There’s something so exciting about receiving a hamper as a gift – opening it up and rummaging inside to unearth not one, but a whole host of goodies, all selected to complement each other. A carefully chosen hamper makes a great gift or treat to share with your family for birthdays, weddings or any special occasion all year round when you want to truly treat someone.
Show some love and send an extra-special gift hamper to the foodie in your life. We have plenty of fantastic options perfect for foodies, from indulgent chocolate and cheese to top-quality wine and global delicacies. We’ve picked some of the best hampers from our favourite foodie stores with options for home cooks, budding chefs, and everyone who loves to celebrate with great food.
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Best hampers at a glance
- Best hamper for farm-to-table luxury: The Flavours of Oldstead food hamper, £190
- Best hamper to bring as a guest: Fitzbillies The Cambridge hamper, £90
- Best for Mediterranean food lovers: Odysea Classic Greek Hamper, £55
- Best hamper for a pasta lover: Lina Stores La Pasta Hamper, £55
- Best for trying new ingredients: Lebnani The Luxe Beirut Box, £49
- Best hamper for lovers of authentic Chinese cuisine: Poon’s London heritage gift hamper, £70
- Best cheese hamper: Paxton & Whitfield The Clarence cheese and wine hamper, £100
- Best build your own hamper: Guzzl hampers, from £40
- Best chocolate hamper: The Best of Lindt Collection hamper, £108.50
Best hampers to buy for foodies in 2026
The Flavours of Oldstead food hamper
Available from Made in Oldstead (£190)
Best hamper for farm-to-table luxury
The Made in Oldstead Flavours of Oldstead food hamper brings Michelin-starred dining into your home, curated with ingredients, finished dishes, and drinks from Tommy Banks’ Yorkshire farm and kitchen garden. Featuring 23 artisanal delights, this hamper is a celebration of the very best of local produce. Highlights include the rich beef shin ragu, the umami-packed beer and brown sugar-glazed ham, and the fragrant spruce and lemon verbena salmon. The cicely hot chocolate is a divine twist on the familiar with its notes of aniseed from the sweet cicely. Beautifully curated and deeply rooted in Yorkshire’s culinary heritage, this hamper is a real celebration of farm-to-table excellence, ideal for feasting all year round.
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Fitzbillies The Cambridge Hamper
Available from Fitzbillies (£90)
Best hamper to bring as a guest
The Fitzbillies Cambridge Hamper offers a delicious array of treats. Fitzbillies’ Chelsea buns are a standout — decadent, sticky and even more irresistible when warmed and drizzled with their treacly syrup. The hamper also features a moist vanilla and raspberry cake in a collectible tin, ideal for sharing. Plus, there are six macarons in assorted flavours, buttery shortbreads (plain and chocolate chip) and crunchy chocolate honeycomb, alongside loose-leaf English breakfast tea, sweet raspberry jam and zesty marmalade. This hamper offers a cosy twist on a festive gift, making it a wonderful choice for those after something a little less traditional.
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Odysea Classic Greek Hamper
Best for Mediterranean food lovers
Bring the sunshine home with Odysea’s celebration of classic Greek flavours. This thoughtfully curated hamper captures the essence of the Mediterranean diet — rich olive oil, tangy vine leaves and sweet, floral honey. Inside, you’ll find PDO Kalamata extra virgin olive oil, plump Kalamata and Halkidiki olives, delicate balsamic vinegar from Messinia and hearty gigantes baked beans. Two varieties of raw honey (Spring Blossom and Pine & Fir Tree) add natural sweetness, while a reusable cotton tote completes the gift. Balanced, vibrant and full of Greek character, it’s a great choice for anyone dreaming of warmer days and relaxed feasting.
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Odysea (£55)
Lina Stores La Pasta Hamper
Best hamper for a pasta lover
The Lina Stores signature green and white packaging never fails to make us smile and this hamper makes the prettiest gift for any pasta lover. Arriving in a sturdy Lina Stores tote, dig inside and you’ll find elevated Italian store-cupboard staples that will make everyday cooking feel extra special. There are three pretty boxes of pasta plus a selection of tomato sauces, artichoke pesto and cime de rapa so you can build the ultimate bowl of pasta, hassle free.
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Lebnani The Luxe Beirut Box
This is a great gift option for a keen foodie, coming in at under £50. Whether they’re a seasoned chef or a keen newbie, the Lebnani hamper has everything they need to explore Lebanese cuisine and try some new ingredients. There’s generous jars of sumac and za’atar, a big tub of tahini (perfect for making hummus), fragrant rosewater and orange blossom water and more.
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Poon’s London heritage gift hamper
Best hamper for lovers of authentic Chinese cuisine
The Poon’s hamper celebrates Chinese culinary heritage in a striking box, featuring the brand’s signature artwork. Inside, you’ll find all four of Poon’s iconic sauces, including vibrant chilli vinegar dressing and smoky black bean-infused extraordinary chilli oil, plus its premium soy and umami-packed WO sauces. Accompanied by jasmine rice and noodles, the hamper also includes Poon’s wind-dried meats: mildly sweet lap cheong, duck liver sausage and richly flavoured Chinese bacon for enhancing stir-fries and rice dishes. Ideal for lovers of artisanal, authentic Chinese flavours.
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Poons (£70)
Paxton & Whitfield The Clarence cheese and wine hamper
Best cheese hamper
If you love an evening of cheese, wine and all the accompaniments, this is the hamper for you. It has three cheeses: a well-balanced and nutty hard goat’s cheese from Devon, an artisanal blue stilton with a deep, savoury flavour, and a smoked cheddar with complex, rich notes. To pair with these, a cheeseboard selection of biscuits, fruit preserve made with forged damson and crab apple, vibrant and spicy piccalilli, an impressively wrapped ball of baked figs, and an unusual yet incredibly moreish pear and vanilla confit spread are included. Enjoy the bottle of merlot with beautiful notes of soft plum and cassis on the nose and a deep garnet colour, and buttery, crumbly Scottish shortbread. Check out our full round up of the 25 best cheese hampers to buy.
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Guzzl hampers
Best build your own hamper
At Guzzl, flexibility is the name of the game. Y0u can build your own hamper and fill it with a range of contents so that the selection perfectly suits your lucky recipient. Choose an eco hamper box or different sizes of wicker baskets, then fill with all sorts of goodies from the site selection, from spirits and wine to confectionery, jams, chutney, pasta, vinegars, chilli sauces and much more. If you don’t have time for this, there are pre-made hampers to choose from too: we tried the ‘Chocolate In My Face’ hamper, filled with a selection of artisan chocolate bars, chocolate spread, hot chocolate and truffles. We particularly liked that every item inside came wrapped in bright red tissue paper, making the unboxing feel extra special.
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The best of Lindt collection hamper
Best chocolate hamper
The best of Lindt collection hamper is a chocolate lover’s dream, brimming with Lindt’s finest creations. This generously filled hamper includes a varied assortment of Lindt’s best-selling chocolates and indulgent boxes, perfect for sharing. The highlight is the customisable 650g pick-and-mix selection, which works out to be around 52 Lindor truffles: select from the brand’s favourites, or choose unique flavours not often seen in shops, like pistachio, Irish cream, matcha and popcorn. Alongside three boxes of classic Lindor truffles, you’ll find an array of Lindt chocolate bars and a decadent dark chocolate spread. Beautifully presented, this hamper offers a truly indulgent experience, making it the ultimate gift for those who can never resist the offer of some chocolate.
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