Where to drink milkshakes in London

If you're in need of a sweet and filling cool down, there's nothing better than that dessert-drink hybrid, the milkshake. Here's where to indulge in London
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Melisha Kaur11 July 2013

Classic shakes

Shake Shack, Covent Garden

The newest milkshake joint in town offers hand-spun vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, caramel and peanut butter drinks, as well as a fair trade coffee-flavoured option. Creamsicle and root beer floats are also on the menu.

24 Market Building, The Piazza, WC2E 8RD, £4.50, shakeshack.com/location/london-covent-garden

The Blues Kitchen, Camden

The Blues Kitchen is a restaurant dedicated to blues music and so it's not surprising that they add soul to their thick and creamy milkshakes. Choose from the four classic flavours: strawberry, banana, vanilla and chocolate.

111-113 Camden High Street, NW1 7JN, £4, theblueskitchen.com

Khan’s Restaurant, Bayswater

The ice cream soda or ‘float’ is a popular classic in many American diners, and Khan’s Indian Restaurant happens to include Coke and Diet Coke versions on their luxury milkshakes menu – perfect after one of Khan’s hot and spicy dishes.

13-15 Westbourne Grove, W2 4UA, £3.50, khansrestaurant.com

Alcoholic shakes

Ed's Easy Diner, Soho

The retro-themed American diner offers two rich flavours of milkshake infused with alcohol. Choose dark chocolate and rum or Baileys. A cheeky way to enjoy the refreshing dessert drink.

12 Moor Street, W1D 5NG, £5.15, edseasydiner.com

The Love Shake, Shoreditch

This vintage-style café, lounge and mini milkshake bar prepares its shakes with organic or soya milk. Their hard shakes combine delicious milkshake recipes with shots of liquor. A popular choice is The Mars Attack, a blend of toffee, chocolate, peanut butter and Makers Mark.

5 Kingsland Road, E2 8AA, £8.50, theloveshake.co.uk

Psychic Burger, Dalston

The ultra-creamy alcoholic shakes at Psychic Burger are a particularly naughty treat, with divine flavours such as salted caramel. These luscious blends of liquor and ice cream make a fantastic choice for dessert, but will do no good for your waistline.

33-35 Stoke Newington Road, N16 8BJ. birthdaysdalston.com


Healthy shakes

Fatboy's Diner, Trinity Buoy Wharf

Fatboy's Diner is enthusiastic about Forties-era America, including mastering the art of the full, thick and freshly made shake, even offering healthy options. Try the exotic Jamaican shake, which has a refreshing mango sorbet base, or the frozen yogurt shake, made with strawberry yogurt and milk.

64 Orchard Place, E14 0JW, fatboysdiner.co.uk


Sweet Choice, Leyton

Sweet Choice's super-healthy smoothie shakes are made with low fat milk and probiotic yogurt, in an array of great flavours. The Malteaser Meltdown includes chocolate Malteasers and banana, while the Monkey Magic contains honey, peanut butter and banana.

786 High Road, E10 6AE, £2.99, medium, £3.99, large, sweetchoice786.co.uk


Personalised shakes

Sblended, Soho

With over a thousand different shakes in various wild flavours, this milkshake bar blends creativity into every glass. Its distinctive combinations employ a growing list of flavours such as marmite and banana, apple pie, Cadbury's Creme Egg and Cornetto ice cream. Even their toppings go beyond the usual marshmallow, including popping candy, jelly tots and coco pops. Sblended is open to any other weird and wonderful requests you may come up with, but you’ll most likely be spoilt for choice with its own adventurous menu.

13 Moor Street, W1D 5NB, prices vary, sblendedshakes.com


Shakeaway, Croydon

Shakeaway’s huge menu caters for milkshake enthusiasts and can fulfil almost any special requirement, including fat and dairy-free options. Its ‘posh shakes’ are made with indulgent ingredients like tiramisu and Belgian chocolate, and there are even birthday cake shakes. A limited edition summer menu is currently on offer, featuring shakes blended with real fruit and crushed ice.

1150 WhitGift Centre, CR0 1XB, prices vary, shakeaway.com


Fruity Shakes

Tinseltown, Bayswater

Tinseltown is popular for its indulgent milkshakes which come in assorted ranges of flavours and combinations. These include fruit shakes bursting with fresh flavour, including chunky cherry, black forest fruits, apple and mango.

57 Westbourne Grove, W2 4UA, £3.33, tinseltown.co.uk


Giraffe Burgers & Cocktails, Marylebone

Giraffe’s drinks menu features a delightful Peach Melba shake full of fruity goodness – a blend of peaches, raspberry sauce and vanilla ice cream. Giraffe also offers a selection of alcoholic hard shakes.

35 James St, W1U 1EA, £3.50, giraffe.net

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