This Sunday, January 31, is National Hot Chocolate Day, and with the current onslaught of dreary winter days, it couldn't have arrived at a better time. We've rounded up some remarkable ways to get your hot chocolate fix around town, from toasted marshmallow versions at 1927 S'mores Company to the TikTok-trendy hot cocoa bombs at DB Dessert Company, Ice Queen, and Sisters Gourmet Deli. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide.
HOT COCOA BOMBS
DB Dessert Company
Hot cocoa bombs (chocolate spheres filled with hot cocoa mix and marshmallows, which are revealed as the outer layer melts in your cup) have been all the rage on TikTok, and this dessert bakery is offering a special heart-shaped version for Valentine's Day.
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Ice Queen
The native- and Chicana-owned plant-based frozen dessert shop Ice Queen has also hopped on the hot cocoa bomb train with their vegan version made with fair-trade chocolate and Momo Cocoa mix and will have Valentine's Day versions available.
Southeast
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Sisters Gourmet Deli
The deli has gotten in on the trend with their own marbled white chocolate and sea salt, sea salt caramel and white chocolate, and mint chocolate varieties.
Northeast
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TRADITIONAL
1927 S'mores Company
If you enjoy a bit of drama with your drink, this artisan s'mores business will torch a house-made mallow for your hot cocoa right before your eyes.
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Cup and Bar
This cafe from the small-batch producers Trailhead Coffee and Ranger Chocolate Company makes drinking chocolate and hot chocolate using Ranger's bars and chocolate syrup.
Northeast
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JinJu Patisserie
Go all in with the bakery and cafe's triple hot chocolate, which fuses milk, dark, and white chocolate in a single cup.
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Soro Soro Coffee & Dessert
The super cute Korean cafe will finish off your hot chocolate with some sweet bear latte art.
Northeast
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Woodblock Chocolate
Portland's first-ever bean-to-bar chocolate maker serves hot chocolate and drinking chocolate at their cafe.
Southeast
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FLAVORED
Creo Chocolate
This small-batch bean-to-bar chocolate maker offers single-origin Ecuadorian sipping chocolate in flavors like midnight chocolate, Mayan spice, and minty dark chocolate.
Northeast
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Moonstruck Chocolate
This chocolatier stocks a variety of hot cocoas, with flavors like cinnamon, dark chocolate, golden milk, horchata, and mint.
North
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