Five cups of hot cocoa to make you feel like it’s winter

• Christopher Elbow
• You can’t go wrong with Elbow.

It’s not winter until you’re wrapping your hands around a warm mug of hot chocolate. Back in 2009, we sought out some of the finest representatives from gas stations and grocery stores and restaurants across the metro. This week, we’ve decided to update the list with some new options and five cups of hot cocoa that are a mug above.

5. Aztec Hot Chocolate from Hi Hat (5012 State Line, in Westwood Hills) — The tiny coffeehouse in Westwood Hills (the recent site of a cash mob) makes a spicy, rich hot chocolate using bark from the Aztec dark chocolate sold next door at Annedore’s Fine Chocolates. Call ahead; it’s a winter special that’s not always on the menu.