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Horizon Line Coffee

1417 Walnut St B, Des Moines, IA 50309
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Horizon Line Coffee in Des Moines, specialty coffee cafe

walking down walnut street in downtown des moines, you'll find horizon line coffee tucked into 1417 walnut street b, and those 706 google reviews averaging 4.9 stars tell you everything. this isn't accident or marketing gimmick. the regulars here know something the chain-hoppers don't: consistency matters more than flash. each cup carries the weight of someone who actually cares about extraction time, water temperature, the small details that separate good coffee from the stuff that just wakes you up. you can taste the difference in how they handle their beans, the attention in every pour. there's something about independent spots like this that chains can't replicate. maybe it's the way the steam wand hisses with purpose, or how your drink arrives exactly as ordered. no corporate manual teaches the kind of care that builds a 4.9-star reputation from seven hundred people willing to leave reviews. horizon line gets it right…

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curated by gautam khorana, editor · updated 21 May 2026

nri score86
buzz0
local cred81%

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