There’s something very exciting about receiving a hamper as a gift – opening it up and rummaging inside to unearth not one, but a while host of gifts, all carefully assembled to complement each other.
Show some love and send an extra-special gift hamper to the foodie in your life. We have plenty of fantastic options to choose from, whether sending for a birthday, anniversary or Christmas. We’ve picked some of the best hampers for food lovers, from chocolate and cheese, to specialist ingredients for home cooks and budding chefs.
So read on for the best baskets and boxes we’d certainly love to receive for a special birthday or another celebration. We’ve also added in a few top deals where applicable for Black Friday savings.
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Best foodie hampers at a glance
- Best savoury hamper: DukesHill Meat Lovers’ hamper, £105
- Best small gourmet hamper: Sweet and Savoury hamper by olive magazine, £59.99
- Best compact hamper: M&S The Collection hamper, £55
- Best hamper for chocoholics: Hotel Chocolat chocolate and fizz luxe collection, £39.50
- Best novelty hamper: Giant Refreshers gift box, £25.99
- Best afternoon tea hamper: Cutter & Squidge afternoon tea at home, £29.90
- Best small sweet hamper: Cartwright & Butler Christmas brew & biscuit hamper, £38
- Best budget cheese hamper: Hampers.com cheese & nibbles gift, £29
- Best niche hamper: Joe & Seph’s gourmet popcorn hamper, £45
- Best hamper to bring as a guest: Gattertop Drinks after dinner entertainment gift box, £55
- Best savoury snacks hamper: Serious Pig serious snack selection box, £28
- Best hamper for adventurous cooks: The Zaytoun Collection, £45
- Best gourmet hamper: Brindisa artisan selection box, £95
Best hampers to buy 2023
DukesHill Meat Lovers’ hamper
Best savoury hamper
If you know someone who takes their Sunday roast seriously, or whose weekend isn’t complete without a Full English, then this is the hamper for them. One for the meat connoisseur, this meat hamper contains eight different items to try, from indulgent confit duck legs to a hearty pork pie. The two star items are a ham that DukesHill is famous for, and a porchetta roasting joint that would make a special family dinner – it’s a breeze to cook, easy to carve and gives meltingly tender meat. We stocked our freezer with the bacon and sausages (to make the treats last as long as possible!), while the jar of sticky chorizo jam is a handy storecupboard staple that you’ll want to add to burgers, cheeseboards and pasta sauces.
Available from:
DukesHill (£105)
Sweet & savoury hamper by olive magazine
The editors at our sister brand olive magazine have curated some of their favourite artisan food and drink brands into one crowdpleasing gourmet hamper. From Yorkshire-roasted coffee to Sicilian pesto, indulgent salted caramel truffles and British honey, the foodie in your life will find top artisan produce all in one place in a unique gift.
Available from:
olive shop, £59.99
M&S The Collection hamper
Best compact hamper
A hamper can feel luxurious without breaking the bank. This option from M&S features all the classics of a decadent hamper (smart wicker hamper you can keep, bottle of wine and plenty of treats) for just over £50. There’s a balance of sweet and savoury: think milk chocolate florentines, shortbread, crumbly cheesy biscuits and chutney.
Available from:
Marks & Spencer, £55
Hotel Chocolat the chocolate and fizz collection
Best hamper for chocoholics
Hotel Chocolat is a reliably winning choice, and this compact box is filled with a variety of chocolate treats to please anyone with a sweet tooth. We love the moreish salted caramel puddles with crunchy caramel pieces, but there are also champagne truffles, mini chocolate slabs and a taster truffle box (the billionaire’s shortbread truffle is exceptional). All of this is topped off with a mini bottle of prosecco that the lucky recipient won’t have to share. For more inspiration, check out our round-up of the best chocolate hampers, including boxes from Cadbury’s and Fortnum & Mason.
Available from:
Hotel Chocolat, £39.50
Giant Refreshers Gift Box
You’ll be popular with a sweet-toothed loved one if you gift this hamper. The giant box is packed to the brim with classic Swizzels sweets: bags of Squashies in all flavours, soft marshmallows, gift boxes and plenty of sour, chewy Refreshers bars. It’s made for sharing, and you’ll be stocked with cinema sweets supplies for months to come. Check out our best sweets subscriptions round-up for even more sweets deliveries.
Available from:
Swizzels (£29.99)
Cutter & Squidge afternoon tea at home
Best afternoon tea hamper
No longer any need to go out for a fancy afternoon tea with this fun delivery from Cutter & Squidge. Delivered in their signature bright yellow box, this tea for two contains four classic scones (we recommend warming them up to serve), clotted cream and jam, plus mini lemon drizzle cakes and fudgy brownies to complete the treats. There are also leaf tea bags to wash it all down. Order by 4pm for next-day delivery of any last-minute forgotten gifts…
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Available from:
Cutter & Squidge, £29.90
Cartwright & Butler Christmas brew & biscuit hamper
Best small sweet hamper
A classic biscuit tin just got a boost with this sweet gift selection. Arriving in a smart gold tin that you can keep and reuse, it’s full of tea-break treats. We love the sweet cranberry and orange mini mince pies, while Cartwright & Butler buttery shortbread is always a winner – we’re big fans of the spiced shortbread included here.
Available from:
Cartwright & Butler, £25
Hampers.com cheese & nibbles gift
Best budget cheese hamper
A thoughtful gift for a cheese fan, for under £30. This carefully curated selection centres around a mini wheel of award-winning Red Storm, a creamy Red Leicester from The Snowdonia Cheese Company. It’s paired with crackers (we love the unique tomato wafers), chutney and chilli nuts for a whole cheeseboard in a box. Check out our full round-up of cheese hampers for even more ideas.
Available from:
hampers.com, £29
Joe & Seph’s gourmet popcorn hamper
Best niche hamper
This fun hamper is great for the cinema fan or super snacker in your life. There are two varieties of popcorn hampers – ‘For him’ and ‘For her’ – but we’re really more interested in the flavours. The ‘for her’ variety has four different types of popcorn (the white chocolate and raspberry popcorn bites are our favourite) along with a jar of prosecco caramel sauce and a box of Whittard of Chelsea berry tea. ‘For him’ includes caramel macchiato & whisky popcorn, double chocolate flavour and a box of Whittard luxury hot chocolate. Movie night sorted.
Available from:
Moonpig, £45
Gattertop Drinks after dinner entertainment gift box
Best hamper to bring as a guest
Turn up with this classy, grown-up hamper and find yourself crowned ‘best guest’ this Christmas. Designed to encourage a fun evening in, the chic gift box has a full-size bottle of Gattertop Drinks Co damson vodka, along with two bars of Pump Street chocolate and a bag of coffee, plus a pack of cards and booklet of card games. Mix up a drink, open the cards and enjoy a convivial, after-dinner evening away from the usual screens.
Available from:
Gattertop Drinks, £55
Serious Pig serious snack selection box
Best savoury snacks hamper
For snacking on the go or serving up unusual nibbles, this quirky savoury collection from Snacking Pig makes a welcome change from boring crackers. There’s a selection of crunchy ‘snacking cheese’ in three different flavours, plus croutons, ‘snackalami’ and nuts, for fans of salty snacks.
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The Zaytoun Collection with Falastin
Best hamper for adventurous cooks
This is a hamper for Ottolenghi aficionados or those who simply enjoy being adventurous in the kitchen. Zaytoun is a fair-trade social enterprise founded to support Palestinian farmers. Alongside the brilliant Falastin cookbook is a carefully curated selection of ingredients to get started, including Medjoul dates, za’tar wild herbs and maftoul giant couscous.
Available from:
Traidcraft, £45
Brindisa artisan selection box
Best gourmet hamper
For someone who didn’t get abroad this year, the Brindisa artisan hamper delivers a luxurious taste of Spain in a generously packed box. Tapas is sorted with salted Marcona almonds, chilli olives and Iberico ham, while a selection of Ortiz tinned fish will spruce up a winter storecupboard. Chorizo, cheese, honey and sobrasada round out the collection. It’s the ultimate cook’s treat.
Available from:
Brindisa, £95
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