Where have you had your best hot chocolate?

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Whilst being out and about? And did it have whipped cream etc on?

Thanks

Is it just me who hates hot chocolate in a glass? I want it in a mug!

In the chocolate museum in Barcelona. It was so thick you could stand a spoon up in the centre of it. It was amazing

Gail's have a choice of milk or two different dark ones (different cocoa mass percentages). The darkest one is excellent. They will make it with non-dairy milk too. Didn't get offered cream or anything but then again I didn't ask.

And yes, a glass is WRONG. If it's not a takeaway I want a nice chunky mug.

A little cafe in Amsterdam.

Shot of rum in it. Thick cream on top that didn't collapse into a foam, and tiny cookies stuck in the cream.

I miss that place.

I've always remembered the tiny espresso cup full of dark, thick chocolate with a hint of cinnamon that I had in a cafe in either Biarritz or San Sebastian around 25 years ago. Nothing has ever been quite as good since.

The village shop near me. When we had a power cut the other week and had no heating I bought some from the shop. It was lovely.

Butlins do a nice one in their machine at breakfast/tea (I only ever have one at tea time though)

I do love the Maccy D's one and Costa is nice.

Starbucks is horrid.

Never have cream on as it cools it down too much. I like it hot hot hot.

Disneyland Paris 🙌🙌

A little title cafe on Elms Parade Botley Road Oxford

I'd almost given up on a decent hot chocolate anywhere and I still grumble about the supposedly Black Forest 'hot' chocolate I was once served in Costa.... Half a glass of lukewarm froth with a spot if cherry sauce in the too.

Oh and yes u have cream and marshmallows that were placed in top if the drink but under the cream. Don't get me started on the servers who think a few marshmallows ON TOP of the cream us ok. They need to underneath to melt

Cocoa Mountain in Durness. Its amazing. I think they melt their own chocolate into either milk or cream. And drizzle more melted chocolate on top. No whipped cream.

Oooh this Gails one sounds good trip in soon I think

Angelina in Paris

Dark Sugars in Greenwich!! Never had a hot chocolate like it

Local coffee shop (Pantiles for those in the know) does an excellent hot chocolate. Made with flakes choice od dark milk or white. Dd2 and I have the dark dd1 the milk. No cream for me cream and marshmallow for dd2 cream for dd1

A small cafe in the South of France away from the main tourist areas in Menton. It was like drinking pure liquid chocolate and was so good, I still think of it years later.

@Blueberrycreampie

A small cafe in the South of France away from the main tourist areas in Menton. It was like drinking pure liquid chocolate and was so good, I still think of it years later.

Oh and no marshmallows, choc flakes, cinnamon or anything else as I hate all that!

I free sample at the good food show, from a company called Choccobar. I bought their liquid hot chocolate sachets and mix it with milk using the steam wand on my coffee machine.

Knoops in Rye

@Wafflesnsniffles- agree I hate hot drinks served in glasses. It seems to be a newish trend.
@Enko- ooh where is that? I do occasionally go there.

In terms of chains Leon does a pretty good hot choc & I agree about Hotel Chocolat. Also Knoops in Rye. Generally I’ve had good hot chocolate in beach cafes with all the toppings!

Amsterdam

Italy.

Hotel Chocolat with the chocolate whipped cream on top.

Also though the local van at my park does one with what looks like dark chocolate buttons which they pour hot milk over and then whisk up. No cream but frothy and amazing anyway.

I do think the offering of hot chocolate had really upped its stakes of late. None of that watery brown vaguely cocoa flavoured sludge anymore. Even at winter wonderland there were Cadbury’s hot chocolate stalls - cream and mini flake and they were really good too.

Me 3, Gingerbread cafe it was called

Oh but the VERY best was at The Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi - hate to come up with some far flung place that isn’t easily accessible - but it truly was. Like melted creamy chocolate in a cup. No cream, you didn’t need it - also small portion, again you didn’t need anymore as so rich.

Best hot chocolate of my life was in Bruges in 2009. I have a photo of it and I still think about it every now and again 🥺😋