With the cold weather and holiday season coming up, we decided to visit six different restaurants and cafés in downtown Westfield and try their hot chocolate. Our expectations were that the hot chocolate would have a pleasant warm chocolate smell and an even mix of chocolate with milk. Ultimately, we tasted six rich cups of hot chocolate with little to no milk. While many of the drinks tasted the same, we found some minute differences within each. But to say the least, our predictions of how the hot chocolate would taste did not come close to meeting our expectations.

Roughly $20 spent

Rating scale is out of 1-5 marshmallows

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Photo Sierra Byrne

Ahrre's Coffee Roastery When we first walked into Ahrre’s Coffee Roastery, there was an overwhelming smell of coffee beans and chocolate. We initially thought this place would sell the best hot chocolate out of all 6 places because it was homemade. After the first sip, we realized it was way too chocolatey and thick. Their version of hot chocolate is definitely an acquired taste. Price: $1.75 Our Ratings: Morgan: ⅗ marshmallows Sierra: ⅖ marshmallows

Overall opinions of the best:

Morgan: I thought Vicki’s made the best hot chocolate in Westfield because it had the most chocolate flavor. 

Sierra: I thought Kilwins made the best hot chocolate in Westfield because it wasn’t a rich hot chocolate like all the other places we went to.