Where can I buy bento boxes and accessories?
For retail stores near you, see the Bento Store Locator (BSL) with Google Maps for international reader-generated store listings and feedback. Online sources include the online bento store list as well as the Lunch in a Box Amazon store. Purchases made through the Amazon store or affiliate links support Lunch in a Box with pennies on the dollar at no increased cost to the buyer. If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, have a look at the SF Bay Area shopping guide for bento gear, which has all of my local store reviews together in one place. Help! I can’t read the care instructions on this Japanese bento box! A good rule of thumb is to hand-wash anything with decorations on the lid, all inner lids from multiple-tier bento boxes, and tiny plastic accessories that might fly around in the dishwasher and land on the heating element. Many items that are marked “hand wash only” can actually go through the dishwasher in the top rack as long as the heated dry cycle is turned off. Avoid microwa
