12 Best Snack Subscription Boxes to Try in 2024

It’s 3 p.m. You’re suddenly starving. You go to your pantry, only to come up empty-handed. Devastation reigns! The best snack subscription boxes can spare you from this demoralizing scenario: By opting into a service that regularly delivers chips, crackers, nuts, bars, and other tasty treats right to your door, you can make sure you always have something to keep you satisfied—and prevent hanger—in between meals.

There are tons of subscriptions to choose from, but we want to make sure you don’t end up with less-than-delicious options (snacks are very dear to our hearts around here). So we pulled together the very best boxes to try, for any and every palate.

Our top picks

1. Best Overall: Bokksu
2. Best Value: Universal Yums
3. Most Variety: Thrive Market
4. Best for Charcuterie: Platterful
5. Best for Gifts: Cratejoy
6. Best for Cheese: Murray’s Cheese
7. Best for Regional Favorites: Goldbelly
8. Best for Smoothies: Frozen Garden
9. Best for Fruit: Harry & David

In this article

• Shop the best snack subscription boxes
• More great options
• What to look for in a good snack subscription service

It’s time to put your noshing routine on cruise control. Whether you’re looking to sample regional and international snacks, get your regular cheese fix, or stock your produce drawer, there’s a convenient snack subscription that’ll keep your grub of choice a-coming.

Best Overall: Bokksu

Pros:

• Wide selection of snacks in every box
• Option to order a la carte

Cons:

• Can’t filter snack selections for allergens or dietary needs

Why we like it: We tested Bokksu’s Japanese snacks a few years ago, and it’s been our top pick for snack subscriptions ever since. Each box has a theme, like Night Out in Osaka or Summer in Okinawa, and features 20 to 22 items sourced from Japan, a pamphlet with origin and allergen info for each snack, and a tea to pair with your munchies. Our tester loved that every month’s selection includes both sweet treats (like yuzu sake candy and sesame mochi) and savory snacks (iburigakko smokey chips and sudachi citrus seaweed tempura). And, as you try more items and find your favorites, you can place a one-off order of the stuff you love through the Bokksu Boutique, the brand’s à la carte shop.

Availability: International, with some exceptions

Best Value: Universal Yums

Pros:

• Tiered box offerings start under $20
• Lots of variety

Cons:

• Can’t accommodate food allergies

Why we like it: Lots of people travel with the main purpose of trying their destination’s local food—Universal Yums saves you the airfare. Every month, the service delivers a box of at least 5 and as many as 18 snacks (depending on which size box you select) from one country. Recent boxes have highlighted lamb and rosemary crisps from the United Kingdom, sweet and spicy fried wheat snacks from Thailand, and dark chocolate with mango filling from the Baltic region—and each comes with a booklet of trivia and games related to the country of the month. As with Bokksu, you can also place standalone orders through the Universal Yums shop.

Availability: Nationwide

Most Variety: Thrive Market

Pros:

• Selection is totally up to the user
• Easy to cancel deliveries (within 30 minutes of placing an order)

Cons:

• Doesn’t offer curated boxes

Why we like it: More a grocery store than a box delivery service, Thrive Market lets you shop its selection of frozen meats and produce, pantry items, and, of course, snacks of every stripe, whenever a craving hits. You can also set up recurring deliveries for specific items. One SELF staffer used the service for a year and loved it: “The subscription is super easy to sign up for and follow—I could cancel a delivery easily and the customer service was lovely,” she says. “I was also super happy with the range of snacks they offer.” Case in point: There are fruit gummies, crackers, meat sticks, and protein bars, to name a few—and lots of gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan options.

Availability: Contiguous United States

Note: The cost of each box will depend on what you fill it with.

Best for Charcuterie: Platterful

Pros:

• Highlights artisanal brands and makers
• Gluten-free and vegan options available

Cons:

• Some reviewers found the portions to be lacking
• Pricey

Why we like it: Anyone who loves to graze will enjoy Platterful’s charcuterie kits, which come in two sizes (standard feeds two to four snackers, while large feeds six to eight). In addition to savory meats and cheeses, the kits come with crackers, spreads, and other accompaniments like dried fruits, olives, and nuts (people with nut allergies can request to omit nuts from their order). Charcuterie newbies can even add a wood cutting board to their subscription order.

Availability: Nationwide

Best for Gifts: Cratejoy

Pros:

• Huge variety of boxes
• Streamlined ordering and gifting process

Cons:

• Service can be inconsistent depending on the seller

Why we like it: Got a jerky snob, vegan, or candy fan in your life? You can keep their stashes well-stocked with any of the 59 highly specific snack box subscriptions offered by independent sellers and popular brands through Cratejoy. The site makes it easy to browse and filter its selection based on price, shipping location, and your giftee’s interests, and the boxes themselves come from well-loved brands and small businesses like Vegancuts and Celebrate States. And, when you order through Cratejoy, some brands offer a discount for new customers (like Gusto di Roma, which will take 50% off your first box of its Taste of Italy subscription).

Availability: Varies depending on the subscription

Note: The cost from $8 per box to $100 per box, depending on the subscription and plan you choose.

Best for Cheese: Murray’s Cheese

Pros:

• Each delivery comes with info on the cheese selection
• Includes optional add-ons like cured meats and crackers

Cons:

• Can’t choose your exact shipping date

Why we like it: New York–based Murray’s Cheese has several different cheese-of-the-month clubs you can join, including the Globetrotter’s Cheese Club (for international flavors), Cheese Explorer’s Club (for deep cut selections from mongers), and Cheers to Cheese Club (which comes with drink pairings). Whatever your cheese preferences, you can almost definitely find the funky, creamy, goaty flavors of your dairy-addled dreams through one of these subscriptions. There’s even a mac-and-cheese-only club, for those who take their cheese with a side of noodles.

Availability: Nationwide

Best for Regional Favorites: Goldbelly

Pros:

• Great variety
• Good portion sizes

Cons:

• Can’t filter monthly selections for allergens or dietary needs

Why we like it: With a Best of Goldbelly subscription, you can find out what all the hype is about Hancock Lobster Company’s lobster rolls, Central Grocery Box’s muffuletta, and more without leaving your house. Each box is dedicated to a different business’s signature eats, so you can enjoy something totally new every month. You can also opt for snack-specific subscriptions, in case you’re strictly curious about the best cookies, pizza, or ice cream the nation has to offer.

Availability: Nationwide

Best for Smoothies: Frozen Garden

Pros:

• Tons of flavor options
• Easy to buy in bulk

Cons:

• A little pricey for a smoothie delivery service

Why we like it: Frozen Garden sources its ingredients from local farmers and producers near its Indiana headquarters, freezes them, and packages them into individual pouches. All you have to do is add your preferred liquid base and blend up the contents of one pouch to get a delicious single-serving smoothie. Flavors include dreamy dragon fruit, green protein, and purple passion fruit, and the brand’s Subscribe & Save program makes it easy to keep your favorites handy whenever you need an on-the-go refreshment.

Availability: Contiguous United States

Note: Smoothies cost $8 each. Subscribe & Save packs of 20 come with a 10% discount; packs of 30 come with a 15% discount. There’s a $49 minimum on all orders.

Best for Fruit: Harry & David

Pros:

• Protective, beautiful packaging
• Ripening instructions included

Cons:

• Deliveries may vary depending on harvest schedule and availability

Why we like it: Harry & David makes famously great gift baskets, but that doesn’t mean you can’t ship its goodies to yourself—especially if you’re opting into its popular Fruit-of-the-Month Club. Each box focuses on a different delicious fruit, like seasonal apples in November and Cara Cara oranges in March, so you can taste the seasons wherever you live. Plus, for anyone curious about sourcing, Harry & David keeps a harvest report on its produce.

Availability: Nationwide

More great options

Beyond our top picks, there are still more box subscription services to sample. Check out these additional options for even more snacking opportunities.

TokyoTreat

If you want to know about the hottest snacks in Japan, sign up for TokyoTreat, the Japanese snack box service that employs a team of experts to curate boxes of their current faves. Next month’s box is themed around Tsukimi, Japan’s harvest moon festival, and will feature treats like matcha KitKats and garlic shrimp chips.

Availability: Nationwide

SnackCrate

SnackCrate hooks you up with five to six goodies from around the world every month. Its boxes might be on the smaller side, but you can’t knock their variety—one month you can enjoy Colombian chocolate bars, then the next month you can snack on ube-filled crackers from the Philippines.

Availability: Nationwide

Note: Subscriptions start at $40 per box.

Misfits Market

With Misfits Market, you can either receive weekly grocery boxes curated by the brand or select your own through an a la carte plan. It specializes in items that would otherwise go unsold due to excess inventory or out-of-date packaging, so you can feel good about doing a little bit to reduce food waste.

Availability: Contiguous United States

Note: The order minimum is $30. Shipping fees start at $6, depending on your zip code.

What to look for in a good snack subscription service

Much like the snacks themselves, any snack subscription service that you opt into should be enjoyable and exciting. Here’s what we recommend thinking about when weighing your options:

• Flexibility with delivery: Are you able to choose your delivery dates? What about skipping or canceling a shipment, should the need arise?
• Allergen friendliness: If you have dietary restrictions, you’ll want a box that caters to your individual needs. Look for a delivery service that allows for customizations, omissions, or ingredient filters. Even if they can’t remove certain allergens, some services will provide detailed ingredient information with their snacks, so you can at least be informed after the fact.
• Taste: Do you prefer high-protein snacks? Do you have a sweet tooth? Are you looking to expand your palate or eat more fruit? There are so, so many different kinds of snack subscriptions out there, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed. But don’t forget that you know what you like—when in doubt, just ask yourself what you’re craving when you hit that 3 p.m. slump, and order from there.