ChicagoShopping

Houseware shopping in Chicago

  1. A

    Hoypoloi

    Hoypoloi is more upscale than most Chinatown stores – it’s actually a gallery filled with Asian artwork, glassware, funky lamps and other interior items. The wind-chime selection wins kudos.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Crate & Barrel

    The handsome housewares purveyor started right here in Chicago, and this glassy, sassy uberstore is the flagship. Inside, suburban soccer moms fill their carts with hip but functional lamps, wine goblets, casserole dishes and brass beds.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Brown Elephant Resale Shop

    Proceeds benefit the Howard Brown Health Center, which specializes in health care for the GLBT communities. The shop has a consistently good selection of books, vintage furniture and kitchen items.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Woks N Things

    This busy store carries every kind of utensil and cookware you could want – pots, pans, wok brushes, knives. Don’t miss the baseball-bat-shaped chopstick holders.

    reviewed