Best of Boston

1999 Best Bridal Registry, Alternative

Beans

Forget your grandmother’s china pattern. The selection of hand-blown glass bowls and glasses, hand-painted plates from artists and potters from around the world, knickknacks, and curios is more about divine decadence than restraint. Mix-and-match patterns and styles update traditional heirloom china and blend the conventional with the unusual at this eclectic store.

The Mall at Chestnut Hill, 199 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill, 617-244-4468,