Feeling hot? Beat the Vegas summer heat with these cold treats

With Las Vegas heat in full effect, it seems the perfect time to introduce visitors to some of the best chilly options in Vegas. 

If you are looking for a cocktail, we recommend a milkshake! With National Ice Cream month occurring in July, and National Ice Cream Day on July 20, your milkshake might need a little extra oomph. At Holsteins Shakes & Buns in Downtown Las Vegas, you can enjoy a Bam-Boozled shake like the Donutella, a chocolate shake with coffee liqueur, Nutella and coffee, with a variety of tasty toppings like a mini donut! You can also get it without alcohol. For a treat that will remind you of your younger days, try the Campfire S’mores milkshake, featuring graham crackers, chocolate sauce, toasted marshmallows, S’mores chocolate balls, chocolate-covered graham crackers and vanilla frosting, all topped with a graham crumble.

Another great option for milkshakes is at Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer in The Venetian, a fun stop that looks out at the Strip. The restaurant’s CrazyShakes are pretty over the top and guaranteed to cool you off—the New Yorker is a strawberry shake with a slice of strawberry cheesecake perched on top, plus fresh strawberries and whipped cream. Other options here include the Brooklyn Blackout, a chocolate shake with two (!) brownies, the Cookie Shake, with a “cookiewich” and crumbled cookies (you can even make this one vegan), and the Cookies ’n Cream Supreme, with a cookies and cream sandwich and crumbled Oreos.

At Cabo Wabo Cantina at Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, you’ll find plenty of margaritas, one of the best being the margarita verde, with lime, cucumber and cilantro mixed with Cabo Wabo blanco tequila. It’s served on the rocks, and that provides excellent heat relief. And stress relief, too, TBH. 

If you are looking for more meal-like options, head to one of the excellent sushi restaurants in town like Kusa Nori, an Asian restaurant in Resorts World Las Vegas that has a nice selection of nigiri and sashimi. You can also get handrolls and mochi ice cream if you are around for happy hour from 4-5:30 p.m. daily in the bar.

Venturing off the Las Vegas Strip? An unusual offering comes from JINYA Ramen Bar in the trendy southern portion of the valley. The Chilled Tan Tan Men consists of thick noodles in a chilled chicken-soy broth with pork soboro.

Want dessert options (other than milkshakes)? Try the cookie trio with vanilla ice cream at Beerhaus in The Park at New York-New York. (Wash it down with an ice-cold beer. I admit I have done this myself.) Also at New York-New York is the hot fudge brownie sundae at America—it’s a classic. Cocolini gelato bar has four locations in Vegas along the Strip, including Miracle Mile Shops and The Venetian, and a cone here is a quick, delicious treat.

Day Dream

If you’re chilling the day away at Drai’s Beachclub at The Cromwell, check out the ice cream bars here. BuzzBar comes in a variety of flavors and is infused with alcohol. It’s a perfect way to cool down.

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