Crisp air, falling snow, and cozy sweaters are all winter staples. But what’s winter without a mug of comforting hot chocolate? The powdered, just add water kind is fine for those times you’re surrounded by friends and family in the comfort of your home. But every now and then you have to splurge on an upgraded cup made with fresh and decedent chocolate. Here, we’ve searched far and wide to find the best hot chocolate spots around K-town to make your colder months a little more delicious.

Gloria Jean’s Coffees

Gloria Jean’s Coffees has been everyone’s go-to coffee place or in our case, go-to hot chocolate place. Their hot chocolate is everything hot cocoa should be – creamy, rich with a great flavour. Warming, sweet and often luxurious, this hot chocolate offer the comfort we could all do with right now. Given how delicious and fuss-free it is, we can guarantee you’ll devour it well within this timeframe anyway.

Lals Patisserie

You’d think a place offering up handmade chocolates gifts would know a thing or two about a good hot chocolate, right? Well, you’d be right. Lals Patisserie offers Viennese Hot Chocolate which is a drink that comes to you thick and rich – and it even contains egg yolk but that doesn’t make the drink’s consistency very thick, it just makes it how we like it, neither too thick nor too thin.

Cinnabon

The awesome cinnamon rolls you can get at Cinnabon are no secret. But you might not know that when the weather turns colder, Cinnabon starts serving up delicious Hot Chocolate. Their hot chocolate has a thick, rich taste, and the fresh whipped cream served with it lends for a luscious experience.

Butlers Chocolate Café

Hot chocolate drink served with a dark chocolate? Life is bound to get a whole lot better on a bad day with this molten marvel. Their super rich Signature Hot Chocolate is really popular. They have a whole variety of hot chocolates to choose from like Dark Cookie Hot Chocolate, Milk Marshmellow Hot Chocolate, White Cookie Hot Chocolate, Caramel Flavoured Hot Chocolate, and even Mint Flavoured Hot Chocolate and a lot more. But as we like our hot chocolate to be classic and simple, their Signature Hot Chocolate is our personal favourite.

Esquires Coffee

If you're a book lover, you're probably travelling with reading material. And that's why it's important to know where to get your caffeine fix or if not coffee, maybe a warm, cup of hot chocolate. Whether you're looking for a spot conducive to reading, a counter that will inspire your next poem, or a table with mega-literary history, Esquires Coffee has to be your go-to place. In addition to serving up the best, most velvety hot chocolate you've ever sipped, Esquires Coffee is perfect for working, reading, or just eavesdropping.