Shape: Cherry tomatoes are round, while grape tomatoes are more oval-shaped. “Grape tomatoes look more like grapes and are typically smaller in size than cherry tomatoes,” says Mastronardi. Cherry ...

Compared to cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes are extremely recent on the culinary scene in the US. “Grape tomatoes really didn't appear until the 1990s,” says LeHoullier.

Grape Tomatoes: About half the size of a cherry tomato and oblong shaped, grape tomatoes tend to be less juicy, meatier, and denser than their round counterpart.

It markets Garden Sweet'est Grape Tomatoes under the Procacci label, and Sugar Bowl Grape Tomatoes by AG-Mart, a subsidiary located in Plant City, Fla. Safeway and Fresh Fields sell them.

Grape tomatoes are arguably easier to eat out of hand, since they’re less juicy. Try serving them as crudités with a spicy kale-pistachio or tangy fermented soybean dip.