Originally Posted by
tfar
I second Angelina at Rue de Rivoli in Paris. Excellent. Order a Montblanc with it. That should be the calorie intake for a grown man for one day.
Very rich!
Otherwise, I have the prejudice that France, Switzerland, Spain, Mexico and Holland probably are the countries where you can get the best hot chocolate. It strikes me as hard to believe that the best hot chocolate could be had in the USA. It's just not culturally anchored here. Sorry.
Till
I try to always have a hot chocolate at La Maison du Chocolat in NY. I guess you could count that as French and American. Whatever, it lifts my spirits. I prefer it to Angelina's, in fact, and since I am in NY about ten times for every one trip to Paris, this is lucky for me!
Had the wonderful thick Spanish hot chocolate last week in London, on Portobello road at Garcia's. Somehow hot chocolate and London weather, especially doing an outdoor activity like Portobello Road, go together well.