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11 Best Places for Hot Chocolate
The City Bakery is one of 11 Best Places for Hot Chocolate.

1. The City Bakery

3 W 18th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Union Square · 657 tips and reviews

Graphic AgencyGraphic Agency: Their cup of pure delicious chocolate is so thick and creamy, you’d think that they just melted down bars of dark chocolate, and topped it off with a homemade marshmallow.

Jacques Torres Chocolate is one of 11 Best Places for Hot Chocolate.

2. Jacques Torres Chocolate

350 Hudson St (at King St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Hudson Square · 94 tips and reviews

Graphic AgencyGraphic Agency: Ground with allspice, cinnamon, ancho, and chipotle chili peppers -- this spicy hot cocoa delivers the most satisfying kick.

Vosges Haut Chocolat is one of 11 Best Places for Hot Chocolate.

3. Vosges Haut Chocolat

132 Spring St (btw Greene & Wooster St), New York, NY
Candy Store · SoHo · 66 tips and reviews

Graphic AgencyGraphic Agency: A warm blend of rich dark chocolate and vanilla beans. They invite you to travel the world through unique choco-spice combos. Make sure to expect the unexpected.

Caffe Lavazza is one of 11 Best Places for Hot Chocolate.

4. Caffe Lavazza

8.0
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoMad · 61 tips and reviews

Graphic AgencyGraphic Agency: At Eataly's Lavazza cafe, the cioccolata con panna is rich, dark, and sweet without being cloying. Get the cup topped off with a dollop of fresh whipped cream for a real dessert treat.

Martha's Country Bakery is one of 11 Best Places for Hot Chocolate.

5. Martha's Country Bakery

9.0
70-28 Austin St, Forest Hills, NY
Bakery · 198 tips and reviews

Graphic AgencyGraphic Agency: Smooth and rich with a light milkiness, Martha goes beyond the standard cup of cocoa, serving up peanut butter, red velvet, and cinnamon-inflected Mexican varieties

MarieBelle is one of 11 Best Places for Hot Chocolate.

6. MarieBelle

8.9
484 Broome St (btwn W Broadway & Wooster St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · SoHo · 101 tips and reviews

Graphic AgencyGraphic Agency: Full of smoky fire, the chipotle and ancho-tinged spicy hot chocolate is mind blowing. If you're open to a new adventure, check out the decadent white chocolate and hazelnut milk chocolate varieties.

Max Brenner is one of 11 Best Places for Hot Chocolate.

7. Max Brenner

8.6
841 Broadway (btwn E 13th & E 14th St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Greenwich Village · 675 tips and reviews

Graphic AgencyGraphic Agency: In one iteration, Max Brenner’s own milk chocolate ganache is infused with sea salt and caramel, then melded with equal parts cream and milk before getting topped with a dreamy layer of whipped cream.

Nunu Chocolates is one of 11 Best Places for Hot Chocolate.

8. Nunu Chocolates

529 Atlantic Ave (btwn 3rd & 4th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Chocolate Store · Boerum Hill · 34 tips and reviews

Graphic AgencyGraphic Agency: Sample the bloom-shaped, Earl Grey-filled chocolates & hand-dipped salt caramels, stick around forf Brooklyn's not-too-sweet, wonderfully bitter hot chocolate. Made with Nunu’s dark chocolate shavings

The Chocolate Room is one of 11 Best Places for Hot Chocolate.

9. The Chocolate Room

86 5th Ave (at Warren St), Brooklyn, NY
Dessert Shop · North Slope · 91 tips and reviews

Graphic AgencyGraphic Agency: This is where you go for either the goopy sipping chocolate variety or the thinner, milkier kind - they do both really well.

Beaner Bar is one of 11 Best Places for Hot Chocolate.

10. Beaner Bar

447 Graham Ave (btwn Richardson & Frost St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 59 tips and reviews

Graphic AgencyGraphic Agency: Chocolate imported from Mexico is hand-ground daily, then spiced up with cayenne, cinnamon and nutmeg, blended with steamed milk and garnished w/ chocolate and a cinnamon stick.

11. Serendipity 3

7.7
225 E 60th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Upper East Side · 534 tips and reviews

Graphic AgencyGraphic Agency: Known for creating the original frozen hot chocolate, New Yorkers shouldn’t miss this dessert haven. Frrrozen Hot Chocolate is served in a large glass, topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings