The Best Gifts for Serious Chocolate Lovers

Willy Wonka’s got nothing on our chocolatiers. In The Harrods Chocolaterie, they hand-make bonbons, mendiants, stuffed slabs, topped bars and more using our exclusive couverture. It’s all fresh, meaning they have a shorter shelf life, but that means they’re free from preservatives and far more luxurious and indulgent in both taste and texture.

Our signature Bread & Butter Slab is made using toasted and caramelised sourdough crumbs, mixed with caramelised white chocolate is a firm favourite and our seasonally changing bonbons never fail to please. Why not fill bespoke box, tailored to their taste, with the help of our in-house experts?

Filling our cupboards with tempting chocolate for the past 20 years is Farhi. The fruit and nut selection boxes and beautiful hand-painted bonbonnières are an after-dinner or coffee table must-have. The latter also make the perfect keepsake to be refilled and treasured, ideal for gifting the host. Mind you, they’re actually inspired by a centuries-old tradition, whereby the host of a celebration offers their guests a little box (or a bonbonnière) made from porcelain, crystal or silver, containing delicacies made from sugar – so technically, they should gift them to you. Hosts, take note.

When you’re advised to eat chocolate with wooden tweezers so that the oils on your fingers don’t interfere with the taste, you know you’re in for a gourmet experience. The creators of To’ak view the making of their bars like the making of fine wine, investing as much time and attention to cultivating cacao, highlighting the flavours of a harvest year and ageing chocolate as the world’s more prestigious vignerons.