Cambridge Antique Market

My partner and I love this place! Frankly, it’s a perfect date idea too! I can think of nothing more entertaining than to give each other a spending limit and then go to town in this place! There’s great stuff here, especially if you’re willing to hunt a little for the diamonds in the rough – which is honestly half the fun! Some items are expensive, but no one said you can’t try negotiating with the vendors on their prices and many of the prices are hundreds lower than you’d find at places like Restoration Hardware, West Elm, or Crate and Barrel!
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I was very impressed with this place. They were able to turn a large, storied building into a legitimate antique store. I’ve seen this tried before and it just doesn’t look or feel right. This place figured it out!
Overall I thought the prices were good (especially being so close to Cambridge). Many booths had sales which is also a good sign.
The one thing I noticed and appreciated is, there was an employee of every floor to help. Either get something or open a cabinet and they were readily accessible. Many times you have to wander around before you find an employee to help you.
Next time I’m in the Boston area I will visit again.

This is a wonderful antique/​vintage store. You can find a lot of treasures here. Often the sellers booths have extra discounts as well. I do a lot of my Christmas shopping, birthday, Mother’s Day ect shopping here. My daughter and I just love this place. Whether you’re a cookie jar collector or love coach bags you can find some great deals here. I just bought two vintage, beautiful lamps for 25,00 each marked down. I just love them. I hate all the modern looks. We are more of an antique /​vintage family.

OK, it can be a bit hit or miss here. Think urban flea market. If you are on a mission and in good shape– go for it. After all, it is on four floors and stairs are the fastest way to scope it out. You never know what the variety of sellers will have or how well stocked they going to be. I recommend the roam and enjoy method done at whatever pace you choose or have time for. I have found some unexpected treasures that am still enjoying– furniture, trinkets, a few «better» pieces, artwork, kitchenware, kidskin gloves, postcards– things that I might not have found elsewhere and looked for specific items and have not found them there. It’s still the most consolidated place with the largest variety sellers near Cambridge and Boston I’ve found. Can’t speak for the clothes; not a reason I go. Don’t expect a department store; these are booths and individual sellers. First couple of times you can feel like it’s maze-​like but after that you should get your bearings. Plus if you are looking a pre-​owned bike or accessories and don’t want to spend retail for the folks in the bike shop are great; again, they might not have what you want and their inventory varies.

Pretty crappy place with mostly over priced junk you’d find at a 90 year old’s garage sale. Not worth the cab ride. A few interesting items but all in bad condition.

5 levels of mishmoshed jewelry, clothing, and knicknacks. Maybe I don’t have an eye for this stuff, but the only items worth a second look were the 1) furniture in the basement and 2) paintings dispersed on each floor. Clothing and accessories seemed cheap, out of date, and well-​worn.
Each space within CAM was rented to a dealer leading to an eclectic mix of items and a confusing number of signs ranging from 10 to 40% off marked price. Essentially the dealer marked the items to astronomical prices to put it on «sale». Memorable pieces? A Made in China abacus was tagged at $ 40. Hop on the T to Chinatown and you’ll find the same item for $ 15, $ 10 if you can haggle. A 10 foot tall green, aluminum cross of some sort was tagged at $ 3000. Laughable.
Just skip it!

My go-​to place for antique shopping in Boston, I feel like I’m always able to find something here. Have bought some great furniture and jewelry and always felt the staff has been very helpful. Decent prices and by far the largest selection of any place around.

This is a wonderful place to wander around 4 floors plus a basement level containing a bike shop, more furniture, and a large area with prints. I would give this more reviews, but I’ve noticed lately a lot of the booths have had the same items in them for well over a year, sometimes more. Compared to others, this wouldn’t be such a big deal, but I had heard one of the storekeepers mention how competitive it is to get a booth space and there is a vetting process; so I feel like it’s a bit lacking in some areas. However, there are booths that are always lively and fun. It’s a great place to wander around to kill time and have the option of buying something, but I HIGHLY prefer the antique mall in Providence to this one.

Five wonderful floors, something for everyone, but the best ANTIQUES are on the first floor, and it goes downhill from there. Furniture in the basement was 1960’s not really antiques. It was a lot of old «garage sale» stuff, with some booth exceptions. That being said, there were some really good steals on expensive stuff. Could spend as little as one or as much as three depending…

I live in the area and usually love coming to browse all the treasures and usually have a great time here but this past weekend left a sour taste in my mouth.
I have to point out I’m not giving CAM a two star because of the building itself. I actually enjoy all the levels and when I walked in I was greeted right away by the floor manager and every floor I was on everyone, including some of the vendors were friendly and very helpful. It was mostly my check out experience.
After browsing for about an hour, me and the bf decided to just buy a vintage postcard– we both thought it was a cool find since he is from florida and the postcard was a vintage image from the area he grew up in. The postcard was only $ 1.50 so super cool find. And there was a sign that it was an additional 20% off so SCORE.
When I checked out, the guy helping me– I don’t remember seeing a nametag but he had a beard and glasses seem to be friendly and started to ring in my purchase. The bf was browsing around. As I was digging through my bag, I noticed I left my debit card in the car and I did not have any cash on me so I apologized and tried to dig in my bag. I told him to try to use my temp debit card (I had lost my card a month before and thought it might still work) where in he looked at me, gave me sorta of an attitude and just said «it’s expired»…there was no one in line so I told him to just wait a sec so I could drag my bf to just pay the small amount. The guy had zero personality and just basically had a weird attitude towards us and never once said anything accommodating or remotely
was as if I was trying to bypass paying him the whole $ 1.50 and it was his personal agenda to give me the silent treatment. Ridiculous.
My bf gave him his card and I mentioned that they vendor had an extra 20% off and he def heard me but slammed the printout receipt on the table and made zero comment or addressed the discount even though we only bought one small item. My bf said pretty loudly «well it doesn’t even matter now»
It def was uncomfortable and weird When we went out side my bf was like «what was HIS problem?»
I really was pissed off over this since being from the area and frequenting this place all the time, I would expect better customer service. Being in retail myself, you need to be able to talk to customers and make them feel like they are making a great purchase instead of giving me attitude and hating being at work. And even if you are hating being at work, at least fake a smile for your customers.
Please hire friendlier people! CAM deserves people that actually love being surrounded by beautiful antiques!

Fair warning, this place is huge and full of stuff. Venturing into he depths of the store should be treated the same as venturing into the wild. Bring a buddy, whistle, water, and maybe sneak in a snack!
There’s a lot going on in this place and you never know what you are going to find! I picked up an electrical multimeter and an old fashioned ice cream scoop.
I thought the bike shop and furniture in the basement was the best part. Go check it out and be prepared!

This place is huge. Excellent display and variety of selections. Good prizes plus discount. Friendly and helpful staff.
A must visit!

Great antique store. They have such a wide variety of vintage finds from furniture to paintings to cookery to jewelry. There’s nothing you can’t find here! The employees are so friendly. And, the biggest plus is that this isn’t a cash only establishment like most vintage markets! You can use credit cards! I would say the only flaw is that some of the prices are high for the inventory collected here.

I’m not usually a fan of this style of stall antique market. Half of the fun of this type of shopping is bargaining and getting to know the vendor. Cambridge Antique Mall somehow makes this up to me through sheer volume. I’ve only bought a few things, but we constantly come back to see what has changed.

The best antique store in Boston if you’re not rich. There are some real finds here and the prices are great. Staff are really nice too. I’ve been here several times in search of various items & have found something remarkable each time for about half the price of other Boston antique places. Highly recommended.

Virtually every booth in this enormous place has a sale going on (which does not guarantee you’ll get a bargain, by any means), and there are so many things here that most people will be tempted by something. There’s lots of junk, and some of the vendors shop at the same thrift stores I do, marking up their Goodwill treasures quite a bit. (And they are not all antiques, those treasures.)
But come and have fun, especially on a rainy day. It’s really a treat to check out. especially if you can’t make it to Brimfield or one of your favorite flea markets. Plenty of parking but easy to get to from the Lechmere T stop.

I’ve been going to the Cambridge Antique Market for years now. It’s
4 floors of total bliss and there’s something for everybody there.
They don’t specialize in one thing. The people who work there are
super nice and very helpful and you can bargain on prices.
This is probably one of my top places to go for vintage/​antiques/​toys.
I highly recommend it. There are lots of odds and ends items but i would say they carry the following: Jewelery, vintage toys, paintings, furniture, bicycles, tools, arts
and crafts, clothes, cd’s. There is so much more than i have stated
so you just have to come in person and see for yourself. It’s not too
far from the Boston Museum of Science.

Love it – was in need of an oval dining room table and although I was initially a little overwhelmed by the kitsch on the first floor, when I wandered downstairs, I discovered a small, but well curated (and reasonable!) selection of antique furniture. Gorgeous dark wood table was located and purchased, all within 15 minutes.
The husband of one of the employees has a truck and he delivers in the Boston area for very reasonable prices. Wonderfully nice and on time. Great experience.
Worth a trip if you need random antique-​y household nonsense (old typewriters, yes please), furniture, posters. I think they’re closed on Mondays, PS.
Also, side note, they do a killer bike remodel — if you’re looking for sweet wheels that are adorable and vintagey, it’s worth a trip.

Five floors of AMAZING history at your fingertips!
I enjoy antique shops almost as much as i enjoy museums and this one was FIVE floors of treasures!
Great selection.
Tough to get a parking spot. Might have to wait a while before a spot opens up but totally worth the wait. You will easily spend 2 – 3 hours browsing, imagining what kind of man might have worn that old pocket watch? or where are the children that played with the tin dollhouse and the wooden toys? What lady of society wore those jewels and dresses? How many love letters were written on the old typewriter? and where are all these people now? who’s energy was left on these inanimate objects that call out to me!
one of my favorite pass-​times is to go antiquing and I thoroughly enjoyed my afternoon at the Cambridge Antique Market.
Only downside is that items are quite a bit overpriced, though random sales (of 20% off and 40% off) make you think you are getting a deal but really just prices items relatively more fairly.
Bike shop in the basement is awesome! Bikes Galore! And beautiful furniture as well!

A very solid four stars for a very solid antiques shop. The immense building is crammed floor to ceiling (over five different levels) with a wealth of items from a wealth of different periods. If you unfocus your eyes and try to take everything in, you’ll see a wealth of items from art deco furniture to a ship’s wheel from the 19^th century to milk crates from the 1950s. It’s trickier to search for a specific thing, due to the sheer size of the place, the complexity of whatever organizational system they use, and the fact that employees are plainclothes and may be tough to spot.
That said, if you are staring at a bare room in your home and know you need something but you’re not sure what, the Cambridge Antique Market is an excellent place to go and start the search. You will be inspired.