River Market Antiques — Attraction in Kansas City

One of the nicest and most well curated antique malls I’ve ever been to in my life. Had a blast! Amazing selection! You could easily spend 2-3 hours on all three floors and the top clothing floor. Great service. I appreciate that they have attentive staff on all floors. They’ll take your items down to the counter so you don’t have to lug it around, or accidentally set it down while you’re looking at something else that catches your eye and forget it (happened to me before!). The lockers are handy and I totally get it, not everyone is honest or careful. I do think the prices are high, things seemed like they were 50%-100% more than what I’m used to in smaller towns or malls like brass armadillo. However small town antique stores and mega malls are usually cluttered with straight up old junk, new mass produced crap, and homemade “crafts”, so it’s much more of a treasure hunt to find things that are even worth buying. Here, every stall had nice things you’d love to buy, the treasure hunt was finding things less than $30 - $50. It seemed only the tiniest trinkets and tchotchkes were less than that. The vintage clothing floor is amazing and huge! But again prices are high- many of the sweaters were $50-$70+, 90s k mart brand sundresses were $40+, 80s-90s vintage jeans were $40-$50+. I’m not expecting thrift store prices but it was a tad high for me. Maybe others don’t mind. The selection was incredible though! They have dressing rooms which is so helpful with vintage clothing. I had so much fun perusing and found some decent deals. Got a 90s cottage core cotton shirt, 70s bucket hat, 3 books, and a cute print from an old magazine all for $80. Can’t...

I would NOT recommend that anyone visit this antique shop. I was NOT greeted very kindly from the very first few steps inside the door. I was asked to locker my purse because it was too large. I had a cross body purse that was in front of me. It was just slightly bigger than they allowed. I didn't want to leave it in the locker because it had a lot of money and my iPad inside. I was too far from our car to go back and leave it there. There is no signage on the door stating that you couldn't bring in a purse. The lady who cornered me, yes cornered me, was portraying fake kindness and I felt completely targeted and accused of being a thief. There was no compromise. She even told me I didn't have to shop with them. I stayed for a short while until I seen the baskets that you could have put multiple purses in that they offer for you to carry around to shop with. I asked someone why I could carry the large basket but not my small purse. I even mentioned that I felt they were accusing me of being a thief. He said he would take note of that. I looked at my husband and said I'm done. We left. I will not return. And those baskets are located right next to the locker where you have to leave your purse. I don't care who you are that screams that you don't trust your customers not to steal. I gladly opened my purse and showed her the contents. I would have gladly done so on the way out as well. But to boldly be confronted in such a nasty manner is not okay with me considering I didn't do...

I've been shopping here for over 20 years. You can find pretty much any vintage item you could ever want on the three floors and basement. Good mix of new and existing vendors so there is a wide selection to choose from. You can tell these are all experienced antiques and vintage dealers. It seemed like prices were pretty high for vintage so don't come looking for for a bargain or thrift store prices. Over the years I've seen the antiques get fewer and more vintage items, less from early 19th & 20th century items and mostly on mid- century up to 80s -90s periods. So it's heavy on nostalgia for us Gen X'er which is fun to look at and stroll down memory lane. That's not typical what I'm looking for but the eclectic boho and pop culture shoppers will be delighted. Not much of an offering of bigger antique furniture these days but based on current location that makes sense, not a great place to unload and load. On my recent visit the floor and cash wrap staff were very friendly. Parking lot has been redone in the last 10 yrs but space is limited. On street parking isn't really a viable option especially on the weekends. It's in a fun area with lots to see in the City Market. You can reach it easily from the KC street car which is great for visitors from out of town. Overall, it's the one place I've consistently recommend to anyone who asks me where to go antique and vintage...