Wondering where to find the best hot chocolate in London? We've done the sampling for you (tough, we know). Here are the top spots to try with the kiddos. Warning: some of these hot chocs are so indulgent, they're basically a meal unto themselves. You're welcome.
This Nutella-dripping loaded hot chocolate (£5.40) is hot chocolate's version of a freak shake. And isn't she glorious? Lucky for you, there's more than one London location of Cereal Killer Cafe (Brick Lane and Camden Market), where you can sip to your heart's delight.
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Your kids may never get the chance to toast marshmallows over an open fire (alas, London life isn't an early-90s coming-of-age movie), but they won't need to: take them to Chin Chin Labs to experience all the glory of a perfectly fluffed, torched marshmallow atop tasty hot chocolate (£4.75). A vegan version is also available (£3.25). Yum.
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Because parents don't want long and frothy (£3.50), but kids will. And kids don't crave an espresso shot of pure chocolate (topped with nut brittle pieces, £3), but that's exactly what a parent needs. Ruby Violet does both (in two London locations), and they not only taste delicious, they come served in glorious gold teacups.
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Of course the man who invented the cronut would manage to reinvent the hot chocolate. This mouth-watering Blossoming hot choc (£5.80) from Dominique Ansel may look too pretty to taste, but you'll be missing out if you don't try it. The gorgeous blossom design comes courtesy of a marshmallow flower. Yum.
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Brickwood's Milo Nutella hot chocolate (£4.25) is the stuff dreams are made of: Milo powder hot choc with Nutella, whipped cream and crushed Jaffa Cakes. The good news is your child will probably struggle to finish it, which means you get to.
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Molten hot chocolate, being poured from a pan and infused with spices like ginger and cardamom or cinnamon and cayenne? This is not your typical hot chocolate experience. But it is quite the experience – the kids will love watching the hot chocolate get made before their eyes.
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While you're buying the obligatory chocolate slab for your child because you survived a day with no childcare (what, just us?), be sure to check out Hotel Chocolat's hot chocolate offerings: creamy, dreamy and not offensively sweet. You can also sample it at Hotel Chocolat's restaurant, Rabot 1745 in Borough Market.
Whatever you're craving, when it comes to hot chocolate, L'Artisan's got it, from the highly lauded original flavour (£3.50) to gingerbread, mint, salted caramel and espresso hot chocolate (£4 apiece). Let your child pair it with a couple of chocolates from the shop and wonder why snack time isn't always this heavenly.
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Now, we'd love to go out for hot chocolate with our kiddos every day as much as the next person, but we also have to accept reality: we're going to need some seriously delicious hot chocolate at home to give us that warm-and-fuzzy feeling as we snuggle on the sofa and watch Christmas movies. Prestat's Dark and Rich Hot Chocolate Flakes (£6.50 for 175g) do just that. And, in the comfort of your home base, you can add any toppings you like – marshmallows, Smarties, a scoop of Nutella... Isn't that the beauty of childhood?
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Sometimes you need some gooey, gorgeous hot chocolate... just to make it through that walk. Or get the kids motivated to memorise their lines in their nativity assembly. Stock up on Cutter & Squidge's hot chocolate spoons (£3.50), which swirl into heated milk beautifully. Choose from dark chocolate and veggie-friendly marshmallow, white and milk chocolate and white chocolate and raspberry. Or, do what we're doing and get all of the above - these also make great, unexpected stocking stuffers.
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While you can still find a regular – and delicious – kid's hot choc on the menu at south London's Flotsam & Jetsam, we think it's worth mentioning their new drink of the season, the Butterfly latte (£3.50), with blue matcha, passionfruit and almond milk. A must for the sophisticated urban schoolkid – blue matcha is totes on trend – and their parents.
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