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The Santa Fe New Mexican's Winterlife guide, from Kakawa's historic Mesoamerican elixirs to a San Mateo Road bakery's cinnamon and Mayan cups.
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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Santa Fe New Mexican. Updated September 2026.
Kakawa Chocolate House · Near Railyard
The Santa Fe New Mexican's Winterlife guide gives the distinction of best and most unique hot chocolate in town to this shop, which reproduces historically accurate chocolate elixirs made with herbs, spices and essential oils. The paper describes owner Tony Bennett recreating recipes that run from sweet to spicy to medicinal, from Marie Antoinette's orange flower chocolate to a sweet American elixir flavored with cane sugar and Mexican vanilla. Order the sweet American elixir, then pick up cacao nibs on the way out, the pairing the guide itself suggests.
Chocolate Maven · San Mateo
The Santa Fe New Mexican's Winterlife guide names this bakery and brunch spot for its hot chocolate, pointing to both a cinnamon-flavored version and a less sweet, more grown-up spicy Mayan hot chocolate. The paper suggests pairing either with one of the bakery's flaky chocolate croissants. Order the spicy Mayan hot chocolate with a chocolate croissant, the pairing the guide itself recommends at this San Mateo Road bakery.