World Market

This store is located on Oak Lawn just east of the corner of Oak Lawn and Lemmon. It is in a pretty nice area that includes a grocery market, clothing stores, and some restaurants among other businesses. One of the nice things about their location, especially for this particular area of town where real estate is expensive, is that there is plenty of parking.
As I walked in, I thought to myself, «Pretty amazing place», especially when I had not been in one before. At first it is a bit overwhelming and then you settle in and begin to take it all in…
My thoughts turned to remember what Pier 1 used to be long ago (which I loved). It is a collection of worldly goods ranging from food items, furniture, curtains, rugs, lighting, cards, jewelry, alcohol, and quite a few seasonal items as well.
The staff was very helpful on my visit with plenty of friendly faces offering guidance and advice.
It was a fun place and a very pleasant experience. I recommend you try them out.

I love this world market! The staff is so friendly and they always offer to help. The merchandise is always new and it’s one of the most well organized and put together World Markets that I’ve ever been in. The wine and beer selection is the best price and they get in the new kinds of beer I like to try. Best Cost Plus World Market for sure!

A charming store with a little bit of everything. I come here all sorts of things — wine; home accessories; cheap boho jewelry; birthday cards; and fun, small gifts. When I need a gift on the fly, I make a quick stop here to buy a bottle of wine with a gift bag and card. Easy shmeasy. World Market also has a cool variety of specialty foods — e.g., imported cookies and snacks, candy, pasta, sauces, etc. I recently bought and tried truffle gnocchi here, and it was delicious.
World Market is the type of place you go into for specific items, and find things you never knew you needed but suddenly realize you desperately need. I always seem to leave this store with more items than I intended on buying. So consider yourself warned. :)

World Market is a store for EVERYONE!
Authentic to the core, «goods» are imported from all over the world to have at the convenience of your neighborhood market.
No matter what ethnicity, religion or culture, you are sure to find something here you can relate to.
I think they pump oxygen in the air because an hour in this store feels like minutes.
World Market is definitely not moderately priced. You have to pay for what you get, but that seems fair to me.

World Market gets 4 stars for having lots of interesting things at pretty cheap prices… but 2 stars for store organization… it always seems close to chaos… things not having price tags, lack of clerks. 3 stars average I suppose.

World Market is a fun store with a great variety of authentic items from around the world. The food options, beer, coffee, and trinkets are really kind of mind-​boggling. This particular location is, in my opinion, much better organized, cleaner, and better kept than other locations I’ve been to, and the location is convenient to the Design District, Oak Lawn, and Uptown.
I’m not gaga crazy about World Market, because I find their selections are based on having a mind-​boggling array rather than having useful, every-​day items. I have also felt their prices at times to be kind of erratic — some things are reasonable, some cheap, and some outrageous. I went in for crackers only to discover they didn’t have any standard cheesetray-​like crackers. Really? ok… to Kroger, then. Their gift wrap options for the holiday season are fun, quirky, and beautiful, but also kind of expensive for doing all my gifts.
It’s a fun place I’ll visit from time to time, but I just never seem to fall in love with anything here, and usually end up leaving empty-​handed.

I always like World Market for unique gift items. To me, this location is a little hidden away on Oak Lawn, and never seems to be very crowded. There is always lots of parkig and I’ve had good customer service whenever I go to this location.

Can’t say enough good things about WM. Good wine and beer. The coffee is a deal. All the goodies they provide to eat are always tempting. I go in with one thing to buy and it never ends that way.

I am a proud World Market Explorer. What does this mean? This means, when I moved to Texas, I realized world market is the bomb. They provided all the nice little and wlel big things I needed to furnish my new place. So impressed by the wide variety of things and great prices, I happily gave over personal information to become an explorer. The elite club to whom anyone is offered membership. So maybe not so elite. I get frequent emails from Ms. W.Market. She often tells me of great 24 hour deals which are amazing. Such as, Torani syrup 24 hour sales and Nutella 24 hour sales. I always feel a sense of being «in the know» when I return with not just 1 bottle but 8 bottles of Torani syrup and 5 tubs of Nutella. It’s a good feeling buying in bulk. It’s a great to feel like you somehow cheated the system. This World Market is close to home and to my heart. I’ve been to others but you’ll never forget your first.

A lot smaller than the other locations I have been at but that does not stop it from being an awesome store! The customer service here is great I saw one employee ask everyone in the store if they needed help. I love the wine selection and location of the store. I see myself coming back for more visits!

Having recently moved to Texas, I discovered this place quite close to my apartment, and was shocked at the variety and quality of items they have! Everything from specialty beers, to a vast wine collection, to european chocolates, furniture, kitchen supplies made for a perfect visit for me to buy the essentials for my apartment. The only reason i don’t give 5 stars is the strange lack of certain things that you would expect to find (for example coffee filters).
But i love this place, i always end up spending at least an hour going around and looking at everything. Couple the wide variety to the really good deals and discounts you can get once you become a member and you can save a lot of money, while ending up with some great bargains and some awesome deals! LOVE it!
ALSO, they have wine tastings on saturday between 1 – 4 pm!
Need more reasons to come here? I don’t!

Very cool store, they have all kinds of different items anything you could possibly need for you home. They have everything from clothes, food, toys, jewelry and even furniture. its an awesome store to just look around in just to see everything they have to offer and the prices are not too bad either.

You can’t go wrong with World Market, you just can’t. We don’t go here to often but when we have a party or when the holidays roll around, this is the place to go. They’ve got everything! Furniture, gifts, stationary, and photo frames.
On the food side they have packaged food from around the world (gee, I wonder why they’re called world market?). We’re talking variety from countries I’ve never even heard of. And then the booze section: all types of beer sold in cases or mix and match, and lots of wine/​sparkly.
The associates are usually very helpful and knowledgeable as well. I particularly like this location because it doesn’t get as packed as the one on Greenville/​Lovers but still the same great product.

I needed something so I thought Id go to World Market. I ask a woman there for help. They are out of the product. She tells me the manager isnt there and only a manager can look up in the computer to check stock. Not only that, but she cannot call another location to check stock… the customers have to do that… they are busy stocking products… This is just wrong… Maybe I got a bad person, but they should be more willing to help customers… I left pissed… Not too sure if Ill go back…

Love it! I always find such unique décor, gifts, kitchen-​ware, and foods (snacks & wines) here… No complaints from this Texas Gal who loves culture! ;-)

Well, so most of the reviews pretty much nailed it for World Market. World Market is what Pier One used to be; full of goodies from all over the globe.
Soaps from Spain, jewelry from India, pasta from Italy, British teas from the UK, Asian fans from China, and candy from all over Europe, just to name a few things.
The selection of wines is very unique and nicely priced. There are a few wines that you see everywhere else, but they also have stuff you normally don’t see. That includes the selection of ales, lagers and beer.
It’s my go-​to place for wines (obviously), teas, candles, dishes, jewelry, soaps, baskets, and candy, Haribo gummi bears to be exact.

I’m seriously gonna have to set boundaries for myself on how often I go in here, and how much I can spend at a time.
I love their furniture.
I love their jewelry and accessories.
I love all the neat cooking oils and spices you can get from all over the world.
I love all the candy you can get that you can’t find anywhere else.
I LOVE their selection of china, towels, kitchen must-​haves and kitchen wants…
And the wine selection… OMG
I even plan on registering there once engaged. And don’t think I haven’t thought about camping out and just living in that store.
Some more tid bits:
You’d be nuts if you didn’t join their wine travelers club… you earn points and get discounts on their already decently priced wines!
You’d be crazy if you didn’t go into the store after Christmas for their insane Christmas decoration sale. (I loved opening my boxes of décor this year and finding all new stuff I had forgotten I bought last year! SCORE!)
You’d be CRAZY if you didnt pay more attention to their awesome prices on furniture… like…seriously…nice leather sitting chair under $ 200? I NEED A BIGGER HOME!
Please dont let me go in there without supervision… please?

Great selection of beer and wine, love the pasta, candy selection, lots of good seasonal snacks and decorations. They have some really nice pieces of furniture but also some cheaper items, quality varies. I mostly buy beer, gnocchi, and Haribo at World Market. Yum yum.

Allison L really nailed it in her review — so true about everything!
I went in last night while waiting for my to go order at Sushi Zushi hoping to find some last-​minute gifts still left on my list. At the front of the store I noticed they were all set up with gifts for under ten bucks, and they all looked like the perfect thing!
Not wanting to jump the gun too early, I went from corner to corner to see what I could find. Hanging beads for doorways, mosaic tiled picture frames, chocolates from around the world and cheap champagne were just some of the awesome things I came across.
I settled on some wrapping paper and a set of wine glasses, 6 for $ 14.99.
If that isn’t a deal, I don’t know what is.
PS — The check out guys are hilarious. I laughed for ten minutes straight while they rang up my purchases.

I mean where else can you buy cheap wine glass by the case and then turn to buy a bag of gnocchi imported from Italy? WORLD MARKET THAT’S WHERE!!!
Cereally…this place will make all your dreams come true.
When you walk into the store, it can be a little overwhelming if you’ve never been before. However, with Allison’s easy guide you can surely find your way to a brighter day!
Tips that make World Market special:
–Great place to buy entertaining chachkis… i.e. serving platters, wine glasses, decorations, even chairs. Some sold in bulk, others sold by pairs.
–Wine. This is the only place in the city that sells the white wine I like (I prefer red, but sometimes a glass of white is nice), and I’m picky. They have wine cases that you can fill with 6 bottles… mix and match or get 6 of the same kind.
–Food Yes! They sell food here! Anything from Organic Oils to trail mix.
–Holiday décor
–Home décor *inhales deep breath* place mats, door mats, bar mats, platting, crating, candlesticks, fiddlesticks, incense, nonsense, pillows, rugs, linens, candles, curtains, buttons, mirrors and furniture (home or office) *exhales breath*
–they even have little impulse buys near the register. I mean who doesn’t love a little piece of bubble gum for $.3 that last 4 minutes?
Cons
Lemme think… I got nuthin.
Long story short, its like a Pier 1 on crack.