When it gets cold in Angers, there’s only one thing to do: warm up over a nice hot chocolate in a cosy location. The colder it gets outside, the better it tastes! Here’s a guide to our favourite hot chocolates in Angers to combat those winter blues. The perfect thing for an afternoon treat with friends, a romantic moment with your other half, or after a long walk around Angers city centre.
Chez Marguerite
Both a tearoom and a restaurant, Chez Marguerite in Angers exudes conviviality and good mood. Whatever the season, you can enjoy a wide range of dishes that will delight your taste buds! The seasonal menu is full of delicious crumbles, cheesecakes, tarts, buns, biscuits and other dazzling pastries! When it comes to drinks, you'll be served well! The hot chocolate is delicious, homemade in a pan by Julie, the friendly manager. There are teas, juices and smoothies to choose from. If you come here often for lunch or an afternoon snack, you can also enjoy a Sunday brunch.
7 rue Pocquet de Livonnières, 49100 Angers
Thursdays and Fridays from 12h00 to 18h00, Saturdays from 12h00 to 18h30 and Sundays from 11h00 to 13h00.
Le Dos de la Cuillère
At Carine and Nadège’s tea room, you will feel right at home. Enticing aromas escape from the oven and make your stomach rumble. You will be able to choose from a selection of carefully prepared sweet things that changes every day, like praline-filled chocolate cake or pink praline brownies. And for the ultimate chocolate experience, there’s nothing better than a hot chocolate to go with whatever you have chosen. Here, you get a chocolate lolly (different flavours are available) that you delicately stir into your mug of steaming milk, et voilà votre chocolate chaud! It’s fun and delicious and will definitely make you smile.
35 rue Toussaint, 49100 Angers
Monday to Saturday from 11.30 am to 6.00 pm except Tuesdays until 3.00 pm.
Once upon a time
Come and discover this new cosy place that is both a patisserie and a tea room. Everything is 100% homemade! Each of Marine's pastries is more beautiful than the last. A feast for the eyes and the palate! As for the Once upon a time homemade hot chocolate, the chai latte or the coffee, you can enjoy them on a velvet sofa in the heart of a soft and warm decoration: the ideal place for a gourmet snack! At lunchtime, you can enjoy a savoury tart or take one to the office.
64 rue Baudrière, 49100 Angers
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30 to 18:30 and Sunday from 10:00 to 18:30.
Le Chou
Le chou is the story of Céline & Estelle, two pastry chefs at heart, for whom the pleasure of the palate is paramount! The name of their establishment is a reference to the emblematic pastry shop. The aim is to bring all choux lovers together in one place to delight their taste buds. You can eat in, take away or even click & collect. For other gourmets, there are breakfast, brunch and drinks options, as well as a Tea Time package. The place is as magical as the food!
17 rue Saint Martin, 49 000 Angers
Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 to 19:00
Specific opening hours for each service
Chat'Lon de Thé
A tea room like no other opened its doors in Angers. In addition to the sweet and savoury treats you can enjoy, you can also meet cats at the Chat'Lon de Thé. You can even adopt one if you fall in love with it! Marylène and Sarah, the two managers, have teamed up with several associations to offer these cuddly felines to adopt. A quiet and friendly place to relax, you will be lulled by the purring of the cats while tasting the wide range of hot chocolates, teas, coffees and syrups or choosing a hearty lunch.
23 rue St Aubin, Angers
From Tuesday to Saturday, from 11:30 to 19:00