Winters are here and so is the hot chocolate season. Sitting at your favourite café with a book, sipping on warm hot chocolate to beat the chilly weather’s brunt sounds like a good idea, doesn’t it? Lucknow has many places that serve a delicious and warm cup of hot chocolate.

Here are 6 places in Lucknow where you can enjoy hot chocolate with your friends and family:

1. The Cherry Tree Café: One of the highly popular cafes in Lucknow, The Cherry Tree Café is not only known for its delectable food and soul satisfying coffee but also its hot chocolate, perfect to warm you up on a chilly winter evening.

2. Cappuccino Blast: One of Lucknow’s oldest café, Cappucino Blast’s popularity is not unknown to anyone. You can visit the cafe for good food but don’t miss the flavored hot chocolates as they are absolutely indulgent.

3. Sidewalk: Sidewalk might have opened in Lucknow recently but with its good food and exceptional service, it has quickly made a place in the hearts of Lucknowites. The café serves multiple varieties of hot chocolates and when paired with some lip smacking food, it is a party for the taste buds.

4. The Hazelnut Factory: The Hazelnut factory comes alive in December with their season special treats. Be it a perfectly moist plum cake, some holiday cookies, a buttery croissant or a warm cup of chocolate, it is a must visit during the winters.

5. House of No Sugar: Café Hons or House Of No Sugar is one place in Lucknow that is not just a treat for your taste buds but also a retreat for your senses. The beautiful café has an outdoor seating area and it is the best place to sit at and enjoy their special hot chocolates.

6. Buttercup Bungalow: The hot chocolate at Buttercup Bungalow is no ordinary one. Order one of their hot chocolate bombs, drop hot milk over it and watch it melt into into a rich, velvety, heartwarming drink, completed with marshmallows.

Some other places in Lucknow that do really nice hot chocolate are The Blend Haus Coffee Bar and Dine, Danbro by Mr. Brown, Roastery Coffee House, The Melting Point Bakery and Cafe and Milk and Honey Bakery by Madhurima.

So, this winter, cozy up with a warm cup of hot chocolate at these cafes in Lucknow and soak in the season’s blessings.