Norwalk Restaurants Offer Refuge From The Cold

NORWALK, Conn -- Cold enough? Luckily Norwalk restaurants know how to turn up the heat with dishes that warm from the inside out. Here's a sampling from around the city:

The hot chocolate from Chocopologie includes fresh whipped cream and shaved chocolate.
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Chocopologie's hot chocolate
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The Lime Restaurant's Black Bean Chili
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Black Bean Chili from the Lime
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Parihuela, from Fiesta Limena is a meal in itself.
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The Hot, Hot, Hot Pizza from Strada 18
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Strada 18's Hot, Hot, Hot Pie
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by Jeanne Muchnick

01/14/2015 5:00 a.m.

There's no better winter warmer than hot chocolate. Chocopologie does it right with ultra-decadent fresh whipped cream, rich creamy chocolate and shavings on top. Warm Up: 133 Washington St., 203-854-4754, www.knipschildt.com.
How can you not love something called Hot, Hot, Hot? Be prepared to burn, baby burn with the super caliente pizza from Strada 18 made with hot sausage, pepperoni and jalapeño peppers. Warm Up: 122 Washington St., 203-853-4546, www.strada18.com.
Wrap your hands around a warm bowl of black bean chili from The Lime and feel winter's frosty chill slowly melt away. Warm Up: 168 Main Ave., 203-846-9240, www.limerestaurant.com.
Peru's answer to bouillabaisse can be found at Fiesta Limena where the parihuela awaits.This hearty bowl -- a meal in itself -- is bursting with clams, mussels, shrimp, squid and crab, along with a homemade stock ideal for dipping your bread. Warm Up: 330 Connecticut Ave., 203-853-8600, www.fiestalimena.com.

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