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Leonidas Kingston
Belgian chocolates, freshly packed for every occasion
Pralines, truffles, ballotins and gifts from the Belgian house founded in 1913. Packed by hand, made with pure cocoa butter, and delivered fresh from Belgium each week.
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Shop by Chocolate
The Leonidas favourites, ready to gift
Build Your Own Box
A ballotin filled exactly the way they like it
Start with a classic Leonidas ballotin and choose from milk, dark, white and assorted pieces. Keep it simple with the house selection, or build a box around hazelnut pralines, fresh cream ganaches, truffles and seasonal specials.
Each order can include a gift message and arrives without prices enclosed.
Build a BallotinShop by Occasion
Gifts for the moments people remember
Choose the moment and we will help you choose the box, ribbon and message.
Birthday
Mark the year with something made by hand.
Anniversary
A quiet, elegant way to say it again.
Thank You
Gratitude, wrapped in cream ribbon.
Wedding
Favours and table gifts for the day.
Christmas
The Belgian table, set for winter.
Valentine
Fourteen pieces. One intention.
Mother's Day
For the person who taught you taste.
Father's Day
Dark, strong, unfussy.
Corporate Gifts
Thoughtful at any scale.
Congratulations
Because it deserves a moment.
Invitation Gifts
Never arrive empty-handed.
Just Because
The best reason there is.
Best Sellers & New Arrivals
Popular in store and online
Best SellerQuick viewSince 1913
A Belgian house, told in five moments
1913
A confectioner arrives in Belgium
Leonidas Kestekides, a Greek-American confectioner, settles in Brussels and begins making pralines.
1935
The window opens
The now-famous marble window counter appears — chocolate sold directly to the street, always fresh.
1970s
Belgium exports its craft
Boutiques open across Europe, each one supplied weekly from Brussels.
2000s
Pure cocoa butter, always
The house formally commits to 100% pure cocoa butter and refuses palm oil.
Today
The UK Master Franchise
Leonidas UK brings the full Belgian repertoire to British homes, boutiques and boardrooms.
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Our Quality
What we put in, and what we leave out
100% Pure Cocoa Butter
No vegetable fat substitutes. It is the reason our chocolate snaps, shines and melts at body temperature.
No Palm Oil
Never used, in any recipe. Better for the forests, and better on the palate.
Fresh Ingredients
Real Belgian cream and butter, whole roasted nuts, natural vanilla.
Belgian Craftsmanship
Filled, enrobed and finished by hand in our Brussels workshops.
Sustainable Cocoa
Certified sustainable beans with traceability back to the cooperative.
Quality Promise
If a box arrives less than perfect, we replace it. No questions, no forms.
The Film
Three minutes in Brussels
Corporate Gifting
Two hundred gifts that each feel like one
Branded ribbon, printed or handwritten cards, bulk pricing and dispatch to as many addresses as you need. Our corporate team handles Christmas lists, client thank-yous, conference gifts and long-service awards — with one point of contact throughout.
- Bulk pricing from 25 boxes
- Custom ribbon & branding
- Multi-address dispatch
- Luxury hampers
- Christmas scheduling
- Dedicated account manager
Why Leonidas
Six reasons the box is worth opening
Belgian Since 1913
A recipe book written over a century, still followed by hand.
Fresh Weekly Deliveries
Chocolate arrives from Belgium each week. Nothing sits.
Made in Belgium
Every piece produced in our own Brussels workshops.
Sustainable Cocoa
Certified beans, traceable growers, long relationships.
Luxury Ingredients
100% pure cocoa butter, fresh cream, real vanilla.
Trusted Worldwide
Over 1,300 boutiques across more than forty countries.
Verified Reviews
4.9 from 1,400 customers
“The ballotin arrived the next morning, immaculate. My mother said it was the finest chocolate she had eaten in years — and she is not generous with praise.”
“We sent two hundred boxes to clients before Christmas. Branded ribbon, handwritten cards, every address correct. Genuinely faultless.”
“The dark truffles are extraordinary. You can taste that there is nothing in them but chocolate, cream and care.”
“I have been ordering the Chocolate of the Month for a year. It still feels like a small event when the box lands.”
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From our table to yours
The Journal
Reading, between pieces
Questions
Good to know
Anything else, our team in the UK answers within one working day.
The Correspondence
Seasonal collections, quietly announced
A short letter each month. New arrivals, recipes and boutique news. Never more than that.