A chocolate box is not a substitute for true love. But sometimes it's close enough. The best chocolate boxes can offer all the complexity and intensity of a brief love affair, and more variety than some lives.
Sometimes, only the best will do. And these days, the best chocolates in existence are a mere mouse-click away, able to be ordered online and sent to your favorite human being on earth (even if it's you).
We tasted dozens of the finest chocolate boxes available anywhere in the United States and convened a panel of chocolate experts and dedicated enthusiasts—some might say, obsessives—to find the very finest boxes of delivery chocolate for every need and every palate.
But note that much of the best chocolate can be fragile, susceptible to both time and temperature. Most we recommend are as fresh as they come, available from the chocolate sellers themselves, shipped on expedited schedules and made within days of shipping to ensure freshness. Each is best stored in cool temperatures and eaten within a week of arrival.
From stalwarts of French tradition and the purest single-origin chocolate to impossibly textured bonbons and true mavericks of cacao, here are our favorite delivery chocolate boxes in the country.
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Updated January 2026: We've tested and added the Dandelion Origin Bonbon Collection, the Big Picture Farm Ultimate Holiday Collection, and Knipschildt’s Salted Caramel to our top picks. We also tested Cocoa Dolce and Shekoh chocolates, adding Shekoh to our honorable mentions. We also updated prices and descriptions, and removed offerings that are no longer available.
Best Delivery Chocolate Overall: Dandelion Chocolates
If chocolate were wine, it would be Dandelion. Each single-origin bar or truffle from San Francisco’s Dandelion Chocolate is elegantly packaged proof that chocolate is not just confection, it’s agriculture.