A Gelato Spot Goes from Cool to Hot

Published on Monday, January 9, 2012, by Mark Hokoda / Edit Post

Grom, a Turin import that keeps hounds cool with luxurious gelato, turns up the heat for winter with equally rich hot chocolate. kathryn says the Cioccolata Calda Fondente, with its base of dark Ocumare, is "silky, thick, pure chocolate goodness. Delicious!"

It's a tad pricey at $5.50 for a medium-size cup, she adds, but worth it: "I'll definitely be splurging on some hot chocolate from Grom when I'm not near La Maison du Chocolat or City Bakery" (whose popular hot chocolate festival returns next month).

Peter Cuce has no problem with Grom's pricing—he's a fan of the even costlier cup at La Maison du Chocolat, which is "basically melted down chocolate"—but he passes on City Bakery's hot chocolate, which he finds too sweet. And Grom fan Riverman500 tosses Jacques Torres and Chocolate Room into the sweet, creamy mix of hound-worthy hot chocolate destinations.

Grom [Greenwich Village]
233 Bleecker Street (at Carmine Street), Manhattan
212-206-1738

Grom [Upper West Side]
2165 Broadway (at W. 76th Street), Manhattan
212-362-1837

La Maison du Chocolat [Upper East Side]
1018 Madison Avenue (between E. 78th and 79th streets), Manhattan
212-744-7117

La Maison du Chocolat [Midtown]
30 Rockefeller Plaza (49th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues), Manhattan
212-265-9404

La Maison du Chocolat [Financial District]
63 Wall Street (between Pearl and Hanover streets), Manhattan
212-952-1123

City Bakery [Flatiron]
3 W. 18th Street (between E. Fifth and Sixth avenues), Manhattan
212-366-1414

Jacques Torres [SoHo]
350 Hudson Street (at King Street), Manhattan
212-414-2462

Jacques Torres [Upper West Side]
285 Amsterdam Avenue (between W. 73rd and 74th streets), Manhattan
212-787-3256

Jacques Torres [Chelsea]
In Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Avenue (between W. 15th and 16th streets), Manhattan
212-414-2462

Jacques Torres [Midtown]
30 Rockefeller Plaza (Rockefeller Center, Concourse Level), Manhattan
212-664-1804

Jacques Torres [DUMBO]
66 Water Street (between Main and Dock streets), Brooklyn
718-875-9772

Chocolate Room [Park Slope]
86 Fifth Avenue (between St. Mark's Place and Warren Street), Brooklyn
718-783-2900

Chocolate Room [Cobble Hill]
269 Court Street (near Butler Street), Brooklyn
718-246-2600

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  • I'm a gelatoholic and have tried just about every store and brand available in NYC and Gröm beats them all hands down. The hot chocolate is good, but if you're really into chocolate, the baccio flavor is divine. If not, try Crema di Gröm, which is what you'd get if chocolate chip, custard, and cookies-n-creme mated. The sorbets are also great, and I'm not into sorbets usually, because they're...+READ

    I'm a gelatoholic and have tried just about every store and brand available in NYC and Gröm beats them all hands down. The hot chocolate is good, but if you're really into chocolate, the baccio flavor is divine. If not, try Crema di Gröm, which is what you'd get if chocolate chip, custard, and cookies-n-creme mated. The sorbets are also great, and I'm not into sorbets usually, because they're always too sweet. Gröm has some nice tart fruit flavors if you like that. Basically, I walk on a different block sometimes to save myself the binge shame.-COLLAPSE