December is for tingling our taste buds with festive special seasonal menus and cocktails. Well, there are plenty of places to drink festive cocktails all around in London, but we’re pretty confident, we have found the cutest Christmas cocktail in town.
Chocolate lovers! This one is for you.
The Chocolate Cocktail Club
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The Chocolate Cocktail Club is the only bar in London (and the whole UK), specialised in chocolate cocktails. A must-go destination for chocoholics.
From creamy to nutty to spicy, there are over 20 different chocolate cocktails are on the menu, and most of them comes with a little treat to get your taste buds indulged even more.
And we haven’t even mentioned their Christmas specials!
Drink It from a Chocolate Reindeer
Photo: Urban Adventurer
They introduced their special Christmas cocktail menu on the 1st December that includes ‘Giggling Gingerbread Man’ containing vanilla ice cream, gingerbread syrup and of course a giggling gingerbread man on the side. ‘Merry Mint To Be’ is another creamy one, containing Baileys and white room. This cocktail has a lovely light green colour and comes with a sweet candy cane.
The absolute showstopper on the menu is the ‘Chocolate Reindeer’. The nice and smooth blend of Mozart Dark Chocolate Liqueur, Dark Crème de Cacao, Absolute Vanilla Vodka and Soya Chocolate Milk is literally served in a cute edible chocolate reindeer to crunch after finishing your cocktail.
Practical Info
The Chocolate Cocktail Club’s Christmas menu is available until 29th December.
Grab a warm hug in a mug this Winter; we’ve found the prettiest and yummiest hot chocolates to try in London. These hot chocolates are not just rich chocolatey heaven, but super Instagrammable too.
EL&N Café is famous for being London’s pinkest and most Instagrammable café. They have multiply locations throughout London from Knightsbridge, to Carnaby Street, to Selfridges.
This Winter they have launched their ‘A Season of Sweetness’ menu with super Instagrammable cakes, such as pink Christmas tree or Santa’s Sleigh cake, and of course decadent hot chocolate creations, served in Santa or Christmas tree shaped mugs.
Chin Chin Labs is Europe’s first liquid nitrogen ice cream parlour, however, in Winter time they serve their signature hot chocolate with torched gooey marshmallow fluff. And the best part is, they have vegan and vegetarian versions too.
The Knot Churros is a real hidden gem with only one location in London. They serve dreamy churros desserts, milkshakes, special hot and cold drinks, all look like they were just stepped out from a fairy tale. They often do collabs with such brands like Disney or Care Bears.
In Winter time they serve limited-edition hot drinks, such as their dreamy ‘Candy Floss Hot Chocolate’, ‘Marshmallow Belgian Hot Chocolate’ or ‘Pink Hot Chocolate’.
Italian Bear Chocolate are using their very own recipes, rooted in Italian cultural heritage. It’s not just about producing all chocolate goodies locally. It’s also about that unique ‘Italian-style’ chocolate experience that they call ‘homely hospitality’.
Their most popular hot chocolate is ‘Triple Hot Chocolate’ which was first introduced in 2015, and is made with three different chocolates: dark, milk and white.
It goes perfectly well with their best-selling chocolate cake that also comes with the same triple melted chocolates on demand.
Dark Sugars brings you the authentic taste of African cocoa. Watch your hot chocolate being made in front of your eyes. They’re using a mixture of dark, milk and white chocolate flakes chopped in front of you to be melted in your choice of milk. They have a wide variety of flavours to choose from, such as chilli or praline, and you can have as much chocolate flakes in your drink as you possibly want.
Hotel Chocolat
Various locations throughout London
Photo: Urban Adventurer
When it comes to hot chocolate, Hotel Chocolat is what often comes to our minds first. And that’s not without reason!
The luxury chocolate brand offer a wide variety of indulging hot chocolate, from salted caramel, to chilli, to hazelnut, to mint. Their velvety decadent drinks contain different percentage of cocoa – from white chocolate 36% to dark chocolate 85% – and they even offer 100% dark cacao hot chocolate.
Just like Dark Sugars, Hotel Chocolat are using real flakes of grated chocolate to be melted into your choice of milk, and you can have the yummiest cocoa whip on the top for no additional cost.
And that’s not all. Hotel Chocolat are kid-friendly: for little hands, they serve half-measure of any hot chocolate.
Venchi Chocolate and Gelato
Various locations throughout London
Photo: Urban Adventurer
Venchi Chocolate and Gelato have an amazing history behind them. Venchi was established in 1878 and soon became “the most elegant chocolate shop in Piedmont”. The brand soon earned international recognition and opened shops in more than 70 countries around the world – including London.
Today Venchi have eight different locations in London, including Covent Garden and Harrods.
They serve amazing hot chocolate creations – including gluten-free and vegan options.
Ready for your next adventure? ‘Room to Breathe’ is a free immersive experience next to Tottenham Court Road Station. It’s a multisensory experience based on science to help busy Londoners, tourists and families calm down and relax throughout the day.
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