The Best Food Subscription Boxes to Gift This Holiday Season
When it comes to holiday gifting, there's one thing we can all agree on — there’s nothing better than the gift that keeps on giving!
And there's one gift category that literally does just that: food subscription boxes.
For whatever length of time you choose — and really, getting any extra gifts is exciting, no? — the recipient of your food subscription box will receive the best something (i.e. something edible!) in their mailbox. They'll continually get surprised with something delicious, and you, in turn, will quite possibly become their new favorite person.
Plus, if you're shopping last minute, you can order one of these at a moment’s notice. *fist bump*
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But! With so many food subscription boxes out there, how do you even begin to choose the perfect one for your giftee? After all everyone has unique tastes, not to mention dietary needs.
Luckily, there seems to be a food subscription box for just about everyone, from wine lovers to burger enthusiasts, to macaron connoisseurs and gluten-free snackers. We truly think we’ve found a box for everyone on your list! (Even good ol’ Uncle Fred, who has the most devoted pickle obsession.)
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Scroll down to see our 20 favorites — and happy gifting!
THE BEST CHEESE SUBSCRIPTION BOX
Murray's Cheese
1. Murray’s Classic Cheese of the Month Club
NYC’s cheese king, Murray’s, offers a rotating collection of three to four “approachable and iconic” cheeses every month, made with ingredients hand-picked from around the world, so you’re sure to please cheese lovers (or those who need to become one!).
$63 a month, which includes three or four cheese, murrayscheese.com
THE BEST CHOCOLATE SUBSCRIPTION BOX
Food52
2. Raaka Chocolate + Genius Desserts Small-Batch Organic Chocolate
Three delectable Raaka chocolate bars a month, with flavors like Pink Sea Salt, Green Tea Crunch, and Pretzels & Mustard, delivered right to your loved one’s door? They’ll keep loving you, that’s for sure!
Starting at $98 for a three-month subscription, which each delivery including three 1.8-ounce chocolate bars, food52.com
THE BEST COFFEE SUBSCRIPTION BOXES
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3. Atlas Coffee Club Subscription
A new coffee — sourced from a new location — every month, from Costa Rica to Ethiopia.
Starting at $9 a month for a half-bag shipment, atlascoffeclub.com
4. Driftaway Coffee Subscription
Each shipment comes with notes about the coffee’s source and growers, so it’s perfect for the coffee geek. Plus, there are farmer-focused and eco-friendly options.
Starting at $44 for three shipments (once a month for three months!) of 7 ounces of whole coffee beans (*first shipment is a tasting kit of four 2-ounce bags), driftaway.coffee
THE BEST SWEET SUBSCRIPTION BOXES
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5. Jeni’s Pint Club
Four pints of Jeni’s ice cream, four times a year. ‘Nuff said.
Starting at $230 for a year’s subscription, which includes four pints of Jeni’s ice cream delivered four times a year, shop.jenis.com
6. Foodstirs Subscription
The perfect subscription for the baking enthusiast with kids — or just an appreciation for all things cute. Look at these polar bear cupcakes!
Starting at $25 per delivery, which includes one baking kit (but there is the option of multiples per shipment), foodstirs.com
7. Dylan’s Candy Bar Sugar Rush Cotton Candy Parfait Bake-It-Yourself Box
This box, which is a partnership with Netflix’s Sugar Rush, includes a Cotton Candy Parfait recipe inspired by the show, plus special Dylan’s Candy Bar treats (for either accenting the parfait or nibbling while you work *wink*).
$40 for one bake-it-yourself box with all supplies, dylanscandybar.com
8. Mouth Cookies Subscription
A box full o’ cookies every month sounds amazing — but it sounds even better when the company in question serves up flavors like lemon sugar cookies made with real lemon zest, spiced cookies with three kinds of ginger, and hazelnut whisky sandwiches with spirit. Cheers to that!
Starting at $60 a month for a three-month subscription, with each box including multiple packages of various brands of cookies, mouth.com
THE BEST WINE SUBSCRIPTION BOXES
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9. Vinebox “12 Nights of Wine” Gift Box
The “world’s first wine Advent calendar” — a.k.a. 12 nights of wine! Themed “Naughty” or “Nice.” Up to you which the recipient deserves. 😉
Starting at $129 for the “12 Nights of Wine” (Nice or Naughty edition!), which includes 12 glass-size servings of wine packaged inside a festive gift box, getvinebox.com
10. Winestyr Ultimate Wine Club Subscription
World-class wines in elegant packaging — complete with personalized notes!
Starting at $79 a shipment for the “Mixed Wine Club,” which includes three bottles of wine sent four times a year, winestyr.com
THE BEST MEAT SUBSCRIPTION BOXES
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11. Butcher Box Subscription
The gift of a butcher box is the gift of home-meal supplies — and high-quality ones at that! Butcher Box promises only 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef, heritage breed pork, and free-range organic chicken. (Plus, they’re currently offering free bacon and $20 off your subscription!)
Starting at $129 a month for the Classic Box, which includes eight to 11 pounds of meat (good for individuals or small families), butcherbox.com
12. Moink Box
Started by a Midwest couple, Moink says that they only work with family farms who make sure to take excellent care of their animals, so that they can deliver you high-quality — and ethically-sourced — meat.
Starting at $129 for the Small Sampler, which would include (for example) 1 (about 4lbs) Whole Chicken, 2 (package) Ground Beef 85/15 (1lb), 1 (each - average 3lb) Beef Chuck Roast, 1 (each) French Ribeye (16- 20 oz), 2 (each) Pork Shoulder Steak (1lb), moinkbox.com
13. Carnivore Club Box Subscription
Sign your giftee up for the Classic Box, and they’ll get four to six handcrafted cured meats inside each one, including Italian salamis, Spanish Jamon, and American Bacon — all premium and small-batch selects.
Starting at $45 for a one-month subscription for the Classic Box, which includes four to six handcrafted cured meats, us.carnivoreclub.com
BEST HEALTHY FOODS SUBSCRIPTION BOXES
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14. Graze Box
For the desk snacker! You tell Graze what you like, and they’ll curate a box of healthy snacks you can chomp on all day without the slightest bit of guilt. Review your snacks and they’ll edit accordingly so that every box is exactly — and only — what you love.
Starting at $15 a box of personalized snacks, which ships every two weeks, though the first box is half-price and includes an eight-snack “variety box,” graze.com
15. Love With Food Snack Smart Box
Love With Food features organic and all-natural snacks, which is great. But even better? For every box sent, at least one meal is donated to American families in need. Nothing could be sweeter than that.
Starting at $8 a box for the Tasting Box, which includes seven-plus surprise snacks, lovewithfood.com
16. The Keto Box Subscription
Know someone who’s doing the Keto diet? She’ll thank you for giving her a whole slew of keto-friendly snacks, including low-carb cheese, kept shakes, and sugar-free chocolate hazelnut syrup, for the next time 3 p.m. rolls around.
Starting at $36 a month for a box that includes eight to 11+ keto-friendly snacks, cratejoy.com
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17. MunchPak
MunchPak promises to bring you the best snacks — and only the best snacks — for all tastes (sweet! Sour! Salty!), from all over the world, including picks from Brazil, France, Italy, and Russia.
Starting at $14 a month for a delivery of five-plus snacks in a box, munchpak.com
THE BEST “FANCY” FOODIE SUBSCRIPTION BOXES
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18. The Mantry Subscription
The Mantry — a.k.a. the “Modern Man’s Pantry” — is a food-of-the-month club designed to help all the boys in your life discover some of the coolest American artisan foods, from BBQ sauce crafted in the backwoods of Alabama to hand-harvested birch syrup from Alaska. (Plus, the box comes with recipes, so it might just get that man cooking, too!)
$75 per box, which includes six full-sized items delivered in an American-made crate, mantry.com
19. Farm to People Subscription
Love your local farmer’s market? Farm to People shops from your (or your recipient’s!) local farmers to bring you local produce — without having to wake up extra early on Sunday. (Because we can all use more Zz’s.)
Starting at $25 for the Small Seasonal Produce Box, which includes six to eight seasonal produce items and is shipped and charged weekly, cratejoy.com
20. Pickles Every Month Subscription
I told you Uncle Fred would get his shine! This box is all about the best pickles in America — and honestly, who doesn’t love a good pickle? They’ve got classic bread and butter pickle chips for sandwiches, garlicky Kirbys with a hint of sweetness, even plump pickled tomatoes to pop in martinis!
Starting at $60 a month for a one-month subscription, which includes a mix of out-of-the-box, artisan pickles, mouth.com
For more gift ideas, check out our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide! And see our sister sites' tech gift guides, gaming gift guides, fashion and beauty gift guides, TV gift guides, and foodie gift guides.
