But as an adult, you may prefer the kind of deeply rich chocolate experience that restaurant-quality hot chocolate brings — the kind you find in quaint little French cafés or bustling Italian coffee ...

The menu at Dark Sugars includes a variety of hot chocolate flavors, ranging from chile to hazelnut praline, in case you want something different from the original.

Yelp, the business review website, compiled a list of the “Top 25 places for hot chocolate across the U.S. and Canada,” and one restaurant from the Golden State topped the list.

5. Starbucks — Hot Chocolate Dane Rivera. Tasting Notes: Even with three pumps of Starbucks’ mocha sauce, this hot chocolate still fails to deliver on the chocolate.