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Best tomatoes for snacking

Sweet, bite-sized tomatoes for eating straight off the vine. Cherry and grape types dominate here, picked for sweetness and a skin that pops.

25 varieties

Sungold

Sungoldhybrid · 60 days · EarlyCatalog and grower descriptions put Sungold among the sweetest cherry tomatoes grown, intensely sweet and fruity, almost tropical, measured at roughly 8 on the Brix scale. Flavor is subjective, so treat this as the widely repeated catalog description rather than a measured fact for your garden.

Sweet 100

Sweet 100hybrid · 65 days · EarlySold and described as very sweet, with the classic bright cherry-tomato flavor. As with all flavor notes here, this is the recurring catalog description, not a measured claim.

Tiny Tim

Tiny Timopen-pollinated · 60 days · EarlyDescribed as a pleasant, balanced sweet-tart cherry flavor. A small-fruited dwarf grown more for where it fits than for a standout taste.

Black Cherry

Black Cherryopen-pollinated · 70 days · MidDescribed as a sweetly complex taste with the dusky color and rich, smoky character typical of the best black tomatoes. Flavor is subjective, so treat this as the recurring catalog and grower description rather than a measured claim for your garden.

Matt's Wild Cherryopen-pollinated · 60 days · EarlyDescribed as full-flavored with high sugar content and exceptional taste for such tiny fruit. Flavor is subjective, so treat this as the recurring catalog and grower description rather than a measured claim for your garden.

Mountain Magichybrid · 66 days · EarlyDescribed as very sweet, with vine-ripened fruit rated consistently as having very good flavor and high sugar. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Indigo Rose

Indigo Roseopen-pollinated · 75 days · MidDescribed as clean and slightly acidic, reminiscent of plums with a mild sweetness. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Brad's Atomic Grape

Brad's Atomic Grapeopen-pollinated · 75 days · MidDescribed as sweet and tangy by some catalogs and more spritely and tart than sweet by others, with comparisons to Green Zebra. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Reisetomate

Reisetomateheirloom · 79 days · MidDescribed as sweet yet sharp and acidic with a tart edge, but not bitter or too sour. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Juliet

Juliethybrid · 60 days · EarlyDescribed as a sweet, rich tomato flavor good for salads, salsa, and fresh pasta sauce. Flavor is subjective, so treat this as the recurring catalog and grower description rather than a measured fact.

Sweet Millionhybrid · 60 days · EarlyDescribed as super sweet, low acid, and terrific flavored, with long chains of cherry fruit. Flavor is subjective, so treat this as the recurring catalog and grower description rather than a measured fact.

Isis Candy

Isis Candyopen-pollinated · 67 days · EarlyDescribed as rich, fruity, and sweet, a candy-like sweetness that some catalogs say rivals Sungold in taste tests. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Riesentraubeheirloom · 77 days · MidDescribed as bursting with classic, full-bodied tomato flavor, more complex and full than a typical cherry and closer to a beefsteak. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Chocolate Cherryopen-pollinated · 70 days · MidDescribed as sweet and delicious with an exceptional fresh flavor that is rich and complex, the dusky depth typical of dark tomatoes. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Sweet Aperitifopen-pollinated · 80 days · MidDescribed as one of the sweetest cherry tomatoes, with high sugar balanced by enough acidic tang to give a refreshing, wine-like, almost tropical taste. As with every flavor note here, this is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Jaune Flamme

Jaune Flammeheirloom · 70 days · MidDescribed as zesty and fruity with a bright balance of sweetness and tartness, often called intense for its size. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Red Pear

Red Pearheirloom · 70 days · MidDescribed as a mild, pleasant tomato flavor valued more for its shape and abundance than for a bold taste. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Black Vernissage

Black Vernissageopen-pollinated · 75 days · MidDescribed as refreshing, mild, and very tasty, a versatile dark saladette good for snacking. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Gold Nugget

Gold Nuggetopen-pollinated · 56 days · EarlyDescribed as sweet and mild, an early golden cherry that is nearly seedless on the first fruit. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Red Robinopen-pollinated · 55 days · EarlyDescribed as sweet, juicy, and pleasantly mild, a classic cherry-tomato taste on a tiny plant. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Wapsipinicon Peach

Wapsipinicon Peachheirloom · 80 days · MidDescribed as sweet, mild, and fruity with a lightly tangy, delicate character. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Green Doctors

Green Doctorsopen-pollinated · 75 days · MidDescribed as exceptionally sweet with a clean, bright taste, often ranked among the best cherry tomatoes. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Sweet Pea Currantopen-pollinated · 65 days · EarlyDescribed as among the sweetest currant tomatoes, with excellent flavor and a hint of wine. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Orange Hat

Orange Hatopen-pollinated · 60 days · EarlyDescribed as sweet and pleasant on a tiny plant, a cheerful micro cherry. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Garden Peach

Garden Peachheirloom · 75 days · MidDescribed as delicate, light, and clean with a mild fruity sweetness. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.