Knoops

Rating hot chocolate 🍫 spots around London - Part 2 . What I think is the best about Knoops is that you can customise the percentage of your chocolate (from 28% to 100%, white, milk or dark chocolate), milk you want (dairy🥛 or plant based🌱) and toppings (cinnamon, orange zest🍊, whipped cream). . For extra cost you can add pumpkin spice🎃(£1), normal or toffee apple🍏marshmallow (£1.50). You can also buy their chocolate flakes to make the chocolate at home. They also have a wide range of gifts for all the chocoholics out there which you can check online. . 📍Location: Covent Garden, Kensington, Chelsea, Richmond, Knightsbridge and Notting Hill 💰Price: depends on what chocolate you choose, ranging from £4-7 per hot chocolate 🙌Overall rating: 8/10 . 🧐Verdict: I ordered 73% dark chocolate. The consistency is somewhere between thick and thin. My chocolate wasn't very sweet due to the high percentage however adding marshmallow and whipped cream on top made it much sweeter so bear this in mind when picking toppings, especially if you don't like it too sweet or want to taste JUST the chocolate. For sweeter taste maybe stick around 50% percentage. I really enjoyed this one and would come back to try more.

I've been to this place twice and have ordered the 66% Dark Hot Chocolate both times and realised I'd found a great hot chocolate spot. First visit was a Columbia source and the second visit was a Mexico source. Both were thick and rich in chocolate taste, the Columbia source had nice smooth subtle citrus tones, whereas they were much more prevalent in the Mexico source. It's a nice grab'and'go spot to enjoy a hot chocolate/iced chocolate/milkshake as you walk around London but if you have the intention of sitting down at this location, you may be disappointed, especially on a busy day, as it is only a small space with a few tables and seats. 66% Dark Hot Chocolate (both Columbia and Mexico) - 9/10

Interesting take on the simple hot chocolate drink. The 43% hot chocolate seemed the best and it tasted great too! Right amount of chocolate with hazelnut and butterscotch notes. Also tried the 39% hot chocolate with orange zest (additional topping) and though it was not as good as the former, the flavours of almond and nougat went well together. Getting a bunch of dried orange zest towards the end didn't feel that good though so I'll probably avoid any add-ons next time.

Amazing experience in Knoops. Not massively busy and my drink was made within a minute of ordering. Very impressed and love this store, have visited many times. Can be chaotic when busy but the last few visits have been perfect. Wish it was bigger inside as would love to sit down and drink my drinks but only a few tables outside which are no good when wet unfortunately.

I had really good iced hot chocolate in new York so I thought this would be something similar. Price is reasonable but I definitely do not recommend the 70 percent iced chocolate with oat milk. Its got like a fruity note....coconut? I dunno, just a terrible taste so I tried really hard not to waste the drink but I still couldn't finish it. Unfortunately it was not a win for me.