A chocolatier and a box maker.
Charbonnel et Walker was founded in London in 1875 as a partnership between Madame Charbonnel, a chocolate maker from Paris, and Mrs Walker, who made the boxes in which the chocolates were presented. The business was encouraged by Edward VII when he was Prince of Wales.
The first shop opened on New Bond Street, and the house has stayed on Bond Street ever since; its flagship is at One The Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond Street. From 1970 to 2022 the company held a Royal Warrant as chocolate manufacturers to Queen Elizabeth II.
“Chocolate is our heritage.”Charbonnel et Walker
Chocolates are hand made to Madame Charbonnel’s traditional recipes and presented in hand made boxes tied with satin ribbon. The signature is the Marc de Champagne truffle, in milk, dark and pink, and Noël Coward asked for a box to be delivered to his home every fortnight. The house marked 150 years of chocolate making in 2025.
