When shopping for a dot grid notebook, you’ll want to consider the binding, the thickness of the paper, and the number of sheets. First, decide whether you want a spiral notebook or a hardbound.

Although the LEUCHTTURM notebooks are a new-school favorite, Moleskines are the ultimate cult-favorite notebooks — and, lucky for graph paper-lovers, there’s a Moleskine for you, too.

The 100 best notebooks as tested by the writers and editors of the Strategist. They tested spiral, marble, leatherbound, lined, blank, and gridded notebooks including ones from Smythson, Moleskin ...