The top three: hard shakes

Mash

An American steakhouse by way of Denmark, this restaurant is huge, grand and sleek. The Five-Dollar Shake (£9.50) is based on a drink ordered by Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction. Made with bourbon, amaretto, vanilla ice cream, popcorn and salted caramel, it’s rich and very decadent.
77 Brewer Street, W1 (020 7734 2608; mashsteak.dk/restaurants/london)

Burger & Shake

The Ovaltini (£6.50) isn’t going to help you fall asleep, since it contains a fairly bracing combination of tequila, rum, malted caramel and coconut. Grab a booth and start off with a portion of hot buffalo (chicken) wings and blue cheese sauce (16 pieces for £9.50) and maybe squeeze in some mac ’n’ cheese alongside your burger.
47 Marchmont Street, WC1 (020 7837 7718; burgerandshake.co.uk)

The Love Shake

This little 1950s-style diner morphs into a buzzy bar in the evening and is the perfect spot to sample a hard shake. It only seats 35, so get there early to secure a red leather booth and order The Mars Attack (bourbon, peanut butter, toffee, chocolate and ice cream, £8.50) or The Old Bailey (Baileys and ice cream, £8.50).
5 Kingsland Road, E2 (theloveshake.co.uk)