Tucked beneath the streets on the cusp of the Highland Park neighborhood, Highland Underground is about to be Des Moines’ newest basement cocktail lounge — a space that feels like stepping into a 1970s department store, complete with vintage furniture, playful decor, and a menu built around the art of fondue.

The cocktail lounge takes root in the former Klein's Department Store , a building constructed in 1905 that is going through a complete renovation from the apartments on the second floor to the Highland Park Fitness and Nutrition on the ground floor to the basement, where Highland Underground is located.

The bar — from the owners of Dough Co. Pizza in the Drake neighborhood and in Ankeny and the Des Moines Biergarten at Water Works Park — takes over 2,000 square feet in th

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