Chocolate Custard Tart at Spruce
Looking for a little pick me up in your dessert? Look no further than this chocolate coffee- and caramel- inspired fete. Found at one of Sacramento Street's premier restos, this piece-of-art tart is made from caramelized white and Valrona milk chocolate set in a cocoa powder crust, and topped off with cream that has been steeped in roasted coffee. Bonus: It's garnished with salted caramel, the most insanely delicious crispy rice clusters, and a chocolate ribbon. In theory you might want to be delicate when eating it — but in the end you won’t.
Price: $9 at lunch, $10 at dinner
Spruce, 3640 Sacramento Street (between Spruce and Locust streets); 415-931-5100.

Photographed by Jasmine Gregory