Best Online Cheese Subscriptions & Delivery Services for 2024

Murray’s Cheese in New York, now owned by Kroger, is one of the largest cheese retailers in America. Full disclosure: I’m a wine and cheese instructor at Murray’s in Manhattan, but that also means I know firsthand how wide the selection is and how carefully they handle their cheeses.

If you’re looking for a particular cheese but aren’t sure if you can find it locally, go to Murray’s. It’s great for just browsing and shopping for cheese, or if you want to pick up some wedges for your fridge from the world’s best producers, available in half-pounds. It’s also a good place to pick up whole wheels for a cheese wedding cake. Murray’s also offers gift boxes and subscriptions that range from mild to wild. You can also get 15% off your first order by signing up for email and text notifications.

Boarderie does something no one else does; it delivers pre-cut, pre-assembled cheese and charcuterie boards on a national shipping scale. (It also caught Oprah’s attention, for what that’s worth.) The boards are brilliantly packaged, using mini bamboo compartments that prevent different components from contaminating each other. The only preparation required for serving is unwrapping. The cheese and charcuterie are on the high side of conventional, but they’re suitable for almost any palate.

Boarderie tastings also include a wide selection of accompanying snacks, including unique dishes such as Thai candied ginger and prosecco syrup, so you don’t have to buy large quantities of these snacks just to put a handful on your plate.

Your order includes a handy guide card to outline each element, and boards are customizable for a variety of occasions. Shipping is expedited and included in the price, and the service allows you to choose a specific delivery date.

A relative newcomer to the online cheese scene, AppyHour is a subscription service that sends out monthly boxes based on a geographic or conceptual theme. Boxes include two cheeses, plus charcuterie and sides. (A current promotion also offers “free brie for a year,” meaning your box also includes a creamy brie serving.)

Distinct from Curdbox above, artisanal cheeses were a bit more approachable, but shipments always included charcuterie and cheese. I also liked that all components, including sides, were portioned for a single cheese board and carefully packaged with Formaticum Products.

AppyHour added my favorite accessory from all the packages I received: Effie’s Homemade Oatmeal Cookies. These are great for cheese and also fit nicely with the Irish theme of my box. The service also sends you the menu for each box in advance so you can opt in or out on a monthly basis.

There’s literally nothing you can’t get on Amazon, and cheese is no exception. Whole Foods Market and Amazon Fresh are both accessible through the Amazon interface and offer a variety of options to suit different needs.

Whole Foods Market has a cheese legend at the helm of its cheese program, offering a wide selection of artisanal cheeses, including local selections like those you’ll find in the store.

Amazon Fresh has its own Amazon Aplenty brand for conventional, family-friendly blocks, and other shavings and wedges to fill your cheese drawer. Last-minute entertainment? Both programs offer same-day delivery with a 2-hour turnaround time, and you’ll receive your cheeses without any packaging to recycle.

Harry & David is one of the most trusted names in gourmet food delivery, making it an ideal choice for cheese gift giving, especially for those who love cheese but don’t venture much beyond gouda and cheddar. One exception is the company’s Award-Winning Cheeses sampler, which delves a little deeper into cheese for more adventurous palates.

Harry & David offers charcuterie and cheese gift baskets, complete with a plethora of side dishes, at prices that put them on the value side of this list. An option to “add a little something extra” to one of your gift baskets adds the company’s signature Moose Munch to your cheese order, which you’ll definitely want to do. (Pair it with blue cheese. Trust me on this.) You can also order Boarderie gifts through Harry & David.

Curdbox is a simple subscription service that sends you three cheeses plus three cheese accompaniments each month. The cheeses and accompaniments are accessible and adventurous, but I expect you’ll need to keep an open mind and do some tasting each month, making this ideal for cheese explorers looking for unique finds.

My box was a symphony of great flavors: a bold mixed-milk cheddar, a quadrupel beer cheese, and a lesser-known, firm Alpine-style cheese called Hoch Ybrig.

To accompany these robust cheeses, they’ve also added black pepper pretzels, crispy mushroom chips, and bacon-jalapeño mustard. Along with the goods, Curdbox will also send pairing info and a link to a Spotify playlist, blog post, and podcast to get you in the cheesy mood. The cost is $75 per month, including shipping, for a box of three cheeses plus accessories. Discounts are available if you prepay for multiple months.

Billed as the “online shop for food lovers,” Michigan-based Zingerman’s is a one-stop shop when it comes to cheese and the foods that go with it. There’s even a tab in the drop-down shopping menu called “cheese companions.” And, to make it clear, almost everything Zingerman’s offers — from cured meats to breads to pastries to vinegars and oils — easily qualifies as a cheese companion.

On the cheese front, you can score wedges of primarily American and Italian artisanal cheeses, as well as Zingerman’s Creamery selections. You can also sign up for a quarterly cheese club delivery or customize a cheese gift box, which could also include one of Zingerman’s legendary loaves.

The quarterly cheese club costs $325 and customizable gift boxes are available ranging in price from $95 to $195.