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The King of Hot Chocolates- À Chacun Sa Tasse, Lyon

I'm going to make a controversial statement now: I think I might have found the best hot chocolate in the world. 



I originally stumbled across À Chacun sa Tasse whilst wandering round Lyon during the Fête des Lumières- the annual light festival. It was about midnight in December, it was freezing cold and we had been walking about in a crush of people for about 4 hours. I needed a hot chocolate pick-me-up!

As soon as I walked into the café, I knew that I had struck gold. It's painted warm colours and has a cool decor that makes it feel cosy. I particularly like how the glass tables are filled with different types of loose leaf tea. 

The menu proved to be another success. There were pages upon pages of tea- always a good sign! And then I found it: a whole page dedicated to hot chocolate. There were so many fantastic flavours, including ginger, hazelnut, gingerbread, caramel, Inca (spicy)...

I got myself a ginger hot chocolate and was not disappointed. The hot chocolate came with a mountain of cream and a little marshmallow bear covered in a chocolate. I loved this little detail! The hot chocolate itself was cocoa-y and oh-so-gingery, a combination that works perfectly.

The café also sells the hot chocolate powder, so I bought some to try to recreate the hot beverage magic at home.

Subsequent return visits to sample other hot chocolate flavours (purely in the interests of market research!) have confirmed my opinion- this is the best hot chocolate that I have ever tasted.

http://www.achacunsatasse.com/

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  1. Read_and_dream17 June 2014 at 21:59

    I can confirm the deliciousness of their hot chocolates! Nice post Fiona, I really like your writing style...maybe a future in journalism awaits you after all!

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