Nothing beats a nice warm cup of hot chocolate topped with a healthy dollop of whipped cream and plenty of marshmallows on a cold winter's night.
No matter how good a homemade cup of cocoa is, it is hard to replicate the magic of a store-bought festive hot chocolate.
With Christmas just round the corner, the Yorkshire Evening Post asked our readers for their top picks for the best places for a hot chocolate in Leeds...
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1. Best places for a hot chocolate in Leeds
The Yorkshire Evening Post asked our readers for their top picks for the best places for a hot chocolate in Leeds...Photo: NW/Submit
![The Tiny Tea Room said: "We are a bit biased but….with a free waterside view."](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRlNGJmODRiLTNmNzktNDE3ZS1hZjExLWMwMjllNTkwNWIxNTpjYTIyYjY4OC0xNGRlLTQ2M2ItODM0Zi1lOWQ3ZWMyYzUzMWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=720)
2. The Tiny Tea Room, Rodley
The Tiny Tea Room said: "We are a bit biased but….with a free waterside view."Photo: The Tiny Tea Room
![Den Linnie said: "Mister Coffee. Never had a more beautiful hot chocolate."](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMwMDYxMmMzLTE2NGQtNDUxMS04MWFkLTc1MTU4OTY0M2ZmMjozMDNiMDFhZS1lMzhhLTQ5NmItODM4YS1kMDlhMzM3ZWFiMjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
3. Mister Coffee
Den Linnie said: "Mister Coffee. Never had a more beautiful hot chocolate."Photo: Stock
![Brendan Paaske said: "Currently McDonald's galaxy hot chocolate is the one."](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU1YzZkMzBhLTcwNGEtNGFjMi04MGE4LTQxZDQyNmExMDc4NTo2MzM3NDY4Mi1jOGVlLTQ4MGEtOGVmYi01NTBjMDBkNDM3YWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
4. McDonald's
Brendan Paaske said: "Currently McDonald's galaxy hot chocolate is the one."Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
![Adam Gregory said: "The Stage Door Cafe at Yeadon Town Hall, rich and velvety, with or without cream and marshmallows."](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmViZjJmMDQ0LTJiOWYtNDNhZS1iZTY1LWFiZDQyMGVkNjhiYTo2YmU2NTlkYS1jOWM4LTQ3YTQtYTQ2ZC05Zjg0NWY0ZWZlODg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
5. Yeadon Town Hall
Adam Gregory said: "The Stage Door Cafe at Yeadon Town Hall, rich and velvety, with or without cream and marshmallows."Photo: Google
![Paul Varley said: "The Fountain head pub Beckett Street."](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjczNTU3MzUxLTBhMzQtNGRkYi1hMTI3LTM5MTQ3NGY0MDg3MDo4YmM0MjExMS0xNTZlLTQ1OTctYjliMy05ZjE4YzdhMThiMjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. Fountain Head Inn, Beckett Street
Paul Varley said: "The Fountain head pub Beckett Street."Photo: Google