10 Best Lunch Coolers In 2021

With the ability to retain ice for two days, the Arctic Zone Titan insulated lunch box keeps food cold the longest and outperforms all other cooler lunch bags on the market. The interior of this cooler is really an arctic zone that can keep your food cold and fresh the whole day even if you leave your lunch in the car on a really hot day. It is also a fantastic choice for camping, picnics, road trips, and beach trips.   

Storage Capacity

The feature we like most about this cooler is the removable plastic divider that keeps the hard stuff like drinks and meal containers separate from soft stuff, so sandwiches and bananas don’t get crushed. This cooler is available in 9-can, 16-can, 30-can, and 48-can sizes.

The 9-can size is perfect for the average lunch. The zippered pocket and side mesh pockets on the exterior are ideal for utensils, napkins, cutlery, and other items The zipperless lid flips open or closed offering quick access to food and drinks.

Cooler Performance

Thanks to the high-performance insulation with radiant heat barrier that reflects heat rather than absorbing it, triple-layer base, and a Velcro strap that secures the lid creating a tight seal, the performance of this bag is top-notch. It keeps the temperature steady for a really long time and can hold ice for up to two days ensuring your food and drinks stay fresh and cold for as long as you need them to. 

If you want a rugged and masculine lunch box for bringing lunch to the office or job site, you can’t go wrong with the Carhartt Deluxe soft-sided lunch box. It is made by a brand with a solid reputation for quality, performance, and durability and is one of the most popular adult lunch box brands for men and construction workers. It’s also our favorite insulated adult lunch box. 

Storage Capacity

This is a dual compartment insulated lunch box and the perfect size for an average workday lunch. The main compartment is large enough for a 6-pack while the top compartment is a great space for drinks and for keeping fruits, veggies, and snacks protected. The zippered pouch on the front is perfect for storing utensils and condiments.

Cooler Performance

The Carhartt Deluxe is a top-rated adult lunch bag for its performance keeping food and drinks really cold especially when used with some ice packs. It offers you two separately insulated compartments to keeps your foods separated and in good condition, so you can find your sandwiches and veggies crisp and bananas intact.

Construction Quality

Carhartt has a rich heritage of developing rugged products and this insulated lunch bag offers dependable quality. It features a heavy-duty exterior fabric with a durable water-repellent coating, YKK zippers, triple-needle stitching, and an ID tag. The top handle and shoulder strap make it easy to carry.

The Coleman 5-quart lunch box provides the insulating performance of a hard ice chest in a compact, easy to carry size. If you work in the field or travel from place to place with your lunch in an extremely hot car, this is the best lunch cooler to keep your food fresh and cold. It's small enough to store behind seats and also excellent for picnics, fishing, and beach trips.  

Storage Capacity

When it comes to size, this is a 5-quart insulated lunch box made for holding a 6 pack of canned beverages. This is large enough for a couple of cans of beverages, a sandwich, fruits, and snacks with room for ice.

Cooler Performance

The hard-sided build and foam insulation enable this cooler to keep ice longer than a typical insulated lunch bag. With the addition of ice or ice packs, it can keep food cold for a long time even when left in a car on a hot day. The bail handle makes it easy to carry with just one hand and the lid flips up to provide a sturdy tray for drinks complete with molded beverage holders.

Construction Quality

As you can expect from Coleman, this lunch size cooler is solidly constructed to last a lifetime. Considering it’s also one of the most affordable insulated lunch boxes in our reviews, it really offers a lot for the money.

A stylish professional bag with a 24-can capacity, the Lifewit lunch bag is a really spacious top rated adult lunch box that can hold work lunches for 1 or 2 people and keep warm foods warm and cold items cold all day. It’s the perfect size if you carry several meals and a variety of foods to work every day and also great for picnics and day trips to the beach or trails.

Storage Capacity

The wide-open design reveals a roomy compartment that can hold several large meal containers or 24 tins of coke. This is plenty of space to pack a lunch meal, sandwich, salad, snacks, drinks, and fruits. The front pocket can carry water, bug repellent, or your cell phone. Two spacious mesh side pockets give you more storage space for snacks and drinks.

Cooler Performance

6mm EPE foam insulation keeps food and drinks warm or cool for more than 5 hours and you can boost its ability to keep your food fresh all day with the help of some ice packs. The PEVA foil lining is good at both withstanding and maintaining heat to keep food warm without melting or compromising your health as it is food-grade.

Construction Quality

A 600D Oxford fabric makes for a tear, water, and dirt resistant experience that can resist wear and is easy to clean. A strong carry handle and adjustable shoulder strap with thick padding ensure it isn’t a pain to carry when fully loaded. Heavy-duty construction and generous room make it one of the best lunch box coolers on the market.

The VenturePal lunch box is large enough to accommodate all your food, snacks, and drinks for the entire day while still being easy to carry. This and its high-performance insulation and tough fabric make it a fantastic insulated lunch box for school, work, picnics, beach, and outdoor trips. You can also use it as a shopping bag.    

Storage Capacity

This large lunch box has a single spacious main compartment that can hold two large containers or one meal container and several little containers with fruits and salads. The zipper pockets on the front and back are great for utensils and daily supplies such as chargers and keys.

It’s also equipped with two exterior mesh pockets deep enough to hold water bottles and an internal mesh pocket perfect for cutlery or a frozen ice pack.

Cooler Performance

Featuring 5mm EPE foam padding and PEVA lining, this insulated lunch bag has superior insulating performance and keeps food warm or cold for longer. The zipper goes around the top for easy loading and unloading.  This liner is leak-proof and cleanup is a breeze.

Construction Quality

The exterior is dirt, wear and dirt resistant oxford fabric that can handle the daily wear and tear. The cooler comes with a carry handle and an adjustable and removable shoulder strap. This is one of the best lunch box coolers around if you’re looking for something with plenty of space while still being easy to carry.

Made by YETI, the Daytrip is one of the best lunch boxes on the market. You can rely on it to keep your food fresh and drinks refreshingly cold whether you’re commuting a long way, on a hiking day trip, or sailing miles offshore under the relentless sun.   

Storage Capacity

This is a day trip insulated cooler bag designed to hold your meals for a long day at work, on your boat, or exploring the great outdoors. The best thing about it is that it allows you to adjust the size of the bag with a closing hook and loops. Whether you’re carrying a small one-meal lunch or a full day’s worth of food and drinks, it will accommodate it.  

Cooler Performance

Closed-cell foam insulation and magnetic closure that creates an airtight seal offer superior temperature regulation to keep your hot tacos hot and cold drinks cold. You can put it in the freezer the night before. This way it will act as an ice pack and keep your food cool the whole day.

Construction Quality 

As with all things YETI, the Yeti Daytrip is a solid, outdoor-tough lunch bag you can rest assured will last. It comes with a five-year warranty. The liner is food safe and leak-proof while the exterior is water-resistant. When you’re not using it, it folds down compact for easy storage.

With an elegant professional look, the Attican Hango set is our pick for the best lunch bag for work. Best of all, you get two fully insulated lunch bags for the price of one. The larger one is great for taking lunch to work or for a small picnic while the small one is the perfect size for small office and school lunches and backpacking/hiking trips. This set is great as a gift too because it comes packed in a nice gift bag.

Storage Capacity

The large lunch bag can hold a whole meal in a Tupperware container or six cans of soda. The smaller one is great for a small lunch, fruit, sandwiches, and snacks. Dimensions of the large cooler are 6 x 6 x 10 inches, while the smaller one measures 5 x 5 x 7.5 inches. Both of the lunch boxes have wide openings with a double zipper for easy packing and access.  

Cooler Performance

Equipped with high-performance thermal insulation, these top rated adult lunch boxes keep food and beverages cool and fresh. Adding an ice pack or two will allow you to get the most cooling performance out of them. They are waterproof and easy to clean too.

Construction Quality

The material used is 300D polyester that can resist ripping while the double zipper is stainless steel, so you know the cooler will be durable. The manufacturer even gives you a lifetime warranty. Truly great lunch coolers for work, school, picnics, camping or even the beach.

If you want a simple and inexpensive lunch bag with room for small to medium lunches and the capacity to keep your lunch chilled and fresh for the whole workday, you can’t go wrong with this bag. It’s an excellent moderately sized insulated lunch bag that keeps its content cool for a long time.

Storage Capacity

The big zip-around opening opens to reveal a spacious compartment with 4.9 liters of volume. This is big enough to fit two rectangle Pyrex glass containers, fruits/snacks, and two to three freezer packs.

As an addition to the storage space inside, you get a zippered pocket on the front, which is very handy for beverages, cutlery and napkins, and mesh pockets on both sides for napkins and condiment packets. 

Cooler Performance

With a vinyl lining, this insulated lunch bag is quite efficient on its own at keeping warm things warm and cool things cool. With the addition of two to three freezer packs, it will keep your food and drinks nice and cold all day. 

Construction Quality

Made of 600D polyester, this is a quality bag that can last a long time with proper care. The inside is insulated and lined with vinyl, which makes cleaning easy if anything spills.  For easy carrying, you can lengthen or shorten the shoulder strap according to your preference.    

If you’re meal prepping to achieve weight loss or muscle building goals, the Evolutionize is designed to support your quest. It’s a full-size 3-meal lunch bag that can hold a full day’s worth of meals and comes with 3 meal prep containers for creating portion-controlled meals. Really clever design allows you to organize everything neatly and take it anywhere. A great cooler for work, school, gym, camping, or even the beach. 

Storage Capacity

For organizing your food, drinks, and snacks, this cooler gives you three separate compartments with independent access. You can pack 3 full-size food containers and an ice brick in the main compartment and two 28oz protein shaker cups or water bottles in the back compartment.

The top compartment is ideal for snacks, fruits, supplements, a fourth meal container, or anything you don’t want to get squeezed. It also has a mesh pocket, which is useful to store snacks, utensils and napkins, and a side zippered pocket for phone and keys.

Cooler Performance

The compartments, pockets and included containers give you a way to keep your meals organized and separate temperature controlled. The compartments are lined with a thick PEVA lining and have EPA foam insulation to ensure everything remains fresh and chilled until you need them. When it’s time to eat, just remove the lid and warm the meals in a microwave.  

If you’re looking for a roomy insulated bag capable of holding a whole day’s worth of food and snacks and keeping it fresh, the EasyLunchboxes lunch bag fits the bill. It is designed to hold two to three bento-style containers in an upright position with room for drinks and snacks. It’s great for school and work lunches and also works well for picnics and as a medication bag. 

Storage Capacity

Designed to hold bento-style boxes, this cooler allows you to pack a large meal inside without trouble. You can fit 3 full-size food containers, or two containers, an ice pack or two, a drink, a fruit, and snack. If you’re packing it with beverages, it can accommodate a 6 pack of cans. 

Cooler Performance

This lunch bag allows you to pack bento-like lunch containers in an upright position ensuring your food and drinks stay put. The sides also flex to hold the containers securely so they don’t wiggle.

That the bag can accommodate 2 or 3 containers allows you to keep foods separated so salads remain dry and veggies crisp.  Because it is lightweight, insulation is minimal but it still works well to keep lunches cool and fresh until it's time.

Construction Quality

Materials used are high quality – the fabric of choice is 300D polyester which can really take some abuse without tearing and the zipper opens and closes with ease. The inside of the lunch bag is lined with PEVA, which is FDA-compliant and food-safe.