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6 Cold Coffee Drinks for a Warm Day

Two mason jars filled with iced coffee topped with whipped cream, multi-colored marshmallows, sprinkles, and striped red straws on a wooden table.

Whether waking up early to catch a sunrise or heading out for a day on the water, sometimes you just need a little jolt of caffeine to get your day started. In the summertime, we’re all about trading in a hot cup of Joe for a cooler model. From classic iced lattes to coffee-infused smoothies, here are some of our favorite cold coffee drinks for a summer morning.

Specialty Iced Lattes

The Bee & the Biscuit

Three iced coffee drinks in mason jars, topped with whipped cream and cereal, with black and yellow striped straws.
Three iced coffee drinks in mason jars, topped with whipped cream and cereal, with black and yellow striped straws.

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Operating out of a charming 1919 cottage in the Pungo Agricultural District, The Bee & the Biscuit is a Virginia Beach breakfast staple. With a menu as tasty and creative as theirs, it’s no wonder they have the iced coffee to match. With new flavor creations, like Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Hazelnut Vanilla, and Mocha Coconut, coming out virtually every day, you can’t go wrong with any of their iced lattes.  

Nitro Cold Brews

Town Center Cold Pressed

Two iced coffee cups with straws on a wooden surface. A street with parked cars and apartment buildings under a clear sky in the background.
Two iced coffee cups with straws on a wooden surface. A street with parked cars and apartment buildings under a clear sky in the background.

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The Central American Series of Nitro Cold Brew coffee, at Town Center Cold Pressed, is definitely something any coffee fan needs to experience. With roasts such as Panamanian Blonde, Guatemalan Medium, and Honduran Dark on tap, with tasting notes ranging from brown sugar and cinnamon to lemon drop and apple, there’s something for everyone here. You can even bring your own Growler and take some to go!

 

Coffee Date “Liquid Meal”

Fruitive

A grilled sandwich with avocado and greens on a plate beside a chocolate smoothie in a cup with a straw, set on a wooden table with greenery and a brick wall backdrop.
A grilled sandwich with avocado and greens on a plate beside a chocolate smoothie in a cup with a straw, set on a wooden table with greenery and a brick wall backdrop.
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Operating out of Hilltop in the Oceanfront area, this smoothie is as delicious as it is filling. It’s coffee and breakfast at the same time. What could be better than that? Fruitive blends cold brew coffee with Brazil nut milk, banana, peanut butter, raw cacao powder and maple syrup for a healthy start that will give you the energy you need to take on a day at the beach.

 

Iced Pungo Latte

Three Ships Coffee

Hand holding an iced layered drink with a straw, in a cafe with wooden furniture and wall art.
Hand holding an iced layered drink with a straw, in a cafe with wooden furniture and wall art.
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Three Ship’s Pungo Latte is a classic iced latte made with their delicious house-roasted coffee and sweetened with seasonal berries, like strawberries or blueberries, that come straight from Pungo. This is one you have to try when you find yourself in the ViBe Creative District. Grab a hand pie before you go, which comes in both sweet and savory flavors, like ham and cheese and Nutella.

 

Facelift Smoothie

The Green Cat Juice Bar & Market

A smoothie with a straw from "The Green Cat Juice Bar & Market" next to a red vase with orange flowers on a wooden table.
A smoothie with a straw from "The Green Cat Juice Bar & Market" next to a red vase with orange flowers on a wooden table.

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The Green Cat, located at the Oceanfront, is one of our favorite smoothie spots in town, so it’s no wonder we can’t get enough of their Facelift Smoothie. With banana and coconut oil blended in with the coffee, this smoothie has everything we need to get our day started the right way.

 

Iced Latte

Roast Rider Coffee + Tea

Woman smiling with a dog, sitting at a table with iced coffee and a bottle labeled "Cold Brew Roast Rider.
Woman smiling with a dog, sitting at a table with iced coffee and a bottle labeled "Cold Brew Roast Rider.

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Hilltop’s Roast Rider Coffee brews their own coffee in-house, so we like to keep it simple here. The iced latte, with a little cream and sugar, is as good as the perfect refreshing pick-me-up for a summer morning.

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  • Dine Like a Local
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  • Town Center
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