The 15 Best Coffee Subscription Boxes, According to Experts

One of Blue Bottle's signature (and most popular!) blends, Bella Donovan, earned top marks in taste tests for its mellow, smooth flavor notes, a rich sip in all. Blue Bottle ships this blend and countless others in a customized subscription plan: You can pull single-origin blends from various regions and espresso beans. Your coffee bags can be shipped to you once a month (starting at $11), weekly. bi-weekly, or once every three weeks.

Atlas Coffee Club's beans aren't actually sourced from one place only — rather, this subscription sources coffee from different international locations each month (upwards of 20 countries in all). Rather than select a single bean based on your preferences, this coffee subscription is more about the adventure of unboxing a new variety each month. But you can order small 6-ounce bags at a time at any frequency at just $9, making this a lovely option for coffee lovers who might want to experience a unique pick-me-up each month as a gift.

You only need hot water for Steeped's various coffee single-serves. Treat Steeped's myriad of blends, flavors, and varieties just like you would your favorite tea — add hot water. For coffee lovers who love a robust, dark roast, Steeped offers an Odyssey Blend subscription just for you (at $1 per mug, no less!).

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Stumptown's approach to subscription is simpler, starting at just $15 per shipment. In a taste test, Good Housekeeping Institute experts heaped praise on Stumptown's dark and robust Holler Mountain Organic blend for its earthy, aromatic finish. Not sold just yet? Stumptown will send you a free sample (yes, really!) no strings attached.

A newcomer to the coffee aisle in 2021, Chamberlain's roasts have performed well in taste tests in the Good Housekeeping Institute. Alongside a free sticker, subscribers can choose how many bags of ground, whole, or single-serve steep bags of a blend of their choosing they receive in each shipment. You can choose whether you receive 1, 2, or 3 bags on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis. And while you have to stick to one blend, Chamberlain Coffee offers all of their subscription roasts as standalone products (meaning you can taste them all before you decide).

Great-tasting single-origin ground coffee can be hard to come by, but Cafe Infinity's wide assortment of single-0rigin coffee from notable regions is impressive. Plus, there's an app that helps you create custom blends of your own using the single-origin beans you've ordered. You can choose which bags make it into your monthly box, enjoying about 5 cups from each nation indicated, and customize the roast as well.

Instant coffee varieties can be a big help if you're traveling (and are getting tastier every day!). We love how Swift Cup sends single-serving packets of their bold yet sweet signature flavor profile; you won't have to lug around a large canister or a measuring cup to enjoy coffee on the spot (iced or hot!). All you'll need is 10 ounces of piping hot water in a mug and any sweet or creamy additions you like. If you're looking for a sampling of different coffee blends, Swift Cup Coffee offers a variety subscription that starts at $18.

Peet's can be found in metro grocers and retailers, but cult-like fans can sign up for an individualized mailing that arrives once a month. The themes for each subscription category largely revolve around flavor profiles, but subscribers can also opt-in for a carbon-neutral coffee or for those grounds created in small batches. Plans start at $18 monthly, but users can also add more coffee to their box based on household size.

Caffe Vita's Queen City blend is beloved in taste tests for a punch of dark cocoa notes in a brewed cup. Unlike other roasters, Caffe Vita also presents the blends in six different grind size variations, so to speak. These include coarse grinds (perfect for cold brews) and whole roasted beans for coffee lovers who love the freshest cup of Joe possible.

While diehard coffee fans will love Driftaway's blends (from citrus-heavy to acidic flavors), we love that every new subscription starts with four 2-oz bags of single-origin coffee to help you decide which flavors you like. Plus, the brand utilizes compostable packaging and works on carbon offsets to reduce their footprint as they mail coffee all over the country. 

There are multiple subscriptions to choose from (including signature canned lattes), but La Colombe is known to offer more grinds on their coffee beans than most — even including niche grinds, like their ultra-fine Turkish coffee products and Chemex lines. The most diverse subscriptions are divided into groups associated with personal tastes; this upscale subscription box always pulls medium to light roasts, but there's also an option for bold, dark coffees as well.

Since MistoBox only works on a subscription basis, the brand has more tools to help coffee drinkers find a blend they truly love (out of 590 different choices from 52 roasters). In your first box, there'll be an email for a contact who can adjust your box's contents after you've sampled your first coffee. You'll stay in touch with this new penpal, and receive MistoBox weekly, biweekly, or once a month, with a fee based on how much you're willing to spend on a 12-ounce bag (starting at $10).

Jot's bottled coffee is 20x stronger than regular coffee. Just a single tablespoon (or even a teaspoon!) can transform hot or cold water or milk into a seriously strong cup of Joe. Each bottle will last you upwards of two weeks, but you can buy a monthly subscription that'll cut the price of a single bottle down to $20. If you love bottled coffee that's ready at a moment's notice, you'll save up to $12 a month by signing up for a subscription.

If you're looking for an even quicker caffeine fix, this canned nitro cold brew coffee can be enjoyed on its own, or mixed into a coffee concoction of your choice. Rise Brewing Co. offers a few different flavors in their subscription box, offered bi-weekly, monthly, or bi-monthly, including gift subscriptions that range up to a year.

Few subscriptions include options from the Pacific Southwest, where Hawaii has earned a reputation for some of the best coffee on Earth (have you heard of Kona beans yet?). If you're hunting for a unique gift for the coffee-obsessed in your life, these boxes are guaranteed to hold the freshest grounds directly from Hawaii. Each monthly box has new coffee from a local farm or roaster, and will also contain coffee-adjacent goodies, like sugarcane.