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10th Anniversary: Hot Chocolate Festival in Vancouver

The Hot Chocolate Festival this year runs from January 18th until February 14th (Valentine’s Day).

Close to three dozen cafes, bakeries and chocolatiers throughout the region participate in the event by offering extra special gourmet cups of hot chocolate on their menus.


This year 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of Vancouver’s Hot Chocolate Festival


Each participating venue offers a special selection of hot chocolate creations during the festival. Ingredients include everything from white chocolate to dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, exotic whipped creams, torched marshmallow, cookie crumbs and ice cream!


The Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival isn’t so much a “festival” as an excuse to indulge, warm yourself up and try different cafes around town. In fact, often when you go to a venue you have to look around for their Hot Chocolate Festival menu. It’s a pretty subtle “festival,” but the drinks are good and usually somewhat out of the ordinary.

List of participating restaurants

49TH PARALLEL COFFEE + LUCKY’S DOUGHNUTS

1931 GALLERY BISTRO

BAKER AND TABLE

BEAUCOUP BAKERY

BEL CAFE

BELLAGGIO CAFÉ

BELLAGGIO CANADA PLACE

BELLA GELATERIA

BJORN BAR BAKERY

BUDDHA-FUL CAFÉ + GLOW CHOCOLATES

BUTTER BAKED GOODS

CADEAUX BAKERY

CAFFE CITADELLA

CARTEMS DONUTS

CHEZ CHRISTOPHE

CHOCOLATE ARTS

DOUGHGIRLS

EARNEST ICE CREAM

EAST VAN ROASTERS

ETERNAL ABUNDANCE

EVERBEAN CAFÉ

GEM CHOCOLATES

GLENBURN SODA FOUNTAIN

HONOLULU COFFEE

KOKO MONK

LA GLACE

LADURÉE

MINK CHOCOLATES

MON PARIS PÂTISSERIE

MUSETTE CAFFE

NELSON THE SEAGULL

ORIGO CLUB

PASSIONE GELATO

PERVERTED ICE CREAM

SCIUÉ ITALIAN BAKERY CAFÉ

SOIRETTE PASTRY BOUTIQUE

SWISS BAKERY

THIERRY CHOCOLATES

THOMAS HAAS CHOCOLATES

TRAFIQ CAFÉ & BAKERY

UNO GELATO


At the Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival don’t expect parades, balloons, live entertainment, fireworks or even craft activities and face painting for children. It’s not that kind of festival at all.


Given that Vancouver’s winter can start to get dreary by the end of January and early February, any excuse to indulge in something like hot chocolate is a welcome opportunity!


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