It depends on what you want, wood or plastic. We wanted a wood one so we went with a KidKraft. I also looked at Guidekraft, IKEA and Potterybarn. E's daycare has a Step 2 one and it is still in great condition after 6 years, but it stays indoors. I have never heard anything bad about Step 2 kitchens. Costco has some right now too.
Re: Play Kitchen
We have this one and my daugther loves it. I love that it has the kitchen aspect to it and then the booth on the other side for more imaginative play.
https://www.step2.com/50s-diner-play-kitchen/