Chococo

Chococo occupies a spot on Gandy Street in Exeter, the city's cobbled shopping lane, as the third chocolate house from a brand that started in Swanage on the Dorset coast. Every chocolate on the shelves is handmade in-house and has picked up multiple industry awards over the years, and the shop doubles as a small cafe rather than just a counter to buy from.

The drinks menu runs to single-origin hot chocolates alongside Moonroast coffee and Clipper tea, and the food side covers cinnamon buns, toasties, brownies, cakes and Chococo's own gelato, with milkshakes and chocolate fondues for anyone going all in. Staff get singled out often for being warm and knowledgeable about the chocolate itself, which fits a shop built around a single product done properly rather than a broad menu. It's a good stop for a treat while wandering Gandy Street rather than a sit-down meal.