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Viva la bendy straw! In Philadelphia and The Countryside, the options for sweet frozen beverages are limitless. There are classic black-and-whites in hamburger havens and booze-infused whips in restau-bars. There are shakes with kid sensibilities and shakes made with a connoisseur’s cocoa content; shakes from far-flung lands and shakes blended harmoniously with locally made Tastykakes. The following is a look at a few of Philly’s coolest sips in town:
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Milkshake @ Franklin Fountain
116 Market St Philadelphia, PA
Traditional shakes made with exquisite homemade ice cream (flavors like cherry vanilla, black raspberry and licorice stand alongside chocolate, vanilla and strawberry) make the old-timey Franklin Fountain a destination for shake enthusiasts.
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'Nutter @ Village Whiskey
118 S 20th St Philadelphia, PA
There’s only one shake on the menu at Jose Garces’ Village Whiskey but the ’Nutter (more likely named for fluffernutter than Philly’s Mayor Michael Nutter) is a doozy, with vanilla ice cream, peanut butter, bananas and Maker’s Mark.
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Adultshakes @ PYT
1050 North Hancock St. Philadelphia, PA
At PYT at The Piazza at Schmidts, the boozy ice cream cocktails are called “adultshakes,” with varieties like The Bubble Ohh (vanilla ice cream, jimmies and Three-O Bubble vodka), the Jon Valdez (espresso ice cream, Kahlua and Patron) and the ?uestlove, named for the famed Roots drummer (Frangelico, Bailey’s Irish Cream and vanilla ice cream).
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Avocado Shake @ Nam Phuong
1100 Washington Avenue Philadelphia, PA
When vanilla and chocolate just aren’t cutting it, the Vietnamese restaurant Nam Phuong has a tasty shake solution: a creamy blended avocado concoction that is as rich as it is comforting.
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Batidas @ Mixto Inc
1141 Pine Street Philadelphia, PA
The batidas, or Latin American-style milkshakes at Center City’s Mixto are pleasingly frothy whips of tropical fruits such as mango, soursop and guava.
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Milkshake @ Max Brenner
1500 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA
If the occasion demands it, Max Brenner (also known as The Chocolate Man) has a menu of milkshakes that redefine decadence: Hazelnut Chocolate Cream, Strawberry White Chocolate and Banana Split Latte.
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Frozen Drinks @ Capogiro Gelateria
117 S 20th St Philadelphia, PA
In Italy they’re called frappés, and at Philly’s famed Capogiro gelateria, the frozen drinks can be ordered in a rainbow of tempting flavors, from cashew and rhubarb to Turkish coffee and Nutella.
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Black-and-White Milkshake @ Charlie’s Hamburgers
336 Kedron Avenue Folsom, PA
A longtime favorite of Ridley Park residents, Charlie’s Hamburgers was founded in 1935. Throughout that history, black-and-white milkshakes made with Pott’s ice cream have played a starring role.
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Frullati al Cioccolato @ Golosa
806 S. 6th Street Philadelphia, PA
For the serious chocolate aficionado, Golosa grades its shakes by the cocoa content (56% and 70%), and there are other intriguing variations, including Spiced and Spicy Chocolate, Salty Chocolate and Caramel and Chocolate Cardamom and White Pepper.
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Violet Crumble Milkshake @ Ants Pants Cafe
2212 South St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
At the Aussie Ants Pants cafe, the Violet Crumble milkshake—vanilla ice cream whipped up with bits of a chocolate-covered honeycomb candy bar and topped with a crown of caramel whipped cream—is a thing of rare and exotic beauty.
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Classic Shake @ Bassett's Ice Cream
45 North 12th Street Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia it doesn’t get more classic than Bassetts, the local ice cream company founded in 1861. Though many local eateries will make shakes from Bassett’s ice cream, it’s worth a trip to the Reading Terminal Market stand for the real thing in one of more than 40 flavors such as butterscotch vanilla, green tea or mocha chip.
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Cake Shake @ SquareBurger
200 North 6th Street Philadelphia, PA
As a park-side burger shack, SquareBurger in Franklin Square is almost contractually required to serve great milkshakes, and they come in classic vanilla or chocolate (with or without malt) or Cake (with a monthly changing variety of Tastykakes blended in).
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Spiked Shakes @ Bobby' S Burger Palace
3925 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA
Leave it to a celebrity chef to reinvent the classics: Bobby Flay’s Burger Palace has three signature spiked shakes (Vanilla Caramel Bourbon, Pineapple Coconut Rum and Mocha Kahlua Vodka) in addition to a host of virgin shakes and malteds in tempting flavors like dark chocolate, pistachio and cola.
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Vegan Milkshakes @ Sketch
413 East Girard Avenue Philadelphia, PA
Fishtown’s Sketch has become a destination not only for burger lovers but for shake-craving vegans and lactose-intolerants. In addition to real milk drinks, they serve dairy-free shakes in vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, mint chip and pistachio.
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Milkshake @ Scoop Deville
1734 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA
The shakes at ice cream parlor Scoop DeVille are made with fat-free fro-yo (vanilla, chocolate, black cherry) sugar-free ice cream (vanilla) or old-fashioned ice cream (among the choices: butter pecan, Moose Tracks and rum raisin). All can be blended with a choice of dozens of mix-ins.
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Black Forest Cheesecake Shake @ Nifty Fifty's
2555 Street Road Bensalem, PA
The nostalgia-themed local chain Nifty Fifty’s takes its shakes seriously, starting from homemade ice cream frothed in the style of old-time soda fountains. The result is a thick, spoon-supporting concoction in flavors both familiar and exotic, like black forest cheesecake, that have won the restaurant a slew of awards.
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Knight Rider @ Burger Bar at Gallo’s Seafood
8101 Roosevelt Boulevard Philadelphia, PA
The Knight Rider milkshake at Mayfair’s Burger Bar at Gallo’s Seafood is spiced up with Kahlua, but for the teetotalers, there are also more innocent shakes in flavors like Mudslide and Monkey Business.
