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Undermount sinks give your kitchen a beautiful, streamlined and contemporary styled appearance while also making it easier to clean countertops. These sinks eliminate the need for a rim or lip mounted on top of your counter, so any water or food debris can be easily wiped right into the sink bowl. Undermounts come in a wide variety of materials, finishes, shapes and sizes. Some feature one large bowl while others have several smaller ones.

We’ve gathered our top 10 best undermount sinks and ranked them based on price, warranties offered and number of bowls, among other considerations, to help you find the perfect sink for your kitchen.

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MR Direct 4521 Triple Bowl Stainless Steel

MR Direct’s 4521 Triple Bowl undermount sink tops our best of 2022 list because of its efficient, space-saving and extremely functional triple bowl design. Designed to fit in a 45 inch deep cabinet, the MR Direct 4521 has two, deep, identical bowls straddling a smaller prep basin in the center.

MR Direct uses premium-grade, cold-rolled stainless steel, available in either 16- or 18-gauge to prevent rusting and allow for quick repair of any scratches or other damage. The 4521 also comes with sound dampening to reduce the tinny sound of running water on steel.

Ruvati Parmi 29-inch Undermount 50/50 Double Bowl 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink

Ruvati’s Parmi 29-inch Undermount Double Bowl sink’s excellent price point places it in the runner-up spot on our best of list. This beautiful double bowl sink offers all the high-end features of a more expensive model, at an incredibly affordable price point. The sink is designed to fit a 33-inch deep cabinet, or larger, and comes in two widths: 29 inches or 32 inches.

Ruvati’s brushed stainless steel is true 16-gauge and will not dent or scratch easily. The sink features a rounded bowl side for easier cleaning and a rounded bottom to provide quick and efficient drainage.

Kraus Standart PRO 33″ Undermount 16 Gauge Stainless Steel 50/50 Double Bowl Kitchen Sink

The Kraus Standart PRO 33” Sink is a superior quality sink without the high-end price tag. This double bowl sink is made of dent-resistant T304 stainless steel with a satin finish to prevent corrosion and rust, while also making cleaning easier. The Kraus sink is a cavernous 10 inches deep to cut down on splashing and fit even your tallest lobster pots.

The drain of the Kraus Standart PRO is offset from center, placed at the back of the bowl to maximize drainage even when the sink is full of dishes. In terms of accessories, the Kraus sink comes with two dish grids, a three-piece basket strainer set and a free kitchen towel.

Ruvati Nesta 30-inch Undermount 50/50 Double Bowl Zero Radius 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink

The Ruvati Nesta is designed with beauty and simplicity in mind. This modernist design features square bowls with sharp, zero radius corners, which maximize space in the bowl and catch the eye. The Nesta is built to be undermounted or flush-mounted and the rim of the sink is finished with the same satin brush in case of a top mount installation.

Ruvati uses high quality, 16-gauge 304 stainless steel on all of its sink products, and brushes them with a scratch resistant satin finish on top of a sound proofing undercoating. The standard 3.5 inch drain opening is designed to fit most garbage disposals and the sink ships with two basket strainers.

Zuhne ZUHNE 32-Inch Stainless Steel Undermount Kitchen Sink Double Bowl 16 Gauge

If you’ve ever researched high end sinks or faucets before you’ve probably heard of Zuhne, and that’s for good reason. Zuhne’s industrial grade construction standards have made its sinks the top choice of architects, designers and homeowners. Zuhne’s sinks are third party rated to meet all standards and codes, and yet, the 32-inch Genoa has two beautiful, deep bowls with rear set drains to maximize draining efficiency.

Despite being a square sink, Zuhne’s unique curved corner design makes cleaning and other maintenance easy and its condensate preventing undercoating stops your cabinets from getting damaged by moisture build-up.

Ruvati Gravena 32-inch Low-Divide Undermount Tight Radius 50/50 Double Bowl 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink

Ruvati’s sinks continue to appear on our top ten list due to elegant and practical designs, high end materials used in construction and affordable prices. The Ruvati Gravena 32-inch sink is no different. Unlike the Ruvati Nesta, the Gravena’s square corners have a micro radius of 10mm to make cleaning much easier, while still retaining the modern square look.

Comparable sinks often use 15mm or even 20mm corner radii in “square” designs. The Gravena also features a low center divider of four inches, allowing extra clearance when you’re washing larger dishes.

The Blanco Diamond 1¾ is the first undermount sink on our list not featuring equal size double bowls. This style is usually called 60-40 but Blanco decided the ratio between its sinks will be ¾ instead of ⅔. Notably, Blanco’s Diamond sink is also the first on our list made from something other than stainless steel. This undermount sink is made from Silgranit, a granite composite with scratch, stain and heat resistance qualities.

The surface is non-porous and food safe and Blanco brags it’s easier to clean than stainless steel. Silgranit delivers in different colors including various blacks, greys, whites and browns. The Blanco Diamond 1¾ also features a low divider which makes dishwashing easy—especially with those larger baking sheets and casserole dishes.

Kraus Premier Kitchen 20″ Undermount 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Single Bowl Kitchen Sink

Though the Kraus Premier Kitchen 20” Undermount sink’s single bowl places it lower on our list, some prefer a single bowl and can consider this a new top-of-list. If a single bowl is more to your liking or necessary due to the size of your cabinet or counter space, the Kraus Premier Kitchen 20” offers an excellent choice.

Like Kraus’ other sinks on our list, the Premier Kitchen is made from T304 premium grade stainless steel and constructed to true 16- gauge (1.5mm) with a durable, scratch and dent resistant finish. The bowl has an extra-thick sound dampening system with pads covering 80% of the sink’s base.

Zuhne Modena Undermount Kitchen Sink Set, 16-Gauge Stainless Steel (30-Inch Single Bowl)

Zuhne’s second contribution to our best undermount sinks of 2022 list is its Modena 30 Kitchen Sink Set. This rectangular single bowl undermount sink features tightly curved corners, a 10-inch deep base and a large 28-by-16 inch bowl. With 2.5x insulation, this sink can drain boiling water or flush ice without damaging cabinets with condensation.

The Modena sink comes with numerous accessories including a sponge holder, a two piece colander set, a scratch protecting grate and a drain strainer lid. Zuhne’s sinks are consistently well reviewed and the Modena is rated a 9.8 out of 10 on Amazon’s Kitchen Sink Buying Guide. Zuhne also offers daily support from its U.S. based call center, should any problems arise.

Elkay Quartz Classic 33″ x 18-7/16″ x 9-7/16″, Single Bowl Undermount Sink, White

Elkay’s Quartz Classic single bowl sink provides classic farmhouse style, with the convenience and seamless counter look of undermount. Molded from fine quartz sand, this sink is impact, heat and scratch resistant and won’t get banged, chipped or scratched easily.

The Elkay sink comes in eight UV-stable neutral colors in shades of black, brown, gray and white so you can add some contrasting color to your design, or perfectly match your counters or cabinets. Whether you’re using this sink for your kitchen, a bar or even a laundry area, Elkay’s sink is durable enough to take on anything you dump in it.

When determining the best undermount sink for your kitchen, the first and most important consideration is the shape and size of the sink. Kitchen sinks come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and offer multiple bowls with separate drains, providing many different options. The top 10 sinks on our list show the diverse variations in sink shapes available from extremely rounded to rectangular and even square. Some sinks also have “sharp” corners with rounding radii of only a few millimeters.

When determining the ideal shape of sink for your kitchen, consider how you use your current sink or how you hope to use your sink in the future. For example, many households use a double bowled sink with a 50/50 ratio, meaning both bowls are the same size. Often in this scenario, one bowl becomes a dirty dish cleaning area and the other a bin where clean dishes are dried off. Other households prefer a 60/40 ratio between two bowls with one sink used for dish cleaning and the other used for food prep.

Also important to consider is the sharper the interior corners of the sink, the harder the sink can be to clean since food scraps may easily become stuck in those areas. Many manufacturers boast “easy-to-clean” “low-radius” or “zero-radius” corners, but customer reviews consistently point out that smaller the corner radii, the harder the sink is to clean. If your kitchen sink gets heavy use, you may want to consider more rounded corners to help keep your sink easier to clean.

The next important factor is the number of bowls a sink has. The undermount sinks featured on our top ten list come with several options for divided bowls including variants with one, two or three bowls. Obviously the first consideration when choosing the number of bowls is how much space you have for your undermount sink. While some single bowl sinks are as large (or larger) than two bowls, most two bowl sinks require a decent amount of counter space. It’s also important to think of how you might use your sink and the roles that different bowls will serve if you have more than one.

Two bowl sinks allow you to separate clean and dirty dishes, but can also make cleaning large dishes more difficult. This is why some two bowl sinks come with a lowered center divider to better fit large dishes. Single bowl sinks make clean-up significantly easier but have no space to let clean dishes dry.

Kitchen sinks come in a variety of materials including porcelain, granite, quartzsite and, most commonly, stainless steel. These materials each have pros and cons when it comes to functionality and also come in different colors, textures and sheens.

Porcelain (and similarly ceramic) sinks are hard, dense and non-porous to handle plenty of use without requiring a ton of maintenance. The downside to porcelain is the coating is often quite prone to chipping.

A granite sink is pricey but stylish and beautiful. With a huge number of colors, textures and finishes, you can easily match a granite sink to your countertops, your cabinets and the rest of your decor. Granite is a porous material that will catch a lot of stains and grime if it is not cleaned regularly.

Pure quartz or quartzite sinks are some of the most expensive sink materials you can get your hands on, but they are incredibly durable and can survive all kinds of impacts and abuse. Quartzite’s only weakness (other than the price tag) is a lack of heat resistance. High temperatures can damage the sink easily.

Stainless steel sinks are one of the most common due to a great mix of affordability and functionality. And modern stainless steel manufacturers make sure to offer sinks in a variety of colors and finishes so you’re not limited to the classic silver metallic look. Stainless steel can survive high impact, heat, shock, rust and corrosion and is relatively impervious to germs and bacteria.

A final consideration to make when looking for an undermount kitchen sink for your home is the price and the warranty offered. The initial price of the sink does not include the labor to install or any adjustments to plumbing that may be necessary. Heavy sink materials, like granite or quartzite, may also require additional reinforcing of your cabinets and counters which can raise the cost of installation.

All the sink manufacturers on our list offer limited lifetime warranties, which is a great way to feel safe and secure in your purchase.

One of the great reasons to purchase an undermount kitchen sink is the clean, continuous flow your kitchen will have. Since the edge lip of the sink is mounted below the surface of the countertop, the sink is effectively hanging from the counter meaning dishes, food scraps and anything else on your counter can easily be moved right into the sink. You can also enjoy more space on your countertop that would have been taken up by the rim of your sink in an overmount/inset design.

That same “flow” making counter clean-up so easy and nice also provides for beautiful design lines while hiding dirty dishes or any other eyesores in your sink. The full beauty of your granite or marble countertops will be better on display with the sink hung below the counters and out of the way. For any guests who do get to check out the sink more closely, the sunk-in effect is an attractive, minimalist look and can serve as an additional accent color or material.

Many consumers find that undermount sinks are much easier to clean than overmount or inset style sinks because undermounts do not have a countertop rim, lip or seam where grime can catch. The (literal) clean lines of an undermount sink mean you can easily wipe down the counters above and the sink below without having to scrub at the various edges and gaps around the sink itself.

One final reason to purchase an undermount kitchen sink is that they add value to your home when selling your house. Homebuyers love the clean design of an undermount sink for all the same reasons you’re considering purchasing one, so having one already installed is a great way to raise the value of your home.

To determine the best undermount kitchen sink ranking, the Forbes Home Improvement editorial team analyzed third-party data on 17 of major products, with each product’s star rating determined by evaluating a variety of metrics, including:

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Inset sinks are installed with the lip or rim on top of the countertop. These sinks have an external frame to hold them in position. Undermount sinks are installed under the surface of the countertop with a custom, sink-size cutout in the surface.

Undermount sinks are attached using epoxy adhesives to permanently hold them in place. The seams are sealed with silicone caulking to prevent any water or condensation leakage from occurring.

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience it facilitates. He remains most at home on a tractor, but has learned that opportunity is where he finds it and discomfort is more interesting than complacency.

Lexie is an assistant editor who is responsible for writing and editing articles over a wide variety of home-related topics. She has almost four years’ experience in the home improvement space and harnessed her expertise while working for companies like HomeAdvisor and Angi (formerly Angie’s List).