My top 5 hot chocolate places in Toronto

Things I love about winter: fresh snow, skating, cute mittens and most importantly, hot chocolate! 

This blog is all about my favourite hot chocolate places around the city. There's nothing I love more than to warm up to a nice cup of hot cocoa after being out in the cold. I remember when I was a kid I always had to get a cup of hot chocolate from Tim Horton's after being on the ice for a long time. I've come a long way from those Timmies days - I've now graduated from a small hot chocolate to a 1/2 hot chocolate 1/2 coffee! 

There are so many amazing hot chocolate places in Toronto. I came up with my top 5 favourite places after an extensive hot chocolate tasting all around town.

5. Maman

Sometimes all you need a nice cup of hot cocoa. There`s no gimmicks here and it`s not flashy - the drink speaks for itself! A classic hot chocolate with the perfect steamed milk to cocoa ratio. They serve 3 types of hot chocolate: classic hot chocolate, matcha white chocolate and lavender hot chocolate. 

4. Short and Sweet

The most beautiful and extravagant hot chocolate I've ever seen! I got to try their s'more one and their oreo one. As much as I love all things s'mores, the oreo hot chocolate was the winner here. The chocolate is melted into warmed milk and the mountain of toppings added an extra sweetness to the hot chocolate (which I love). This "loco cocoa" is a hot mess - in the best way possible!

3. Sweet Jesus

I believe hot chocolate and marshmallows go hand in hand. From the massive amount of marshmallows in this hot chocolate I think it's safe to say that Sweet Jesus agrees with me! I loved every bit of the marshmallow topping and I was just as impressed with the actual hot chocolate once I finally dug my way through the fluffy marshmallows. 

2. Teddy Story

Teddy Story is an adorable cafe and they serve delicious hot chocolate too! The hot chocolate here is creamy and decadent. They have a pretty large selection to pick from. My 2 favourites are: the toasted marshmallow hot chocolate and their original dark chocolate.

1. Lindt

I love going to lindt for their hot chocolate (and the free chocolate samples). The hot chocolate here is perfect for all Lindt lovers. It's like they literally melted their chocolates into a drinking chocolate. It's thick and rich and just pure perfection. For the coffee lovers, I recommend their mocha - they are on point.