The Best Toddler Plates and Bowls of 2024

Avanchy bamboo plates and bowls are a bit of a splurge, but if you’ve got the budget, they’re a great choice. It performed similarly to its plate sibling, sticking to clean and dry textured and smooth surfaces with no problem. The suction ring on the bottom of the bowl is removable, so you can pull it right off to clean by tugging on the tab located on the suction piece.

The quality of this bowl is above and beyond the plastic and silicone options we tested, both in the bamboo bowl portion and the silicone suction portion.

We also appreciated that the plate is biodegradable, eco-friendly, non-toxic, and is coated with an FDA-approved, food-grade varnish. It also comes with a baby spoon, so you don’t have to worry about buying additional products to use with it.

This bowl looks and feels just like the more expensive set by Avanchy, and to be quite honest, there doesn’t seem to be any immediate differences between the two bowls. When placed side by side, the Bamboo Bamboo bowl and the Avanchy bowl are the same sizes and their quality is comparable.

As for suction, Bamboo Bamboo recommends placing it on a non-porous surface, which explains why it stuck so well to my quartz countertops. The suction was OK on our plastic high chair tray, but it needed a few firm presses throughout mealtime to stay in place to keep it from coming loose.

The Bumkins suction bowl is made from bacteria-resistant silicone and is BPA-free. It can also be placed in the microwave, freezer, and dishwasher. The silicone is pretty thick, but, unlike other hard plastic bowls we tested, this one is easy to bend when you pick it up (or if your toddler pushes in on the sides).

While we love the Bumkins Grip Dish, the Bumkins suction bowl didn't stick well to crumb-covered surfaces, nor did it adhere to my plastic high chair tray for very long. If you're going to use this bowl with your toddler, make sure to do it on a clean, dry, smooth surface to avoid food on the floor.

These bowls come in a 3-pack, offering the most bang for your buck. They are also microwave safe and can be easily washed on the top rack of your dishwasher. Made without BPAs, the bowls feature three different sizes including small, medium, and large. However, the largest Munchkin bowl was still smaller than our favorite suction bowl for toddlers from OXO.

You have to give this bowl a hard press in order to get it to stick on a smooth surface. While this bowl initially sticks to smooth surfaces, it unsticks easily, slides around on textured surfaces, and it didn’t stick well on water or crumbs.

Although these suction bowls are from the same line as the First Essentials by Nuk Tri-Suction Plates, the bowls offered more suction and, therefore, performed better than the plastic plate version. The bottom of the bowl has three large suction cups, but this bowl still isn’t perfect. It barely stuck to our high chair tray for more than a few seconds during use and I had to reattach the bowl several times so my son could finish eating without making a mess.

The bowl comes with a lid in case you need to save any food for later. Another bonus? The bowls can be stacked on top of one another for easy storage in your kitchen. As for cleaning, the bowl can be placed in the dishwasher, however, I recommend washing it by hand if you’re serving a meal like spaghetti to remove any saturated stains.

The Silikong Suction Plate is similar to the Bumkins Grip Dish in appearance and quality. It's made from 100 percent food-grade silicone, and like many others we tested, it is free of BPA, PVC, phthalates, and lead. Aside from our favorite suction plate, the Bumkins Grip Dish, the Silikong Suction Plate is the only other one that says it can be placed in the oven.

The plate didn’t play nice with crumb-covered surfaces, but it mostly stayed in place on my kitchen countertop when sprinkled with a few drops of water. By now, you probably know that you’ll need to push down on any suction plate to activate the grip, and Silikong is no exception to this rule. Although it offered substantial suction, my toddler was able to move this plate on his high chair and our dining room table.

There’s a very small tab on the underside of the plate to help you detach it from the surface, but it’s hard to find. You’re better off sliding your finger under the suction base and removing it that way.

The quality of this plate is what impressed us most. It’s durable without being heavy, and, due to its hefty construction, feels like it would last a very long time.

These baby plates stuck to smooth and textured surfaces, but it does lose its suction over time. If you have a toddler who likes to play with their dishware, they may try to slide this one around, but it will take some real muscle to pull it up from whatever surface you’ve got it stuck to.

These plates aren’t dishwasher safe either, so you’ll have to wash and dry them by hand. However, my husband accidentally ran this plate through the dishwasher and everything was fine, but I wouldn’t recommend that as a regular method of cleaning for this plate.

We found this plate works best on smooth and flat surfaces like my quartz kitchen countertop or glass patio table, but it didn’t offer enough suction to last the duration of mealtime and didn’t stick well on wood. Ultimately, this plate became very easy for my toddler to slide around.

One place this plate excels, though, is the multiple divided sections for food, including a circle compartment in the center of the plate, which is a great place for dips and condiments like hummus or mustard.

The First Essentials by NUK Tri-Suction Plates are the most affordable suction plates we tested. But, if you’re looking for a plate that’s going to last and stays in place, this one probably isn’t for you.

My toddler was able to move this around, undoing the plate’s grip from my dining room table and countertop. It didn’t stick very well to the plastic high chair tray, either. The plates, which are designed for ages 6 months and up, are microwave and dishwasher safe.

The plates feel flimsy and cheap, and like you’re probably going to replace them after a few weeks of continuous use. However, they are very lightweight, making them ideal for traveling or using sparingly at a grandparent’s house.