Best chocolate subscriptions and clubs

Best chocolate subscriptions at a glance

• Best chocolate subscription for supporting a social cause: Harry Specters Chocolate Club, from £15 a month
• Best vegan chocolate subscription: Nomo chocolate subscription, from £24.99
• Best chocolate subscription for versatility: Hotel Chocolat curated collection, £25 a month
• Best chocolate subscription for brand loyalists: Green & Black's, £36 for 6 months
• Best chocolate subscription for hot chocolate fans: Hotel Chocolat The Drinking Chocolate subscription, from £13.50 a month
• Best chocolate subscription for students and teenagers: Cadbury, £66 for 6 months
• Best chocolate subscription for sharing: Hotel Chocolat the Sleekster subscription, £25.95 a month
• Best chocolate subscription for fresh chocolates: Chococo, from £21
• Best chocolate subscription compact chocolate subscription: Coco Chemistry, from £60 for 3 months
• Best chocolate subscription for curated brands: FodaBox, from £40 for 3 months
• Best chocolate subscription for fun flavoured bars: The Slabb, from £6.95 a month

Best chocolate subscriptions to buy in 2024

Harry Specters Chocolate Club

Available from Harry Specters, from £15 a month

Best chocolate subscription for supporting a social cause

Harry Specters, founded by Mona and inspired by her autistic son Ash, began in 2011 during a family holiday in Scotland. Concerned about Ash's future, Mona, a passionate baker and chocolate lover, realised the potential for positive change through chocolate-making. She envisioned a way to blend her love for chocolate with a mission to support autistic individuals. Located in Cambridgeshire, Harry Specters involves autistic people in every facet of its business, from crafting and packaging to design and administration. Each piece of chocolate represents a commitment to improving the lives of autistic individuals, embodying Mona's vision of creating positive change.

There are three subscriptions to choose from in the Chocolate Club. A £15, nine-chocolate box, £18 for 12 chocolates and £22 for 16 chocolates. The brand tries to include chocolates with flavours that are in season and no two boxes are the same. Harry Specters were kind enough to send us all three boxes, so we were able to sample the full range. The chocolates are as delicious as they are attractive. Each chocolate is carefully hand finished with an intricate pattern or design. And inside you’ll find a range of flavours, from classic salted caramel and oh-so-popular pistachio, to more creative offerings such as fresh mint and lime, and mixed berries caramel. Monthly deliveries, minimum three-month subscription.

Available from:

Harry Specters, from £15 a month

Nomo chocolate subscription

Available from Nomo from £24.99

Best vegan chocolate subscription

Nomo Chocolate specialises in vegan and free-from chocolates, so it's a good choice for those with dietary restrictions or allergies. Free from dairy, gluten, nuts and eggs, Nomo offers a range of chocolate bars, buttons and seasonal treats in flavours like creamy chocolate, caramel and caramelised biscuit. Nomo embodies the spirit of inclusivity, is Rainforest Alliance-certified and emphasises the importance of ethically sourcing ingredients.

Nomo’s chocolate subscription is available as 24 individual sized bars, 10-12 large bars, 12 bags of buttons or 72 chocolate lollies delivered to your door each month. Prices vary, and while you’re unable to mix and match the contents, you can choose a new flavour each month.

Our panel of vegans and non-vegans sampled various Nomo chocolate bars, from classic milk to caramelised biscuit, and shared their thoughts. Many appreciated the creamy texture, which is particularly for vegan chocolate. One tester felt the caramel and sea salt bar was slightly less creamy, but still had good texture and flavour. Another found the caramel bar slightly bitter and different from typical caramel, leading them to think it was vegan, despite its comparable texture to dairy chocolate.

The extra salt in the caramel and sea salt bar effectively balances its sweetness. A tester new to vegan products was very impressed with the caramelised biscuit bar, likening it to high-quality chocolate, though a bit too sweet. Some noted a fruity taste in the caramel bar that was off-putting. Overall, testers were happy with the texture and flavours.

If you’re a chocoholic vegan looking for a subscription to suit, this is the very best we’ve found.

Available from:

Nomo, from £24.99

Hotel Chocolat curated collection

Available from Hotel Chocolat, £25.50 a month

Best chocolate subscription for versatility

The £25 monthly Hotel Chocolat curated collection subscription supplies four to five Hotel Chocolat items for you to try every month. There are four subscription styles to choose from, depending on what chocolate you like: Mellow (milks, white and caramels; no alcohol), Dark and High Cacao, Tipsy (think mojito truffles) and Everything (if you're happy to have a mix). This makes it easy to rule out chocolates you know you won't like, and the wide Hotel Chocolat range means you won't get bored or have too many repeat items.

Our Mellow box includes caramel-filled bunnies, classic truffles and interesting raspberry & white chocolate batons. We love the variety of items in each box, combining truffles, bars, snacks and nibbles. It's perfect for sharing or enjoying through the month. At a maximum of three-month subscription length, it's relatively low-commitment, making it easy to switch up styles, too. Read our full review of the Hotel Chocolat curated collection subscription here.

Available from:
Hotel Chocolat, £25.50 a month

Green & Black's chocolate club

Available from Green & Blacks, £36 for 6 months

Best for brand loyalists

Sometimes you just know what you like, and if Green & Black's is your brand of choice, the simple Green & Black's subscription is for you. Choose between four options – milk, dark, organic or a mixture – and receive two bars of Green & Black's each month. The subscription lasts for six months and costs £36.

This no-frills option means you'll never be overwhelmed by chocolate and are unlikely to get one you don't like. You'll always have a bar on standby ready for snapping off a square or baking with. Read our full review of the Green & Black's chocolate club here.

Available from:
Green & Blacks, £36 for 6 months

Hotel Chocolat The Drinking Chocolate subscription

Available from Hotel Chocolate, from £13.50 a month

Best chocolate subscription for hot chocolate fans

A rogue choice perhaps, but if you’re looking for a subscription for a hot chocolate fan (or are just one yourself), this offering from Hotel Chocolat is perfect. Ensure you never run out of your favourite hot chocolate with this subscription designed to be used with the brand's Velvetiser. Set it up once, and enjoy regular deliveries every one, two, or three months, with free Standard UK delivery. There’s no need to commit to one subscription as these can be swapped and changed before your delivery, allowing you to explore Hotel Chocolat’s ever growing library of options. Plus, you can cancel or skip deliveries easily by updating your account before midnight the day before your next dispatch.

We opted first for the A Bit of Everything single serve box, and if you’re new to Hotel Chocolat hot chocolate, this is a great place to start. The box allows you to sample a good selection of the range, so next time you can pick your favourite. Standouts for us include the salted caramel: smooth and sweet with a welcome salty hit, and surprisingly the vanilla white: creamy but not sickly sweet, with a heady hit of fragrant vanilla.

Available from:

Hotel Chocolate, from £13.50 a month

Cadbury bar post box subscription

Available from Cadbury Gifts Direct, £66 for 6 months

Best for students and teenagers

For guaranteed nostalgia and milk chocolate sweetness, you can't beat Cadbury. The Cadbury chocolate subscription takes the fun of a Christmas selection box and delivers it to your door for six months for £66 total.

Each letterbox-friendly box contains 11 bars, including all the classics, from Freddo and Chomp, to Crunchie and Flake. They are cornershop favourites that mean you'll always have a sweet treat on standby – nothing unfamiliar or too grown-up. We think this would make a great gift for someone heading off to uni or a teenage chocoholic. Read our full review of the Cadbury chocolate subscription here.

Available from:
Cadbury Gifts Direct, £66 for 6 months

Hotel Chocolat The Sleekster subscription

Available from Hotel Chocolat, £25.95 a month

Best chocolate subscription for sharing

The Hotel Chocolat Sleekster boxes are a signature from the brand. And this subscription brings 27 plus chocolates in chic packaging straight to your door. Choose from seven delightful genres: Everything, Milk to Caramel, Serious Dark Fix, Exuberantly Fruity, Tipsy Truffles, Patisserie, and Unbelievably Vegan, with each Sleekster showcasing some of Hotel Chocolat’s most famous recipes. Enjoy the convenience of having these delicious chocolates delivered straight to your door every one, two, or three months.. At £25.95 each, it's the perfect way to enjoy luxury chocolates regularly.

We opted for the Milk to Caramel Sleekster and enjoyed a variety of firm favourites, like the oozing salted caramel and the nutty and well-balanced pistachio selector. As well as new offerings like the raspberry macaron – tarte raspberry whip sandwiched between two caramel-milk discs – and the ultra indulgent salted caramel brownie. There’s so much to enjoy with the Sleekster subscription.

Available from:

Hotel Chocolat, £25.95 a month

Chococo chocolate box subscription

• Available from Chococo, from £18.50 a month

Best for fresh chocolates

Dorset-based artisan chocolate makers Chococo offers a subscription for its fresh chocolate boxes. You can be restrained with a small box or indulge in the large 25-chocolate box (£25 a month). With every truffle intricately finished and a wide range of flavours, there's something for everyone in this beautiful box – use the illustrated guide to choose carefully.

Stand-outs for us include a Dorset cream tea truffle and sweet 'golden crunch gem' with caramelised white chocolate. All are made using fresh, local ingredients including jam and clotted cream. A box makes a perfect gift – if you can bring yourself to share! Read our full review of the Chococo subscription here.

Available from:
Chococo, from £18.50 a month

Coco Chemistry

Available from Coco Chemistry (from £60 for 3 months)

Best compact chocolate subscription

Newly launched in Autumn 2023, The Origin Chocolate Club from Coco Chemistry introduces you to artisan, single-origin chocolate in compact form. Each month, you'll receive a box with a single-origin chocolate bar and bag of truffles, accompanied by a tasting card detailing the origins of the cocoa, tasting notes and suggested pairings.

In our first box from Coco Chemistry, the theme was Saõ Tomé chocolate – meaning we had a dark, 70% cocoa chocolate from Brazil. The intense bar has notes of deep roasted cocoa and red fruits. The truffles are sophisticated in flavour, with a rich and creamy centre.

In comparison to some of the other subscriptions we tried, this one is on the expensive side for the quantity of chocolate that you receive. However, it's great for learning more about chocolate styles, discovering which flavours you prefer and receiving a small treat of a delivery each month without being overwhelmed by sugar.

Available from:
Coco Chemistry (from £60 for 3 months)

FodaBox

Available from FodaBox, from £40 for 3 months

Best for curated brands

If you can't choose just one brand, don't! The FodaBox chocolate subscription does the work for you, curating a monthly box from a different small chocolate brand for delivery to you. This means you won't get bored or have any repeats, with the bonus of discovering new chocolate brands and supporting varied producers. In our box, we receive three bars of Love Cocoa chocolate, including an earthy crushed coffee and sweet milk chocolate.

Handily, you can specify a desired delivery date, which is helpful if you're timing it for a gift. Read our full review of the BoroughBox letterbox chocolate subscription here.

Available from:
FodaBox, from £40 for 3 months

The Slabb

• Available from The Slabb, from £6.95

Best for fun flavoured bars

There's no plain milk or dark at The Slabb. The Slabb chocolate subscription is all about fun flavour combinations, and delivers one or two bars a month (from £6.95 a month) with a promise to never repeat flavours. There's also an option to sign up for a vegan subscription.

Originally focused on boozy bars, the 'slabbs' now come in a huge variety of crowd-pleasing flavours loaded with mix-ins and elaborate decorations. Our favourite is the toffee crunch, with rice cereal, salted caramel and thick wedges of toffee crisp bars. This box is one for those with a sweet tooth – it's a fun gift. Read our full review of The Slabb chocolate subscription here.

Available from:
The Slabb, from £6.95

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