Holidays are so often centred around food, and it’s a great gifting choice if the people you love have enough ‘stuff’ in their lives – from locally made sweet treats to fresh produce, check out these local businesses for your food-loving loved ones!
Cafe & Retail 156 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City
Retail and Orders 144 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City
Retail Outlet 1/15 Project Avenue – Noosaville
Cafe & Retail – Sunshine Plaza / Maroochydore
My favourite CBD chocolate fix! They have vegan and gluten free options (although sadly the rocky road is no longer vegan) and their products are free from palm oil. Drop into your nearest store to measure out a bucket of goodies for yourself or someone you love – no online shop or phone orders because of their ever-changing range, small-batch creations, and focus on freshness. Gift vouchers are available, and they are taking Christmas orders until December 7.
5/591 Wynnum Road Morningside
3/321 Honour Avenue Graceville
4/107 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington
Starting in 2004 in a small kitchen, Lick have customised over 1000 flavours for some of Queensland’s best restaurants and cafes as well as providing ice cream to the Ekka for its renowned Ekka Strawberry Sundae since 2011. Drop into one of their three retail stores for a freezer pack, cone, or a lush sundae, order a custom ice-cream cake via their website, or find a list of their local stockists here.
Kokopod’s multi-award-winning chocolate was born when founder Brigid went on exchange to Germany, where her host father worked for a worldwide commercial chocolate company, and fell in love with European chocolate. She now works from a purpose-designed commercial kitchen on the Sunshine Coast using locally sourced products and Swiss chocolate. Shop online or find a stockist near you.
Located in Brisbane’s Northside, Stone & Lea specialises in artisan jars of handcrafted goodness. Founded in 2015 by Rosanne Stone, Stone & Lea uses seasonal and fresh produce gathered mostly from the markets and local farmers to revamp the homemade jam, chutney and curd stereotype, recreating the classics and adding a modern twist on old favourites. All goods are prepared by hand, with no added preservatives, and crafted in seasonal small batches. Find a list of stockists and upcoming markets on the website.
42-60 Albert Street, Brisbane City
Shop 5, Brisbane Arcade, 160 Queen Street, Brisbane City
Belgian chocolate, handmade in Brisbane by Gerrard Gosens and his wife Heather. The new flagship store on Albert Street also serves freshly brewed Montville Coffee, new sweet treats and of course, their hand-crafted chocolates.
A family-run boutique food hall whose hallmark is freshly prepared, high quality gourmet food and artisan products and ingredients from around the world, supported by the best in fresh local produce and flowers from selected Australian growers. With an extensive range of over 3,000 products including hard-to-find and specialty items (such as edible flowers, fresh winter truffles, freeze dried raspberries and hundreds of different herbs), they also offer free in-store tastings every Saturday. Gift baskets and specialty hampers can also be made to order to suit your specific requirements and budget.
4 Hubert St, Woolloongabba
Small batch chocolates made by hand, pairing world class chocolate with the best local ingredients. 31 Degrees have a gorgeous selection of Christmas treats and also take custom orders. You can shop online (Christmas pre-orders close December 18) or visit their location in Woolloongabba, which will be open until December 23.
A collaboration between Scenic Rim farmers and the Scenic Rim Regional Council, the farm box concept was born out of the COVID-19 lockdown as a way of connecting Scenic Rim producers with city consumers who were unable to visit the region during the health crisis. The Farm Boxes are fully customisable and will be delivered to your front door, and you can also add a bottle or two of Scenic Rim beer, wines, cider, spirits or liqueurs. Gift vouchers are also available.
They are currently delivering to Brisbane, Ipswich, Redlands, Logan, the Gold Coast, Scenic Rim, Toowoomba & Highfields – check your delivery availability on their website.
2/17 Greg Chappell Street, Albion
Chocolate maker Amy Sargeantson serves up fresh chocolate-coated berries, chocolate nut slabs, rustic hot chocolates and brownies, made in Albion, Brisbane. Gift boxes and gift vouchers are available.
155 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill
Gallery Level, Toowong Village (next to David Jones), 9 Sherwood Road, Toowong
Founded in 1993 on the Gold Coast by Peter Ingall and the late Danica Antunovich, Mayfield Chocolates seeks to make use of real Australian ingredients such as Queensland dark rum, Tasmanian leatherwood honey, native macadamia nuts, and pure fresh cream, and to use them in imaginative and original ways with chocolate of the highest quality. Find your closest stockist from the list on their website.
A family owned and operated chocolate manufacturing business located in Brisbane, Australia, specilaising in the manufacture of a variety of moulded couverture chocolates, including Hearts, Stars, Kisses, Medallions, Frogs, Christmas Bells and their popular Freckled products. They also produce chocolate flake for bakeries, restaurants and cafes as well as contract manufacturing for various companies including distributors, retailers, schools and 5-star hotels.
70 Eagle St, Brisbane City
RW12, Ada Lane, 46 James St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
97 Sandgate Road, Albion QLD 4010
Shop 17, Camp Hill Marketplace, 25 Samuel Street
In addition to freshly baked cakes and pastries, created in a commercial kitchen alongside their retail store in Albion, all packaged items– biscuits, chocolates, nougat, panforte and preserves, to name a few–are made in their kitchen and packaged in-store. They have a delicious collection of festive treats available and also offer Christmas catering – check out their website for further information.
16 Waterloo Street, Newstead
With humble home-kitchen origins, New Farm Confectionery is now known for its gourmet, elegant and contemporary take on classic confectionery, and chocolate, all handcrafted in Brisbane. Visit their flagship store or one of their many stockists for honeycomb, chocolate bark, nougat, marshmallow, and many more indulgent products. They offer dairy free and vegan options, and most of their products are naturally gluten free. They also ship all of their confectionery to anywhere in Australia (and overseas on application). Gift boxes and hampers are also available.
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