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36 best gifts for boyfriends in 2023

Best gifts for boyfriends in 2023.
Best gifts for boyfriends in 2023.

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Finding the perfect gift for your boyfriend can be tricky, especially if you haven’t been dating for very long. Ideally, you’ll want something that caters to his interests and is meaningful. It’s also nice if the gift is something the two of you can use together, helping to strengthen your relationship.

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At Reviewed, we’ve tested hundreds of products over the course of the year, and using our expert insights, we’ve assembled this list of awesome gift ideas for that special guy in your life. No matter what your boyfriend is into—gaming, fashion, cooking, exercise or fishing—we’ve got top-rated products he’s sure to love and find special.

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1. For the at-home beer maker: Home Brew Journal

Best gifts for boyfriends: Beer Journal
Best gifts for boyfriends: Beer Journal

There comes a time in every beer lover's life when they decide to try their hand at brewing, and if your boyfriend has fallen in love with the hoppy art form, this Home Brew Journal is the perfect gift. (If he’s just getting started, you can alternatively get him one of our favorite home-brew beer kits.) The journal has a carefully structured template where your boyfriend can record all his brew notes, allowing him to easily recreate your favorite recipes down the road.

$28 at Uncommon Goods

2. For the boyfriend who needs pampering: Parachute Classic Robe

Best gifts for boyfriends: Parachute robe
Best gifts for boyfriends: Parachute robe

We tested the Classic Robe, which has a near cult following, and can confirm it would make a great present. The unisex robe is plush, soft, and warm and it’s perfect for anyone who likes walking around in a towel for an extended period of time after the shower or those who love lounging around in comfort when they get up in the morning.

$109 at Parachute

3. For the boyfriend who loves jerky: Jerky Heart Box

Best gifts to give your boyfriend: Jerky
Best gifts to give your boyfriend: Jerky

Gift your boyfriend amazing flavors of jerky like root beer habanero, sesame ginger and ghost pepper from this Jerky Heart Box. It's enough to charm him and make an unforgettable and savory gift.

$50 at Man Crates

4. For the manscaping enthusiast: Manscaped Lawn Mower 3.0

Best gifts for boyfriends: Manscaped
Best gifts for boyfriends: Manscaped

This specialty razor got its start on Shark Tank, and we’ve actually tested it and can confirm it’s a genuinely useful tool for trimming all manner of body hair. The Lawn Mower 3.0 is cordless and waterproof, and it even has a built-in LED light to help your man navigate more sensitive areas of his physique.

$70 at Amazon

5. For the boyfriend who loves comfort: Saxx Underwear

Best gifts for boyfriends: Saxx Underwear
Best gifts for boyfriends: Saxx Underwear

If your boyfriend is used to buying multi-pack underwear, Saxx makes a case for shelling out more cash for single pieces. It's clear the company prioritizes comfort, which helps ease the hefty $21 starting price. Don't let that scare you, though: the Saxx boxer briefs are some of the most comfortable undergarments we've ever tested.

From $21 at Saxx

6. For the boyfriend who loves hot sauce: Make Your Own Hot Sauce Kit

Best gifts to give your boyfriend: Hot sauce kit
Best gifts to give your boyfriend: Hot sauce kit

This Hot Sauce Kit includes instructions, ingredients, six bottles and labels for creative sauce names. Your boyfriend will want to put these sauces on all of his meals.

$46 at Uncommon Goods

7. For the board-game lover: Catan

Best gifts for boyfriends: Catan
Best gifts for boyfriends: Catan

No board game collection is complete with Catan, a cult-favorite game boasting more than 10k reviews and a near-perfect rating on Amazon. To play the game, you need three or four people, and the goal is to collect resources and build a flourishing settlement on the “island,” which has a different layout every time you play. Seriously, once your boyfriend experiences Catan for the first time, he will want to host board game nights all the time.

$48 at Walmart

8. For the meat lover: Crowd Cow subscription

Best gifts for your boyfriend: Crowd Cow
Best gifts for your boyfriend: Crowd Cow

Enthusiastic carnivores will love Crowd Cow, our favorite meal delivery service. We found their various cuts to be deliciously juicy and super high-quality, plus, we loved the brand's mission to work exclusively with farms that raise their livestock sustainably and ethically, without added hormones or unnecessary antibiotics.

From $35 at Crowd Cow

9. For the avid gamer: SteelSeries Apex Pro Gaming Keyword

Best gifts for boyfriends: Keyboard
Best gifts for boyfriends: Keyboard

A high-end gaming keyboard will help to elevate your boyfriend’s video game skills, and we recommend the SteelSeries Apex Pro as the best gaming keyboard you can buy. This sleek keyboard can be adjusted to his preferred sensitivity level, and it has fully configurable RGB lighting, as well. There’s even a small OLED screen on the keyboard where he can display his gamer tag—cool, right?

$190 at Amazon

10. For the commuter: Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones

Best gifts for boyfriends: Sony headphones
Best gifts for boyfriends: Sony headphones

If your boyfriend takes the bus, train, or subway to work, he’d probably welcome a set of active noise-canceling headphones. We’ve tested many of the most popular active noise-canceling headphones over the years, and the Sony WH-1000XM5 is our reigning favorite. While they’re on the expensive side, the active noise cancellation is strong enough to take the edge off a noisy commute—without blocking out announcements made over the PA system.

$398 at Amazon

11. For the boyfriend on-the-go: HP Spectre x360 14t

Best gifts for your boyfriend: A laptop
Best gifts for your boyfriend: A laptop

If your boyfriend is as likely to get his work done from a coffee shop or the couch as he is on his work desk, the HP Spectre x360 can follow him along on all his journeys. It has a super-fast processor, excellent battery life and an attractive design.

$950 at HP

12. For the murder-mystery fan: Hunt A Killer

Best gifts for boyfriends: Hunt A Killer
Best gifts for boyfriends: Hunt A Killer

You can spice up monthly date nights with the help of Hunt A Killer, an interactive murder mystery subscription box. We tested out Hunt A Killer ourselves, and we quickly became obsessed with solving the (fictional) cold case murder. Each month, you’ll get a collection of evidence to sort through, as well as an objective, and as the “season” progresses, you’ll be able to put together the clues, unraveling what happened and bringing a killer to justice. It’s a great couple’s activity and sure to be a hit if your boyfriend is a fan of True Crime.

Gift cards at Hunt a Killer

13. For the grillmaster: ThermoWorks ChefAlarm Cooking Thermometer

Best gifts for boyfriends: Meat probe
Best gifts for boyfriends: Meat probe

If your boyfriend can regularly cook over a hot grill, he’ll appreciate the ChefAlarm Cooking Thermometer, the best probe thermometer we’ve tested. Not only is this thermometer incredibly accurate and able to be calibrated, but you can also use it as a timer, and it can withstand temperatures up to 700°F, making it perfect for any grilling enthusiast.

$65 at ThermoWorks

14. For the fisherman: YETI Tundra 45 Cooler

Best gifts for boyfriends: YETI cooler
Best gifts for boyfriends: YETI cooler

YETI coolers are one of the most highly coveted products for outdoorsmen, and your boyfriend will be over the moon if you gift him the YETI Tundra 45 Cooler. It can fit up to 28 cans in its 33-liter interior, and it boasts an impressive 3 inches of insulation to keep its contents cool for days. The durable cooler is even certified as bear-resistant when used with padlocks on its corners, so it can truly stand up to anything your boyfriend will throw at it.

$325 at REI

15. For the boyfriend who loves to learn: MasterClass

The best gifts for men: MasterClass Online Classes
The best gifts for men: MasterClass Online Classes

If your boyfriend is always buying “how-to” books or watching skill-building videos on YouTube, he’ll love getting a membership to MasterClass. The e-learning platform offers an impressive roster of courses on every subject imaginable—from photography to cooking to singing—and they’re all taught by big-name celebrities in the field. We tried out MasterClass and found the courses extremely motivational, with many useful lessons.

$15 per month at MasterClass

16. For the boyfriend who loves beer: Craft Beer subscription

Best gifts for your boyfriend: Craft Beer subscription
Best gifts for your boyfriend: Craft Beer subscription

With a Craft Beer Club subscription, your boyfriend will get 12 different kinds of beer delivered to his home. Each selection is produced by independent, artisan craft brewers who use traditional brewing ingredients with creative techniques to create their brews.

$48 per month at Craft Beer Club

17. For the cold brew lover: Takeya Cold Brew Coffee Maker

Best gifts for boyfriends: Takeya cold brew maker
Best gifts for boyfriends: Takeya cold brew maker

For the boyfriend who stops at Starbucks every day for a cold brew, the Takeya Cold Brew Coffee Maker is an unbeatable gift. The Takeya beat out the competition in our testing thanks to its user-friendly design and flavorful brew. The coffee maker fits perfectly in the fridge, allowing your boyfriend to keep freshly made cold brews on hand for days at a time.

$28 at Amazon

18. For the one always running low on battery: Mophie Powerstation PD

A battery pack is always a good idea.
A battery pack is always a good idea.

If his go-to excuse for texting you back hours later is "my phone was low on battery" a portable battery pack is the perfect gift. Our favorite battery pack is the Mophie Powerstation PD, powerful enough to juice up two phones at once.

$52 at Amazon

19. For the city dweller: Urban Map Glass

Best gifts for boyfriends: Urban map glasses
Best gifts for boyfriends: Urban map glasses

The Urban Map Glass would be the perfect addition to any city dweller’s bar cart. These 11-ounce glasses are covered with a realistic depiction of a specific city’s grid, and they’re available for most major U.S. cities, including Boston, New York, Chicago and dozens more. These affordable glasses get top marks from thousands of reviewers, and they’d make a great gift for the boyfriend who loves his metropolitan home.

$18 at Uncommon Goods

20. For the anxious boyfriend: Gravity Blanket

Best gifts for boyfriends: Gravity Blanket
Best gifts for boyfriends: Gravity Blanket

A weighted blanket is a great tool for decompressing after a hard day, and the cult-favorite Gravity Blanket is the best weighted blanket we’ve ever tested. It comes in three color options and four different weights, and the plush exterior is super cozy and welcoming to curl up under when you’re feeling stressed. Who knows, maybe your boyfriend will even share it with you!

$250 at Gravity

21. For the boyfriend who works on cars: DeWalt Mechanics Tool Set

Best gifts for boyfriends: Dewalt Toolkit
Best gifts for boyfriends: Dewalt Toolkit

Does your boyfriend spend hours tinkering with his car on the weekend? If so, no mechanic’s workshop is complete without a comprehensive toolset like this one from DeWalt. The kit has 108 pieces, including both ⅜- and ¼-inch ratchets and sockets, nut driver and bits and hex keys. The heavy-duty tools have a polished chrome finish, and they come in a convenient storage case to help your boyfriend stay organized as he works.

$70 at The Home Depot

22. For subscription-box lovers: Bespoke Post

Best gifts for boyfriends: Bespoke Post
Best gifts for boyfriends: Bespoke Post

Who doesn’t love getting a package in the mail every month? Bespoke Post is one of our favorite subscription boxes for men, offering several different themed boxes every month. Your boyfriend can choose from boxes revolving around travel, cooking, grooming, mixology and more.

$45 per month at Bespoke Post

23. For the coffee addict: Angels' Cup Coffee Subscription

Best gifts for your boyfriend: Coffee subscription
Best gifts for your boyfriend: Coffee subscription

If coffee is an essential part of your boyfriend’s daily routine, he’ll appreciate a subscription to Angels' Cup, one of the best coffee subscription services we’ve tested. Angels' Cup will let him take blind taste tests to determine the coffee best suited to his needs. Plus, he can speak to master roasters on the company's app.

$16 per month at Angels' Cup

24. For the bookworm: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

Best gifts for boyfriends: Kindle Paperwhite
Best gifts for boyfriends: Kindle Paperwhite

If your boyfriend never leaves the house without his latest book in tow, it’s time to upgrade him to an e-reader. We particularly like the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, which stood out in our testing thanks to its sleek, lightweight design, 8GB storage capacity and matte screen, which makes reading easy, even in the sun.

$140 at Amazon

25. For the tailgater: Weber Q 1200

Best gifts for boyfriends: Weber
Best gifts for boyfriends: Weber

If football season is your boyfriend’s favorite time of the year, chances are he partakes in the age-old tradition of pre-game tailgating. One of the best portable grills we’ve ever used is the Weber Q 1200, a propane-powered model, and it’s a great gift for the boyfriend who always wants to grill before the big game. The beauty of this Weber grill is that it’s incredibly portable, so whether he’s watching the game at home or the stadium, he’ll be able to use it for cooking up his favorite gameday foods.

$259 at Amazon

26. For the boyfriend who loves his car: ThisWorx Portable Car Vacuum

Best gifts for boyfriends: ThisWorx
Best gifts for boyfriends: ThisWorx

The ThisWorx Portable Car Vacuum is designed specifically for cars, as it features a 16-foot power cord that plugs into a 12V lighter port, saving your boyfriend the hassle of dragging out an extension cord. This car vacuum comes with three nozzles, as well as a variety of other tools that will help your boyfriend keep every nook and cranny of his ride spotless.

$30 at Amazon

27. For the world traveler: Cotopaxi Allpa 42L Travel Pack

Best gifts for boyfriends: Backpack
Best gifts for boyfriends: Backpack

If you and your boyfriend travel a lot, he could use the Cotopaxi Allpa 42L Travel Pack, our favorite travel backpack for men. While a bit pricey, this backpack is worth the splurge for serious travelers, as it offers the perfect combination of durability, comfort, and intelligent design.

$220 at Amazon

28. For the bearded boyfriend: Viking Revolution Beard Care Kit

Best gifts for boyfriends: Beard care kit
Best gifts for boyfriends: Beard care kit

Whether your boyfriend is growing a beard for the first time or has sported facial hair for as long as you can remember, he’ll be able to keep his beard under control with the Viking Revolution Beard Care Kit. This top-rated kit includes a wooden boar's hairbrush, a double-sided picket comb, unscented beard oil, citrus beard-styling balm and a pair of beard scissors, all of which come in a convenient metal tin.

$30 at Amazon

29. For the boyfriend who likes to binge-watch: Roku Ultra

Best gifts for boyfriends: Roku Ultra
Best gifts for boyfriends: Roku Ultra

If your date nights regularly consist of binge-watching Ozark or Schitt’s Creek, you can’t go wrong gifting your boyfriend the Roku Ultra, the best streaming device we’ve tested. This easy-to-use device supports 4K/HDR content and Dolby Atmos sound, and it offers an impressive selection of streaming services, including Apple's own TV app. Plus, the Roku remote offers voice control and has dedicated buttons for four major streaming services for quick access.

$111 at Amazon

30. For the golfer: Rangefinder

Best gifts for boyfriends: Range finder
Best gifts for boyfriends: Range finder

Get your golfer boyfriend this Callaway 350TL Laser Golf Rangefinder that allows golfers to acquire distances to multiple targets in yards or meters at once. We love this one for the external LCD display and long yard range.

$210 at Amazon

31. For the Marvel fan: Disney+

We are looking forward to the new Marvel series on Disney+.
We are looking forward to the new Marvel series on Disney+.

Does your boyfriend insist on attending midnight premieres for every new Marvel movie? Then get that man a Disney+ subscription! This new streaming service features all the Marvel movies, from Black Panther to Avengers: Endgame, so he’ll be able to rewatch his favorite flicks whenever he wants. Plus, it has hit original shows like The Mandalorian, making it a worthwhile addition to any streaming lineup.

From $8 per month at Disney+

32. For the boyfriend who likes to cuddle: The Big Blanket

Best gifts for boyfriends: Big Blanket
Best gifts for boyfriends: Big Blanket

If your boyfriend loves to cuddle up on the couch with you, the Big Blanket is a must-have for his house. We’re obsessed with this super-cozy oversized throw blanket, which comes in various styles, including stretchy, plush and woven options in numerous colors. Because it’s so big—10 by 10 feet, to be exact—the Big Blanket is perfect for snuggling on movie night, using on the bed, or even building epic forts. We’re betting you’ll want one for yourself after you experience its greatness.

$159 at Big Blanket

33. For the fitness enthusiast: Hyperice Hypervolt

Best gifts for boyfriends: Hypervolt
Best gifts for boyfriends: Hypervolt

Massage guns are the latest craze in the fitness world, and if your beau regularly foam rolls after rough gym sessions, he’ll appreciate the Hyperice Hypervolt more than you know. This massage gun offers three-speed settings and includes five attachments for different parts of the body. During testing, we loved its quiet operation and long battery life, which made it stand out from other popular options.

$199 at Amazon

34. For the baseball fan: Baseball Stadium Blueprints

Best gifts for boyfriends: Baseball stadium blueprint
Best gifts for boyfriends: Baseball stadium blueprint

Die-hard baseball fans often know every inch of their team’s stadium by heart, which is what makes the Baseball Stadium Blueprint the perfect gift for your baseball-obsessed boyfriend. These detailed stadium maps, which are available for dozens of major parks, include both design specs and highlights of major events, and they’re printed on museum-grade archival paper and mounted in a wooden frame.

From $85 at Uncommon Goods

35. For the boyfriend who’s always on the go: Zojirushi Stainless Steel Mug

Best gifts for boyfriends: Zojirushi
Best gifts for boyfriends: Zojirushi

One of the best presents I ever gave my boyfriend was a sturdy to-go mug—he uses it multiple times a week to bring his coffee to work or on early-morning golf outings, and he always tells me how much he loves it. If you want to follow suit, our top-recommended travel mug is this model from Zojirushi, which has a sleek, easy-to-carry design and is nearly unbeatable in temperature retention.

$29 at Amazon

36. For the boyfriend who works long hours: Ivation Foot Spa Massager

Best gifts for your boyfriend: Foot spa
Best gifts for your boyfriend: Foot spa

After a long day at work, there’s nothing that feels better than soaking your achy feet, and you can treat your beau to this simple pleasure with the Ivation Foot Spa. This model is one of the best foot spas we’ve ever used thanks to its superior heat control, deep basin, and massage rollers, and it will save you from having to rub your boyfriend’s feet yourself. Win-win!

$90 at Amazon

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