7 best highchairs for happy mealtimes, tested by parents and experts

Score: 94/100

The original grow-with-your-child highchair, this design classic has a strong reputation – with good reason. The beauty of this beechwood chair is that your baby can always be with the family at the table, which has been shown to be the best way to encourage your child to try new foods.

Newborns will love the comfy nest, before moving into the highchair itself when weaning. Once your child has grown out of the baby set, they’ll be able to independently climb up onto the chair themselves, and it’s even comfortable for adults to use too. Genius!

Assembly is simple, with a helpful video on Stokke's website, and it comes in several chic colours. You can even personalise it with an engraving of your child’s name.

Score: 90/100

If you like the sound of the Stokke highchair (above), but need something more compact, this fold-up version from Cybex is for you.

It can be used from birth with the bouncer nest, which offers a good, high position to have baby near you at the table, and offers three positions, from sitting up to reclined. As your baby grows, this is replaced with the baby seat and tray; although there’s no harness, so you might want to add a separate one.

The chair itself is foldable with the seat and footrest in place – though not with the baby set or bouncer – and stands alone when folded. It is narrow enough to slip behind a chair or beside a cabinet making it a great space-saving solution. We also found the slip-in sliders useful, which prevent the chair tipping back – it will just slide along the floor, preventing accidents.

Putting this together is tricky at first; however, once assembled, it's very sturdy and secure, (we’d recommend watching Cybex's excellent videos to help!). Adaptable, stylish and sturdy, from birth to adult, the Cybex is available in four colours and is our top folding highchair for 2025.

Score: 87/100

An attractive chair that’s easy to assemble, this design has lots of adjustability, including five seat heights and nine footrest positions, making it easy to find one to suit your child.

The ‘ultimate bundle’ includes a newborn baby bouncer, which can also be used as a standalone item, together with a rocker base. The next stage includes a clip-in seat with five-point harness, with comfy padding for support.

The dishwasher-safe tray slips on and off easily but watch out for food getting stuck in the cushion! It has good foot support, is fairly light, and your child can easily climb into the seat when they are old enough.

We love the stylish and ergonomic Dutch design – which is made from sustainable materials – and appreciated the neat footprint.

Score: 84/100

This classic wooden highchair is made from sustainable beech and will look good in any home. Although a little tricky to construct, once fixed in place, it’s sturdy and won’t tip over.

The main highchair can be used with the front bar and a removable tray from six months; add the bouncer and you have a from-birth solution too. You can also add different fabric cushions if you like, as well as a seat reducer that helps smaller babies stay comfortable. There's even a play tray attachment to keep them busy, which has toys built into it.

Both the seat and the footrest can be adjusted through the different slots, so it’s always at the right height and your child’s legs are fully supported. It has a crotch belt and five-point harness for safety, and once your child outgrows the highchair, it will even hold adults up to 90kg.

Overall, we think it’s great value for a long-lasting piece of furniture.

Score: 81/100

One of the best things about this chair? It arrives ready to go straight out of the box, so no stressful DIY needed. You can add the safety rail, suitable from six months, plus a tray – these click straight into the chair and feel pretty sturdy.

However, the Kaos Klapp’s biggest USP is its eco-friendly credentials. The chair is made from recycled materials and therefore claims to have a 63 per cent lower environmental footprint than similar products. It can be recycled up to nine times, too. It’s also a pretty good price for the chair alone (£169), though it gets more expensive as you add the newborn and baby set.

Although this chair shares a lot of the same DNA as the Stokke Tripp Trap (above), there’s no need to adjust it as your child grows, as it's been designed like a staircase. It's not very comfortable for adults (but we can’t imagine that’s the primary reason you’re buying it). However, folding is very simple and makes it small enough for easy storage.

Score: 81/100

This is a very adaptable piece of furniture with nine modes that can hold kids from birth right up to six years, making it good value for money.

Start with the reclined seat on tall legs for newborns to relax in, before moving onto the classic highchair with tray. After that, it can be used without the tray or harness for your toddler or alone as a booster seat, and, finally, short legs transform it into a sweet little low-level chair for preschoolers.

We liked that the seat can be reclined through four positions, and the footrest is a good addition that can double as a handy shelf for storing toys out of sight while you feed your baby. A slight niggle was the harness clip, which felt a little flimsy, and the straps slipped a little.

The tool-free assembly was another plus, as is the dishwasher-friendly tray with integrated cup holder. The rest is easy enough to wipe clean with a damp cloth.

Score: 75/100

This wipe-clean, no-frills, budget highchair is an absolute steal. It slots together without tools too, making it far easier to construct than most Ikea flatpacks. It’s worth noting that the legs do stick out quite far, which may create a trip hazard, but it does make for a solid, stable base.

The inflatable seat cushion will set you back an additional £8.20, but our expert thought it was a “genius” way to create extra padding for your little one. Don't like that design? You'll find lots of compatible cushions in a shade to suit on the likes of Etsy. The chair is also extremely lightweight, should you need to move it around the house.

It doesn’t offer a foot support or different heights, and the seat is quite narrow – so some children may grow out of it before the suggested three-year limit – but overall, it’s great value for money and simple to use.