Milliliters to Tablespoons Converter (mL to tbsp)

Recipes from the UK, Europe and Australia often give oil, vinegar, soy sauce and syrup in milliliters, and many measuring jugs and dosing cups are marked only in mL. Turning those amounts into US tablespoons means dividing by 14.78676478125, the size of a US tablespoon, so the result is slightly larger than dividing by a round 15.

For small amounts the gap between a US spoon and a 15 mL metric spoon is too small to matter, and 30 mL can be measured as 2 tablespoons with either set. Soy sauce, fish sauce and vinegar quoted as 15 mL or 30 mL in Asian and European recipes therefore translate neatly into 1 and 2 tablespoons. Larger volumes are quicker with a cup measure, since 16 tablespoons fill a US cup; the chart stops at 200 mL for that reason.

How to use this tool

1. Type a value in the Milliliter box to see it in tablespoons, or type in the Tablespoon box to convert the other way.
2. Press ⇄ to swap the two units, or Load example for a typical value.
3. Check the charts below for common values; for other units, open the Volume converter.

Formula

Tablespoon (tbsp) = Milliliter (mL) × 0.0676280454037

Milliliter (mL) = Tablespoon (tbsp) × 14.7867647812

Both factors come from exact definitions: 1 tablespoon = 14.7867647812 milliliters and 1 milliliter = 0.0676280454037 tablespoons (shown to 12 significant digits).

Example

Two conversions worked with the same factors the converter uses:

60 mL × 0.0676280454037 ≈ 4.05768 tbsp

2.5 tbsp × 14.7867647812 ≈ 36.9669 mL

Milliliter to Tablespoon chart

Common values from milliliters to tablespoons, rounded to four decimal places.

Tablespoon to Milliliter chart

The reverse direction for values people often look up.

Spoons and small measures in milliliters

Quick mental estimate

Divide the milliliters by 15: 60 mL → 4 tbsp. The exact answer is 4.06 tbsp, so the shortcut comes out about 1.4% low.

Use the converter or the charts when the exact figure matters.

The two units

Milliliter (mL): A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter and exactly the same volume as one cubic centimeter. There are 1,000 microliters in a milliliter and 1,000 milliliters in a liter.

Tablespoon (tbsp): The US tablespoon is half a US fluid ounce, or 3 teaspoons: exactly 14.78676478125 mL. Australia uses a 20 mL tablespoon, so check which one a recipe means.