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Created by Graphic Agency Updated On: December 14, 2013
As the Big Apple endures a bitter winter blast, hot cocoa may be the perfect cure. Here's a round up of 11 renditions that will keep you deliciously toasty.
Graphic 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.
132 Spring St (btw Greene & Wooster St), New York, NY
Candy Store · SoHo · 66 tips and reviews
Graphic 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.
Graphic 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.
Graphic 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
484 Broome St (btwn W Broadway & Wooster St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · SoHo · 101 tips and reviews
Graphic 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.
841 Broadway (btwn E 13th & E 14th St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Greenwich Village · 675 tips and reviews
Graphic 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.
529 Atlantic Ave (btwn 3rd & 4th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Chocolate Store · Boerum Hill · 34 tips and reviews
Graphic 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
447 Graham Ave (btwn Richardson & Frost St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 59 tips and reviews
Graphic 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.
Dessert Shop · Upper East Side · 534 tips and reviews
Graphic 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