When the cold weather starts, some people start thinking about pumpkin spice, or apple cinnamon.  But the real magic is in a frothy cup of hot chocolate.

I know.  It doesn't seem like ordering a rich, creamy cup of hot chocolate with a huge helping of whipped cream is a very "grownup" thing to do but maybe that's what makes it so great.  What's the last time that you gave yourself a whipped cream mustache or simply got a little in your actual mustache?

Hot chocolate is one of the simple pleasures in life and with the weather that we get in Western New York, we get plenty of days to take advantage of it.  It's perfect for an afternoon at a football game, or while you're picking out your family's Christmas tree.

It's what you did when you were a kid.  You'd spend all day outside when it was freezing cold.  You'd be bundled up all the way to your chin, even though you were super sweaty from all the sledding and snowman making you've been doing.  Your mom would call you in for lunch and waiting for you on the table would be a warm cup of hot chocolate complete with marshmallows.  Those were the days.

Why can't you have those days now?  You're an adult.  You can have them whenever you want.  But now that your mom or your grandma aren't making them for you, where do you go to get the best hot chocolate in Western New York?  Everyone has their favorites.  I asked, and these were some of the most common answers.  What did we miss?  What else should be on the list?

The Best Places For Hot Chocolate In Western New York

Gallery Credit: Brett Alan

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