NOMO Chocolate Review: The UK’s No.1 Free-From Chocolate
Updated September 2026 · by Rich, founder of Unhopped
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We spend our time here on grown-up drinks without the alcohol — so a chocolate that lets people with allergies or a plant-based diet join in without missing out is squarely our kind of thing. Here’s an honest look at NOMO: what it is, what it tastes like, and how to pair it with an alcohol-free beer.
What is NOMO chocolate?
NOMO — short for “No Missing Out” — is a British free-from chocolate brand made by Kinnerton Confectionery, who have been producing nut-safe chocolate since 1999 and vegan free-from chocolate since 2005. It’s widely cited as the UK’s number-one free-from chocolate brand, and in 2020 was voted the best vegan chocolate in the UK by Vegan Food UK and its readers.
The whole point of NOMO is inclusion: every bar is free from dairy, gluten, egg and nuts (both peanuts and tree nuts) and suitable for vegans, so it works for allergy sufferers and plant-based eaters alike — without the ‘free-from’ compromise on taste that used to come as standard.
Is NOMO chocolate actually good? The honest verdict
Yes — and this is the bit that matters, because free-from chocolate has historically been grim. NOMO gets its creamy, milk-chocolate-like texture from rice syrup powder and cocoa butter in place of milk powder, and the result genuinely reads as proper chocolate rather than a worthy substitute. It’s the brand we’d hand to a non-vegan without mentioning it and expect them not to notice.
The NOMO range & best flavours
NOMO’s line-up spans classic bars, chunky XL bars, chocolate buttons, lollies and seasonal shapes. A few of the standouts:
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Shop NOMO →Pairing NOMO with alcohol-free beer
Chocolate and beer is a classic match, and it works just as well at 0.0%. Our rules of thumb: pair a dark, roasty AF stout or porter with NOMO’s Dark or Creamy bars — the roasted malt echoes the cocoa. Match a caramel or cookie-dough bar with a sweeter, fuller alcohol-free stout so the flavours run together. And keep a lighter Fruit & Crunch for a hoppier pale ale, where the fruit and citrus notes play off each other. It’s the making of a proper chocolate-and-beer night in — alcohol entirely optional.
For the full method — a pairing chart by beer style and how to host a tasting — see our alcohol-free beer & chocolate pairing guide.
Where to buy NOMO
NOMO is one of the more widely available free-from brands: you’ll find it in Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and other major supermarkets, as well as direct from NOMO and online retailers. For the full range (including the XL bars and multipacks that don’t always make it to supermarket shelves), buying direct or online tends to be the best bet.