Dinnerware

Essential dinnerware pieces for new kitchens

Whether you’re looking for all the tableware you need for a growing or large family, or you’re looking for decorative plates and dishes for your next big dinner party, you’ll find affordable options in tableware that will help your cooking and sense of style stand out. 

Find plates and dishes in a variety of colors such as glossy or matte blue, pink, green and gray, as well as white and black. Browse elegant materials such as feldspar porcelain, durable stoneware and tempered glass that can feature minimalist designs, beautiful floral patterns or stunning surface etching. 

Choose deep plates that are perfect for use as pasta bowls. The cradling nature of these plates helps to hold sauces and make for the kind of beautiful plating chefs rely on. 

Need more traditional options in tableware? Select elegant options in dinner plates.

Select side plates to hold fruit or pastries at breakfast, to serve as a salad plate or sharing dish at lunch or dinner, or to be used as a tea or coffee saucer.

Browse a wide selection of bowls for enjoying cereal at breakfast or soups, salads and dessert at lunch or dinner.

While you can buy any of the above tableware in convenient 2- or 4-packs, there are also affordable options in dinnerware sets. Find 12-, 18- and 24-piece dinner set options that include an equal number of plates, side plates and bowls.

And let’s not forget the little ones. See colorful, impact and scratch resistant kids plates & bowls in fun, lively colors that come in affordable 6-packs. You can even find kids place mats filled with colorful cartoon illustrations.

Dining ware for everyday meals and special gatherings

Find tableware for every occasion with all the pieces you need from bowls to plates and side plates. From timeless glass bowls with beautiful etching to set out with candy or cookies for guests when they first arrive, to fun, colorful kids plates and bowls for your little ones, IKEA has dining ware for all your needs. 

Want to show off your cooking skills with your significant other? Use cradling deep plates made of elegant porcelain or glossy stoneware to showcase poached lobster in gazpacho. Need to share some of your homemade sourdough with grass fed butter and sea salt at your next elegant dinner party? Call upon fancy dinnerware such as share plates with rustic, ruffled edges right at home in a dining room featuring farmhouse style décor. Choose porcelain bowls that come to life with minimalist designs in true Nordic décor style to hold warm peach cobbler with scoops of ice cream while guests sip tea or coffee from decorative mugs in the same series.

Frequently asked questions about dinnerware

What is meant by dinnerware?

Everything you need to set the table for a great dinner, from glassware, plates, bowls and side dishes, to flatware and cutlery. Find affordable options in elegant materials with stylish designs for all your tableware needs.

What is the best material for dinnerware?

IKEA features a variety of attractive materials in a variety of designs so anyone can have a different favorite type of side plate or deep bowl that they cherish for everyday meals or for wowing friends and family when they come to visit.

What are different types of dinnerware?

Tableware that checks every box for each step of an elegant dinner party, or everything you need for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Find all the plates, bowls and side plates you need with affordable 2- or 4-packs, as well as affordable dinnerware sets from IKEA.