Roman Exprés Café

This place is the spot! Get the Cubano coffee. 10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’m a flight attendant and I try coffee all over the place. This Americano was fantastic! Definitely give it a try!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Come for a perfectly pulled shot & vibes! Try the Cubano! Owners got skillz!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing coffee.

Food: 5

A wonderful 1-man coffee shop…

The owner is very delightful, and the lattes are delicious.

It’s the best place for quality coffee in downtown Des Moines.

Vegetarian options: Offers a variety of milk alternatives.

Kid-friendliness: Sells toys and collectibles in the shop.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Best place to get custom tailored drinks whatever you want! Ryan is very personable and is willing to make whatever drink you want to have. Such a great guy to talk to!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ryan has a new drink for the holidays right now and the one I got is amazing! It is and extra sweet white chocolate latte with a little bit of strawberry syrup and rose whipped cream! It was amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Iced Latte, Salted Caramel, Iced Caramel Macchiato

Great coffee at very fair prices! Relatively quiet in my experience, which is very nice. Shame on the Starbucks and Dunkin

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely amazing experience! Owner is amazing and really knows his Pokémon cards and his coffee! Has an excellent selection of cards, old and new, and has great prices! Coffee was excellent and cards were even better!

Love stopping by on my daily walks. The Capp w oatmilk is creamy and smooth. The owners are 10/10 in friendly service. Someday I'm waiting for a croissant but until that day, I say, go and get your coffee and support local!

Atmosphere: 5

This was the first coffee shop I ever visited so I was a little anxious, but the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff really helped me out. The sale of trading cards and other merchandise was really interesting and was what brought me there in the first place as I'm a collector myself. I definitely plan to visit again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Roman Exprés combines the 2 things I love the most- Coffee and TCGs. The coffee is great and they have a great selection of Pokemon and MTG. My favorite one-stop shop!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Iced Latte

What a unique cafe! We picked up drinks and enjoyed the collectibles while we waited. Lots of Pokémon items to browse. The menu has all of the basics with options to customize whatever you’d like.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent spot! Owner was super friendly, place is clean and spacious, the Cubano Cortadito was fantastic, and bought a couple of Magic packs while I was there. If I lived in Des Moines I'd be a regular for sure!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Great coffee and service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5