $13

Years vended: 2

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card

Weekends Vending: Both

TENTATIVE: Anton’s Ebelskivers, Urbandale, IA

Welcome to Anton’s Ebelskivers, proudly named after my Danish great grandfather, Anton Jensen. We are proud to provide the most authentic Ebelskivers we have ever experienced with toppings that range from the traditional to the more contemporary…all while being a gluten free experience. Hot and sweet topped Ebelskivers will complete your trek around Christkindlmarkt like none other!

Offering: Ebelskivers with toppings: butter & powdered sugar, caramel apple, nutella, strawberry & creme, cinnamon/sugar & nutmeg, salted nut roll and peanut butter/chocolate

Gluten Free (Preference), Vegetarian, Peanut Free

Price Range: $5 – $9

Years vended: 1

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card

Weekends Vending: 2nd weekend only

TENTATIVE: Macubana LLC, Ames, IA

Offering: Mac Bowls (add ons: gyro meat, pancetta, parmesan, spice it up), Tomato Basil & Mozzarella Mac, Carbonara Dream Mac, Original Mac, Mini Mac, Belgian fries, Steak empanada, Cheese empanada, Mac’s poutine fries, Gyro

Gluten Free (Preference), Vegetarian, Peanut Free, may have cross contamination which is always announced to customers.

Price Range: $9 – $17

Years vended: 1

Payment Methods Accepted: Apple Pay, Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, Google Pay

Weekends Vending: Both