Mini fridges are great for small apartments, dorm rooms, offices, or any other place where space is limited. They use less energy compared to regular-sized refrigerators, which means you’ll save money on your electricity bill.
Because they’re lightweight and compact, they can be moved from one room to another with ease. Or brought home at the end of term to be used in part of the house.
Top Picks
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- Best Overall: Magic Chef 4.4 Cubic Feet Compact Mini Fridge with Freezer
- Runner Up: BLACK+DECKER Compact Refrigerator, 3.2 Cubic Feet
- Best Value / Budget: EUHOMY Mini Fridge Beverage Refrigerator with Freezer and Crisper
- Best for Travel: Cooluli Mini Fridge 20L (Blue)
- Best Retro Style: Frigidaire Retro Bar Fridge Refrigerator
- Best for Small Spaces: Galanz Retro Compact Refrigerator Green, 2.5 Cu Ft
What to look for in Dorm Mini Refrigerators
Mini-fridges have a lot of features, so you should consider what you want.
- Size: Mini fridges come in different sizes, so choose one that will fit in the space you have available and still meet your storage needs.
- Capacity: Consider how much food and drink you need to store. Look for a mini fridge with enough capacity to hold everything you need.
- Energy efficiency: Look for a mini fridge with an energy-efficient rating. This can save you money on your electricity bill over time.
- Noise level: Some mini fridges can be quite noisy when running, so if noise is a concern, look for models that are specifically designed to run quietly.
- Features: Consider what features are important to you. Do you need an adjustable thermostat? A freezer compartment? A built-in lock? Reversible door hinges?
- Price: Mini fridges can vary greatly in price depending on their features and size, so set a budget before you start shopping.
- Style: Do you want a retro mini fridge? Classy stainless steel?
Best Mini Fridges for Dorms and Small Spaces
Make a boring dorm look way cooler with the Frigidaire Retro Inspired Fridge. Pick bright red of any of the other colors it comes in to compliment your decor. It will fit where you need it to fit.
It has an adjustable thermostat. It also features a side mounted bottle opener so you can easily open beverages. The two removable shelves make cleaning easier and let you arrange storage where you need it.
The glass detachable shelf can slide out easily, which again gives you power over how to organize your fridge storage. It also comes with a gallon door bin to hold all sorts of beverage containers.
It has a freezer compartment to hold those frozen meals. Its capacity is 0.93 cubic feet. And the reversible door means you can set it up to open to the left or right, depending on what works better in your space.
- Styling: Retro
- Color: Red
- Dimensions: 18.5 x 21.5 x 32.5 inches and a 3.2 Cu. Ft. .Freezer Capacity: 0.93 cubic feet
- Fresh Food Capacity: 3 cubic feet
The Retro Compact Refrigerator features a low-energy consumption compressor, enabling quick food cooling with reduced energy use. Its leveling legs allow for easy adjustment and stable placement anywhere.
Glass shelves allow for separation of different food types, while the removable slide-out glass shelf offers additional storage organization options.
The Galanz refrigerator’s temperature can be manually controlled via a dial that ranges from cool to cold to coldest, allowing you to select your desired setting.
This space-efficient refrigerator accommodates food, soda, beer, and other beverages using minimal energy and minimal space. Its sleek, retro design makes it an ideal choice for college dorm rooms, offices, garages, and home bars.
- Product Dimensions: 17.6” W x 28.15” H x 21.02” D
- Temperature range (refrigerator): 32°F to 47°F
- Temperature range (chiller): 27°F to 37°F
- Electrical requirements: 120V/60Hz
- Weight: 41.9 lbs.
This mini-fridge has it all! It's the biggest one on the list, boasting 4.4 cubic feet capacity plus a freezer section. It's great for slightly larger spaces.
And unlike most mini-fridges, this one has interior lighting. This is great anytime, but especially when you don't want to turn on room lights and disturb the rest of the household.
It's also the only model that has a transparent crisper drawer to extend the life of produce. The convenient can dispenser stores 12-ounce cans for easy access. And it has adjustable temperature settings.
Reversible door hinges let you install it whichever way is most convenient for your space.
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 18.7 x 33.4 inches
The Concord-20LDX mini fridge by Cooluli is a sleek, compact and lightweight thermo-electric cooler/warmer/wine cooler that's small enough to carry around. 20L is about 0.70 cubic feet.
This is the smallest unit we're featuring, and it's best for spaces that don't even have room for the 2.5 cf mini fridge. It's also a good size if you anticipate taking it with you when you travel.
You can easily set your desired temperature using the digital thermostat on the easy-to-read display for customized temperature control.
This mini fridge is multipurpose as it can be used to store food, snacks, drinks, breast milk, insulin, beauty and skincare products, medications, and even as a beer and wine cooler.
Its stylish glass-front design makes it suitable for use at home or while traveling on road trips, vacation or tailgate parties in the dorm room or office.
The advanced dual-core cooling system is energy-efficient and eco-friendly while being ultra-quiet with a one-year limited warranty provided upon purchase.
- Temperature Range: Cools down to ~40°F below ambient temperature and warms up to 149°F on digital thermostat
- Outer Dimensions: 10.25" x 13.75" x 16.25" (Width x Depth x Height)
- Inner Dimensions: 9" x 9" x 13.5" (Width x Depth x Height)
- Weight: 13.1 lbs.
- Materials: Aluminum & Plastic
- Works with a vehicle cigarette lighter
This BLACK+DECKER mini fridge is both stylish and compact, taking up minimal floor space while still providing ample storage for food, drinks, and perishables.
It features a sleek modern design available in black, stainless steel, or white, making it a great addition to dorm rooms, offices, garages, home bars, small apartments, or RV campers.
The fridge has two removable glass shelves that expand storage space and simplify cleaning. It also comes with a full-width crisper and glass cover for optimal perishable storage.
An additional door with a storage shelf accommodates six 12 oz cans plus taller bottles up to 2 liters in capacity. The full-width freezer includes an ice cube tray and can hold frozen dinners or ice packs easily.
Other convenient features include leveling legs, flat back design, adjustable temperature control, a true freezer, reversible door, and quiet operation. This mini fridge also comes complete with a recessed door handle for easy opening and closing, manual defrost option, and a 1-year warranty for parts and labor plus a 2-year warranty for the compressor!
- Product Dimensions: 17.5” x 19.3” x 32.7”
- Adjustable temperature control (32°F at the lowest)
- True freezer (12.8” x 4.3”)
- Noise level: 45dB
The Euhomy mini fridge, which has a freezer, offers seven temperature settings to accommodate anything. It operates efficiently and quietly while conserving energy.
The reversible door and freestanding design mean it will fit any space. It also has adjustable leveling legs make it easy and quiet for various use. It comes with a 5 foot power cord.
Most mini fridges don't come with interior lighting, but this one does. The LED interior lighting makes it easy to see your food and beverages without turning on room lights.
The crisper drawer holds vegetable or fruits. There's an adjustable glass shelf so you can arrange things the way you want. The drink holder will hold several bottles.
- Fridge Capacity: 2.24 cubic feet
- Freezer Capacity: 0.96 cubic feet
- Product Dimensions: 33.07 in. × 19.7 in. × 18.9 in.