Co Co. Sala
Washington has joined legions of other cities and now has a dessert bar, featuring specialties made of chocloate. The new, Co Co. Sala, which is described as a chocolate lounge and boutique, opened recently has been getting good reviews. Currently, they are only serving dinner but will soon be opened for lunch as well.
Co Co. Sala derives its name from coffee and chocolate and the Italian word for lounge. There is a chocolate room where you can watch the staff are they create and the owners hope to someday offer dessert making lessons in the aptly titled "chocolate room." The lounge's signature dish appears to be a prixe- fix $30 five course offering of desserts inspired by flavors around the world. If you aren't interested in all things sugar, Co Co also offers small dishes which you can nibble on, such as, sliders, macaroni and cheese and and crab cakes.
It is recommended that if you go, you try to Cocojito, which is comprised of chocolate infused vodka and chocolate shavings, and the hot chocolate souffle, which comes with churros and a Mexican wedding cookie. One review that I read said that Co Co. Sala just oozes "Sex and the City." If this is your style, check out this place while you are in DC.
Co Co. Sala will stay open even until 3 a.m. on Saturdays and is complete with a DJ available to spin tunes. Even though there will be a DJ, don't expect dancing to go on as the music serves as the backdrop for conversation.