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Whether you're looking for an industrial worktable or a toque blanche like the Swedish Chef's, sometimes you need professional-quality accoutrements for your kitchen. Help us build out the list by nominating your favorite go-to spots for culinary geegaws.

  • Richard Dare

    Richard Dare established his shop in 1969, pioneering the supply of serious cookware for the burgeoning interest in cuisine in England. Today the shop maintains it's position as one of the most delightful and comprehensive specialist kitchen shops in the capital with everything for the cook and wine connoisseur.

    93 Regents Park Road
    London, England

  • Gill Wing Cook Shop

    The Gill Wing shop started selling their own ceramics, and rapidly expanded to sell the work of others and additional gift items. In the shop, still you will see their teapots, these are around 1500 samples collected from the entire teapots they have ever sold in the shop, some were made by Gill Wing pottery. Fully expanded they now run thie cook shop with an extensive collection of items and have started the Gill Wing Organic Farm. 

    190 Upper Street
    London, England

  • Bowery Kitchen Supply Equipment

    Located near the Food Network Studios, Bowery Kitchen supplies top restaurant chefs and professionals with all their needs. They have been supplying chef-wares since 1975, and keep a blog of their new products and events. 

    460 W 16th Street
    New York, New York

  • Broadway Panhandler

    Broadway Panhandler has been offering the highest quality cookware to home cooks and professional chefs since 1976. The store is filled with a dazzling variety - cookie cutters to copper cookware to the finest cutlery-at discount prices.

     

    65 East 8th Street
    New York, New York

  • Le Sanctuaire

    Le Sanctuaire was conceived from the desire to provide only the rarest choice ingredients and commercial equipments to passionate chefs with the most discriminating appetite for culinary excellence. They claim to have the highest-quality tools and equipments sanctioned by professional chefs and fine-dining restaurants, and acquired for their proven performance.

    315 Sutter Street
    5th Floor
    San Francisco, California

  • Chef Shop

    Chef Shop

    has everything for the more serious cooks and their family members – they carry everything from appliances to napkin rings.

    705 Laurel Street
    San Carlos, California

  • East Bay Restaurant Supply

    East Bay Restaurant Supply, Inc., family owned since 1934, has grown to become one of the nation's largest foodservice equipment suppliers by offering a wide array of services and products at wholesale prices.

    49 Fourth Street
    Oakland, California

  • Kamei Restaurant Supply

    Catering mostly to Asian gadgets for your kitchen, Kamei has a massive warehouse. Their huge selection boasts 40 rice cookers alone. Inexpensive products and an extensive collection are a great resource in San Francisco.

    525-547 Clement Street
    San Francisco, California

  • Forest Restaurant Supply

    Forest Restaurant Supply is located in the desolate industrial district at the foot of Potrero Hill between Hwy 101 and Third Street. The prices are low in this no-frills warehouse setting, and the staff is extremely helpful.

    2010 Cesar Chavez
    san francsico, California

  • Economy Restaurant Fixtures

    In 2008 Economy merged with TriMark USA, a nationwide group of foodservice equipment and supplies dealers. This merger provided Economy with additional buying power, and allows the business to continue to grow. TriMark Economy remains family-operated, and is extremely appreciative of the many relationships the business has forged with the foodservice community over the years. trimarkeconomy.com/home

    1200 7th Street
    San Francisco, California

  • Northwestern Cutlery

    An inexpensive place to get your knives sharpened, also known as the candy store for cooks. northwesterncutlery.com

    810 West Lake Street
    Chicago, Illinois

  • Executive Chef

    Executive Chef is Hawaii's culinary tool store for everyone that enjoys cooking. With over 13,000 different items to choose from, they have what you're looking for.

    1050 Ala Moana
    Honolulu, Hawaii

  • KitchenPlus, Inc.

    Hard to find and located in the basement of the Los Angeles Koreatown Galleria, this fascinating restaurant and kitchen supply store is fully stocked and specializes in Asian items.

    3250 W. Olympic Blvd
    Los Angeles,, California

  • Surfas

    Professional items to the Food Service Industry for fine dining hotels and upscale restaurants to caterers to private chefs and to culinary students. Their warehouse is stocked with thousands of items that transition into home use for food enthusiasts. They welcome the professional and the home cook.culinarydistrict.com

    8777 W Washington Blvd
    Culver City, California

  • Brook Farm General Store

    Located just under the Williamsburg Bridge, in Brooklyn, NY, Brook Farm General Store is a modern general store offering a wide range of old and new items. From the most humble scrub brush to the most luxurious linen sheets, all of our products are useful, simple and timeless.

    75 South 6th Street
    Brooklyn, New York

  • Whisk

    Whisk is owned and run by Brooklyn locals who decided to bring their love of cooking from their homes to the heart of Williamsburg. From replacing that tired pan to adding new color to your table, you'll find Whisk meets all your cooking and dining needs.

    231 Bedford Ave
    Brooklyn, New York

  • Gold Brothers

    Gold Brothers is a leader in the food service equipment industry. You can shop their store online or visit their showroom in Chicago. goldprochef.com/

    1140 W. Madison st.
    Chicago, Illinois

  • C & S Store Fixtures

    C & S Store Fixtures is your premier used and new restaurant and grocery equipment headquarters. Since 1981, they have provided Chicagoland with top-quality, state-of-the-art devices that last long and work right. They cater primarily to restaurants, floral shops, liquor stores, grocery stores, delicatessens, and butcher shops, but are available for anyone who requires the finest equipment. Their showroom is 200,000 square feet, so you’re almost certain to find whatever your business requires. They even deliver all our equipment to you!

    1112-14 W Madison
    Chicago, Illinois

  • Herzog Store Fixture Co.

    Restaurant supply and fixture retailer. Herzog sells anything form booths to bars to condiment containers.

    1034 West Madison Street
    Chicago, Illinois

  • B and B Store Fixtures Co.

    Refrigeration and whole sale supplier located in Chicago's West Loop.

    1154 W Madison St Fl 1
    Chicago, Illinois

  • Cookin'

    Second-hand kitchenware store located in the Lower Haight district in San Francisco.

    339 Divisadero Street
    San Francisco, California

  • Labour and Wait

    A simple, honest approach to design, where quality and utility are intrinsic. Timeless products that celebrate functional design. labourandwait.co.uk. To read more about Labour and Wait, check out Dwell's March 2010 article.

    18 Cheshire Street
    London, England

  • Les Touilleurs

    Les Touilleurs opened its doors in 2002 and specializes in cookware, books and magazines. Their website features recipes (in French only, unfortunately) and lists the various cooking workshops offered at their Montreal flagship store. 

    152 Avenue Laurier Ouest
    Montreal, Quebec

  • Peppercorn

    Peppercorn was founded by Doris Houghland in 1977 as a cooking school and small gourmet kitchen store. Over time, the store has blossomed into a 12,000- square-foot stronghold on the historic Pearl Street Mall. They offer top-of-the-line appliances, impossible-to-find kitchen gadgets, gourmet and imported foods.

    1235 Pearl Street
    Boulder, Colorado

  • Happy Cooker

    Located in Winnipeg in the heart of Osborne Village, The Happy Cooker specializes in chef's gadgetry, kitchenware, cookware, knives, bakeware, linens, cutlery, glassware, ceramics, small appliances and unique gourmet specialty items.


    464 Stradbrook Avenue
    Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Good Egg

    Good Egg is a shop located in Toronto's Kensington Market that's dedicated to those who like to eat.

    267 Augusta Ave
    Toronto, Ontario

  • A Cook's Companion

    A Cook's Companion has provided fine cooking equipment to Brownstone Brooklyn since 1997. They cookware and bakeware, knives, storage containers and an entire wall of gadgets.

    197 Atlantic Avenue
    Brooklyn, New York

  • Ming Wo Cookware

    Located in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown, Ming Wo Cookware's flagship store opened in 1917. There are now six locations found throughout the region.

     

     

    23 East Pender Street
    Vancouver, British Columbia

  • Bowery Restaurant Supply

    The cooking place to come to stock up yuur kitchen, according to NY Times columnist Mark Bitten. Caters to restaurants but is open to the public.

    2 Delancey St
    New York, New York

  • Kinco Foodservice Equipment

    Foodservice Equipment, Inc. is a full service bakery equipment supplier. In addition to offering the finest display showcases, they have a wide selection of bakery machinery such as: dough sheeters, molders, mixers, spiral mixers, bread slicers and others. They also carry baker's deck ovens and small wares all offered at pretty great prices. www.kincousa.com

     

    160 Water Street
    Brooklyn, New York

  • NY Cake

    N.Y. Cake & Baking Distributor first opened its doors known as the Chocolate Gallery more than 25 years ago. Since, customers asked repeatedly for a shop to purchase supplies to bake and decorate their cakes, she decided to emphasize more on baking products and they thereby became known as New York Cake and Baking Distributor. They have a 5,000 square foot store carrying everything you need. They became known as the “one stop shop” for all your baking needs as well as a baker’s paradise. www.nycake.com

    56 West 22nd Street
    New York, New York

  • Advance Kitchen Supplies

    Ranges, broilers, grills, ice makers, microwaves, refrigerators you name it, they have it. With their huge selection of major brand name appliances and low cost commercial equipment, you can shop, stock, and cook all in one place. advancekitchensupplies.com

    193 Bowery
    New York, New York

  • Chef Restaurant Supplies

    Located on Bowery Street in New York, find industrial strength tools and appliances for your kitchen. www.chefrestaurantsupplies.com

    294-298 Bowery
    New York, New York

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