6 Harlem Spots Offering Truly Indulgent Hot Chocolate

With winter arriving early, this week definitely calls for a hot chocolate—or three.

Here, then, are six Harlem spots where you can happily indulge in the cold-weather classic.

1. Mojo Desserts

East Harlem Window of Cafe D'Anvers, E 100th St and Lexington Ave

It doesn't get more decadent than this hot chocolate made with 60% Belgian Callebaut chocolate.

2. Levain Bakery

Central Harlem 2167 Frederick Douglass Blvd between W 116th and W 117th Sts

Everyone's favorite NYC cookie spot also serves hot chocolate—and the holiday mocha made with chocolate, melted peppermint, espresso, and your choice of hot or iced milk.

3. Sugar Hill Creamery

• East Harlem 1642 Lexington Ave btwn E 103rd and 104th Sts

• Central Harlem 184 Lenox Ave between W 119th and W 120th Sts

• Hamilton Heights 3629 Broadway between W 149th and W 150th Sts

This local ice cream shop's hot chocolate is made with a scoop of vanilla ice and topped with toasted marshmallow fluff—yum.

4. Studio Cafe at the Studio Museum in Harlem

Central Harlem Lower level of the Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 W 125th St between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd and Lenox Ave

We love the fact that the Studio Museum's new building has a lower-level cafe run by Harlem restaurant/bakery Settepani, offering hot chocolate surrounded by art.

5. Harlem Chocolate Factory

Central Harlem 2363 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd between W 138th and W 139th Sts

Naturally, this artisanal chocolate shop makes some of the richest hot chocolate in the neighborhood.

6. Avrilililly's

Hamilton Heights 1610 Amsterdam Ave between W 139th and W 140th Sts

This creative gelato shop also offers freshly-prepared hot chocolate, which can be made with creamy oat milk, too.

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