Knoops

Knoops is a bright, airy cafe specialising in chocolate drinks for control freaks. There’s a percentage of cocoa content to match all your moods—like the extra sweet 27% white chocolate, brooding 80% extra dark chocolate for a hoodie pulled up around your face kind of day, or an approachable 43% milk chocolate. You can also add spices (we like nutmeg and cinnamon), choose whether you want your drink hot or cold, and select your milk too. They have spots all over London but our favourite is the Richmond location. There are a couple of stools inside, but getting your drink to go and walking to Richmond Park is the move. Our go-to order is always 43% milk chocolate with nutmeg. It’s sweet but not cloying, so you still get hints of nuttiness coming through. Get the Maldon sea salt topping too, which keeps the sweetness in check.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch