Coco + Hazel in Bon Air adds wine, cocktails, savory snacks and boozy milkshakes
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A tasting serving of Coco + Hazel's Bourbon Carmel boozy milkshake. Photo: Karri Peifer/Axios
Coco + Hazel, Richmonders' favorite destination for massive, celebratory milkshakes, now has some grownup options: cocktails and boozy shakes.
Why it matters: A spiked dessert just hits different.
The big picture: Coco + Hazel opened in 2019 as a West End dessert and coffee cafe best known for its enormous and indulgent milkshakes filled with sugary goodness and topped with additional desserts.
- Current co-owners Laura Hinkle and Carrie Walker took it over last year, closed the West End shop to focus on the newer Bon Air outpost, and set about refining the concept and expanding the menu.
- The new menu, which rolled out about a month ago, now has something for everyone, including the 21 and over crowd.
Zoom in: Longtime fans will still find the big shakes and head baker Eduardo Bravo Carbajal's decadent cakes and desserts, plus new savory options like chicken salad, pimento cheese and wraps ($4-$8).
- But the star of the new menu is the boozy milkshakes: a newly conceived Bourbon Carmel option or any of Coco's usual milkshakes ($15.99) with a shot added for $4.50.
- Beer and wine by the glass ($8-$13) and cocktails designed by Salt and Acid founder Beth Dixon ($10-$11) are now also available (don't sleep on the coconut espresso martini).
If you go: Coco + Hazel is at 2733 McRae Road in Bon Air and is open daily at 7:30am (8am on weekends) until 9pm (10pm on weekends).