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CITY Magazine and (585) Magazine's cold-weather picks, from a Beechwood chocolate shop's family-friendly cup to Pittsford Farms Dairy's December tree-lot cocoa.
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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in CITY Magazine and (585) Magazine. Updated September 2026.
Laughing Gull Chocolates · Beechwood
CITY Magazine's feature on Rochester's chocolate shops quotes co-owner Lindsay Tarnoff on why she wanted this Beechwood shop to be a family place: come have a gourmet hot chocolate or a chocolate and cheese plate and sit with the kids. The shop includes a small back lounge that doubles as a play area for the three owners' own children. Order the gourmet hot chocolate and stay a while, the sit-down pace the shop was built around rather than a quick counter order.
Pittsford Farms Dairy · Park Avenue
(585) Magazine's holiday guide sends readers to this Park Avenue dairy for hot cocoa each December, when its front lawn turns into a Christmas tree lot with outdoor fire pits, rustic benches and a small stable of baby cows. The magazine describes grabbing a hot cocoa or an affogato inside, then chatting by the fire while picking out a tree. Order the hot cocoa to go and carry it out to the fire pits, the December-only setting the guide builds the recommendation around.