Ikea. No competition. Small scale, affordable, and aesthetically pleasing which is good if kids don't have a separate play space. Height is adjustable, so it works easily for 5+ years and multiple kids.

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Anonymous wrote:We loved our play kitchen from IKEA.

This is by far the best one I’ve seen.

( It’s way better than the expensive pottery barn ones or the mid range ones on target or amazon.)

Love the IKEA play kitchen. We have it in a very small room in a very small house and it’s fine. Took 2 hours to put together. Not terrible.

Another vote for the IKEA play kitchen.

DD really loved her Hape play kitchen; we chose it because she was petite and the lower height suited her. She also really liked her friend’s IKEA kitchen.

IKEA. Still loved 5 years later and on kid #3.

We got something from Target that was a big hit for years.
Buying toy food and toy kitchenware made holiday/bday presents easy for a while.

Definitely buy used to avoid assembly and it’s cheaper + better for the environment too. I like the kidkraft ones—cute and have great storage for all the play food and dishes

I love our Step 2 kitchen. Purchased when my son was 2. He is now almost 10. We got wonderful use out of it and still do bc now my daughter, age 6, plays with it.

We have a kid Kraft kitchen and love the fridge for storing all the toys.

Another vote for ikea! Except it doesn't have a "fridge" if your kids care. Also another vote for BUY USED because your kids won't care and because then you don't have to assemble.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We loved our play kitchen from IKEA.

This is by far the best one I’ve seen.

( It’s way better than the expensive pottery barn ones or the mid range ones on target or amazon.)

Love the IKEA play kitchen. We have it in a very small room in a very small house and it’s fine. Took 2 hours to put together. Not terrible.

If you want to go smaller, we bought an awesome one sized for 18 inch dolls at Target a few years ago. A lot of little functioning doors, knobs, racks, etc., and a lot of accessories to go with it.

Anonymous wrote:We loved our play kitchen from IKEA.

This is by far the best one I’ve seen.

( It’s way better than the expensive pottery barn ones or the mid range ones on target or amazon.)

We loved our play kitchen from IKEA.

My recommendation is buying one used, putting those together is so time consuming.

The overwhelming majority in the "most worthwhile toy" thread voted play kitchen. So, recommend a play kitchen!