Leonidas Chocolate in New York
There are two good ways to get Leonidas Belgian chocolates in New York City: visit the Leonidas counter at Chelsea Market, or order online and have them delivered to your door.
The long-running Leonidas shop on Madison Avenue has closed, and a lot of New Yorkers have been trying to work out where their pralines went. Here is the honest answer, starting with the place you can walk into today.
Visit: Leonidas at Chelsea Market Baskets
If you want to choose your chocolates in person, Chelsea Market Baskets carries Leonidas in the Main Concourse of Chelsea Market, in the Meatpacking District. It is the most reliable place in Manhattan to see the range in a case and pick what you actually want.
Chelsea Market Baskets
75 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10011
What you'll find there
- Gold ballotins in half-pound, one-pound and two-pound sizes.
- Build-your-own ballotins — choose your pralines piece by piece at the counter, which is the way Leonidas has been sold in Belgium for a century.
- The classics, including Manon Café — roasted hazelnut and praline under fresh coffee cream, in dark, milk or white chocolate.
- Seasonal assortments and gift baskets that pair Leonidas with other specialty foods.
Chelsea Market Baskets has been in the market since 1993 and knows the product well. If you are in the neighbourhood, or you want to hand someone a box the same afternoon, go there.
What happened to the Madison Avenue store
The Leonidas shop at 485 Madison Avenue has closed. Its review page is still online with years of regulars attached to it, which is a fair measure of how much midtown liked having it.
Leonidas licenses its brand to independent operators in the United States rather than running company-owned stores, so individual shops open and close on their own commercial timelines. The chocolate itself has not gone anywhere — and it has not changed.
Order online, delivered anywhere in New York
For everything the counter can't do — the full range, larger gifts, a box sent to someone else, or simply not crossing town on a Tuesday — order from us at leonidas-usa.com.
We are the official US importer of Leonidas, and have been since 2005. We air-freight the assortment from Belgium every week and ship from our own facility, so what arrives at your door left Brussels days ago rather than last season.
Why order from the importer
- Over 100 varieties — considerably more than any single counter can hold, including vegan, gluten-free, reduced-sugar and CRC-certified kosher lines.
- Pick your own chocolates — build a ballotin from 75 individual pralines, the same way you would at the counter, from your desk. Start a box.
- Send it to someone else. Ship straight to an apartment, an office or a hospital room, anywhere in the five boroughs and across New York State.
- Rewards on every order — 5% back in points, plus one-click reordering of anything you've bought before.
- Full allergen and ingredient information published for every assortment.
Delivery across New York
- Two to three days by standard ground to most New York addresses, with 2-day and next-day options when you need a specific date.
- Same-day dispatch on orders placed before 12:00 PM EST.
- Free ground shipping on orders over $61 to the contiguous United States, when destination temperatures allow it to travel safely.
- Summer: from 1 May to 1 October orders ship overnight so the chocolate travels cold. Pure cocoa butter and no palm oil is what makes a Leonidas praline taste the way it does — it is also why it will not survive two days in a warm truck in July. Your exact shipping cost is shown at checkout.
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Which should you choose?
Both, honestly, depending on the day.
Go to Chelsea Market when you want to see the chocolates before you buy, you need a gift in your hand this afternoon, or you are already downtown and fancy an hour in the market.
Order from us when you want the full range rather than a selected case, you are sending a gift to someone else, you need a specific delivery date, you want a larger or customised order, or you would simply rather it arrived on Thursday than spend an hour on the subway.
Corporate and event gifting in New York
We supply New York offices, agencies, hotels and events with Leonidas gift boxes, and can add custom branded ribbons and printed greeting cards. Send us a recipient list and we will handle the addressing, packing and dispatch.
See business gifts, or email info@leonidas-usa.com with your quantities and dates. For anything holiday-season, talk to us early — December books up.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Leonidas store in New York closed?
The shop at 485 Madison Avenue has closed. You can still buy Leonidas in person at the Leonidas counter in Chelsea Market Baskets, 75 Ninth Avenue and we deliver anywhere in New York from our US facility.
Where can I buy Leonidas chocolate in Manhattan?
Chelsea Market Baskets, on the Main Concourse at Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Avenue, carries Leonidas ballotins and lets you build your own box at the counter.
Can I get Leonidas delivered in New York City?
Yes. We ship to all five boroughs and across New York State, typically in two to three days, with next-day options available.
How fresh is the chocolate?
Leonidas pralines are made without preservatives and are meant to be eaten within weeks. We air-freight from Belgium every week, so what reaches you left the production line days ago.
Do you deliver to New York offices for corporate gifts?
Yes. Send us your recipient list and we will handle the rest, including custom branded ribbons and greeting cards.
Can I still get Manon Café in New York?
Yes. It is one of the classics stocked at the Chelsea Market counter, and we carry the full Manon range online, including a dedicated Manon collection ballotin.
Leonidas in New York, one way or another
Visit the counter at Chelsea Market, or have it delivered from the official US importer. Over 100 varieties, air-freighted from Belgium every week.
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