Kitchenware Store Open Until 10 pm Fridays: Macy's Dadeland

Macy's, at 7303 N Kendall Dr, is the late-night answer when you need a kitchenware store in Kendall and every specialty shop has already closed. The store stays open 10 am to 9 pm Monday through Thursday, 10 am to 10 pm on Friday and Saturday, and 11 am to 8 pm on Sunday. The store's Home floors cover housewares, small electrics and table settings, which makes it the most practical stop south of Coral Gables for a skillet, a toaster or a full set of plates in one trip.

Macy's own store page splits its Home departments by level. Level 1 holds Papyrus cards and gift wrap. Level 2 is the one you want: Bed & Bath, Housewares, Small Electrics, Top of Table and Luggage share that floor. Level 3 carries furniture, mattresses and rugs. So if your list includes a stand mixer, a nonstick set and a stack of dinner plates, you can finish it without changing floors, then take the escalator up only if you are also shopping for a dining table.

Dadeland actually has two Macy's buildings. According to the mall's history, the main store is the Florida flagship and the largest Macy's in the state, while a separate Macy's Home Gallery & Kids sits at the west end of the mall in the space that opened as a Jordan Marsh in November 1966. Both are Macy's, so if a dinnerware pattern looks thin in one building, the other is worth a look before you give up on it.

A department store floor is strongest on the things people register for and replace often: cookware sets, mixing bowls, coffee makers, toasters, flatware, glassware and serving pieces. Housewares at Macy's also lean heavily on the store's frequent sales events, so a nonstick set or a slow cooker can be noticeably cheaper on a promotion weekend than on a quiet Tuesday. If you are buying several pieces for a new apartment, watching the sale calendar is worth more than any single coupon.

Where Macy's is weaker is advice. You will not find a demo counter pulling espresso or a staff member who sharpens knives while you wait. Our honest call: buy everyday pans, small appliances and dinnerware here, but if you are spending serious money on a chef's knife or an enameled cast-iron oven you will keep for twenty years, make the short drive to a specialty store in Coral Gables where you can hold several brands side by side.

Dadeland Mall opened on October 1, 1962 on North Kendall Drive and now counts JCPenney, Saks Fifth Avenue, Dick's House of Sport and two Macy's buildings among its anchors today. Macy's itself traces back to 1858 in New York, and its store page describes the chain as the Great American Department Store with more than 450 locations. The Dadeland store's own amenities include a Macy's Café and a Starbucks on the first floor, which helps if your shopping partner is less interested in saucepans than you are.

Families with kids drift toward the Toys R Us shop inside Macy's, which the store page lists among its departments, and toward IT'SUGAR and Wetzel's Pretzels on the ground floor. Registry couples tend to start at the Gift Registry service. If you are building a wedding or housewarming list, starting with a registry associate before you scan items with your phone keeps the list organized by room.

The store page also lists a few services that matter for kitchen shoppers. Gift Registry is offered in store, the Furniture Gallery on the upper level covers dining tables and chairs, and Buy Online Pick Up In-Store keeps heavy boxes off your shoulder. Macy's also posts free in-store events here. In November, the Dadeland page announces a free build of a LEGO Santa's Sleigh to celebrate the 100th Macy's parade, one per person while supplies last, a useful bribe if kids are along for a housewares run.

The Friday and Saturday closing time of 10 pm is the main reason to choose this store over a smaller shop. A Friday evening after work suits a quick errand, while Saturday evenings bring the biggest mall crowds and the fullest parking decks. Sunday opens later at 11 am. If you are coming for a big-ticket appliance, a weekday morning gives you the calmest aisles and the best chance of finding an associate on the housewares floor.

Holiday weekends change the pattern. Expect longer lines at the registers on Black Friday and in the two weeks before Christmas, when small appliances are among the most popular gifts. Buy Online Pick Up In-Store is listed on the first floor, and curbside pickup runs until 8 pm on the store's curbside schedule, so ordering a heavy box online and collecting it outside is the easiest way to avoid carrying it through the mall.

Dadeland North Metrorail station is adjacent to the mall, and Dadeland South station sits just to the south, so this is one of the few big kitchen shopping trips in Miami-Dade you can make without a car. From Dadeland North, walk across to the mall's north side and follow the concourse to the Macy's entrance. Drivers can use the surface lots and garages around the mall. If you are picking up anything bulky, ask about curbside pickup before you circle for a space.

Bring your Macy's account or registry details if you have them, since sale prices and rewards often depend on it. Measure your counter height and the space under your upper cabinets before buying a stand mixer or a tall coffee machine, because returning a large box to a busy mall store eats an afternoon.

If the color or model you want is gone, Macy's lists another full store at The Falls on SW 136th Street about 3.5 miles south, according to the Dadeland store page. For specialty cookware, Williams Sonoma and Crate & Barrel both sit inside the Shops at Merrick Park in Coral Gables, a short drive north on US-1. After shopping, Downtown Dadeland, the block of apartments, shops and restaurants around Dadeland South station, is the easiest place to sit down without moving the car.

If you are making a day of it, ask Karpo in the Karpo APP which restaurants in Downtown Dadeland can seat your group without a long wait before you head home with your new pans.