There’s nothing better than a nice hot chocolate to drink when the weather is miserable, so here are the businesses that we think make the best hot chocolate around, and some of the most classic drinks for all Dubliners.
Top Places to Enjoy Hot Chocolate in Dublin
Esquires Coffee:
- Esquires Coffee is located in the Ilac Centre on Henry Street.
- They have three different kind of hot chocolates, milk chocolate, white chocolate and mint! All of their cacao and coffee beans are also Fairtrade certified.
- They also sell their own coffee beans and brewing equipment for home brewing.
Metro Café:
- Metro Café can be found at 43 Williams Street South.
- This Parisian style café sells all kinds of cold and warm drinks, with an incredible hot chocolate as well as a number of delicious food options prepared by their kitchen.
- Their hot chocolate can be ordered with a choice of cows milk, soy milk, almond milk or oat milk and marshmallows can be added.
Be Sweet Café:
- Be Sweet Café is a one of a kind café on Clarendon Street.
- They offer white, milk and dark chocolate as well as a number of delicious hot beverages such as their speciality teas and a unique blue hot chocolate.
- Be Sweet’s ethos is as the name suggests, to be sweet and kind to oneself and to others, and with an ethos like that it’s almost impossible to find better service.
Bewley’s Café:
- Bewley’s Café is a staple of Dublin culture on Grafton Street.
- You can choose between their ‘Bewley’s Indulgent Hot Chocolate’, Biscoff hot chocolate, Oreo hot chocolate, children hot chocolate or Baileys hot chocolate, so safe to say you have options.
- They also have a delectable selection of cakes, lunches, breakfasts and other hot drinks you can order.
Póg Café:
- Póg is a healthy eating house on Bachelor’s walk.
- They serve a stunning Nutella hot chocolate that is to die for, as well as a gorgeous selection of pancakes and other various drinks like their signature smoothies, coffees, teas, mimosas and lemonades.
- Póg also allows you to rent out their spaces if you want to host a party in their beautiful interior.
4 Classic Dublin Winter Drinks:
Because of the brutal winter’s in Ireland, we have mastered the art of making hot drinks to combat the freezing weather, and these four are (in my opinion) the most iconic of them all.
Spiced Cider:
Spiced Cider is a drink enjoyed over all of Europe, and has been for centuries. It comes from the Southwest of England and comes from an older drink called wassail.
Spiced cider is as it’s name suggests, it is heated apple cider with cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise and orange slices.
Hot Chocolate:
Hot Chocolate originally comes from the bottom of North America, where people would drink a more bitter version made from cacao beans, when Spanish explorers went over, they took the drink and added sugar to make it sweeter, then the Irish physician Sir Hans Sloan had the idea of adding milk to the drink to make it better, thus making the drink we all know and love today.
I doubt I need to explain what is in hot chocolate, but just in case, it usually consists of simple ingredients like cocoa, milk/water and a sweetener.
Irish Coffee:
Irish coffee was created by Joe Sheridan as a way to refresh travellers who had travelled a long way by plane, he first served the drink in 1943 and it has been a hit ever since.
It is an alcoholic and caffeinated beverage made of coffee, whiskey and cream.
Mulled Wine:
Mulled Wine first started in ancient Rom where they would add honey, pepper, bay leaves and dates to preserve their wines, this tradition then carried over to Greece in the Middle Ages and the Victorian Era, and now is a classic Christmas time drink.
It is a heated red wine with cinnamon, cloves, star anise and a sweetener like sugar or honey.
And there it is, that is our conclusive list of who we think sells the best hot chocolates in town. If you happen to come across any of these spots, we highly recommend you visit.
