Originally Posted by
bitburgr
I may get flamed for this, but Starbucks has great (to me) hot chocolate. Panera, on the other hand, serves terrible hot chocolate.
ETA: I'm pretty sure I've been to Cafe Nero but that was 5+ years ago. I'm not a coffee drinker and do prefer hot chocolate. That said, I don't remember anything special about it.
Those of us who enjoy coffee might rib you if you said that about their brown dishwater beverage, but I'm quite prepared to believe that Starbucks is capable of making a good hot chocolate. They are two different arts, I might even be tempted to try it sometime if there's not a coffee shop alternative available.