Reader survey: How to beat the winter blues?

This week's reader question: What's your go-to Des Moines spot to escape the winter blues?

• Submit your favorite here.

Flashback: Here's what you told us last week were the best dive bars.

• Carl's Place: "The vibe is great. It feels untouched by the never-ending pull of aesthetic capitalism." — Brody Hall, DSM
• Greenwood Lounge: "Dark, dingy, great music and refuses to move with the times." — Mark Bequeaith, DSM
• Kelly's Little Nipper: "The food is so good." — Rachael Millard, WDM