This beloved Southern bakery offers its cocoa for $4.95. The Bayou Hot Chocolate is made with 64 percent Valrhona chocolate and Trickling Springs milk. Read more.
Chef Robert Wiedmaier stays true to his Belgian roots with Brasserie Beck’s $5 beverage, which boasts rich Belgian chocolate, fluffy whipped cream and cinnamon. Read more.
One of the hottest bakeries in D.C., Buttercream is serving hazelnut praline and mocha hot chocolate starting at $3.85. Read more.
The eatery offers six flavors served either piping hot or frozen. All are $7 and top options include peanut butter, pumpkin spice or salted caramel. Read more.
Known for the cult following around its “cereal milk” custard, Milk Bar makes its flavors winter appropriate with cereal milk white hot chocolate. Seasonal beverages start at $4. Read more.
D.C.’s most popular Christmas cocktail bar is serving an adult version of hot cocoa for $13. The “Francisco, That’s Fun to Say” features chocolate milk, mezcal and a green chartreuse marshmallow. Read more.
This Clarendon ice creamery offers four unique takes on hot chocolate. Eaters can order spicy Mexican, refreshing mint, lavender or rich nutella cocoa starting at $3.65. Read more.
Staying true to its Mexican roots, Oyamel’s “Chocolate Caliente” is a Oaxacan hot chocolate with sugar, cinnamon, vanilla bean, cloves and steamed milk. Order it for $4 a glass. Read more.
This LeDroit Park coffee shop, kitchen and cocktail bar offers marshmallow-filled hot cocoa seasoned with nutmeg, clove, cinnamon and allspice for $4.09. Read more.
At its three outposts across the city, Peregrine Espresso offers Omanhene hot chocolate, made from cacao beans grown in Ghana. Order it for $3.50. Read more.
For those who can’t handle straight-up chocolate, steamed milk, espresso and even gelato can be added. Drinks range $2.50 to $3.26, with to-go bottles available for $6. Read more.
Milk chocolate, vegan dark chocolate or Mexican hot chocolate pop drinks are served for $4.00, or guests can purchase two wrapped take-home pops for $6.00. Read more.
While obviously known for its pretzels, this bakery also draws eaters with “hotella.” It’s rich nutella hot chocolate and only $3. Read more.
Eaters can head to Barracks Row for thick, European-style hot chocolate. Souk, sister to The Sweet Lobby, serves its $3.50 beverage with house-made marshmallows. Read more.
Tryst serves a cocoa blended with housemade syrup and topped with lavender flowers. Eaters can order this for $3.75, while fans of classic hot chocolate can order it for $3.25. Read more.
