It’s all sunny vibes at Playa Vista’s Da Kikokiko, Top Chef season 14 winner Brooke Williamson’s love letter to Hawaii. Here precarious mounds of shaved ice are doused in syrups with flavors like yuzu and mango-jasmine and can be topped with li hing mui and filled with ice cream and adzuki bean.

The possibilities are endless at West LA’s beloved Brian’s Shave Ice, with nearly 40 flavors and myriad fillings and toppings that make Hawaiian expats feel right at home. Because there are few better ways to capture those island vibes than with a Dole Whip-filled li hing mui shave ice topped with sour spray.

Sawtelle hotspot Blockheads serves what is best described as shaved ice cream, making individual batches of snow cream blocks that are shaved to order before being dressed with things like almond jelly and egg pudding.

This Pennsylvania-based dessert chain with locations North Hollywood and Culver City serves its signature Italian Ice with a massive array of fruity flavors. Add on some frozen custard for a real pro move 

This food truck-turned brick and mortar now has locations in Northridge, Sherman Oaks, and Torrance. With both tried and true combos and build-your-own options for those looking for zanier concoctions, it’s a great way to cool down while in the South Bay.

A stop at Mister Coffee is a nearly essential conclusion to an evening out in Koreatown. Nothing cleanses the palate after a meat sweats-inducing Korean barbecue meal like a massive bowl of patbingsoo loaded with ice cream, mochi, fresh fruit, red beans, and the requisite Fruity Pebbles. 

Far from the over-the-top shaved ice retailers that put every sweet treat on top of their frosty creations, Okrumong is shaved ice for classicists. Here the patbinsoo is just as you would get it in South Korea—a generous mound of pillowy shaved ice simply flavored with things like red bean, black sesame, and green tea.

Although it’s located in the heart of Koreatown, this Sun Nong Dan-adjacent shaved ice spot offers a Taiwanese take on the frozen dessert. Here blocks of snow made with ingredients like fresh fruits, Grade A matcha, and Korean misugaru are shaved into fine ribbons that are available with a variety of toppings.

Taiwanese dessert parlor Blackball specializes in tar black grass jelly which can be served hot or cold over ice. Get the iced version with a variety of toppings like red bean, boba, and sweet potato balls.