Inspired by Christines love of home (Spain), this spiced hot chocolate is sure to warm you from the inside!
Ingredients: Different spices, chocolate, and milk.
Gluten free | Takeaway available
Trading Hours: Tuesday – Friday 7am to 3pm | Saturday 8am – 3pm | Sunday 9:30am – 3pm
Cafe Soleil
215 High Street
A creamy coconut milk hot chocolate base spiked with lemongrass syrup is topped with whipped coconut cream, toasted coconut, and dark chocolate nibs.
Served with a keto bounty bar slice to satisfy your every coconut craving.
Ingredients: Cocoa, coconut milk, lemongrass, coconut sugar. Black spot Caribbean rum added to the R18 version.
Keto | Takeaway available
Trading Hours: Wednesday – Friday 11am – 9pm | Saturday and Sunday 10am – 9pm | Closed Monday and Tuesday
The Crooked Elm
25 Laings Road
Have a super-sweet tooth?
Get powered with a fiery hot chocolate that will stimulate your superpower senses. A powerful combo of flamed orange, Irish cream and wicked white chocolate, decorated with one of three stunning heroes – the choice is yours! This hot choccy comes with a sidekick cookie to form the ultimate dream team, ready to fight crime.
As a bonus, test your luck with a scratch card (while stocks last) with a chance to win over 50+ superhero keyrings.
Ingredients: Milk and syrups – flamed orange, Irish cream, and white chocolate.
Milk alternatives available
Trading Hours: Monday – Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 8am – 6pm | Thursday 8am – 9pm | Sunday 9:30am – 5:30pm
Hudsons
Level 1, Queensgate Shopping Centre
This silky and creamy hot chocolate comes topped with a toasted marshmallow whip. Your snack on the side is a chocolate cake pop.
Ingredients: Chocolate, cocoa, milk powder, milk, chocolate shavings, gold flakes and marshmallow whip.
Milk alternatives available | Takeaway available | Child size available
Trading Hours: Monday – Saturday 8:30am to 3pm | Sunday 9am to 2:30pm
BUZZ
101 High Street
This hot chocolate is loaded with shots of salted caramel and hazelnut, topped with whipped cream and a sprinkle of crushed hazelnuts to add some crunch.
Your sweet treat on the side is a bite of homemade brownie.
Ingredients: Chocolate powder, SHOTT syrups, whipped cream, and hazelnuts.
Child size available
Trading Hours: Monday – Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 9am – 6pm | Thursday 9am – 9pm | Sunday 10am – 5:30pm
Muffin Break
Level 1, Queensgate Shopping Centre
Served either hot or cold, this sweet chocolate milk tea has a blend of almond and green bean with a hint of chocolate pudding.
It’s a bean bubble tea delight with a scoop of vanilla ice cream as a topping!
Ingredients: Chocolate powder, almond powder, green bean powder, chocolate pudding powder, scoop of ice cream as a topping.
Gluten free | Vegetarian | Takeaway only
Trading Hours: Monday – Sunday 11am – 7pm
Noah’s Ark Teahouse
3/89 Queens Drive
A classic white hot chocolate to warm you up!
The inspiration behind this Whittakers white hot chocolate is to give you something you already know flavour wise but have never quite experienced it like this.
Plus, Whittakers is special because it’s 100% Kiwi made!
Ingredients: Whittakers white chocolate and milk.
Takeaway only | Milk alternatives available | Variety of sizes
Trading Hours: Monday – Friday 7am – 2.30pm | Saturday 8:30am – 2:30pm | Sunday 9:30am – 2:30pm
Euphoria Coffee
in Queens Arcade, 65-67 Queens Drive
A rich and decadent blend of thick coconut milk perfectly mixed with Trade Aid chocolate powder.
This silky-smooth hot chocolate is like a dessert in a cup. It’s Rarotonga meets the Caribbean in this tropical taste sensation. If you can’t jump on a plane to soak up some school holiday sun, this is your next best option!
Served with a delicious oaty, coconut and dark chocolate delight. The oaty, coconut, dark chocolate ball will be ‘Espresso Rescue homemade’.
Ingredients: Trade Aid hot chocolate: gf, df, Fair Trade, organic with golden granulated sugar. Vegan certified.
Steamed and mixed with naturally lactose free, dairy free, gluten free Barista coconut milk (contains rainforest free soy bean) and sustainably sourced coconuts.
Vegan | Dairy Free | Gluten Free | Child size | Takeaway only
Trading Hours: Monday – Friday 5:30am – 2:30pm | Saturday and Sunday 7am – 1:30pm
Also available at their coffee cart attending the Riverbank Market on Saturdays during the Challenge.
Espresso Rescue
58 Woburn Road
Sip on a mug of Wellington Chocolate Factory’s rich hot chocolate with a hint of clementine, topped with chocolate crème. Yum!
Ingredients: milk, orange flame shott syrup, chocolate crème. Topped with a choc dipped mandarin.
Dine in only | Can be made dairy free
Trading Hours: Monday – Friday 11:30am – 8pm | Saturday and Sunday 11am – 7pm
Cutlers Entertainment
180 High Street
Wrap your mouth around this house-made toasted and gooey marshmallow melting into your decadent chocolate and peanut butter drink.
A raspberry crumb tops your mug plus a flame roasted marshmallow comes on the side, doubling your melting goodness.
Ingredients: Marshmallow, milk, peanut, raspberry, sugar, vanilla biscuit crumb, chocolate
Dine in | Take away
Trading Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 3:30pm | Saturday and Sunday 9am – 3:30pm
Bellbird Eatery
45 Laings Road
