Best card shops in Chicago, IL

37 shops · sorted by rating · strongest in Other TCG, Sports Cards, Magic: The Gathering

CardsNearby tracks verified card shops across Chicago — a breaks powerhouse, neighborhood card shops, and legendary game stores — compared by specialty, services, hours, and upcoming local shows.

Last verified Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Best for Pokémon

Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities

★ 4.9 (195)

Best for Sports cards

Elite Sports Cards and Comics

★ 4.6 (145)

Best for Magic

Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo

★ 4.9 (1473)

Best for Selling a collection

Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo

★ 4.9 (1473)

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37 shops

Sorted by CardsNearby Score

Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo★ 4.9(1473)

TCG, Magic, Buylist, Singles

Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo carries tabletop games and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 5550 N Broadway.

TCGMagicBuylistSingles

7.4 mi

Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities★ 4.9(195)

TCG, Magic, Pokémon, Supplies, League play

Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities carries cards and collectibles in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 2868 N Lincoln Ave.

TCGMagicPokémonSuppliesLeague play

4.2 mi

Spellbound Games★ 4.3(125)

TCG, Pokémon, Magic, Buylist, League play

Spellbound Games carries tabletop games and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 1116 N Milwaukee Ave.

TCGPokémonMagicBuylistLeague play

2.4 mi

Tony's Treasures | BUY/SELL/TRADE Video Games & Collectibles★ 4.8(117)

TCG, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Buylist

Tony's Treasures | BUY/SELL/TRADE Video Games & Collectibles carries tabletop games and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open 6 days a week at 3208 W North Ave.

TCGPokémonYu-Gi-Oh!Buylist

4.6 mi

Elite Sports Cards and Comics★ 4.6(145)

Sports, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Supplies, League play

Elite Sports Cards and Comics carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open 6 days a week at 2028 W Montrose Ave.

SportsPokémonYu-Gi-Oh!SuppliesLeague play

6.3 mi

Elite Sports Cards And Comics #2★ 4.4(173)

Sports, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Supplies, Grading drop-off

Elite Sports Cards And Comics #2 carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open 6 days a week at 3406A N Harlem Ave.

SportsPokémonYu-Gi-Oh!SuppliesGrading drop-off

10.1 mi

Bonus Round Game Cafe★ 4.8(531)

TCG, Magic, League play

Bonus Round Game Cafe carries tabletop games and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 3230 N Clark St.

TCGMagicLeague play

4.5 mi

Running to the Rip★ 4.5(88)

Sports, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Grading drop-off, Live breaks

Running to the Rip carries sports cards and memorabilia in Chicago, IL. Open 6 days a week at 2979 S Archer Ave.

SportsPokémonYu-Gi-Oh!Grading drop-offLive breaks

3.0 mi

Chicago Comics★ 4.7(606)

TCG, Buylist, Live breaks

Chicago Comics carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 3244 N Clark St.

TCGBuylistLive breaks

4.5 mi

Tim's Baseball Card Shop★ 4.8(239)

Sports, Buylist

Tim's Baseball Card Shop carries cards and collectibles in Chicago, IL. Open 4 days a week at 4549 N Western Ave.

SportsBuylist

6.7 mi

Graham Crackers Comics Loop★ 4.7(1547)

TCG, Grading drop-off, Supplies

Graham Crackers Comics Loop carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 77 E Madison St.

TCGGrading drop-offSupplies

0.4 mi

Dark Tower Comics★ 4.7(346)

TCG, Magic

Dark Tower Comics carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 4835 N Western Ave.

TCGMagic

7.0 mi

Prism Games Chicago★ 4.9(165)

TCG, League play

Prism Games Chicago carries tabletop games and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open 6 days a week at 2874 N Milwaukee Ave.

TCGLeague play

5.8 mi

Zombie Unicorn Comics★ 4.9(124)

TCG, Grading drop-off, Supplies

Zombie Unicorn Comics carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 3417 W Peterson Ave.

TCGGrading drop-offSupplies

8.9 mi

AlleyCat Comics★ 4.9(544)

TCG

AlleyCat Comics carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 5304 N Clark St.

TCG

7.2 mi

Atlas Comics★ 4.8(114)

TCG, Buylist

Atlas Comics carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open 5 days a week at 5251 N Harlem Ave.

TCGBuylist

11.4 mi

Good Games Chicago★ 4.9(496)

TCG

Good Games Chicago carries tabletop games and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 1145 W Webster Ave.

TCG

3.3 mi

RJBreaks★ 4.8(1097)

Sports

RJBreaks carries sports cards and memorabilia in Chicago, IL.

Sports

12.2 mi

Challengers Comics★ 4.8(541)

TCG, Supplies

Challengers Comics carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 1845 N Western Ave.

TCGSupplies

3.9 mi

Graham Crackers Comics of Andersonville★ 4.8(442)

TCG

Graham Crackers Comics of Andersonville carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 5028 N Clark St.

TCG

6.9 mi

First Aid Comics★ 4.8(435)

TCG

First Aid Comics carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 1142 W Taylor St.

TCG

1.5 mi

Graham Crackers Comics of Lakeview★ 4.8(353)

TCG

Graham Crackers Comics of Lakeview carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 3120 N Sheffield Ave.

TCG

4.4 mi

GAME OVER VIDEO GAME CONSOLE REPAIR.★ 4.7(598)

TCG

GAME OVER VIDEO GAME CONSOLE REPAIR. carries tabletop games and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 5834 W Fullerton Ave.

TCG

8.0 mi

DARK TOWER COMICS - LOGAN SQUARE★ 4.6(72)

TCG, Magic

DARK TOWER COMICS - LOGAN SQUARE carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 2641 N Kedzie Ave.

TCGMagic

5.3 mi

Bonerko’s Sports Cards & More★ 4.8(33)

Sports, Grading drop-off

Bonerko’s Sports Cards & More carries sports cards and memorabilia in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 3143 W 111th St.

SportsGrading drop-off

13.4 mi

Back in the Game Video Games and Repair★ 4.7(178)

TCG

Back in the Game Video Games and Repair carries tabletop games and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open 6 days a week at 7757 S Cicero Ave.

TCG

10.5 mi

Third Coast Comics★ 4.7(117)

TCG

Third Coast Comics carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open 5 days a week at 6443 N Sheridan Rd.

TCG

8.5 mi

Bridgeport Hobby Trading Cards★ 4.8(476)

Bridgeport Hobby Trading Cards carries trading card games and singles in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 751 W 35th St.

3.4 mi

Foursided Card + Gift - On Clark in Lakeview★ 4.7(373)

Foursided Card + Gift - On Clark in Lakeview carries cards and collectibles in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 2958 N Clark St.

4.1 mi

Sheep Cult Comics★ 4.8(27)

TCG

Sheep Cult Comics carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 1632 N Milwaukee Ave.

TCG

3.4 mi

Chicago Sports & Novelty★ 4.4(221)

Sports

Chicago Sports & Novelty carries sports cards and memorabilia in Chicago, IL.

Sports

0.7 mi

Manga Spot Chicago★ 4.9(59)

TCG

Manga Spot Chicago carries cards and collectibles in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 520 N Michigan Ave Ste 222.

TCG

1.0 mi

GAMES R US★ 4.5(668)

TCG

GAMES R US carries tabletop games and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 208 E 35th St.

TCG

3.3 mi

BananaHandles Card Shop★ 4.6(78)

BananaHandles Card Shop carries cards and collectibles in Chicago, IL. Open 5 days a week at 5144 Irving Park Rd.

8.3 mi

Sport & Gaming Cards Plus★ 4.4(48)

Sports

Sport & Gaming Cards Plus carries sports cards and memorabilia in Chicago, IL. Open 6 days a week at 3417A W Peterson Ave.

Sports

8.9 mi

Galaxy Comic Zone★ 4.1(153)

TCG

Galaxy Comic Zone carries comics and trading cards in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 3804 N Western Ave.

TCG

5.8 mi

Quag Pro Cards★ 4.6(25)

Quag Pro Cards carries cards and collectibles in Chicago, IL. Open seven days a week at 2858 S Wallace St.

2.6 mi

Which Chicago card shop fits your need

If you want…	Go to
Sports cards & breaks	RJBreaks, Bridgeport Hobby Trading Cards
Magic & organized play	Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo, Bonus Round Game Cafe
Selling a collection	Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo, Chicago Comics
Grading drop-off	Graham Crackers Comics Loop
Comics + cards browsing	Chicago Comics, AlleyCat Comics

The shops, in detail

RJBreaks — the breaks powerhouse

★ 4.8 (1097 Google reviews) · 8040 Lincoln Ave

One of Chicago's most-reviewed sports-card operations — live breaks, modern wax, and chase-card energy. The city's high-volume sports destination.

Bridgeport Hobby — the neighborhood card shop

★ 4.8 (476 Google reviews) · 751 W 35th St

A South Side trading-card storefront with a strong local reputation — the classic counter-and-showcase experience.

Dice Dojo — the game-store landmark

★ 4.9 (1473 Google reviews) · 5550 N Broadway

One of the city's most-reviewed game stores, with Magic singles, a buylist, and a huge play space. The center of Chicago's organized-play scene.

Chicago Comics — the institution that buys

★ 4.7 (606 Google reviews) · 3244 N Clark St

A Lakeview landmark for comics that also runs a buying counter and breaks — worth combining with any North Side card crawl.

Graham Crackers — grading in the Loop

★ 4.7 (1547 Google reviews) · 77 E Madison St

The downtown flagship of Chicagoland's comic chain, with grading drop-off and supplies alongside the comics wall.

Bonus Round — cards and coffee

★ 4.8 (531 Google reviews) · 3230 N Clark St

A game café with Magic league play — the pick when you want a table, a match, and an espresso in the same visit.

At a glance

Shop	Rating	Games	Buys	Grading
Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo	★ 4.9	TCG, Magic	Yes	—
Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities	★ 4.9	TCG, Magic, Pokémon	—	—
Spellbound Games	★ 4.3	TCG, Pokémon, Magic	Yes	—
Tony's Treasures \| BUY/SELL/TRADE Video Games & Collectibles	★ 4.8	TCG, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Yes	—
Elite Sports Cards and Comics	★ 4.6	Sports, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	—	—
Elite Sports Cards And Comics #2	★ 4.4	Sports, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	—	Drop-off
Bonus Round Game Cafe	★ 4.8	TCG, Magic	—	—
Running to the Rip	★ 4.5	Sports, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	—	Drop-off
Chicago Comics	★ 4.7	TCG	Yes	—
Tim's Baseball Card Shop	★ 4.8	Sports	Yes	—

More shops within 25 miles

Back in The Game Video Games & Repair · Cicero · 7 mi
Grandmaster Games - Oak Park · Oak Park · 8 mi
Top Cut Collectibles · Berwyn · 10 mi
Videogames Then & Now · Harwood Heights · 11 mi
Game Knight · Summit · 12 mi
Card Culture · Brookfield · 12 mi
Perfect Circle Games · Niles · 13 mi
Steven's Collectibles · Countryside · 14 mi
Hidden Treasures · Lombard · 20 mi
MinMaxGames · Lombard · 20 mi
Mark's Card Shop · Downers Grove · 20 mi
Fair Game · Downers Grove · 20 mi

37 shops in view

Within 50 miles

Card shows near Chicago

All shows near here →

Sun8Nov

Chicago Card Show

Bridgeview Community Center · Bridgeview, IL · 13 mi

Sports

Monthly

Sat7Nov

H2G Sports Card & Pokémon Show

American Legion Post 974 · Franklin Park, IL · 13 mi

SportsPokémon

Monthly

TCGTradeZone

Marriot Chicago O’Hare · Chicago, IL · 13 mi

Sports

Recurring (Rosemont & O'Hare locations)

Fri20Nov

Chicago Sports Spectacular

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center · Rosemont, IL · 14 mi

SportsPokémon

Several times a year

Keep exploring

Nearby cities

Cicero

1 shop · 7 mi

Oak Park

1 shop · 8 mi

Berwyn

1 shop · 10 mi

Harwood Heights

1 shop · 11 mi

Good to know

FAQ

What is the best sports-card shop in Chicago?

RJBreaks is the high-volume breaks and modern-sports destination; Bridgeport Hobby keeps the classic neighborhood card-shop experience alive on the South Side.

Which Chicago shops buy collections?

Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo buys Magic collections, and Chicago Comics runs a buying counter — call ahead for large lots.

Where can I get cards graded in Chicago?

Graham Crackers Comics in the Loop takes grading submissions — ask which graders they route to.

Are there card shows near Chicago?

Yes — recurring shows run across Chicagoland. See the shows section below for the next confirmed dates.