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D.C's Most Decadent Desserts for Chocoholics

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Many people swear that chocolate is the only way to do dessert right. It's hard to decide in favor of fruit, caramel, pastries, or pie when decadent chocolate is an option. And in the case, the more the better.

One of chocolate's many advantages is that it comes in so many flavors, from sweet to creamy to bitter. It's also versatile in texture. Chocolate can be ice cream, airy mousse or the base of many a cake or pastry. Chocolate fits all moods and styles, whether it's a kid-friendly sundae or the creation of a seasoned pastry chef.

The desserts on this list live at newly Michelin-starred kitchens and bustling French bistros. Find chocolate-intense desserts everywhere from Navy Yard dessert favorite Osteria Morini to chocolate temple Co Co. Sala. But they all have one thing in common: chocolate is king.

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Bibiana Osteria & Enoteca

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Over at Bibiana, the cioccolato dessert contains layers of bitter chocolate cream, dark chocolate terrine, and salted caramel. Wash it down with a pairing of Meletti chocolate amaro.

Blue Duck Tavern

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The newly Michelin-starred dining room at Blue Duck Tavern offers a chocolate Napoleon, which is a puff pastry, whipped ganache, and caramel cremeux.

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Central Michel Richard

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The masterful pastries at this modern French bistro include the late chef Michel Richard's "chocolate bar," which can be interpreted as somewhat of a gourmet Kit Kat bar. It has plenty of textures like whipped, crunchy, and smooth and is all kinds of chocolate.

Co Co. Sala

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At this restaurant almost completely dedicated to chocolate, try the Chocolate Onyx, which features dark chocolate mousse, vanilla crème brulee, salted caramel, crispy chocolate pearls, a chocolate brownie, dark chocolate sorbet, and a cinnamon toffee bon bon.

InterContinental The Willard Washington D.c.

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For the fall/winter menu at the hotel, order a trio of chocolate goodness all on one plate: chocolate marshmallow ice cream, a dark chocolate shooter, and chocolate almond pave. The chocolate trip is appropriately dubbed The Willard Chocolate Indulgence.

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Kinship

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Look under the "History" section of the menu at this one Michelin-starred restaurant for a German chocolate cake topped with pecan cream, poached cherries, and toasted coconut ice cream.

Le Diplomate

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The still-trendy Le Diplomate offers a taste of Paris life in D.C. Look to the milk chocolate pot de creme as a sweet way to finish off a French feast.

Lupo Verde

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Chocolate is the focus of the coppa del nonna, and Italian coffee dessert with coffee and cocoa semifreddo, Nutella, and caramelized nuts.

Mintwood Place

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The brownie sundae at Cedric Maupillier's Mintwood Place is gooey, chocolatey goodness that brings back childhood memories.

The newly-starred Michelin restaurant has a $16 Everything Chocolate dessert. The decadent ingredients include ocoa 70% crunch bar, gianduja noir chantilly flexi-milk ganache, chocolate soil, and cocoa nib ice cream.

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The Partisan

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The Partisan revels in its meats, but all bets are off with dessert. Take for example the chocolate cake doughnut holes. They're served with chocolate pudding and chocolate crunch pearls for dipping.

Bibiana Osteria & Enoteca

Over at Bibiana, the cioccolato dessert contains layers of bitter chocolate cream, dark chocolate terrine, and salted caramel. Wash it down with a pairing of Meletti chocolate amaro.

Blue Duck Tavern

The newly Michelin-starred dining room at Blue Duck Tavern offers a chocolate Napoleon, which is a puff pastry, whipped ganache, and caramel cremeux.

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Central Michel Richard

The masterful pastries at this modern French bistro include the late chef Michel Richard's "chocolate bar," which can be interpreted as somewhat of a gourmet Kit Kat bar. It has plenty of textures like whipped, crunchy, and smooth and is all kinds of chocolate.

Co Co. Sala

At this restaurant almost completely dedicated to chocolate, try the Chocolate Onyx, which features dark chocolate mousse, vanilla crème brulee, salted caramel, crispy chocolate pearls, a chocolate brownie, dark chocolate sorbet, and a cinnamon toffee bon bon.

InterContinental The Willard Washington D.c.

For the fall/winter menu at the hotel, order a trio of chocolate goodness all on one plate: chocolate marshmallow ice cream, a dark chocolate shooter, and chocolate almond pave. The chocolate trip is appropriately dubbed The Willard Chocolate Indulgence.

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Kinship

Look under the "History" section of the menu at this one Michelin-starred restaurant for a German chocolate cake topped with pecan cream, poached cherries, and toasted coconut ice cream.

Le Diplomate

The still-trendy Le Diplomate offers a taste of Paris life in D.C. Look to the milk chocolate pot de creme as a sweet way to finish off a French feast.

Lupo Verde

Chocolate is the focus of the coppa del nonna, and Italian coffee dessert with coffee and cocoa semifreddo, Nutella, and caramelized nuts.

Mintwood Place

The brownie sundae at Cedric Maupillier's Mintwood Place is gooey, chocolatey goodness that brings back childhood memories.

Plume

The newly-starred Michelin restaurant has a $16 Everything Chocolate dessert. The decadent ingredients include ocoa 70% crunch bar, gianduja noir chantilly flexi-milk ganache, chocolate soil, and cocoa nib ice cream.

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The Partisan

The Partisan revels in its meats, but all bets are off with dessert. Take for example the chocolate cake doughnut holes. They're served with chocolate pudding and chocolate crunch pearls for dipping.

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