厨房，是指用作烹饪及准备食物的房间或房间区域，根据设计和面积的不同，有时也具备用餐、娱乐和待客等功能。

一个最基本的厨房，应该拥有烹饪用的炉灶。除此以外，现代社会的厨房通常还可能配备微波炉、电磁炉、烤箱、用于切配食物的操作台、用于清洗食物和提供烹调用水的水槽、存储餐具和食物的橱柜与冰箱等。相应的，餐具和食物通常也储存在厨房中或厨房附近。

虽然厨房的主要功能是烹饪或准备食物，根据它的设计结构、空间面积和配置设备的不同，它同时也可以拥有其他功能。这一情形在家庭厨房中尤其常见。例如，在厨房中设置一个洗衣机或烘干机，使其具备洗衣、干衣的功能；又如，当空间足够大时，在厨房中放置餐桌和椅子，使其成为家庭用餐的场所。

A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation in a dwelling or in a commercial establishment. In the West, a modern residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator, counters and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design. Many households have a microwave oven, a dishwasher and other electric appliances. The main function of a kitchen is serving as a location for storing, cooking and preparing food (and doing related tasks such as dishwashing), but it may also be used for dining, entertaining and laundry.