Presented by the Renton Chamber of Commerce and Supreme Lending, the 2023 Downtown Renton Chocolate Crawl lit up an otherwise cloudy Saturday on Jan. 28.
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., families and chocolate lovers roamed the downtown area with nothing but a map and a sweet tooth, trying out different local chocolate or dessert treats stationed at 19 different businesses.
Cugini Florists hosted Tom’s Chocolate, Boga hosted Cookies by Meesa (and their own offerings), Rain City Marketplace hosted Beana’s Hand Pies and Hot Chocolat, The Pencil Test hosted Seattle Chocolates, Wyldwood Creative hosted Choconugs, Sparkle hosted Trevani Truffles, Method + Madness hosted Creme De La Creme, Four Generals Brewing hosted Theo Chocolate, Junkyard Bones hosted Smith Brothers Farms, Pinto’s Gun Shop hosted The Sugar Pantry, St. Charles Place Antiques hosted Bean Water Espresso truck, Antiques 4U hosted Nothing Bundt Cakes, 4Sisters Holistic Remedies hosted Torero’s Mexican Restaurant and Pho Asia hosted Askatu Bakery by Liberated Foods.
Renton Technical College on Burnett Avenue, Macadons, Common Ground Cupcakes, Liberty Cafe and El Jaguar all had their own offerings.
Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing. Trevani Truffles were a hit at Sparkle Gifts
No dog-gone chocolate for you! Duke (left) and Athena enjoy the spirit of the Chocolate Crawl while abstaining from the sweets. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
People line up for Seattle’s Chocolate at The Pencil Test. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
Tom of Tom’s Chocolates at Cugini Florists, the first stop of the Chocolate Crawl. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
Cookies by Meesa was stop #3 of the Chocolate Crawl at Boga. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
