Sure, you can hang out indoors with the air-conditioning on high, or plunge into a pool.
But when it comes to beating the heat, nothing quite satisfies like ice cream, frozen yogurt, or an icy cold snoball. Here are our picks.
New Orleans
Angelo Brocato Ice Cream Parlor
214 N. Carrollton Ave., 504.486.1465, angelobrocatoicecream.com
Open: Tuesday–Thursday, 10 am–10 pm; Friday–Saturday, 10 am–10:30 pm; Sunday, 10 am–9 pm.
Founded in 1905 by Angelo Brocato, Sr. and still run with love by his family.
Creole Creamery
4924 Prytania St., 504.894.8680
Sunday–Thursday, Noon–10 pm, Friday & Saturday, Noon–11 pm
6260 Vicksburg St., 504.482.2924
Sunday–Thursday, 2–9 pm; Friday–Saturday, 2–10 pm
If you’re a true pioneer, you can have your name indefinitely preserved in the hall of fame for finishing the daunting Tchoupitoulas Sundae.
Hansen’s Snobliz
4801 Tchoupitoulas St., 504.891.9788, snobliz.com
Tuesday–Sunday, 1–7 pm
Ernest Hansen invented the shaved ice machine back in 1934, spurring NOLA’s love affair with the summer treat. The shop uses special layering methods to achieve a top-notch snoball.
NOLA Snow Snoballs
908 Harrison Ave.; 504.373.6555, nolasnow.com
Daily, 2–6 pm
Pandora’s Snowballs and Soft-Serve Ice Cream
901 North Carrollton Ave.
Daily, 12:30–7:30 pm
They have over 113 flavors, which they seem to add to every year.
Pinkberry
5601 Magazine St., 300 Canal St., and soon to come, 301 N. Carrollton, 504.899.4260, pinkberry.com
Daily 11 am–11 pm
Offering swirled frozen or scooped fresh Greek or frozen yogurt in expertly crafted flavors.
William’s Plum St. Snoballs
1300 Burdette Street (Corner of Burdette and Plum St.), 504.866.7996
Sunday–Friday, 2–8 pm; Saturday, Noon–8 pm
The best part of this popular snoball stand is choosing from such flavors as roasted marshmallow, bananas foster and cream, and pralines & cream.
Yogurtland
4903 Prytania St., 504.333.6809, yogurt-land.com
Daily 11 am–11 pm
Offers quality frozen yogurt made from real California milk and served with a wide array of premium, popular toppings.
Metairie/Kenner/Harahan
Sal’s Sno-ball Stand
1823 Metairie Ave., 504.666.1823
Sunday, 1–10:30 pm; Monday–Saturday, 11 am–10:30 pm
This family-owned business has been around since 1960, and they’ve been making their snoballs the same way since then.
Sunny’s Ice Cream Parlor
3437 Florida Avenue (near W. Esplanade and Williams), Kenner, 504.469.1842
Monday–Sunday, 2 pm–9 pm
Sunny’s has indoor seating for patrons and offers ice cream and yogurt in addition to its snoballs.
William’s Plum St. Snoballs
3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie, 504.866.7996
Thursday & Friday, 2–7 pm; Saturday, 9 am–8 pm; Sunday, 11 am–8 pm
Westbank
4th Street Treats
415 4th Street, Westwego, 504.644.4786
Daily, 1:30–8 pm
Enjoy the cool air-conditioning inside while enjoying a frozen custard or a snowball with super soft ice.
The Cold Spot
2837 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, 504.349.3444
Monday–Friday, 12:30–9 pm; Saturday & Sunday, Noon–9 pm
This long-time stand serves up banana split, sundaes, malts, and over 100 snowball flavors.
Van’s Snowballs
4811 General Meyer, New Orleans, 504.400.2625
Daily, 11–7 pm
One favorite is Stuffed Snowballs with soft-serve ice cream stuffed in the middle.