1. 1. City Bakery

   3 W. 18th St., nr. Fifth Ave.; 212-366-1414

   Two more weeks of wild and wacky flavors. (Mark your calendars: “Salt and pepper” on the 23rd.)

2. 2. Chocolat Michel Cluizel

   888 Broadway, at 19th St.; 212-477-7335

   A superbly frothy, light but deceptively deep variation, made from a proprietary blend of various cacao content Cluizel bars.

3. 3. Jacques Torres Chocolate Haven

   350 Hudson St., at King St.; 212-414-2462

   For the Reese’s lover in your life: peanut-butter hot chocolate. (And the peanut butter is homemade.)

4. 4. Otto Enoteca Pizzeria

   1 Fifth Ave., at 8th St. 212-995-9559

   If the house-made gelato doesn’t meet your milk-fat requirements, supplement it with thick, rich hot chocolate.

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