A high chair is the piece of baby gear with the longest lifespan in your house — you’ll use it for at least three years. Buy poorly and you’re cleaning food out of crevices forever. Buy well and the chair becomes part of family dinner. Picks below available on Amazon AU and Amazon US.
Our top picks at a glance
| Pick | Best for | Rating | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stokke Tripp TrappBest Forever-Chair | Birth–adult, single chair | ★ 4.9 | $$$$ | Amazon AU Amazon US |
Lalo The ChairBest Modern | Wider toddlers | ★ 4.7 | $$$$ | Amazon AU Amazon US |
IKEA AntilopBest Budget | Apartment / second chair | ★ 4.6 | $ | Amazon AU Amazon US |
Inglesina Fast Table ChairBest Travel | Restaurants, travel | ★ 4.7 | $$ | Amazon AU Amazon US |
Graco Blossom 6-in-1Best Multi-Mode | Two children, one frame | ★ 4.5 | $$ | Amazon AU Amazon US |
Things that actually matter
- Wipe-clean surfaces with no fabric crevices. The cheapest chair is the one you’ll throw out at month four.
- 5-point harness, not 3-point. Babies escape 3-points by 9 months.
- Removable, dishwasher-safe tray.
- Stable wide footprint. Wobbly chair under a 14 kg toddler banging fists is a fall risk.
- Convertibility. A chair that grows to age 5 costs more upfront but works out cheaper than two chairs.
The picks — reviewed in detail
Stokke Tripp Trapp
Most-recommended high chair on the planet. Adjusts from high chair (with Newborn or Baby Set) right through to a regular chair an adult can sit on. Solid wood, no fabric, seat and footrest slide on a continuous track. Excellent resale.
Lalo The Chair
Tripp Trapp’s main 2026 competitor. Same convert-from-newborn-to-adult concept, but wider seat, footrest slides without tools, modern colourways. Pick over Tripp Trapp if you have a wider toddler or contemporary kitchen.
IKEA Antilop
Tenth the Tripp Trapp price. What plenty of parents use as the only high chair through to age 3. Three-piece moulded plastic, hose it down in the shower in 30 seconds. No recline, no footrest, no growth adjustment — but untouchable price.
Inglesina Fast Table Chair
Clamps directly onto an adult dining table. Folds into 30 cm pouch, weighs under 2 kg, holds up to 16 kg. The way to feed a toddler at restaurants, family weekends, or rentals with no high chair.
Graco Blossom 6-in-1
Six configurations: infant high chair, toddler high chair, infant booster, toddler booster, two stand-alone child chairs. Real value is in two-child households — you can run two kids off the same frame.
What we’d skip
- Heavily padded fabric high chairs. Padding absorbs food no matter how careful.
- 3-point harness chairs. Babies escape by 9 months.
- Vintage hand-me-down chairs. Modern AS/NZS 4684 + ASTM F404 are stricter than older designs.
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