A piping mug of hot cocoa or hot chocolate (cocoa powder vs molten chocolate) is the best way to warm up on a winter day.
Rausch Schokoladenhaus
Customise the intensity of your hot chocolate at the world’s largest chocolate shop: the Ecuador 70% is floral with a strong cocoa flavour; the Peru 60% is fruity with caramel undertones; the Venezuela 43% is mild yet decadent. Sip in-house or to go.
- Rausch Schokoladenhaus, Charlottenstr. 60, Mitte, details.
Berliner Kaffeerösterei
This Berlin institution combines a particularly fine couverture with milk to create a thick, velvety hot chocolate. Elevate it by adding a sprinkle of ground ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, pink pepper or one of the other spices that come served on the side.
- Berliner Kaffeerösterei, Uhlandstr. 173/174, Charlottenburg, details.
La Fève
This charming French café offers eight varieties of cocoa powders with cocoa percentages ranging from 35% to 80%, including white chocolate. Valrhona chocolate is mixed with your choice of milk: dairy, soy, oat or lactose-free.
- La Fève, Karl-Kunger-Str. 58, Alt-Treptow, details.
Nibs Cacao
With more than 10 types of hot chocolate, this café is one of the city’s best kept secrets. Get a classic hot chocolate made from 70% dark chocolate or indulge in a cup flavoured with mint, chilli, strawberry or caramel. For something less rich, order one of the flavoured hot cocoas.
- Nibs Cacao, Bleibtreustr. 46, Charlottenburg, details.
