Koko Monk Hot Chocolate Lounge

This place is an absolute jewel!The chocolate is amazing, but there are many places with good chocolate. What makes this place special is the excellent choice of flavors for each of the different options in the menu.Each hot (or cold) chocolate seems to have a theme, that is built up with a choice of spices that hit your palate at different moments of each sip, resulting in an amazing experience, very different for each option of the menu.The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, I highly recommend asking any questions that you might have, or for suggestions in case you are having a hard time deciding what to have.Notice that only on Saturday you can have the Hot Chocolate Flight, this is three choices of hot chocolate from the menu, for two people (10 CAD per person), but both will have the same three options. The total volume of the three is equal to one of the regular ones.Amazing place, it is not cheap, but absolutely worthwhile.

If you want vegan hot chocolate or gelato, this is the place to go to! All of the dark hot chocolates are unreal- if you like ancho chillies, the spice oddity is the way to go!!

Hot chocolate was delicious in a great kind of not too sweet way. We also really enjoyed their truffles. They had some really fantastic flavours. The person who I assume is the owner was super passionate about their product.I’ll have to come back to try the Turkish ice cream.

It's an expensive place and has good artesian chocolate. The little chocolates are fancy, some amazing flavour combinations, and $2.50 each.

The hot chocolate is exquisite. They can make it without sugar or sweeteners. The caramel egg was just right: not so sweet, so you taste the flavors. I also tried the pure chocolate which they make on site. It is all very high quality.

The authentic hot chocolate with spices and orange zest was good - not too sweet, with rich dark chocolate flavour. The Rashomon (matcha white chocolate) was so-so/just ok - couldn't taste much matcha as it was quite weak and overwhelmed by the sweetness of the white chocolate.It's a small shop, but they do have dine-in. There are partitions between some of the tables. Lots of interesting chocolate flavours and other treats for sale! Worth a second visit~

What a great spot for hot chocolate! There’s no shortage of choices when choosing your next dark or white hot chocolate drink. And if you can’t decide, grab a flight!They also offer many bean to bar chocolates, Turkish coffee and gelato. Yum! This place offers some seating with partitions so you can comfortably enjoy your visit.Staff was very kind and helpful. We’ll definitely be back on a regular basis, not just for Hot Chocolate Festival (but you must try their creation - so good!).

This place is so much fun! Authentic Turkish coffee and chocolate options. Lovely knowledgeable staff. Very unique hot chocolate flavors for both dark and white chocolate…think fun spices, fruits, olives, chilli, etc. next time I will definitely be getting the hot chocolate flight to try more! They also sell vegan options which is nice. Highly recommend

Heard the older man working there who I believe to be the owner berating the younger employee. It was very uncomfortable. Left a review for the wrong Koko Monk location at first, which is why the original review was deleted as this occurred at the West Broadway location and not the 1st Ave.EDIT: The original review stated that the service was bizarre and unfriendly. The owner replied stating that I was entitled/demanding. I stand by the original review and don’t understand the response, as I had not visited Koko Monk the day I had left the review. Furthermore, I had only purchased chocolates and left promptly afterwards. The exchange was quick as I did not feel comfortable remaining in the shop, and I’m not sure how me picking out a box of chocolates could be perceived as “entitled and demanding”. Perhaps he was confusing me with another customer. I have not been back to Koko Monk since and never will.I don’t enjoy leaving negative reviews and almost never do. However I would not recommend this place at all.

Wonderful and friendly staff. We were started with a tasting of two different chocolates and were guided through the changing flavours of each. We settled on Turkish coffees and hot chocolates, and all were incredibly delicious and flavorful. Would absolutely recommend this place to friends!