Disclosed is a refrigerator comprising a lighting unit, which provides sufficient light inside a storage chamber while preventing the user from being dazzled. A refrigerator according to an embodiment comprises a storage chamber, which has an opening formed on the front side thereof, and a lighting unit, which is mounted in the storage chamber, wherein the lighting unit comprises a light emitting member, which emits light, and an optical member for controlling the light, which has been emitted from the light emitting member, so as to propagate within a preset angular range, forward propagation of the light, which has been emitted from the light emitting member, is hindered by a reflecting member, and the same propagates towards the rear side of the storage chamber.