Rotofugi

"Located in a beautiful vintage corner building, Rotofugi is truly a one of a kind designer toy store. The shelves are lined with hundreds of vinyl figures, capsule toys, and pop culture collectables from artists and designers all around world. Rotofugi has continuously won Designer Toy Awards for best toy store, making it a destination spot for not only locals, but those all around the world. If vinyl toys aren't your thing, there's plenty of flat-stock prints and other designer goodies like field notes and unique greeting cards. They also have an adjoining art gallery that exhibits works from both local and nationally renowned artists." - Stephen Merlo

"This Lincoln Park destination, besides being one of the only designer-toy shops in the Midwest, has gained a reputation for being one of the best designer-toy shops in the world. It stocks a wildly diverse selection of vinyl figures and pop-culture collectibles from creative brands across the globe, including Kidrobot, Funko, Tokidoki, and Amuse. Still, it’s their "blind box" toys that sell fastest—customers don’t know which toy in a collection or series they’re buying until they open the box post-purchase. The shop’s other areas come with surprises, too: An adjacent gallery houses artwork, and its 1,000-square-foot space is available for private events (when it's not hosting monthly BYOB Drink n' Draw parties)."

"Rotofugi, Lincoln Park. Located in a beautiful vintage corner building, Rotofugi is truly a one of a kind designer toy store. The shelves are lined with hundreds of vinyl figures, capsule toys, and pop culture collectables from artists and designers all around world. Rotofugi has continuously won Designer Toy Awards for best toy store, making it a destination spot for not only locals, but those all around the world. If vinyl toys aren't your thing, there's plenty of flat-stock prints and other designer goodies like field notes and unique greeting cards. They also have an adjoining art gallery that exhibits works from both local and nationally renowned artists."