Fran's Chocolates - Downtown

Seattle Magazine's sipping chocolate roundup names Fran's Chocolates for a drinking chocolate served in a white ceramic bowl, an indulgent presentation built around the 65 percent Venezuelan dark hot chocolate on the menu, running four to fifteen dollars depending on size. Fran's has kept hot chocolate as a standing category on its own current menu, alongside the salted caramels the shop is best known for nationally. The chain now runs four Seattle-area shops, from Georgetown to Bellevue. Order the Venezuelan dark version at the downtown shop, the location the magazine's roundup names.

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