2 Best Shopping in Boston, Massachusetts

Set in the dynamic SOWA (South of Washington Street) district, this 10,000-square-foot showroom dishes forth an exotic visual feast: cabinets, tables, chairs, and lamps from Thailand, India, China, and Indonesia, along with contemporary and antique Oriental rugs and silver and gem jewelry. The undecided can ponder what to buy over a breakfast sandwich or lunch salad in the store's café.

This industrial-looking shop has some of the finest modern furniture in town. Collections from Italian lines like Flexform and Poliform are set up in roomlike designs on the floor to give shoppers an accurate visual of their future interior design.