Movies like Hot Chocolate Holiday (2021)
The best movies like Hot Chocolate Holiday (2021) are The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2018), Cooking with Love (2018) and Christmas in Rome (2019). If Hot Chocolate Holiday hooked you with its romance and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Holiday Calendar (2018)6.6/10 from 1,057 votes
- NewestThe Christmas Cookbook (2025)Released 2025
The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2018)
A disillusioned London chef visits Nigeria and struggles with her matchmaking mother and restoring the family's rundown hotel. She's heartbroken when she discovers the man she loves is buying it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Cooking with Love (2018)
Optimistic and cheerful TV producer, Kelly, doesn’t have time for love. Bad boy celebrity chef, Stephen, doesn’t have time for anything besides cooking. Fun with a side of love ensues as Kelly and Stephen are paired on a children's cooking show.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChristmas in Rome (2019)
An independent-minded American tour guide is fired from her job in Rome just before Christmas. She crosses paths with an American executive named Oliver, who wants to buy a high-end Italian ceramics company. Oliver hires Angela to be his tour guide around the Eternal City, as the owner of the ceramics company won’t sell it to him until he learns “the heart and soul of Rome.” But is there another heart and soul that he may win?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAutumn at Apple Hill (2024)
Newly divorced, Elise is renovating an inn that she inherited from her grandparents. When Luke, CFO of a major hotel chain, arrives in town, she does her best to scare him off… but Luke just might be the best person to help her restore the Inn at Apple Hill to its former glory.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
A Pinch of Portugal (2023)
When a celebrity chef walks off his show, prep cook Anna must step into the spotlight and make the show her own, with the help of her Aussie cameraman and Portuguese location scout.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Just Add Romance (2019)
When Carly and Jason, exact opposites, compete on a famed cooking show for the chance at their own restaurant, what will matter more – their culinary careers or their potential love?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Vineyard Christmas (2023)
Heather Marques, host of Tannin TV’s popular show: Read Between the Vines, is determined to create the perfect Christmas episode by featuring a unique winery from her hometown in Washington State the specialists in Ice Wine. The only thing standing in her way? Rudy Knobloch, the attractive, stubborn owner of the winery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Royal Recipe for Love (2023)
When Emma, an up-and-coming baker in New York City, is hired to bake for the King and Queen of Sanovia’s anniversary party, she is convinced a good job will lead to her landing a cookbook deal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Passport to Love (2024)
Nicole, a successful travel blogger, meets Kade, a marketing rep for a travel publishing company, and they form the beginnings of a relationship while exploring an island destination. They juggle their work traveling around the world while seeing each other again. Both know there’s something special between them, but it will be put to the test when Kade’s competitive boss challenges Kade to thwart Nicole’s business.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Very Venice Romance (2023)
Amy is a New York City executive working for Blossom, a wellness company that has been trying to launch deliverable meal prep kits. She needs to find a chef to help guide the venture and tries to woo Marcello Barone, an Italian chef. When Amy contacts him, he turns her down -- Marcello got burned in the past by the New York restaurant scene and is now enjoying running a cooking school in Venice. To try and persuade him, Amy enrolls in his cooking school, which is located in a stunning Venetian palazzo. While there, Marcello introduces Amy to the slow-paced pleasures of Italy and shows her how the kits can be healthy by using fresh ingredients. But when the cooking course is over, and Amy fails to lure Marcello back to New York, will she go back or stay in Venice?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
The Holiday Calendar (2018)
A talented photographer stuck in a dead-end job inherits an antique Advent calendar that may be predicting the future -- and pointing her toward love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHint of Love (2020)
A cookbook literary agent with culinary training is tasked with helping elevate the brand of a food channel personality known for his convenience-oriented recipes. However, as the agent works with her client on a new cookbook, playfully clashing over everything from ingredients to tastes, she must choose between following the directions or her heart.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Winter in Vail (2020)
Chelsea inherits a house in Vail. She meets Owen and gets a much needed break. Together, they put on Strudelfest to highlight the charm of Old Vail.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Taste of Love (2024)
Struggling to find her culinary voice as a Network TV star, Taylor returns to her hometown to visit her parents. She must choose between her renewed relationship, saving her family restaurant, or her dream career as a worldwide known chef.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
The Christmas Cookbook (2025)
Newly single at Christmas, Veronica Cearley finds unexpected comfort in The X-Mas Club — a festive group of food lovers who cook, give back, and celebrate the season solo. But when sparks fly with the club’s warm-hearted founder, Cullen Murdock, she realizes that the best part of Christmas might not be the food or the traditions—but the people who feel like home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Sprinkle of Christmas (2024)
Libby, an up-and-coming baker, has opened up her storefront business just in time for the Christmas season. Trying to get everything off the ground, she finds herself in a heated anonymous online feud with Peter, an A-List actor, after (hiding his real identity) he gives the bakery a scathing review. At the same time, in real life, Libby takes on a game-changing side-gig: catering cake and confections for Peter’s brother’s high profile holiday engagement party. Neither realize they’re already in a fight with each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Sweeter Than Chocolate (2023)
A local bakery is rumored to have the secret recipe to finding true love on Feb. 14, drawing in a TV reporter to investigate.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
That's Amor (2022)
After her job and relationship implode on the same day, Sofia starts from scratch — and meets a dashing Spanish chef who might be her missing ingredient.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLove in the Villa (2022)
A young woman takes a trip to romantic Verona, Italy, after a breakup, only to find that the villa she reserved was double-booked, and she'll have to share her vacation with a cynical British man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFor the Love of Chocolate (2021)
Preparing for the annual Masters of Chocolate Festival, Aria’s plans are rattled when she loses her partner shortly before the festival. However, the dashing single father Rhett steps in just in time to help Aria find the winning ingredient. In their search, Aria and Rhett discover that the missing ingredient for the perfect chocolate is not so different than what they’ve been missing in their lives: a dash of love!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Our Italian Christmas Memories (2022)
The Colucci siblings, in an effort to jog the memory of their grandfather who is struggling with dementia, set out to recreate their late grandmother’s legendary pasta sauce.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Just Add Love (2022)
April, an uptight health-chef guru is on the verge of notoriety, but her brand of cooking is failing. Despite her assurances healthy is tasty, those who have tried her recipes disagree. Unwilling to give up on her hard work and career, April vows to reinvent herself and travels to Italy to learn how to incorporate the country’s notoriously rich culture of food into her own recipes. There, she meets Rob, a brilliant chef specializing in Italian cuisine, who helps April find a new joy and freedom in life and in cooking.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Late Bloomer (2016)
Botanist Jenny fled her small town and cruel high school popular couple Shane and Allison to track rare flowers around the globe. Now back, she’s shocked to find Shane has become the local guidance counselor, and even more surprised when he’s determined to make it up to her
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Truly, Madly, Sweetly (2018)
Natalie, the owner of a San Francisco food truck business selling cupcakes, and Eric, a finance manager and divorced dad are brought together when Eric’s aunt, also a longtime customer of Natalie’s, passes away and leaves them a building which happens to be the site of a once-famous bakery. Forced into this new partnership, they discover selling the building won’t be easy because it has been declared a historical site. Romance blooms as they spend time together in the process of renovating the old bakery. However, Natalie’s desire to keep things strictly business could put an end to the partnership before the grand opening.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Baking All the Way (2022)
When Julia Wilson, an accomplished pastry chef from Chicago, heads to a small town bakery famous for their gingerbread to complete her Christmas cookbook curated with recipes from across the country, she finds herself at odds with Kris Thompson, the bakery's charming but private owner, who is ambivalent about sharing his secret recipe.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Coffee Shop (2014)
When a young coffee shop owner is threatened with repossession she must take a chance with life and love as she fights to save her business.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMy Sweet Holiday (2020)
When Sadie's (Malone Thomas) boyfriend cancels their holiday plans, she decides to spend Christmas with her parents back in her hometown, only to find out they've sold the family's beloved chocolate store to a stranger who knows nothing about chocolate. Begrudgingly, her father convinces her that she'd be the obvious choice to help teach the new owner everything she knows about chocolate. In the middle of planning the perfect retirement party for her parents, she discovers that not everything has to be perfect. And sometimes, when you least expect it, you find love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Her Pen Pal (2021)
Event planner Victoria can’t wait to attend –- and plan –- her best friend’s wedding in Paris. But when she finds out her ex is bringing a date, Victoria reconnects with her French childhood pen pal.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou Cast A Spell On Me (2015)
Despite agreeing to an arranged marriage to a childhood friend, a successful businessman tries to track down a beautiful woman that he met at a Halloween party.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAs Luck Would Have It (2021)
When Lindsey travels to Ireland to acquire land that is perfect for a resort, she decides to enter the town's matchmaking festival to prove her investment—and win over a handsome local.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Hot Chocolate Holiday?
The closest matches to Hot Chocolate Holiday are The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2018), Cooking with Love (2018) and Christmas in Rome (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Hot Chocolate Holiday?
People who watched Hot Chocolate Holiday most often go on to The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2018), Cooking with Love (2018) and Christmas in Rome (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like Hot Chocolate Holiday?
The Holiday Calendar (2018), rated 6.6/10 by 1,057 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Hot Chocolate Holiday?
The Christmas Cookbook (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Hot Chocolate Holiday?
Yes: The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2018), Cooking with Love (2018) and Christmas in Rome (2019).
How are movies similar to Hot Chocolate Holiday chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Hot Chocolate Holiday, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.