The Best Hot Chocolate in Melbourne for a Decadent Winter Indulgence

With winter fast approaching, we are cutting the ribbon and officially announcing the start of hot chocolate season! Anything made from chocolate is guaranteed to be a winner but when it comes to this decadent drink, Melburnians don’t play around. From on-site cacao roasting to spicy chilli infusions, we’ve come a long way from the days of throwing some Nesquik and milk in the microwave. For all the chocoholics out there, these are the sweet spots around town serving up the best hot chocolate in Melbourne.

Mörk Chocolate

Sweet tooths with an affinity for premium cacao blends should be well-versed in the sheer mastery that is the Mörk Chocolate Brew House. Complete with its own on-site cacao roasting facility, you’re spoilt for choice with a myriad of different options to choose from. If you prefer your hot chocolate with a healthy side of nostalgia, the Campfire is for you. This break-out Instagram star pairs their dark hot chocolate with charcoal salt, maple wood smoke, and toasted marshmallow.

150 Errol St North Melbourne

Sonido

For one of the best hot chocolates in Melbourne by way of Colombia, Sonido in Fitzroy is brewing an unexpected winner thanks to one ingredient… cheese. No that’s not an autocorrect fail, this South American café calls for a little bit of queso which intensifies both the flavour and texture tenfold. A common practice in Colombia, the result is a creamy, rich and one of a kind hot chocolate that is equal parts weird and wonderful. To say we’re obsessed is a serious understatement.

69 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy

Chokolait

If you can’t afford the $2000+ plane ticket to Belgium, Chokolait in the CBD is about as close as it gets. Tucked away in the Royal Arcade, chocolate mavens Ross and Marianna Harvey have been not so quietly slaying the hot choccy game since 2007. While the classics (milk, dark and white) are top-notch, the real magic is in their speciality cups featuring flavour explosions like Jaffa, Affogato and chilli. For the ultimate indulgence, pair one of Melbourne’s best hot chocolates with one of their couverture chocolates, hand-crafted cakes and desserts.

Shop 342,  Level 3, Emporium 287 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Seven Seeds

Seven Seeds is a big name in the roasting world and their namesake café in Carlton is a popular meeting place for northside coffee addicts and visitors alike. The coffee is killer sure, but have you tried their hot chocolate? Standing in the shadows for too long, this rich and rounded delight deserves its own moment and we’re here to give it to them.  Made with 70% Ecuadorian chocolate from Birdsnake, it’s just the right amount of sweetness to get you through these cold winter days.

114 Berkeley Street, Carlton

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Bowery to Williamsburg

When talking about the best hot chocolate in Melbourne, there are four words that just hit different: peanut butter hot chocolate. serving up what can only be described as a Reese’s in liquid form, Bowery to Williamsburg’s decadent take on a traditional hot chocolate is beyond worth the sugar coma. Sweet, salty, and oh so decadent, this classic NYC diner-style joint isn’t playing for second place. Finished off with a bite-size Reese’s on the side, you’ll remember the day you tried this peanut butter hot chocolate.

16 Oliver Lane, Melbourne

Koko Black

When you’re in desperate need of a sugar fix, you can rest assured that Koko Black is never very far. With locations scattered all throughout the city, you never have to do without one of the best hot chocolates in Melbourne. The chocolate speaks for itself with their signature recipe creating the perfect marriage of Belgian 54 percent dark chocolate, cream, and milk. The indulgence doesn’t stop there though, with loaded options like mocha, orange, cinnamon, hazelnut, and chilli. Did we mention they also have free chocolate samples at every store?

Locations all over Melbourne (see website for nearest store)

Ganache Chocolate

Classic, hazelnut, cinnamon, mint, chilli, white, chai spiced, vanilla, salted caramel; you name it, Ganache has a hot chocolate of it. Crafting handmade, small-batch chocolates that are as delicious to look at as they are to eat, it only makes sense that they are serving up one of the best hot chocolates in Melbourne. For the days when sugar alone just isn’t going to cut it, the cacao angels at the South Yarra flagship store will infuse a cheeky shot of your favourite liqueur into your drink promising to brighten even the darkest of days.

250 Toorak Road, South Yarra & 245 Collins Street, Melbourne

Brunetti

A venue that needs no introduction, Brunetti has been the first point of call for Italian cakes, desserts, and pastries for 30 years. Identical to what you’d find in the traditional Pasticceria’s of Rome, Brunetti’s decadent hot chocolate is without a doubt one of the best around. Just the right level of thickness paired with just the right amount of sweetness, this simple beverage gives the stunningly sophisticated cakes in the window a serious run for their money.

Various locations across Melbourne

Heartattack and Vine

Cosy neighbourhood haunt Heartattack and Vine has earned it place at the top of the Carlton café (and Aperitivo) scene with its old-world European hospitality and charm. While known around town for their cicchetti – a Venetian style of bar food, like tapas, the unsung hero is without a doubt the Spanish hot chocolate. House-made ganache is elevated with chilli orange syrup to create a zesty, spicy chocolate explosion. Seriously it’s insane…

329 Lygon Street, Carlton

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