If New Year’s blues have kicked in and only lashings of chocolate will save you, this eponymous bar is a great sanctuary. Whilst there are plenty of cocoa free beverages, this is an ideal place to sate a craving of the brown stuff – their hot chocolate is divine and the themed cocktails are similarly Moorish. An open-plan, relaxed rendezvous, this bar has no room for pretentious types – here it is all about the casual continental café culture – media sorts engaging in intellectual discussions, and old friends catching up after extended separations. The décor is simple, but warm and homely, perfect for a quiet coffee or a late night tipple. For comfort drinking – chocolate or otherwise – this is the place…
26-27 D’Arblay Street, W1F 8EP. Tel: 0207 287 2823.