The best gourmet advent calendars foodies can’t wait to open

This box of dark, milk and white chocolates and truffles from Charbonnel et Walker is a truly luxurious and elegant gift. Indulge in 12 unique varieties including: Dark Fudge Vanilla, Caramelized Biscuit Truffle and Milk Hazelnut Cream with gold leaf.

Bonne Maman’s yearly advent calendars are a foodie favourite. This year’s edition includes 24 miniature spreads with unique flavours including: Peach and Blackcurrant with Sichuan Pepper, Caramel with Coffee, Mandarin from Italy and Fig with Cardamom.

For the matcha fan in your life. This advent calendar features 12 tins of high-quality ceremonial grade matchas from various regions across Japan. It also includes a journal for you to track your favourites, recipes for trendy drinks like strawberry matcha lattes and a $10 gift card.

Toronto-based natural wine importers Grape Witches have brought back their popular advent calendars for 2025. Besides five bottles of wine and one zero-proof bottle from around the world, it also includes custom glasses, veg-friendly pantry items and a unique ornament.

Enjoy a different flavour of melt-in-your-mouth marshmallow every day leading up to Christmas with this extra-sweet advent calendar, with a gorgeous design inspired by The Nutcracker. Flavours in the lineup include Apple Pie, Chai, Cinnamon Roll and Coffee.

Warm up this winter with this DAVIDsTEA advent calendar. Each box contains a bag of loose leaf tea or infusion inspired by the holidays– think Sugar Pear Fairy, Brown Sugar Bourbon and beloved blends from last year’s calendar like After Dinner Mint.

Pop the Prosecco 24 times, and Christmas will arrive. This advent calendar comes with miniature bottles of six varieties: Prosecco, Prosecco Brut, Prosecco Superiore, Prosecco Superiore Brut, Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry and Prosecco Rosé.

Wake up and smell the Christmas coffee. This year’s advent calendar from the internationally-recognized Onyx Coffee Labs features 24 bags of unique coffee from Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya and beyond. It also includes a special-edition Bicycle playing card deck.

This beautiful braille advent calendar from the famed Canadian chocolatier Purdy’s features milk chocolates made from sustainable cocoa. Each piece is wrapped in delightful holiday-themed foil, including Santa Claus, a snowman and a reindeer.

Bring even more enchantment to your holiday season with this beautiful advent calendar from California’s Compartés. Each box is filled with premium chocolates, including limited-edition flavours like Salted Caramel Bomboloni and Hazelnut Torte.

Enjoy each day in December with these soothing 100% natural soy wax tealights, with premium cotton wicks and 4-5 hours of burn per candle. This Ontario-based woman-owned small business creates delicious scents like Italian Spritz, Sugared Lemon and Carrot Cake.

This book-inspired advent calendar from the Quebecois chocolate labs leads up to Christmas with an assortment of 12 holiday-designed single-serve hot chocolate packets. Think ‘Gnome’ Double Truffle and Candy Cane flavours.

Scottish shortbread is a must for many during the holidays, and Walker’s has everyone covered. Their 2025 advent calendar holds six melt-in-your-mouth biscuit varieties, including Mini Choc Chip Shortbread to Salted Caramel Shortbread Squares.

Celebrated French wine brand JP Chenet has made it easy to raise a glass every day this December. Their festive Sparkling Wine Advent Calendar has 12 miniature bottles of sparkling wine (whites and rosés).

The possibilities for highlighting popcorn are endless during the holidays– tree decor, cookie clusters, seasonal snack mixes and more. This calendar features assorted kernels and gourmet seasonings from the family-owned Wabash Valley Farms.

Sugarfina’s totally opulent advent calendar features 24 unique kinds of candy, from Sugared Cranberries to Holiday Trees. The adorable box is modelled after Santa’s toy shop, and each candy comes with a cardboard version to stock his shelves.

Wally and Whiz wine gums are vegan, gluten-free, allergen-free and made with all-natural ingredients. Their fabulous 2025 advent calendar comes with 24 little tubs of wine gums, in flavours like kumquat and elderflower, with fruity powder candy coatings.

This advent calendar is unique, interactive and sustainable (since you can use it year after year). Each day of December has its own cookie recipe to go with it– try out the Swedish Thumbprints one day, and Candy Cane Shortbread the next.

Lakrids by Bülow’s licorice is made with rice flour (completely gluten-free) in a green-energy-powered factory in Copenhagen, then boxed in sustainable packaging. This advent calendar contains four pieces for each day, so it’s perfect for sharing with someone.

Squish gummies are made with sustainably-sourced palm oil – part of the secret to their plant-based formula. This advent calendar comes with an assortment of their best-sellers, including the classic Cola Bottles and inventive options, like Sour Grapefruit Blood Orange.

This beautiful advent calendar features 12 thoughtfully crafted winter fragrances, including scents like warm and rich Hot Cocoa and fresh and woody Balsam Lane. This is the perfect way to count down the days while brightening up your home.

This Canadian and woman-owned brand makes gourmet salts and spice blends without any artificial ingredients. This beautiful set features 24 unique blends (each linked to a recipe idea), including Montreal Bagel Spice, Hawaiian Ono Poke, Sweet Korean Heat and Organic Taco Night.