Shopping & Dining

Munster offers its residents the convenience of a wide selection of retail businesses and services. Numerous plazas, strip malls and freestanding stores and businesses are found along Calumet Avenue and on Ridge Road, the two main retail areas. Here, patrons find everything from groceries, clothing, shoes, appliances and greeting cards to professional services offered by florists, lawyers, bankers, travel agents, realtors and hair designers. Regional malls feature national department store anchors and a host of specialty shops. Dining ranges from local cafés, family diners and a number of fine dining establishments in and near town. There also are a number of national fast-food restaurants. A quick trip to Chicago broadens the scope of options with numerous selections of exquisite dining opportunities and shopping adventures.