18 All-Canadian Gifts for Foodies

Hoping to keep the hosting gift or food basket all-Canadian this year? We’ve got picks for you, from popcorn to chocolate spread and a few tipples, both boozy and spirit-free. (Bonus: picking up cute kitchen trinkets from small local businesses also counts.) Most things in this list clock in at $30 or less, and everything under $100. Happy gifting—and happy snacking!

The Best Gifts For Foodies 2025

Klondike Kettle Corn Spruce Tip Popcorn, $10

I’ve been a fan of Katie Young’s flavourful popcorn mixes since I first tried them at her Whitehorse production facility in 2022. While the candied apple caramel popcorn remains a perennial fave, I’m loving the recent spruce tip flavour: citrusy, herbaceous and a little sweet.

Zing Pantry Shortcuts Condiment Variety Pack, $59

Partnering with Canadian chefs to develop updated takes of classic condiments across the globe, Toronto-based Zing will easily have a delicious version of your favourite meal topper, whether it’s chili crisp oil, jerk seasoning, garam masala, hot honey—or my fave, the mala chili salt.

Purdys Chocolatier Assorted Classics Gift Box (36 pieces), $52.50

Duchess French 75 4-pack, $24 

Founded by a former finance and tech marketer in Vancouver in 2019, this cocktail brand makes Chatelaine-approved bottled cocktails that come in gorgeous packaging, and non-alcoholic versions, too. The French 75 is a lightly effervescent sipper ready to pour on ice. 

Silver Swallow Fermented Sparkling Tea, $20

A lot of non-alcoholic wine alternatives don’t taste great because the de-alcoholization process some manufacturers use removes all the complexity and body from the original version. Rather than fiddle with an existing product, Silver Swallow co-founders Genna Woolston and Andrew Roberts decided to take a different fermented product—kombucha—and dialled up the quality and clarity of the production process. The result is a fruity, floral rosé-like tea that belongs in your favourite coupe or champagne flute.

Allo Simone Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Spread, $15

A longtime Chatelaine favourite alternative to another well-known chocolate hazelnut spread, this dark chocolate confection is sweetened with cane sugar and vanilla beans, manufactured in downtown Montreal and highly addictive. (Hot tip: use chopsticks instead of a spoon to stir up the spread and keep the oils evenly distributed.)

Camellia Sinensis Exploration Box, $30

This Montreal-based tea purveyor took home a Chatelaine Pantry Award earlier this year for their Dynamo Blend. Get into the wide variety of green, black and herbal teas they have on offer with this 25-bag sampler box.

Matcha Dive Matcha, $53

The matcha drinker in your life will love this ceremonial-grade pick so much they may be tempted to sign up for the Ontario-based purveyor’s subscription program.

Stone Eagle Winery Eagle Eye White, $90

Launched earlier this year by the duo behind the award-winning Two Sisters Vineyards in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., Stone Eagle Winery is a decidedly more premium operation, and the vineyards’ first crop of wines are excellent proof. The Eagle Eye White—a crisp, herby and slightly spicy Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon blend—is a top pick, and with its pretty wooden crate packaging would make an extra special gift for your favourite oenophile.

Three Cheers Cookbook, $30

Whether they’re a newbie to cocktail shakers or a total drinks buff, the wannabe bartender in your life will learn a thing or two from this comprehensive debut book by Kaitlyn Stewart, aka @likeablecocktails, and the first Canadian ever to win Diageo’s global World’s Best Bartender competition. (Want a lil preview of the book? Here are some recipes!)

Chocolat de Kat Chocolate Ginger Bears, $25

We've been fans of this Toronto-based artisan chocolatier since they opened their first workshop late last year. Their second holiday collection launch features, among a cookie-themed bonbon box and a collection of chocolates styled after popular Toronto desserts, this box of adorable gingerbread-flavoured chocolate bears.

Zero Japan Butter Dish, $55

Toronto-based Good Egg always has the best taste in kitchenware, cookbooks and all things food—plus they ship nationally. We especially love these sleek and colourful butter dishes that come with their own little spreading knife. 

Danica Patisserie Tea Towel, $14

Give the sweetie in your life a dessert-themed tea towel to dry their dishes with.

Kikkerland Citrus Squeezer, $16

Put a smile on their face with this cheerful—and useful—powdered aluminum citrus juicer.

Cookie Stamp, $26

Wrap up this sweet cookie stamp with the ingredients for a stunner shortbread recipe. We’ve got just the one.

Pasta Chip Clip, $4

Last year, readers went crazy for this ravioli-shaped spoon rest from Baa Bazaar; the Toronto-based decor shop could barely keep it in stock. Add to the theme this year with these cute farfalle- and ravioli-shaped bag clips. 

All That Crumbs Allow Cookbook, $26

Leave it to Chatelaine Test Kitchen contributor and baker extraordinaire Camilla Wynne to come up with a whole cookbook on a baker’s ingredient most people treat as an afterthought: breadcrumbs! From caesar salad eggs to sweet cheese dumplings, no crumb will be left behind. 

Valley of the Mother of God Smoked Gin, $60

This Simcoe County, Ont., gin maker is relatively new to the crop of already incredible Canadian-made gins out there. So is their approach with the unique recipe they use for their Maplewood Smoked Gin. Juniper berries are smoked over maplewood, imparting their transformed taste to the gin after steeping. The result is a deep, earthiness ideal for fans of the smoky flavour in barbecues and smoked cocktails. (Smokey Negroni, anyone?)