I live in Dublin but a friend lives in Cork, and I probably ask her to bring me O'Connail's chocolate once a month. It is AMAZING quality - I'm not even a hot chocolate drinker but I'm addicted to this stuff! So many flavors and combinations and they don't even try to make you pay through the nose for it. That's all I can say really- except - Wish they'd open up a Dublin branch! read more

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I have a ridiculous sweet tooth -- which makes for fabulous food adventures amid terrifying dentist appointments -- and O'Connaill immediately piqued my interest while exploring Cork. We ordered a dark chocolate hot chocolate, a dark chocolate hot chocolate espresso, and a white chocolate cookie. Now say that three times fast. Everything was wonderfully chocolate-y, though my friend mentioned she probably would have preferred the milk chocolate hot chocolate. All in all, a solid spot for a quick break during the day. read more

Like Jaws II, O'Connaill's is back and this time it's bigger. Unlike Jaws II, O'Connaill's is actually good. I was freaked out on a recent trip home to see my favourite chocolate shop closed up and the interior gutted. It wasn't dead though, just waiting to be resurrected. They've expanded into the unit next door, and now it's a far nicer place to sit and sip your hot chocolate or pick up some sugar-filled nibbles. The main change is an increase in seating, and the splitting of the store in chocolate and coffee sections.Hopefully this will mean service will get quicker, especially when the Christmas rush kicks in and those chocolates start jumping off the shelves. As for a recommendation, if you can handle the sugar, get a milk and white. If you want something a bit different, the dark praline is a real treat. read more

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This place is the BEST hot chocolate I've ever tried. I was in Ireland for a day and was recommended to try this place out and I wish there was one in the states because WOW. I still dream about this hot chocolate now. It's a MUST try! I had the white and milk chocolate and it was amazingly delicious. And the prices are very reasonable!!! The store itself is very comfy and private if you want to study or just have your own little couch space to hang with your group. I enjoyed my time here and the drink was DELICIOUS. read more

O'Connaill Chocolate - Milk and white hot chocolate - Chocolatiers & Shops Near Me - Carrigaline, Colorado

Amazing hot chocolate. A friend of mine brought me here on my trip to Cork and it was just as good as she told me it would me. I bought a white hot chocolate. It was fantastic and not super sweet. It came with a very nice chocolate to the side. I need to go back and try more of their chocolates read more

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Oooooh sweet divine me!!!! Sorry to Butlers establishments, but I must say, O'Conaill's is by far where you will get the best hot chocolate ever! They have a small store in Cork city and are also on the Midleton market on Sundays. After tasting their home-made hot chocolate, you'll understand why there is such a queue at the hot chocolate counter! My recommendation: ask for a white and milk hot chocolate and put marshmallows... yuuuuuum!!!!!! Moreover, all chocolates are locally made in Cork, perfect example of a successful (and delicious) local business. read more

Really really fancy chocolate shop!! Literally best hot cho ever! Though Croissant doesn't meet my expectation, the hot cho and other fancy cakes definitely worth another visit. read more

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O'Conaill Chocolatiers have won my heart (and the hearts of those with whom I have shared any of my chocolate bars). I have enjoyed the 34% (milk), 60%, and 70%. Each offers the complex flavors and smooth texture a chocolate connoisseur demands. I believe it to be not only the best chocolate made in Ireland now, but some of the best I have ever savored. read more

Every time I head home to Cork I make a beeline for O'Conaill's. It's a small shop on French Church Street-the narrow street and narrow shop combine to give it a definite old fashioned charm. Walking in the door you are greeted by a wall of shelves on the left full of chocolate and a large glass cabinet full of fudge (which to choose?) and individual chocolates on the right. All of the products are locally made in Cork and all are yummy! Top picks include their chocolate drops/chips-bags of 70% cocoa dark ones or milk...or, my favourite, the bag of mixed dark, milk and white. Delicious. They sell their own drinking chocolate too and enormous bars of dark chocolate to bake with. I have had many happy hours nibbling on their chocolate covered espresso beans and adore their dark chocolate covered ginger. I did once write to them requesting that they make some chocolate covered ginger and saw it in the shop soon after. I like to think it was thanks to me, but it's probably more likely to be great minds thinking alike! If you have some time, definitely sit down and have a mug of hot chocolate. They have a MENU of different types, all lovely. They don't really do café food, apart from a few chocolate biscuit cakes and biscuits. But, to be fair, there's plenty of chocolate to be eaten. Service is variable-sometimes great, sometimes slow. It's often unclear which counter (fudge or drinks) is the best to stand at. They get to you eventually. Minor issues aside, I will be popping in again when I'm back home. My chocolate chip stash is dwindling and needs to be replenished. And ginger is good for you I'm sure, especially when coated in antioxidant rich dark chocolate. That's my excuse anyway! read more

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This place; this PLACE. The hot chocolate is quite good, but the real gem of this place is the milk chocolate. It's not particularly cheap, but it is honestly the best milk chocolate that I have ever had potentially in the entire world. If you like milk chocolate at all, you should definitely have the milk hot chocolate versus the dark chocolate, and then buy 5 milk chocolate bars to take for home (and mail one to me, please!!) read more

Pretty ok but a little bit too full of teenagers for me ! I tried the real caramel cappuccino with Hazelnut chocolate berry cake. Was pretty good but not that amazing. The place was a bit cold but the service was ok read more

Think this has to be my favourite of the Cork cult spots, and every review below is true, in my opinion. I hadn't known the hype about this place until I ducked in here randomly to get out of the rain and was overwhelmed by how many of the items on the menu I wanted. I ended up going for a chilli-hot chocolate and I swear, like all those below my, it was probably the best hot chocolate I've ever tasted. The staff are all lovely and I love the decor, with these gorgeous big high tiled tables and memorabilia all over. This area of Cork is full of gorgeous little restaurants and spots to spend an hour but I promise if you go here for your dessert, you will not be disappointed. I've never bought any of the chocolates or gifts but I'm sure if I ever did, it would be delicious. Will be back many, many times. read more

A must stop if your are visiting Cork! Fabulous hot chocolate. Plenty of seating with a friendly staff. I got the extra dark hot chocolate it comes with a few little chocolates on the side. read more

O'CONNAILL'S CHOCOLATE You never know where you'll find O'Connaill's Chocolates but everywhere wouldn't be a bad answer. Not alone do this Carrigaline based company have their own outlet, well positioned in city centre French Church Street, but their products are sold by many top rate food outlets (such as O'Keeffe's in St Luke's) and, in addition, they never ever neglect a market space, being regulars in Mahon and Midleton. They have chocolate products galore, the strength of their bars going from 30 to 100 per cent. And they can heat you up on a cold day with some delicious hot chocolate (€2.50). Well I find it delicious any way but, taste being what it is, some people do find it the sweetness just too much. That is the way we are built but you still don't lose out if you find yourself in front of an O'Connaill's stall as they also sell some decent coffee (€2) to go. My most recent visit came on a Sunday morning in Blackrock and, as the frost lingered well into the day, I really enjoyed my hot cup as I watched the rowers pass by on the river. read more

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Easily the best hot chocolate I've ever had!! I had a milk and dark today, and it was exceptional. A sampling of their chocolate chips are served with each drink, and those are darn tasty also. The drinks are a little expensive when you think it's just a cup of hot chocolate, however the taste makes it well worth the price!! read more

One of the best...check that, perhaps the best chocolate I have ever tasted. The 60% bar was dark, but not too dark tasting. Smooth, sweet and silky. The 38% bar was absolutely outstanding milk chocolate. Enjoy if you're in the area. They sell the chocolate bars at a great little candy store downtown Killarney. I wish they shipped to the states. read more

Helpful staff, mouth-watering array of chocolates and fudge, hot beverage options to warm a winter's day or chilly summer's eve. The best hot chocolate I've ever had! When we asked if we could take a photo of the staffer who made it behind the counter they happily obliged. Will go back again and again. Their chocolate is made locally (though not physically in the shop) so it's authentic, local, high quality, and delicious. It's the kind of chocolate shop you imagine going to when choosing an edible gift. They even have chocolate bars and treats with Cork on the label as well as ones modeled after St. Ann's Shandon Bell tower and Goldie (the fish). read more

Quite simply, the best hot chocolate you will ever drink. They also sell really nice bars of chocolate which is well worth trying or giving as gifts. There's also a great atmosphere in the shop for sitting with your mug of hot chocolate. A must on a cold day. read more

I visited friends in Cork a few months ago. Out of all the spots I was taken to, O'Conaill's was my favourite, and I made sure to visit it a second time before my bus home. The hot chocolate is made with real chocolate flakes, and it shows. The iced chocolates are thick and creamy, the hot ones are hugs in mugs. It's one of the best, if not the best, hot chocolate I've ever had. If you're in Cork city, make sure to stop by. read more

This place does the best hot chocolate out of any I have tasted in the UK or Ireland. I'm craving it right now in fact! They have an extensive hot chocolate menu that includes combinations of milk, white dark and praline. I always call in when I am back in Cork and hope it'll stay there for a VERY long time! read more

The hot chocolate and coffee in here is incredible. By far the best in Cork. The staff seem very hard working but still so so friendly!

O'Connell's has got to be one of the best chocolates in the world. Better than Lindt, better than Green & Black, better than any Belgian. It's right up there with Amadei from Italy, shades it I think, and I'd really have to sit down at a blind tasting to choose from a chunk of my favourite 75% or a competitor. My only complaint: why is it available only in Cork? Luckily I have relations to keep me supplied, but when I recommended to the owner of a local fine food shop that he stock it, and gave him the contact details, he later told me none was available. I would so love to see this fabulous chocolate in every fine stockist. It really is a five star -- no, a six star -- treat. read more

Not traditionally reknowned for its chocolate, Cork city has only recently discovered the superiority of handmade chocolate with the introduction of O'Connaills Irish Chocolate shop. Situated in a side-street off the far busier thoroughfares of Paul Street and Patrick Street, O'Connaills is a closely guarded secret among Corkonians. As well as a wide range of hand-made chocolate bars, they also do luxury chocolates with fruit, nut truffle and cream fillings which can be purchased individually or in combination boxes. They also do a mean block of tasty home-made fudge, from which they're happy to cut a section as large or small as you require, which is then (obviously!) sold by weight, at prices which are really relatively cheap for the quality of the product (their most common weight is 100g, which costs around €2.50). I also find it impossible to go in and grab a souvenir bar or bag of Cork chocolate (the ideal present for those away from home, or at home if you're away) without also indulging in one of their heavenly hot chocolates, made from fresh milk and their own chocolate - I haven't yet found a more pleasant way of warming up while walking around on a cold winter's day. Definitely an unmissable part of any trip to Cork. read more

My sister and I happened upon the Walled City Market while we were vacationing in Derry. We got hot chocolates (hereafter "cocoas") as a one-off while shopping and were completely blown away and spent the rest of our vacation stalking the vendor for more cocoa. First of all, the cocoa is made with their shaved chocolate, and is amazing. It seems expensive, but its so good it's well more than worth it. The white chocolate is very good, the signature is very rich and basically like drinking pure melted chocolate, but the milk was by far the best. They also had a monthly special of milk with cinnamon and nutmeg and it was amazing. Easily the standard by which all my future cocoas will be measured by. The hazelnut praline that comes on the top of the cocoas is very good, but the milk chocolate pralines that they sell by the box are unbelievable and I'm sad I only bought two boxes. I highly recommend. read more