Hot Chocolate Festival Vancouver 2026: Dates, Flavours, Map

One of the most anticipated Vancouver BC festivals, the Hot Chocolate Festival 2026, is making its return.

Hot Chocolate Festival Vancouver 2025: Participants, Dates, Flavours, Map

Hot Chocolate Festival 2026 Vancouver BC Dates

The 16th annual Hot Chocolate Festival Vancouver 2026 is happening Saturday, January 17 – Saturday, February 14.

Participating Vendors and Flavours

Here is a summarized list of the restaurants, flavours offered, and brief descriptions, including dates:

SWEET7

Toasty Caramel Oolong Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate with roasted oolong and caramel cookie butter, topped with burnt marshmallow and served with a chocolate caramel cookie.
Cheesy UBE Boba Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): Hot chocolate with brown sugar pearls and ube cheese foam, served with an ube butter cookie.

Mon Paris Patisserie

Dubai Chocolate Our Way (Jan 17–Feb 13): 64% dark chocolate with pistachio paste, served with a Dubai chocolate truffle with kataifi and pistachio. Contains nuts.
Proudly Canadian (Jan 17–Feb 13): Milk hot chocolate with maple syrup, served with a house-made Nanaimo bar. Contains nuts.

49th Parallel Café & Lucky’s Doughnuts

Campfire Cocoa (Jan 17–29): Toasted marshmallow and chocolate hot chocolate with toffee cold foam, plus a mini brioche doughnut filled with chocolate pastry cream, dipped in toffee glaze, topped with toasted marshmallow.
Raspberry Zing Cocoa (Jan 30–Feb 12): White chocolate and raspberry cocoa with pink peppercorn, plus a mini brioche doughnut filled with raspberry jam, dipped in white chocolate glaze, topped with raspberries and pink peppercorn.

À La Mode Pie Café

Angel on Cloud 9 (Jan 17–29, except Mondays): White chocolate with pomegranate, cherry compote, and port, topped with mousse angel cake on a torched meringue halo, served with a Figgy Ume Cruffin.
Brie My Swiss Valentine (Jan 30–Feb 14): Bittersweet cocoa with brie and Swiss, torched cheddar brûlée and passion-mango marshmallow, served with a Pear Brûlée Blue Cheese Tart.

Aiyaohno Cafe

Chiikawa Mogumogu Matcha (Jan 17–Feb 14): Uji Kyoto matcha latte with white chocolate and sweet potato purée, served with a cinnamon-spiced red bean chocolate truffle.
Keeping Warm Under the Kotatsu (Jan 17–Feb 14): Mikan mandarin orange juice with okaki rice crackers and dark chocolate, served with a hojicha and sea salt chocolate truffle.

Analog Coffee

Miso Moon (Jan 17–31): Hojicha and dark chocolate topped with cardamom whipped cream and miso caramel drizzle, served with a cardamom cookie.
Pom Noir (Feb 1–14): Dark chocolate with pomegranate, topped with yuzu whipped cream and rosemary, served with a cinnamon cookie. Contains nuts.

Artigiano

Butterscotch Budino Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): Toasted sugar hot chocolate with brown butter notes, served with a shortbread biscuit with subtle amaretti notes.
Love Potion Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate infused with cardamom, served with a rose-scented marshmallow.

AVIK

Dark Sesame Choccy (Jan 17–Feb 14): Belgian dark chocolate with your milk of choice, topped with black sesame cold foam, served with Nama Dark Chocolates.
White Mocha Snow (Jan 17–Feb 14): Belgian white chocolate with espresso and your milk of choice, topped with vanilla cold foam and white chocolate “snow,” served with Nama White Chocolates.

Bak’d Cookies

Bak’d Birthday Brownie (Jan 17–Feb 14): Caramel dark hot chocolate with salted caramel whipped cream, dark chocolate Skor rim and flaky sea salt, served with a Salted Caramel Brownie Cookie.
Berry Sweet 16 (Jan 18–Feb 14): Strawberry-infused white hot chocolate with strawberry whipped cream and a white chocolate sprinkle rim, served with a Strawberry Shortcake Cookie.

Beaucoup Bakery and Café

Cereal Dream FM (Jan 17–27): Milk chocolate hot cocoa with toasted cornflake and oat milk, finished with kuromitsu, served with a cornflake brown butter sablé. May contain nuts and alcohol.
Waffle.exe (Jan 28–Feb 7): Blonde chocolate hot chocolate with brown butter, toasted malt, and fresh-baked bread aroma, served with a hojicha financier bite. May contain nuts and alcohol.
Snack Pack Pudding Break (Feb 8–14): Dark chocolate hot chocolate with roasted banana and miso brown butter, served with a banana miso financier. May contain nuts and alcohol.

Bel Café

Berry Sweet 16 (Jan 17–30): Milk hot chocolate with almond praline and raspberry whipped cream, served with a raspberry macaron. Contains nuts.
Cherry on Top (Jan 31–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate with cherry syrup and rose whipped cream, served with a cherry truffle. Contains nuts.

Bella Gelateria

The IGP Emerald (Jan 17–Feb 14): White chocolate with roasted Sicilian pistachios and a hint of raspberry, served with raspberry sorbetto on a mini tart. Contains nuts.
The Piedmont Promise (Jan 17–Feb 14): Milk chocolate with roasted hazelnuts, served with raspberry sorbetto on a mini tart. Contains nuts.

Bellaggio Cafe

16 Karat Kiss (Jan 17–Feb 14): Milk chocolate with salted caramel, topped with golden whipped cream, served with a mini beignet with brown butter glaze and sea salt flakes.
Cherry Blossom Crumble (Jan 17–Feb 14): Milk chocolate with tart cherry syrup and a touch of salt, topped with almond-essence whipped cream and chocolate shavings, served with a mini beignet with dark chocolate drizzle and toasted almonds. Contains nuts.
Crush at First Sip (Jan 17–Feb 14): Milk chocolate with smoked honey, vanilla, spices, and St-Rémy brandy, topped with vanilla whipped cream and dark chocolate shavings, served with a mini beignet with rosemary and thyme brown butter glaze. Contains alcohol.
The Nordic Malt (Jan 17–31): Dark chocolate with toasted rye and molasses, topped with cocoa dust, served with a spiced rye ginger cookie.
Hygge in a Mug (Feb 1–14): Cardamom vanilla hot chocolate topped with a cinnamon heart, served with a heart-shaped cinnamon shortbread cookie.

Boba Run

Sweet 16 Party (Jan 17–Feb 1): Vanilla bean dark hot chocolate made with 70.5% dark couverture chocolate, topped with vanilla whip and sprinkles, served with a two-tier mini rosette birthday cake, plus complimentary boba.
Coco Boba Katsu (Feb 2–14): Coconut hot chocolate made with 54.5% dark couverture chocolate, topped with salted coconut cold foam and toasted coconut, served with a cereal-coated “pork tonkatsu” ice cream side and complimentary boba.

Boketto Dessert Café

Postcards from Japan (Jan 17–31): Salted white Belgian hot chocolate with salted kinako, topped with toasted marshmallow cream, served with a mini mochi waffle with white chocolate and kinako.
Postcards from Belgium (Feb 1–14): Milk and semi-sweet chocolate hot chocolate topped with toasted marshmallow cream and cookie butter, served with a mini mochi waffle with Biscoff crumble and caramel.

Bonus Bakery

What Dream Are Made Of (Jan 17–Feb 14): Cereal milk hot chocolate served with mini croissant cereal. Vegan and dairy-free.
Chick’n and Waffle. And Hot Chocolate! (Jan 17–Feb 14): Maple hot chocolate served with a mini chick’n and waffle slider. Vegan and dairy-free.

BROYÉ Café & Bakery

Saigon After Dark, Pho Spice 2.0 (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate infused with pho spices and orange zest, served with pâté chaud, with a takoyaki croissant option.
Echo of Light (Jan 17–Feb 14): White chocolate with lemongrass, ginger, coconut milk, wild honey, and citrus, served with mochi melonpan on weekends or your choice of pastry.
Roasted Silence (Jan 31–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with oolong and genmaicha, brown butter, and sea salt, served with a single-serve strawberry shortcake, with matcha tiramisu or ubemisu options.

The Bunny Cafe

Hopping in a Minter Bunderland (Jan 17–30): Peppermint and orange dark hot chocolate topped with coconut whipped cream and a peppermint bunny, served with a mini chocolate-orange soft serve bundae.
Ears of Corn (Feb 1–14): Corn-infused dark hot chocolate topped with coconut whipped cream, sea salt, and pepper, served with a mini popcorn ball bunny and a mini bag of popcorn.

Butter Baked Goods

Kardashamon Season 16 (Jan 17–Feb 14): Cardamom dark hot chocolate with lemon zest, served with a surprise-flavour marshmallow morsel.
Hot Girl Butter (Jan 17–Feb 14): Brown butter salted white hot chocolate, served with a bite of buttercream cake topped with gingerbread.
Lil’ Choc (Jan 17–Feb 14): Cereal milk white hot chocolate topped with toasted vanilla meringue and Lucky Charms, served as the drink.

C Market Coffee

Umami Socolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate infused with a hint of soy sauce for an umami note, served with a soy garlic biscotti. Contains nuts.
Injeolmi White Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): White chocolate blended with roasted soybean powder, served with a white chocolate injeolmi biscotti. Contains nuts.

Cadeaux Bakery

Fame (Jan 17–31): Tahini dark chocolate ganache steamed with coconut milk, finished with a dark chocolate pistachio rim, served with a Pistachio Kataifi Crunch. Contains nuts.
Fortune (Jan 17–31): Vanilla white hot chocolate with salted duck yolk, brown sugar drizzle, and gold, served with a house-made fortune cookie.
I Choose You! (Feb 3–14): Lemon and blueberry white chocolate topped with Chantilly, served with a mystery Pokéball macaron. Contains nuts.
For Good (Feb 3–14): Dark chocolate strawberry matcha hot chocolate with strawberry Chantilly and rose, served with a coconut lychee macaron. Contains nuts.

Caffe Delish

The Fluffernutter Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–31): Dark chocolate and peanut butter hot chocolate topped with marshmallow fluff, salted peanuts, and chocolate drizzle, served with a peanut butter chip cookie. Contains nuts.
Classic Nanaimo Bar Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–31): Coconut and dark chocolate hot chocolate topped with custard whipped cream, served with a vegan Nanaimo bar donut.
Confetti Cake Hot Chocolate (Feb 1–14): White chocolate with cake batter syrup, topped with pink whipped cream and sprinkles, served with a Pink Confetti Cupcake.
Milk Chocolate Almond Mocha (Feb 1–14): Milk chocolate, almond syrup, and espresso hot chocolate, topped with chocolate whipped cream, served with a chocolate brownie and toasted almonds. Contains nuts.

Cannoli King

Dolce Latte (Jan 17–31): Chocolate caramel latte topped with whipped cream, sea salt, and stroopwafel, served with a stroopwafel cookie. Contains nuts.
Black Forest Delight (Feb 1–14): Cherry-infused milk with chocolate ganache, topped with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry, served with a chocolate shortbread cookie. Contains nuts.

Cassandra Cake Co.

Strawberry Snuggle Jelly Cat Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 1): Strawberry cheesecake white hot chocolate with graham cracker whipped cream, served with a Birthday Cake macaron. Contains nuts.
Food Network Fav! (Feb 3–14): Pandan lime white hot chocolate with brown butter cream cheese whipped cream, served with a pandan lime blondie.

Catch 122 x Dilemma

Chicago Cinema Duo (Jan 17–30): Chocolate ganache hot chocolate with popcorn-infused cheese cream and Chicago-style popcorn, served with a caramel cheese popcorn cookie.
Tea Time in Paris (Jan 31–Feb 14): Earl Grey chocolate with crème brûlée cream and caramelized sugar crust, served with an Earl Grey madeleine.

Catfe

Garfield in Paradise (Jan 17–30): Mango hot cocoa topped with coconut whip and mango dust, served with Chocolate Lasagne.
Le Chat Noir (Jan 31–Feb 14): Black sesame and walnut hot chocolate topped with kitty latte art, served with a sesame chocolate bite. Contains nuts.

Cathy’s Cafe

Chrysanthe-YUM (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with chrysanthemum, topped with whipped cream, served with a mini heart chrysanthemum mochi cake.
The Bergamot Butterfly (Jan 17–Feb 14): Earl Grey hot chocolate with butterfly pea whipped cream, served with a mini heart Earl Grey mochi cake.

Charisma Social Club House

Midnight Kiss (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with coconut milk and cherry brandy, topped with whipped cream and grape jelly, served with a savoury lava cheesecake tart. Contains alcohol.
Morning Whisper (Jan 17–Feb 14): White chocolate with chai syrup and almond liqueur, topped with whipped cream and tapioca pearls, served with a savoury lava cheesecake tart. Contains nuts and alcohol.

Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie

Christophe Super Regno (Jan 17–30): Cookies and cream milk hot chocolate with Swiss chocolate, topped with a mushroom marshmallow, served with a pretzel croissant cube.
Shark Attack (Jan 31–Feb 12): 70% dark chocolate with cranberry purée, topped with whipped cream and a shark fin, served with a cranberry ganache macaron. Contains nuts.

Chez Nous Bakery and Coffee

Paris Brest (Jan 17–31): Dark hot chocolate with hazelnut praline, served with a classic Paris-Brest pastry. Contains nuts.
Un Crrrrrrrrroissant s’il vous plait! (Feb 1–14): White hot chocolate infused with croissant, topped with Italian meringue and mini croissants.

CHOCOLATS FAVORIS

Red Velvet Kooky Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): Red velvet hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and cream cheese icing, served with a piece of red velvet cake.
Maple Butter Kooky Hot Chocolate (Feb 1–14): Maple butter hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and maple flakes, served with a Nun’s Fart pastry.

Crema Ice Cream

Midnight Mochi Horchata (Jan 17–Feb 14): Horchata hot chocolate with black sesame and mochi ice cream. Contains nuts.
The Chocoflan Dream (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate topped with brûlée flan cold foam, served with a choco flan cookie.
Hot Chocolate Affogato (Jan 17–Feb 14): Hot chocolate poured over Café con Leche ice cream, finished with a chocolate lattice.

Crème de la Crumb

Cherry Bomb (Jan 19–Feb 13): Dark chocolate with black cherry, topped with cherry whipped cream, served with a citrus poppyseed shortbread.
The After-School Special (Jan 19–Feb 13): Peanut butter and strawberry dark hot chocolate, served with a mini almond financier. Contains nuts.

Di Beppe

Negroni Caldo (Jan 17–Feb 1): Orange-infused dark hot chocolate inspired by a Negroni, served with an orange dark chocolate cookie. Contains alcohol and nuts.
Spice Road to Rome (Feb 1–14): Spiced persimmon dark hot chocolate with citrus, served with a candied ginger almond biscotti. Contains nuts.

Doughgirls Comfort Kitchen & Bakeshop

It’s a Canadian Thing! (Jan 17–31): Dark hot chocolate with caramel and maple whipped cream, served with a Sweet 16 double fudge brownie.
It’s an Italian Thing! (Feb 1–14): Thick Italian-style dark hot chocolate with panna, served with almond cantucci. Contains nuts.

Doughnut Love

Velvet Vibes (Jan 17–31): Red velvet hot chocolate with cream cheese whipped cream, served with a mini Blue Velvet Old Fashion doughnut.
Sticky Business, Sticky Toffee Pudding (Feb 1–14): Earl Grey and date-infused milk hot chocolate with caramel, served with a mini sticky toffee pudding doughnut.

Drunken Chocolatier

This Is Not Matcha (Jan 17–31): Dark chocolate with genmaicha and gyokuro, served with genmaicha dark chocolate clusters.
If Hong Kong Milk Tea Had a Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–31): Malted milk chocolate with HK milk tea and black sesame foam, served with a black sesame condensed milk stroopwafel.
I Feel a Chill Coming On (Feb 1–14): Lemon ginger dark hot chocolate with wildflower honey, served with a pei pa koa chocolate truffle.
Black Black Heart (Feb 1–14): 90% dark chocolate with black cardamom, blackberries, and black tea, served with a black cocoa stroopwafel.

East Van Roasters

Holy Smokes! (Jan 17–Feb 14): Wood-smoked 70% dark chocolate with smoked sea salt, served with graham cracker chocolate bark.
Zest Intentions (Jan 17–Feb 14): Lemongrass and chili-infused 70% dark chocolate, served with ginger shortbread.

Eternal Abundance

Exotic Bramble (Jan 17–30): Dark hot chocolate with BC blackberries, orange, and star anise, topped with coconut whip, served with a blackberry thumbprint cookie.
Sweet Green Duo (Feb 1–14): Hojicha milk chocolate topped with coconut whip, served with a matcha blondie.

Faubourg Paris

Tira-Mess-Su (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate with mascarpone and a tiramisu ball, served with a madeleine.
EggQuisite Cocoa (Jan 17–Feb 14): Bursting hot chocolate sphere served with a madeleine.

The Federal Store

Rose Shadow (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark drinking chocolate with black pepper, rose, and juniper, topped with a lapsang souchong marshmallow, served with a rose juniper mini cupcake.
Lulu’s Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): Milk chocolate hot chocolate topped with a rainbow sprinkle marshmallow, served with a sprinkle mini cupcake.
Willy Tonka (Jan 17–29): Tonka bean and cherry hot chocolate, topped with tonka marshmallow and candied hazelnut rim, served with a tonka bean mini cupcake. Contains nuts.
Mother Tree (Jan 30–Feb 14): Dark and milk chocolate infused with spruce tips and orange blossom, topped with burnt sugar marshmallow, served with a spruce tip mini cupcake.

Fife Bakery

Sweet Almond Tea (Jan 17–Feb 1): White chocolate almond tea with kinako, served with a Chinese almond cookie. Contains nuts.
Mango Pudding (Feb 2–14): Milk chocolate with mango and evaporated milk cream, served with a mochi mango muffin.

Flying Whale Waterfront Café

The Gilded Gaggle (Jan 17–30): Biscoff hot chocolate topped with a chocolate nest and golden egg, served with a fudge brownie.
Icelandic Molten Mocha (Jan 31–Feb 14): Tiramisu white hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and espresso drizzle, served with a ladyfinger cookie.

Fufú Café

Choconana (Jan 17–Feb 1): Dark chocolate with fresh banana purée, served with banana pudding topped with wafer and chocolate bark.
Yuzu Hoji Forest (Feb 3–14): Milk chocolate with hojicha and yuzu, topped with yuzu whipped cream, served with a yuzu almond financier. Contains nuts.

Gem Chocolates

Pop Rocks Demon Hunter (Jan 17–Feb 14): Classic dark hot chocolate topped with a Pop Rocks chocolate disk and cotton candy.
Mexican Diablo (Jan 17–Feb 14): Spiced dark hot chocolate with chili and cinnamon, served with a Diablo cookie.
Exotic Durian White Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): White hot chocolate with durian cream, served with a durian mochi.

Giovane Caffe

Sogno Fiorito (Jan 17–Feb 14): Ruby chocolate with elderflower, topped with whipped cream and rose petal, served with a canestrelli cookie.
Bacio di Zenzero (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark cocoa with ginger, topped with orange whipped cream, served with a candied ginger biscotti. Contains nuts.

Glenburn Soda Fountain

Big Bang Brownie (Jan 17–30): Dark hot chocolate with dark chocolate whipped cream, served with a mini fudge brownie.
Snap, Crackle, Cocoa (Jan 17–30): Crispy rice milk chocolate hot chocolate, served with a brown butter rice krispie marshmallow square.
When Figs Fly (Jan 31–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate with spiced fig preserves, served with house-made fig newtons.
Ready Teddy (Jan 31–Feb 14): Graham cracker milk chocolate topped with cinnamon whipped cream, served with bear-shaped cookies.

The GOOD Chocolatier

The Story of Gianduja – A Taste of Italian Magic (Jan 17–Feb 14): Milky dark hot chocolate with toasted hazelnuts and Salt Spring Island sea salt, served with a waffle brioche spread with house-made chocolate hazelnut and caramelized hazelnut crunch. Contains nuts.
Prairie to Plate, Saskatoon Berry Juniper (Jan 17–Feb 1): Vegan dark hot chocolate with Saskatoon berries and wild juniper, served with Saskatoon berry chocolate ganache and gluten-free pretzel sticks.
A Yuzu Passion Fruit Staycation (Feb 4–14): Vegan coconut-based white hot chocolate with yuzu and passion fruit, served with a yuzu coconut lemon square. Vegan and gluten-free friendly.

Guffo Café

Saffron Rose Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate infused with saffron and rose, served with a pistachio rose cookie. Contains nuts.
Butterfly Pea White Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): Almond milk white hot chocolate coloured with butterfly pea flower, served with a Persian date pastry with walnuts and saffron. Contains nuts.

Hanoi Drip Coffee

Ube Everything (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate ube hot chocolate, served with an ube rice crispy bar with coconut and dark chocolate.
Sesame Please (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with roasted black sesame, served with a black sesame brown butter rice crispy with dark chocolate and white sesame.

Honolulu Coffee

Shall We Dip? (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate with cinnamon and cayenne, sweetened with maple, served with mini churros.
What’s the Plot? (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate with buttery popcorn notes, topped with caramel popcorn.

Jack’s Spot

Jack Goes to the Woods (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with wild mushroom powder and shaved mushrooms, served with a dark chocolate mushroom bonbon.
Jack and Doraemon (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with Japanese red bean, served with a dorayaki filled with orange dark chocolate hazelnut spread.

JJ Bakes Company

That Flan-tastic Purple Yam (Jan 17–Feb 14, Thu–Sun): Chocolate tablea in taro milk, topped with taro whipped cream and caramel, served with ube cupcake, leche flan, and pandesal.
Tiki Torched Brûlée Bliss (Jan 17–Feb 14, Thu–Sun): Chocolate tablea in milk with a torched crème brûlée cup, served with a fruit ensemble and crème brûlée malasada.

Kafka’s Coffee, Great Northern Way

Pistachio Rose Velvet (Jan 17–Feb 14): White hot chocolate with rose and pistachio, topped with whipped cream, served with a rose pistachio shortbread. Contains nuts.
Hot-Choc-Nana (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate with banana cinnamon sauce, served with banana shortbread sandwich cookies.

Kafkas The Park

Wednesday’s Mood (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate with black sesame and black cocoa whipped cream, served with a black sesame macaron. Contains nuts.
Enid’s Coconut Cloud (Jan 17–Feb 14): Coconut milk white hot chocolate topped with cotton candy, served with a raspberry macaron. Contains nuts.

Kasama Chocolate

Kyoto Cherry Rose (Jan 17–Feb 14): House-roasted dark chocolate with cherry rose sencha, topped with cherry rose cordial and petals, served with a Cherry Blossom Sablé.
Champu-Champo (Jan 17–Feb 14): Bean-to-cup Philippine cacao hot chocolate with rice, corn, and cinnamon, topped with condensed milk and crispy rice, served with a pinipig-malt chocolate amaretti.

Killer Ice Cream

Velvet Blackberry Ember (Jan 17–Feb 14): Hojicha and blackberry hot chocolate with vanilla and oat milk, topped with whipped cream, served with a sidecar sundae.
Sapphire Strawberry Fog (Jan 17–Feb 14): Earl Grey and strawberry hot chocolate with vanilla and oat milk, topped with whipped cream, served with a sidecar sundae.

Koko Monk Hot Chocolate Lounge

The Mystery Flotilla (Jan 17–26): Vegan dark hot chocolate with almond milk, served with an organic chai gelato sampler. Contains nuts, alcohol optional.
Midnight Snow (Jan 27–Feb 7): Vegan dark hot chocolate with passion fruit and pink peppercorn, served with blueberry guava gelato.
A Non-conformist’s Plea for an Imaginary Summer (Feb 7–14): Coconut white hot chocolate with tomato, raspberry, and rose, served with salted caramel gelato.

Kranky Cafe

The Golden Ticket (Jan 17–Feb 14): Cocoa with honey, cardamom, and vanilla, topped with golden whipped cream, served with house-made honeycomb.
Wonka Whirl (Jan 17–Feb 14): White chocolate with strawberry purée, Pop Rocks, and candy shards, served with dark chocolate candy bark.

L’Atelier Patisserie

Retired Gingerbread Man (Jan 17–Feb 14): Winter-spiced hot chocolate with whipped ganache, served with a gingerbread cookie.
Her Majesty Choco–Saint-Honoré (Jan 17–Feb 14): Milk hot chocolate with vanilla whipped ganache, served with a caramelized choux cream pastry.

L’Orangerie Restaurant by L’Hermitage Hotel
Dark Indulgence (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with cinnamon, ginger, and orange zest, served with your choice of mini pain au chocolat or madeleine.
White Velvet Vegan (Jan 17–Feb 14): Vegan white hot chocolate with almond milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and cardamom, served with a chocolate raspberry cookie.
Lavender Dream (Jan 17–Feb 14): White chocolate with vanilla and lavender, served with your choice of mini pain au chocolat or madeleine.

La Saison de Patisserie

Pink Phase (Jan 17–Feb 14): Strawberry, lychee, black tea, and dark chocolate ganache hot chocolate, served with a strawberry cookie chocolate bar.
Grounded in Kyoto (Jan 17–Feb 14): Roasted green tea and kinako white hot chocolate with sea salt cream foam, served with a hojicha sable sandwich.

Ladurée

Chocolat Épicé (Jan 17–Feb 14): 70% dark chocolate with orange, cinnamon, and salt, layered with Chantilly, served with a spiced chocolate marshmallow macaron. Contains nuts.
Nuage Rose (Jan 17–Feb 14): White chocolate with strawberry, vanilla, and elderflower, layered with Chantilly and cotton candy, served with a cotton candy macaron. Contains nuts.
L’Amandine & Fleur d’Oranger (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with almond milk, marzipan, and orange blossom, layered with Chantilly, served with an almond or orange blossom macaron. Contains nuts.

Little Pisces

Bunny Butt White Rabbit (Jan 17–Feb 14): White hot chocolate inspired by White Rabbit candy, topped with torched marshmallow fluff, served with Nutella taiyaki.
Get That Banana Bread (Jan 17–Feb 14): Banana bread hot chocolate with torched marshmallow fluff, served with Nutella taiyaki.
Pina Cocoalada (Jan 17–Feb 14): Pineapple hot chocolate with torched marshmallow fluff, served with Nutella taiyaki.

Mah Milk Bar

Mary Had A Little Lamington (Jan 17–30): Dark chocolate with coconut and sponge cake, topped with vanilla whip and raspberry coulis, served with a mini lamington.
Carrot Got Ya Tongue (Jan 31–Feb 14): White hot chocolate with carrot cake syrup and spices, topped with cream cheese whip, served with carrot cake candy and cookie.

Melt Confectionary

Jasmine Blossom (Jan 17–Feb 14): White hot chocolate infused with jasmine tea, topped with a blooming marshmallow flower, served with a chocolate flowerpot.
Malt, Stout & Bailey (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark milk hot chocolate with stout caramel and Baileys-style whip, served with a stout loaf. Contains alcohol.
It’s The Vegans’ Turn, Cookie Butter (Jan 17–Feb 14): Vegan oat milk Biscoff hot chocolate with spiced whip and cookie drizzle, served with a chocolate cookie.

Mercato di Luigi

Enzo Gorlomi (Jan 17–Feb 14): Pistachio dark hot chocolate with ricotta whipped cream, served with fig and honey biscotti. Contains nuts.
Fragnocci (Jan 17–Feb 14): Hazelnut hot chocolate with strawberries, served with balsamic strawberries and crushed hazelnuts. Contains nuts.

Mink Chocolates

Holy Cocoa, Rosemary! (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate with rosemary caramel and rosemary vanilla whip, served with a pecan salted caramel truffle. Contains nuts.
Chai Me Crazy (Jan 17–Feb 14): White chocolate with vanilla gelato and masala chai, served with a chai vanilla truffle.

Mister Artisan Ice Cream

London Snow (Jan 17–Feb 14): Earl Grey milk hot chocolate with Earl Grey cream foam, served with an Earl Grey ice cream sandwich.
Purple Dinosaur (Jan 17–Feb 14): Ube and white chocolate with Milo milk and Milo cold foam, served with an ube ice cream sandwich.

Modus Coffee Roasters

Rummy Banoffee Toffee (Jan 17–31): Medium dark chocolate with banana and house-made toffee, finished with rum whipped cream, served with salted whole-wheat shortbread. Contains alcohol.
Champorado Cocoa Meets Crispy Biko (Feb 1–14): Thick dark chocolate with puffed rice and coconut, served with a crispy biko rice krispie.

Motoretta Gelato

An Italian Lost in Mexico (Jan 17–Feb 14): Thick Italian hot chocolate with Mexican cacao, cinnamon, vanilla, and orange zest, served with chocolate tacos filled with gold chocolate cream and praline nuts. Contains nuts.
Fig Me Up! (Jan 17–Feb 14): Vegan dark chocolate gelato blended with fig, served with a bignè filled with vanilla cream and raspberry confettura.

Nelson the Seagull Cafe

Butter Me Up (Jan 17–Feb 14): Browned butter hot chocolate made with grass-fed butter, served with a browned butter blondie.
Hot Date (Jan 17–Feb 14): Date-sweetened hot chocolate, served with a date, coconut, and pecan cookie. Contains nuts.

NOMAD Coffee & Bakery

Strawberry Gochujang Hot Choco (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate with Korean gochujang and fresh strawberries, served with a traditional Korean sweet.
Shine Muscat Hot Choco (Jan 17–Feb 14): Hot chocolate with Shine Muscat grapes, served with a cookie filled with Shine Muscat.

NUTTEA

Oriental Bloom, Chrysanthemum Dark Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with chrysanthemum, topped with osmanthus flowers, served with a Snowflake Crisp. Contains nuts.
Blueberry Cloud Cocoa (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate topped with blueberry cream, served with a Snowflake Crisp. Contains nuts.

ONDA & Gelato by James

Hojicha’s Lover (Jan 17–Feb 14): Hojicha and matcha white hot chocolate with oat milk, served with a matcha latte cookie.
Grand Flame (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark Italian cocoa with orange and optional Grand Marnier, topped with orange foam and gelato, served with a chocolate choux. Contains alcohol.
Go Nuts! (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with pecan paste, Amarena cherry, smoked Chantilly, and pecan gelato, served with Nutella focaccia and hazelnuts. Contains nuts.

Oohlala Donuts

Diablo Biscotti and Chocolate Elixir (Jan 17–Feb 14): Thick chocolate elixir served with a spicy chocolate biscotti.
Très Leche White Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–Feb 14): White hot chocolate with caramel foam whip, served with a tres leches donut.

Patina Brewing Co. Brew House & BBQ

Chai White Hot Chocolate (Jan 17–30): Chai-spiced white chocolate, served with a dulce de leche crème anglaise bomb.
Chocolate Caliente with Horchata Cerveza (Jan 31–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate infused with horchata cream ale and cinnamon, served with a horchata ice cream sandwich. Contains alcohol.

PAUL Bakery, Café and Restaurant

The Show Stopper (Jan 17–Feb 14): Black forest-style hot chocolate with black cherry sauce and whipped cream, served with a marshmallow croissant box. Contains nuts.
The Tour de Paris (Jan 17–Feb 14): Orange-infused hot chocolate with whipped cream, topped with a mini pastry tower. Contains nuts.
White Winter Dream (Jan 17–Feb 14): White chocolate with coconut, whipped cream, and a coconut almond chocolate ball. Contains nuts.
Tiramisu Affogato Royal (Jan 17–Feb 14): Hot chocolate poured over tiramisu gelato, topped with whipped cream and cocoa, served with a ladyfinger. Contains nuts.

Peaked Pies, Australian Bakery Cafe

The Best Birthdays Have Fairy Bread (Jan 17–Feb 14): Vanilla white hot chocolate with sprinkles, served with classic fairy bread.
A Sticky Situation (Jan 17–Feb 14): Caramel date hot chocolate, served with sticky date pudding.

The Pie Hole

Koko-Nutty Krabby Klassic (Jan 17–Feb 14): Coconut and dark chocolate hot chocolate topped with pineapple marshmallow, served with a vanilla sponge cupcake.
Ruby Reef Starfish Special (Jan 17–Feb 14): Ruby chocolate with torched marshmallow cream, served with a mini vanilla glazed donut.

Provisions Kitsilano

Horchata Inferno (Jan 17–28): Valrhona dark chocolate with horchata, almond, cinnamon, and Mexican chili, finished with tamarind caramel and served with a mini churro. Contains nuts.
Silk Road Sip (Jan 29–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with Chinese five spice and coconut milk, served with an edible red envelope.

Purebread

Sweet n’ Cinnful (Jan 17–30): Cinnamon-spiced hot chocolate with whipped cream and salted caramel glaze, served with a Cinnaswirl Blondie.
Nuts for You! (Jan 31–Feb 14): Peanut butter hot chocolate topped with whipped cream, served with a peanut butter brownie. Contains nuts.

Rocanini Coffee Roasters, Yaletown

RohliCzech (Jan 17–30): Walnut and vanilla-infused dark chocolate with tonka bean and lemon zest, topped with tonka whipped cream and walnut brittle, served with a Czech walnut crescent pastry. Contains nuts.
Dark Current (Jan 31–Feb 14): 70% dark chocolate with black currant and juniper, thyme cream and sea salt, served with a black currant Linzer cookie dipped in dark chocolate.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Canada

The Big Caramel Apple Cocoa (Jan 17–28): Dark hot chocolate with caramel and apple notes, served with a chocolate-dipped caramel marshmallow.
The Cookie Butter Club (Jan 29–Feb 10): Cookie butter hot chocolate, served with a chocolate-dipped caramel marshmallow.

Slo Coffee, Fraser

Pandan Paradise Duo (Jan 17–Feb 14): Pandan white hot chocolate topped with ube coconut, served with a marbled ube pandan shortbread.
Mighty Thai Tea (Jan 17–Feb 14): Thai tea hot chocolate topped with Thai tea dust, served with a sesame cookie. Contains nuts.

Super Veloce

Fico e Timo (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with fig and thyme, served with an almond cantucci. Contains nuts.
Frutti di Bosco (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with mixed berries and coconut milk, topped with coconut whip, served with a vegan strawberry meringue.

Tartine Bread & Pies

Meringue My Day (Jan 17–Feb 14): Lemon white hot chocolate topped with house meringue, served with a lemon meringue tart.
Berry Good Time (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark chocolate with raspberry and coconut, topped with cream cheese whip, served with a Bird’s Nest Cookie.

Temper Pastry

The Royal Mess (Jan 17–Feb 14): Strawberry white hot chocolate topped with shaved meringue and freeze-dried strawberries, served with a strawberry macaron. Contains nuts.
Prohibition (Jan 17–Feb 14): Dark hot chocolate with bourbon and smoked caramel whipped cream, served with a bourbon chocolate cigar. Contains alcohol.

Thierry Chocolates

Tonka Bean Temptation (Jan 17–31): Milk hot chocolate with tonka bean, topped with whipped cream, served with tonka almond nougatine and a coffee éclair. Contains nuts.
Li Chu Legacy (Feb 1–14): 64% Vietnamese dark hot chocolate with black pepper and Chantilly, served in-house with vanilla crème brûlée or to-go with a vanilla milk chocolate bar. Contains nuts.

Thomas Haas Chocolates

Maple Me Crazy! (Jan 17–30): Milk hot chocolate with maple Chantilly and sea salt, served with brown butter walnut cake. Contains nuts.
Apple-y Ever After (Jan 31–Feb 12): White hot chocolate with cinnamon roasted apple, served with a mini apple pie.

To Live For Bakery & Café

Potato Chip Crunch (Jan 17–30): Sweet and salty hot chocolate with a potato chip–rimmed cup, topped with chocolate whip, served with a potato chip chocolate chip cookie.
Choca-Cherry Cola (Jan 31–Feb 14): Cherry cola hot chocolate with pink whipped cream, served with a cola brownie.

TrafiQ Café & Bakery

Heavenly Heat (Jan 17–25 and Feb 3–8): White chocolate with Aji Amarillo and mango, served with mango pâte de fruit coated in Tajín.
Kinako Sky (Jan 17–25 and Feb 10–14): Dark chocolate with toasted kinako and banana, served with a mini banana cake.
Cereal Daydream (Jan 27–Feb 1 and Feb 3–8): Milk chocolate with tahini and cereal milk, served with a cornflake sesame cookie.
Strawberry Clouds (Jan 27–Feb 1 and Feb 10–14): Strawberry white chocolate with cotton candy notes, served with a strawberry cream puff.

Union Market

Campfire Crush (Jan 17–30): Cookie butter hot chocolate topped with a toasted s’mores cookie.
Fireside Cream (Jan 31–Feb 14): White hot chocolate with custard and caramel notes, topped with toasted panna cotta on a cookie.

Uno Gelato

Red Velvet Affair (Jan 17–Feb 2): Dark chocolate with Merlot, vanilla, and smoked sea salt, served with cranberry goat cheese and crackers. Contains alcohol.
Golden Whispers (Jan 17–Feb 14): White chocolate with vanilla, cream cheese, and caramel, served with a Biscoff gelato sandwich.
La Dolce Notte (Jan 17–Feb 14): Vegan dark hot chocolate with marzipan, served with almond lemon sorbetto. Contains nuts.

Uprising Breads Bakery

What the Fudge, Cherry Edition (Jan 17–31): Dark chocolate with cherry, served with cheesecake truffles.
The White Key Lime Whisper (Feb 1–14): White chocolate with lime, served with a lemon brûlée square.

Vancouver Aquarium

Hot-Ch-Ocotopus (Jan 17–Feb 14): House-made chocolate syrup with milk and whipped cream, served in a souvenir mug with an octopus cookie.
Finding Cocoa (Jan 17–Feb 14): Peppermint white hot chocolate with orange sprinkles, served in a souvenir mug with a clownfish cookie.

Vancouver International Airport (YVR)

Red Fortune Hot Chocolate by Globe @ Fairmont Vancouver Airport (Jan 17–31, before security): Ruby chocolate served with Mississippi chocolate cake.
Glampfire Sweetgrass Hot Chocolate with HYPE Huckleberry S’more by Salmon n’ Bannock On the Fly (Jan 17–Feb 14, after security): Sweetgrass-smoked dark hot chocolate served with a maple graham, huckleberry marshmallow, and chocolate s’more.
Elderflower Noir Cocoa by Paper Planes Cafe (Jan 17–31, before security): Dark chocolate with elderflower, served with a vanilla shortbread cookie.
Mocha & Morsel by Joe and the Juice (Jan 17–31, after security): White chocolate mocha served with an almond shortbread cookie. Contains nuts.
Matcha Moonlight by Paragon Tea Room (Jan 17–31, before security): Matcha kinako hot chocolate latte served with a black sesame matcha milk tea cookie.

Viva Cafe and Bakery

Big MAC (Jan 17–31): Dark hot chocolate with toasted macadamia praline and white chocolate foam, served with a macadamia white chocolate cookie. Contains nuts.
S’morsgasbord (Feb 1–14): Thick dark hot chocolate topped with roasted marshmallow foam and honey graham cracker.

Whisk Matcha x Level V

Umaji-mura, The Yuzu Forest (Jan 17–Feb 1): Matcha white chocolate oat latte with yuzu whip, served with a yuzu cream puff.
Hojicha Murasaki (Feb 1–14): Hojicha and ube white chocolate oat latte topped with ube whip, served with a hojicha black sesame tart.

YUM SWEET SHOP

Lost Love Raspberrilicious Hot Chocolate Affogato (Jan 17–Feb 14): Raspberry sorbetto with espresso and vanilla whip, served with dark hot chocolate on the side.
Hot Cocoa-Lanche (Jan 17–Feb 14): Classic hot chocolate topped with an avalanche of toasted marshmallows.
Cinna-Da-Bom Sticky Bun Hot Cocoa (Jan 17–Feb 14): Cinnamon bun soaked in hot chocolate, fudge, and caramel, served as a dessert with hot chocolate on the side.

Hot Chocolate Festival 2026 Official Site

hotchocolatefest.com