Feeling loco for the cocoa? You’re in luck! December 24th marks National Chocolate Day, an easy excuse to dine on decadent delights all day long. A versatile sweet stress-reliever and beloved bite of happiness, there are plenty of ways to find your chocolate fix outside of candy bars. If you haven’t had your fill of chocolate during the holidays, treat yourself to some of San Diego’s finest favorites for chocolate fanatics.
Satisfy your sweet tooth with a sophisticated dining experience at Osetra Seafood & Steaks. For the decadent dessert of your dreams, order the Flourless Dark Chocolate Cake, a gluten-free chocolate cake with a silky coating of chocolate glaze and a topping of fresh seasonal berries.
Located steps from the sand in Pacific Beach, Duck Dive’s laid-back atmosphere and extensive craft cocktail list is matched with an excellent selection of chocolate dishes. Start off your celebration of this chocolate-fueled day with a bite of their Chocolate Chip Pazookie, served piping hot in a skillet for a warm and gooey mouthful each time to quell your deepest chocolate cravings.
Live the sweet life at barleymash, the high-energy downtown bar and eatery in the Gaslamp Quarter! After a fiercely flavorful meal of beer and bourbon-inspired offerings, dive into a drool-worthy order of The Mash-Up, a hot out of the oven chocolate chip cookie and dark chocolate brownie mashed side by side and topped with a bourbon vanilla-bean ice cream and salted caramel drizzle.
Indulge your chocolate-coated dreams at City Tacos, the deliciously creative mecca for innovative taco selections in North Park and La Mesa. Embrace your chocolate fiesta with a serving of ever-popular Churros, dough spears rolled in cinnamon and sugar with plenty of homemade cajeta and chocolate syrup for dipping, of course!
If your sweet tooth simply can’t be satisfied, head over to Wood Ranch in Mission Valley for their family-style food and drink. For your chocolate celebration, order up the Oreo Cookie Crunch, vanilla bean ice cream rolled by hand in ground Oreo cookies and drizzled in warm caramel sauce and fudge.
You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy dessert. Nestled in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter, Napa Valley-inspired Route 29 offers the winter-inspired Espresso Chocolate, a dish of cocoa cookie dough with espresso cream and chocolate ganache.
Life is short – eat dessert first! Take National Chocolate Day as an excuse to treat yourself to the best chocolate desserts that San Diego has to offer.
