Merchant Square Antique Marketplace

Adore this place! Such a nostalgic feel from the vintage to the new such a treasure hunt! I could soon all day here makes me a kid in a candy store very clean and very inviting.

By far my favorite antique store in Chandler! There really is something for everyone from jewelry, furniture, décor and an outdoor space too! Every year when I come to Chandler I have to make a stop here.

Huge fan of this collection of sellers. My lady sent us this way in hopes of finding a center table for the living room and we were able to find multiple options. The vast array of cubbies with collectible, refer bushes items, decorative pieces or just interesting knickknacks is bountiful. You’ll have more trouble not just spending the whole day here and grabbing a bite to eat from their café. If you find something you like you can either pull the tag and take it up front or have an employee follow you to your treasure. They bring it out front for you and are very helpful. Happy hunting.

Clean, nice, & reasonable prices. Friendly staff. BUT unless you want milk-​painted, «re-​purposed» «antiques» this isn’t the place for you.

One of the best antique stores in the east valley. Very clean and the employees are always very freindly! I love to come and wander around at least once a month. I haven’t tried the new snack bar, but passing by, the food the other customers had ordered looked very delicious!

That is my favorite place to spend time looking around!!! The people who working there are super nice! They recently opened a very tasty restaurant inside! The coffee and salads are delicious!

I wanted to take a moment to share with you an experience I had over the weekend. I must preface this by saying that it took me 48 hours to calm down and write this post — as I was too insulted on Sat to write anything objective.
On Saturday morning my husband and I decided to visit ‘Merchant Square Antique Market’ on AZ Ave and Warner. We saw it on 3 TV on Friday morning and were so excited to see something like that in Chandler. One of things that the reporter from 3 TV raved about was the food and the new café the owner just opened.
When we arrived it was extremely busy. We spent almost 2 hours walking around looking at the different booths and enjoying talking to different people. In fact, we really enjoyed the ‘antique market’ part of Merchant Square. However that was where our enjoyment ended.
As we were checking out, the girl that helped us raved about the new café and the amazing food. She was even quick to point out that previous to the café opening that Pittsburg Willy’s use to be that space before opening Wimpy’s Paradise. Being HUGE fans of Wimpy’s — we were so excited to try the café so we stopped in for lunch.
We got there at 11:30am. There were still plenty of empty tables and no one in line to order. We ordered our food — spinach salad, pulled pork sandwich, and 2 bottle drinks — then went and sat down to wait for our number to be called. After waiting about 10 minutes — my husband got up and went to the counter area to wait. We were concerned that perhaps they called our name and we couldn’t hear it. My husband ended up standing there for another 20+ minutes before we finally got our food.
However, that wasn’t the worst part. After we’d been waiting about 20 minutes, a couple sat down beside us. The owner practically ran across the restaurant to greet these guests by name and made a huge deal about their presence. He brought them menus and personally took their order. He even brought them a free cinnamon roll to munch on while they waited. Being the naturally curious person I am (plus they were sitting less than 5ft from me, so I could overhear everything) I asked how they knew the owner. The gentleman was very nice and forthcoming and told me that he ran a blog on Instagram that the owner followed. I found this interesting. I would expect family members to get special treatment, but I find it disheartening that an owner of a business would give preferential treatment to someone who has the ability to write a ‘good review’ on this business. I find it even more upsetting that the owner not only gave these individuals preferential treatment, but after personally taking their order went and put it in front of all of the other orders that were currently waiting. They have an open kitchen area so it’s easy to witness this. Seeing the most recent post on their FB page, I now know the nice blogger was from Phoenix magazine. I wonder if he would have said the same thing if treated the same as everyone else?
Needless to say it went down from there — after a 30 minute wait we finally got our salad and sandwich and they were passable. They would have been much better if served fresh. Our food was served in plastic to-​go containers and we had to beg for a single plastic fork. But the blogger and his girlfriend got their food on real plates, with linen napkins and real silverware. In fact the owner’s wife delivered it to them personally. At the same time, an elderly lady asked if she could get a knife to cut her sandwich and the owner’s wife looked put out to give her a plastic knife.
While I will definitely return to Merchant Square for the antiques — I will never set foot in the café again. I cannot in good conscience give my hard earned cash to a business that doesn’t appreciate or value his paying customers and put’s reviews and ratings above them. These paying customers are what will keep his business afloat and if he doesn’t understand that — then I feel sorry for him — as his business is destined to fail. I really hope that everyone else has a better experience than we did on Saturday and doesn’t leave Merchant Square feeling insulted.

One of the best Saturday’s I’ve had in a long time. Was really not expecting to have as much fun shopping for a desk as I did at Merchant Square. We came in hungry and sat down at the restaurant and can I just say the food is killer. The chef in there bakes all his breads and smokes all his meats onsite. Food is seriously under priced. 6.50 for a smoked beef brisket sandwich. Was reduculously good. We were overwhelmed by the vendors and can’t wait to return again. Hidden gem

I like this place. It’s quite large and there are many stalls to check out. Water and snacks up front for purchase. There’s an outdoor area as well with even more antiques to check out. Definitely one of the better antique stores in the area I think because of the size and variety. Staff is friendly! Will be back!

Cute place. Very clean. However a good portion of the sellers aren’t selling antiques. They are selling «new old stock». Stuff that’s new that looks like an antique. Stuff you can find at hobby lobby or craft stores for half the price. I came to shop true antiques, not low quality crap.

For amazing, one of a kind antique and vintage finds, this place sells everything!!! Was introduced to this place by a friend about a year ago, and ever since then I’ve been HOOKED!
Merchant Square is a unique and reasonably priced antique mall that is worth browsing on the regular. Some of the things I’ve seen there include an abundance of southwestern .925 jewelry, antique trinkets, fun home furnishings, vintage film cameras, and well-​preserved clothing from past decades. The staff is always friendly and knowledgable, I had bought a shabby chic storage trunk from here and they were able to tell me the exact kind of wood it was constructed out of, and also offered to help me load my purchase into my vehicle safely! The manager Sandy is very down-​to-​earth and accommodating, staff are constantly circulating the sales floor and offering to open any locked vendor cases for their customers as well as have a very organized system about holding items for you as you continue to shop.
There are so many gems at this place, so it’s enough to make a whole day out of browsing here. They also have added on a café inside towards the entrance that just opened up recently with a very nice seating area. I highly recommend shopping here, they often hold storewide sales and an outdoor swap meet in their parking lot– if you sign up at the front desk for free text notifications, they will give you information on upcoming sales and swap meets. It is always a fun and friendly experience; a true delight for those who love items that are a blast from the past!!!

This place is awesome!!! I don’t live close to this place but I will be back… They also have a lot of nice things for the men to look at. The furniture there is really cute!

Love this place! I’ve been visiting the store for years and almost never, not get anything!
Now that vintage/​antique is «cool» I feel the prices are starting to get outrageous. A little frustrating for regular antique shoppers.

Good luck making a quick trip out of a visit to Merchant Square. This place is HUGE and they have hundreds of booths to visit, all jam packed with treasures. I have literally spent hours wandering through this store! As expected, you will find lots of junk mixed in with some great antiques and second-​hand items. You’ll also come across new items that you can find at craft stores in the area — kind of lame in my opinion. I’m here for antiques and unique treasures, not stuff I can buy at a Michael’s or Hobby Lobby. The glass cases in the middle of the store have better quality items, mainly jewelry. Prices vary by booth, so some of the merchandise is over-​priced, but some of it is very reasonable.

Such a great place to search for unique gifts for friends and family… okay, who am I kidding… for myself!
Particularly good for that piece of furniture to fill that one spot that needs just the right something.
You’ll enjoy the vintage reminders of your childhood that are on every aisle!

This place is amazing and wonderful and all the other nice words in the dictionary!
I could spend hours in here. Everything you didn’t know you wanted or needed lives in this store. I love that it’s a consignment store because there’s always something new! Absolutely worth checking out!

I love to browse here! They have a great selection of shabby chic furniture and décor. I also purchased an amazing iron chandelier here. Well… I think it’s amazing anyway… lol (pictured) My only complaint is that it’s too hot in there! I would probably stay longer and buy more if it was more comfortable. #hinthint ;)

First time here and I’m in love ! There is so much good stuff I saw cranberry carnival glass for the first time ever !!! so exciting Ican’t wait to come back.

I like to browse here every chance I get! You just never know what you’ll find, and the staff is always so helpful.
I even came running in ten minutes before closing to complete a Halloween costume for a party that night in Flagstaff. I decided to go to last minute, and everyone jumped in to help me find rennaissance-​era costume jewelry, even directing me to the less-​expensive options. I found several perfectly regal items and got out for less than $ 25!
They’re very knowledgeable, helpful and friendly while still being hard-​working and professional! And with the extensive variety of items, it’s always a treat for me to stop in, even if I only have 20 minutes to zooooom through!

Hard to get excited about Merchant Square because, as so many others have mentioned, it is pricey and most of the pieces are refurbished in the chalk paint/​distressed style that seems to be all the rage right now. But such is life — sometimes places have garbage among the treasures, this place has Target clearance items.
It’s clean enough and worth checking out if you are in the area. The outside area — dubbed Tetanus Alley — has some interesting metal pieces and building items that some may find useful. In all though, I have to admit I’ve done very little buying at MSAM but you may find something perfect for yourself.