25 Frozen Drinks To Cool You Down Now
Does the summer heat exhaust you? Are you ready to drink an iceberg? Here is a mega list of the coldest drinks in town. Enjoy!
JING’AN
Bread Etc
Divine, divine, amazing “Granita coffee” for RMB40. Huge portion which will be difficult to finish even if the taste is marvelous. It maybe one of the best frozen drinks in town.
Address: 1486 Nanjing Xi Lu, 500 Xiangyang Nan Lu
Good for: Your palate ( less for your diet)
Wagas
We are sure you already noticed these five new drinks at Wagas, but in case you haven’t, these icy drinks are made with Rooibos or Hibiscus tea these herbal infusions that is made to cool your days. Priced at RMB28, they are light in sugar but strong in flavor. Expect instant cool with this drink.
Address: Any Wagas location
Good for: Your Wagas membership account?
Sumerian Coffee
Sumerian coffee is one of the best coffee shops in town. All their drinks can be served on ice, and it is heavenly. From RMB28 to RMB36, it is the perfect solution to the scorching summer heat.
At RMB 36
At RMB 35
At RMB 28
At RMB 36
Address: 415 Shaanxi Bei Lu
Good for: your coffee addiction
Bar Centrale
Typical cream coffee from Italy, you can have it in Shanghai at Bar Centrale. Made from Kimbo, the Italian machine and coffee specialist at RMB25
Address: 135 Yanping Lu, 1/F, near Wuding Lu
Good for: Your budget
Daliah
Look at this delicious milkshake. Now you want it, right? RMB 58 for this calorie explosion. Maybe good for the heat, but not good for your waistline!
Address: 408 Shaanxi Bei Lu
Good for: your eyes
FOUND 158
Café des Stagiaires
Pastis RMB 25
Bonjour Jean-Louis, what are the coldest drinks on your menu? There are three drinks that will be instant cool for you. First, iced Pastis, you cannot get more French than that! And of course, the innocent Iced Tea and Lemonade.
Iced Tea and Lemonade, RMB 30 the glass, RMB 85 the bottle (0.75L)
Address: 158 Julu Lu, Datong Mill
Good for: Anyone that wants to be French
El Santo
El Santo makes their margarita with Grand Marnier and to top it off, it is completely frozen. But don’t let the crowds at 158 put you off, you can easily get one of these babies from El Luchdor as well, because they are the same group. There are different flavors available like, Strawberry, Lemon, Hibiscus, Passion fruit and green apple. RMB 40 during happy hours (weekdays, 4pm to 7pm) or RMB55.
Address: 158 Julu Lu, Datong Mill
Good for: Your hot night out on the town
Hooked
From the left to the right: Berries Red RMB 50; Citrus White RMB 45; Tropicale Sparkling RMB 45
Sangrias is without a doubt, one of the iconic summer drinks. And at Hooked, there are three flavors to choose from. What can get better than this?
Address: 158 Julu Lu, Datong Mill
Good for: Drink three of these and you are in fire for the night!
FRENCH CONCESSION
Grace’s ice cream
Come and try out the spiked soy milkshake! For an extra RMB20 (milkshake can begin at RMB50), you can even select how you want to spike it with vodka, rum or Baily’s.
The classics are made with Vanilla Beans, Balsamic Strawberry, Dark Chocolate, Mint Chocolate Chip, or Cookies 'n' Cream.
Address: 174 Xiangyang Nan Lu, 204 Xinle Lu
Good for: Spiking it !
Colca
Condor Sour RMB 78
Quebranta pisco + pimms+ Passion Fruit + lime + Orange + cilantro
Colca has a beautiful hidden terrace away from the main street, so what’s the best way to enjoy the summer shade than to sip on a “Candor Sour”? It’s made with Pisco so it’s not for the faint hearted, and it certainly can pack a punch.
Address: 199 Hengshan Lu
Good for: Your temper
XINTIANDI
Green & Safe
Green and Safe has many fresh drinks (their menu has more than ten different ones). Hence we asked them about the coldest one, and they recommended “The tropical cooler smoothie” made with pineapple, mango, banana, lemonade and mint. For RMB38, it tastes just as good as it looks.
If pineapples are not your thing, they also have a “Blueberry Fizz” at RMB 35 that is made with blueberry, mint, lemon & soda water. They also have a “Coconut Chia” also for RMB35 that is made with coconut water, chia seed and cucumber.
Address: 1438 Hongqiao Lu, 699 Zhongshan Nan Er Lu, 181 Taicang Lu
Good for: as they are eco-friendly, the planet
Ocean Ground
We asked them about their frozen drinks and were blown away by their offering. Here is just a sample of what they have. To get the full list, you should check out their shop.
This is the “Affogato” and it looks amazing. 4 different styles all at RMB 58: The Original, Coffee Affogato, Caramel Coffee Salt Affogato, Seasonal Berry Affogato. Try and drink them all this summer!
California Sunrise, RMB 48
Aside from “Affogato”, there are also other cooling coffee based drinks like the “California Sunrise” and “Ice Mexican Mocha”.
Iced Mexican Mocha, RMB 45
Berrylicious, RMB 48
But if you are not a coffee drinker, you an also enjoy the “Berrylicious”.
Address: 283 Huaihai Zhong Lu
Good for: Your eyes, your palate, the New Orlean.
Hunter Gatherer
At Hunter Gatherer, nothing says summer than a fresh fruit smoothie. During this warm weather, they launched four seasonal smoothies that can give you the nourishment to boost your fitness regime (if you go in wearing your workout clothes, you can get RMB10 off the smoothie at the Hubindao Venue)
The Acai Bomb for your antioxidant needs. RMB 48 the cup, RMB 49 the bowl.
High Protein after your workout! RMB 48 the cup, RMB 49 the bowl.
Matcha to boost your brain RMB 46 the cup, RMB 47 the bowl.
Need a pre-work out boost? RMB 46 the cup, RMB 47 the bowl.
Address: 150 Hubin Lu, Hubindao, B1, Room E04, near Jinan Lu
Good for: Your fitness diet
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