The 12 Best Portable High Chairs
When traveling with youngsters, the packing list gets pretty overwhelming pretty quickly. Parents need to think about travel beds, strollers, and baby carriers, in addition to bringing the essentials along, like diapers, wipes, pacifiers, and clothing.
As you’re tackling your massive list, don’t forget to add on a portable high chair. These are perfect for dining in small spaces, bringing to restaurants, or stuffing into the suitcase or car trunk for travel.
To make your packing job a little easier, we’ve rounded up the 12 best compact booster and high chair options out there, in a range of seat styles and budgets.
The Winning List: Our Favorite Portable High Chairs
Here’s our final list of the 12 best portable high chairs and their current approximate costs:
- Best overall: Inglesina Fast Table Chair ($79)
- Most versatile: Hiccapop Omniboost Travel Booster Seat ($40)
- Easiest setup: Chicco QuickSeat Hook-On Chair ($80)
- Sturdiest: Ingenuity Baby Base 2-in-1 Booster ($43)
- Best storage: Dreambaby Grab ‘n Go Travel Booster Seat ($35)
- Most adjustable: Chicco Pocket Snack Booster Seat ($40)
- Most compact: Bombol Pop-Up Booster ($130)
- Lightest weight: CozyBaby Easy Seat Portable High Chair ($30)
- Best in-home high chair: Munchkin Float Foldable High Chair ($170)
- Best outdoor high chair: Summer Infant Pop ‘n Dine SE High Chair ($43 to $70)
- Best for younger babies: Fisher-Price SpaceSaver High Chair ($50)
- Best for older toddlers: BabyBjörn Booster Seat ($45)
Detailed Buying Guide
Read on for everything you need to know about these unique high chairs, including the most parent-loved features and detailed specifications.
Best overall: Inglesina Fast Table Chair
- Chair style: Clip-on chair
- Approximate cost: $79
- Open dimensions: 11” by 14” by 17”
- Folded dimensions: 4” by 14” by 17”
- Weight: 4.2 pounds
- Age minimum: 6 months
- Weight limit: 37 pounds
- Included tray?: No
- Machine-washable fabrics?: No
The Inglesina is at the top of everyone’s best-high-chair list, and for good reason. It’s lightweight, compact, sturdy, and simple. The seat hooks onto most tables (0.8” to 3.5” thick), although attachment becomes difficult with tables that have skirts. When not in use, the chair folds down into an attached travel bag.
A back storage pocket is a great place to put extra bibs. The Inglesina’s arms are rubber-coated, so they stay in place and don’t cause damage to the table’s surface. This chair comes in nine vibrant colors to fit with any decor style. A compatible tray is sold separately for $19.
Read our complete review of the Inglesina here.
Most versatile: Hiccapop Omniboost Travel Booster Seat
- Chair style: Collapsible booster and floor seat
- Approximate cost: $40
- Open dimensions: 14” by 14” by 16”
- Folded dimensions: 7” by 7” by 16”
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Age minimum: 6 months
- Weight limit: 250 pounds!
- Included tray?: Yes
- Machine-washable fabrics?: Yes
The Hiccapop, which attaches to most dining chairs, is the only collapsible booster on our list that doubles as a floor seat for indoors and out. It has an included carry bag with a handy strap and convenient outside zip-storage pocket. The included duck feet attachments keep the chair stable when on sand or other uneven surfaces. A three-point harness keeps youngsters safe, and a clever locking mechanism ensures that the chair will stay in the open position when in use.
This chair has a large rear storage pocket, which is a great place to keep utensils and extra bibs. The included (dishwasher safe!) tray rotates outward to make for an easy exit for baby when mealtime is over. The Hiccapop comes in navy, blue, or gray hues and consistently earns excellent customer reviews.
Read our in-depth review of the Hiccapop here.
Easiest setup: Chicco QuickSeat Hook-On Chair
- Chair style: Clip-on chair
- Approximate cost: $80
- Open dimensions: 24” by 14.5” by 11”
- Folded dimensions: 17” by 13.5” by 8”
- Weight: 9.5 pounds
- Age minimum: 6 months
- Weight limit: 37 pounds
- Included tray?: Yes
- Machine-washable fabrics?: Yes
Setup for Chicco’s QuickSeat model truly couldn’t be quicker. Its one-pull tightener system lets families attach it to the table in only a moment, compared to other chairs that require tedious twisting. The included tray with a cup holder snaps into place smoothly over the chair’s arms, and the three-point harness buckles in front of baby’s belly.
The graphite-color Chicco folds flat and has a built-in carrying strap, but parents should note that it is heavy compared to other travel high chairs. When things get dirty, it’s easy to detach, wash, and reattach the fabric seat cover, all without removing the chair from the table. Extra seat covers are also available for $25.
Sturdiest: Ingenuity Baby Base 2-in-1 Booster
- Chair style: Booster and floor seat
- Approximate cost: $43
- Open dimensions: 17.3” by 15.3” by 11.8”
- Folded dimensions: Does not fold
- Weight: 4.5 pounds
- Age minimum: Babies who can sit unassisted
- Weight limit: 33 pounds
- Included tray?: Yes
- Machine-washable fabrics?: No
The Baby Base 2-in-1 doesn’t fold down for travel, but it’s light weight and compact size make it easy to throw it into the trunk for a road trip. It comes in four attractive colors and includes a dishwasher-safe tray that slides right into the seat base after meals.
The Baby Base has a secure three-point harness and attaches to most dining chairs. We love this versatile booster, because it’s perfect for eating at the table, on the floor, or on the ground for a picnic. Removing the foam support insert allows the chair to accommodate older toddlers as they grow.
Best storage: Dreambaby Grab ‘n Go Travel Booster Seat
- Chair style: Collapsible booster seat
- Approximate cost: $35
- Open dimensions: 10.5” by 11.5” by 16.5”
- Folded dimensions: 12.5” by 11.5” by 4”
- Weight: 2.3 pounds
- Age minimum: Babies who can sit unassisted
- Weight limit: 50 pounds
- Included tray?: No
- Machine-washable fabrics?: No
The Dreambaby is a lightweight, soft booster seat with a high back that folds down for storage and an attached shoulder strap. We love that the base of this seat serves as roomy built-in storage compartments for wipes, utensils, bibs, toys, or snacks.
Although the Dreambaby doesn’t double as a floor seat, it secures to most adult dining chairs without trouble. It comes in several eye-catching patterns for parents to choose from.
Most adjustable: Chicco Pocket Snack Booster Seat
- Chair style: Collapsible booster seat
- Approximate cost: $40
- Open dimensions: 15” by 13.5” by 19.3”
- Folded dimensions: 17.5” by 14” by 4.5”
- Weight: 5.5 pounds
- Age minimum: Babies who can sit unassisted
- Weight limit: 50 pounds
- Included tray?: Yes
- Machine-washable fabrics?: No
The Pocket Snack, which has our favorite high-chair name to date, is the only booster on our list with multiple height settings. As children grow, parents can also adjust the belly space between the tray and the seat back. This booster comes in gray or lavender, and it folds flat, with an attached carry strap.
The Pocket Snack needs an adult dining chair with a seat back that’s at least one foot high in order to be stable. It has easy-to-clean, wipeable surfaces and collapsing metal legs with anti-slip feet. The included tray is not dishwasher-safe.
Most compact: Bombol Pop-Up Booster
- Chair style: Collapsible booster seat
- Approximate cost: $130
- Open dimensions: 11.8” by 11.8” by 1.6”
- Folded dimensions: 11.8” by 11.8” by 1.4”
- Weight: 2.1 pounds
- Age minimum: 6 months
- Weight limit: 165 pounds!
- Included tray?: No
- Machine-washable fabrics?: Yes
The Bombol is an innovative booster that withstands incredible forces despite its two-pound weight and origami-style flat fold. It comes in denim blue or gray, and its padded seat and back pop open in an instant when families arrive at the table. The five-point harness converts into a three-point harness as children grow older and more stable.
Parents can use the Bombol on almost any adult dining chair, but it cannot be used as a floor seat. An included storage bag doubles as a seat cover that slides underneath the booster to protect the dining chair below.
Lightest weight: CozyBaby Easy Seat Portable High Chair
- Chair style: Collapsible booster seat
- Approximate cost: $30
- Open dimensions: 8.2” by 6.8” by 24”
- Folded dimensions: Not specified
- Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Age minimum: 6 months
- Weight limit: 35 pounds
- Included tray?: No
- Machine-washable fabrics?: Yes
Weighing in at only 0.5 pounds and ringing up at just $30, the CozyBaby is the lightest and least expensive option on our list. Its innovative design slides over the seat back of an adult dining chair and buckles little ones into place with a reinforced five-point harness. This chair’s most significant downside is that it does not offer any height underneath to bring babies up to table height.
The CozyBaby folds down into an included cinch bag and fits into a small purse. Its price and portability can’t be beat.
Best in-home high chair: Munchkin Float Foldable High Chair
- Chair style: Collapsible high chair
- Approximate cost: $170
- Open dimensions: 21” by 25” by 34”
- Folded dimensions: 14.5” by 25” by 37”
- Weight: 11 pounds
- Age minimum: 6 months
- Weight limit: 33 pounds
- Included tray?: Yes
- Machine-washable fabrics?: No
Munchkin’s modern Float chair doesn’t fold as compactly for travel as some others on our list, but its streamlined design is ideal for tight spaces. The Float is great for grandparents who want a high chair they can easily stow away and bring out to the table when grandbabies come to visit. It has a five-point harness, an adjustable footrest, and legs that fold for storing.
The Float features smooth, wipeable surfaces with wood-color legs and white accents. The removable tray (which is not dishwasher-friendly) hangs neatly on designated hooks when not in use. Although more expensive than most portable high chairs and boosters, the Munchkin Float is a well-loved parent favorite with outstanding customer reviews.
Best outdoor high chair: Summer Infant Pop ‘n Dine SE High Chair
- Chair style: Collapsible high chair
- Approximate cost: $43 to $70
- Open dimensions: 23.5” by 16.5” by 32.5”
- Folded dimensions: 8.3” by 8.3” by 32.6”
- Weight: 8 pounds
- Age minimum: 6 months
- Weight limit: 45 pounds
- Included tray?: Yes
- Machine-washable fabrics?: Yes
The Summer Infant Pop ‘n Dine is a standalone, high-chair-style seat that folds like a camping chair. It’s great for indoor and outdoor use. Parents can attach the three-point harness and pull the chair up to the table or use it with the included dishwasher-safe tray.
The Pop ‘n Dine comes in bright aqua or coral. An included carry bag has a shoulder strap for easy transport. We love Summer Infant’s removable wet/dry bag, which has two zip closures and hangs at the side of the chair for nearby storage.
Best for younger babies: Fisher-Price SpaceSaver High Chair
- Chair style: Booster seat
- Approximate cost: $50
- Open dimensions: 15.4” by 12.1” by 21.3”
- Folded dimensions: Does not fold
- Weight: 7.6 pounds
- Age minimum: 4 months
- Weight limit: 50 pounds
- Included tray?: Yes
- Machine-washable fabrics?: Yes
The Fisher-Price SpaceSaver is the only chair on our list with multiple recline settings, making it suitable for younger babies who aren’t as stable seated upright. Fisher-Price indicates that parents can start using the chair at around four months old.
Although nothing can stop your precious toddler from throwing pizza across the room, the SpaceSaver has a huge, dishwasher-safe tray with a tall lip to limit spills. Its pedestal-style base fits on most dining chairs, reducing its footprint in smaller rooms. Parents can remove the machine-washable fabrics and tray to convert the SpaceSaver into a booster seat.
Best for older toddlers: BabyBjörn Booster Seat
- Chair style: Booster seat
- Approximate cost: $45
- Open dimensions: 14.5” by 14” by 5.6”
- Folded dimensions: Does not fold
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Age minimum: 3 years
- Weight limit: Not specified
- Included tray?: No
- Machine-washable fabrics?: No
The BabyBjörn is a simple, no-frills solution for older toddlers who need a little extra height to reach the table. Although it doesn’t fold, its compact size and light weight make it easy to bring in the car to restaurants or visits with friends.
The BabyBjörn fits on most dining chairs with a non-slip rubber strip and a stowaway strap that buckles underneath. It has no harness for children to wear when sitting, so it’s best for older toddlers who are more stable in their seat. This booster comes in white or mint green, and it features BPA-free plastic that’s quick to wipe clean.
The Final Verdict: Finding the Best Portable High Chair
If you’re shopping for a high chair or booster for an upcoming trip, we hope our guide helped simplify your search and lead you to the best choice for your family.
For more help on gearing up to explore the wild with youngsters, check out our posts on tackling a road trip with a baby or a toddler, flying with a baby or a toddler, and packing the essentials for a beach trip, camping trip, hiking trip, or ski trip with your kiddies.
