W hen you need ice, ice, baby, Houston restaurants and bars are ready to put on the big chill. Frozen drinks are practically a year-round craving here, with the slushy margarita leading the charge.

But there are plenty of other arctic chillers afoot. Consider these frosty concoctions.

Four different frozen concoctions are layered into the Nola Bomb cocktail at Orleans Seafood Kitchen in Katy.

The frozen Nola Bomb at Orleans Seafood Kitchen in Katy is equal parts icy margarita, Hurricane, Piña Colada, and rum with blue curacao. It’s among the frozen treats at the restaurant specializing in Cajun fare and Crescent City-style fun. 20940 Katy Fwy.; orleansseafoodkitchen.com

Rainbow Lodge's Friesling is a frozen blend of Riesling wine, Martine’s Texas Honeysuckle Liqueur, and fresh lime juice.

Rainbow Lodge offers classic libations on its cocktail menu. But the elegant restaurant, known as one of the city’s most romantic dining venues, also frappes it up with its Friesling chiller — a frozen blend of Riesling wine, Martine’s Texas Honeysuckle Liqueur and fresh lime juice topped with lime zest. 2011 Ella; rainbow-lodge.com

Patterson Park, the treehouse bar set on White Oak Bayou Trail, blends up two frozen cocktails: Frozen Pickleback (Tullamore Dew, pickle juice and lime), right, and Bark Park Punch (vanilla rum and cherry).

If you’re at a patio bar, chances are you’re going to opt for the coldest drink possible. Patterson Park along the White Oak Bayou Trail blends up two chillers: Frozen Pickleback (Tullamore Dew, pickle juice and lime) and Bark Park Punch (vanilla rum and cherry). On Wednesday frozens are $5 starting at 7 p.m. 2205 Patterson; pattersonparkhouston.com

Goode Co. Fish Camp in the Woodlands cools things down with its seriously cold Frozen Lemon Elderflower G&T, a slushy mix of gin, elderflower tonic syrup, lemon juice and seltzer. 8865 Six Pines Dr., the Woodlands; goodecompanyfishcamp.com

Urbe in Uptown makes a Roasted Mojito, a frozen sludge of rum, sugar cane liquor, roasted fruit, and mint.

While Hugo Ortega restaurants have never served frozen cocktails, the H-Town Restaurant Group have made allowances at its Mexican street food concept, Urbe in Uptown, where the Roasted Mojito, a frozen sludge of rum, sugar cane liquor, roasted fruit, and mint. 1101 Uptown Park Blvd; urbehouston.com

Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen restaurants offers a variety of frozen margaritas including a Bubbles Margarita with a champagne floater.

The range of frozen margaritas at Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen restaurants is vast, including strawberry, mango, peach, and sangria flavors. But if a classic frozen marg is calling you, reach for one of Sylvia’s tequila slushees, which include a Bubbles Margarita that includes a champagne floater. 6401 Woodway and 1140 Eldridge Pkwy.; sylviasenchiladas.com

Monkey’s Tail in Lindale park serves The Northside, a frozen elixir of cucumber vodka, dry gin, mint, and lime.

Monkey’s Tail in Lindale park is known for its signature frozen margarita, but it also serves The Northside, a frozen elixir of cucumber vodka, dry gin, mint, and lime. Its avocado-colored hue makes it easy being green. 5802 Fulton; monkeystailhou.com

Willie’s Grill & Icehouse serves a Frozen Jack & Coke.

There are plenty of slushy margaritas and New Orleans-style chillers at Willie’s Grill & Icehouse. But when’s the last time you slurped a Frozen Jack & Coke? Willie’s has one, a sub-zero merger of Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola. Multiple area locations; williesgrillandicehouse.com

La Calle Tacos & Tortas offers a Piña Colada made with rum and fresh pineapple.

What are tacos without margaritas, and vice versa? La Calle Tacos & Tortas specializes in both with a full range of icy margs. But we also make room for the house Piña Colada made with rum and fresh pineapple. Three Houston locations; lacalletacos.com

La Grange offers the Frozen Watermelon Fresca, a frozen frappe of blanco tequila, Aperol, fresh watermelon, lemon juice and agave.

La Grange bar in Montrose is where you’ll find the Frozen Watermelon Fresca, a refreshing frappe of blanco tequila, Aperol, fresh watermelon, lemon juice and agave. For those who like their melons boozy. 2517 Ralph; lagrangehouston.com

The Original Ninfa’s on Navigation offers a Frozen Basil Margarita, made with house-infused basil silver tequila, pomegranate liqueur, fresh watermelon, lime juice, and prickly pear syrup.

The Original Ninfa’s on Navigation is no slouch when it comes to frozen cocktails. But the house that Mama Ninfa built is also home to the Frozen Basil Margarita, made with house-infused basil silver tequila, pomegranate liqueur, fresh watermelon, lime juice, and the sweetness of prickly pear syrup. 2704 Navigation; ninfas.com

Betelgeuse on Washington offers a Half Frozen French 75 made with gin, simple syrup, fresh frozen lemon juice, and topped with sparkling wine.

The new Betelgeuse Betelgeuse on Washington (beer, cocktails, pizza joint) offers a Half Frozen French 75, a stylish chiller of gin, simple syrup, fresh frozen lemon juice topped by a slug of sparkling wine. 2101 Washington; betelgeusehou.com

Montrose Cheese & Wine tops its frozen rosé with a floater of Cappelletti, a wine-based aperitif.

If you’re the rosé all day sort, you’re already well familiar with the frosé. Montrose Cheese & Wine takes it a step further with a frozen rosé — they use an organically farmed pink wine from the Languedoc — with a floater of Cappelletti, a wine-based aperitif. 1618 Westheimer; montrosecheeseandwine.com

Dish Society makes a frozen mimosa spiked with vodka.

Anyone can pour together a simple mimosa (and everyone does). But Dish Society spikes its frozen mimosa with vodka. Also available by the carafe (hey, just like brunch-mosas!). Multiple locations; dishsociety.com

Molina’s Cantina offers a Mangonada Margarita, a traditional tequila froth with a spicy chamoy swirl and a rim of Tajin.

So many frozen treats tempt at Molina’s Cantina, Houston’s OG Tex-Mex. If you really want to do the twist, though, opt for the Mangonada Margarita with a spicy chamoy swirl and a rim of Tajin. Multiple locations; molinascantina.com

Angel Share's Frozen Paloma is made with silver tequila, grapefruit juice, lime and salt tincture.

The downtown charity bar Angel Share whips up a Frozen Paloma, fashioned with silver tequila, grapefruit juice, lime and salt tincture. Think of it as “a margarita’s hot older sister,” said owner Mary Ellen Angel. 924 Congress; angelsharehtx.com

Kirby Ice House makes the Kirby Frozen Tea (an Arnold Palmer made with sweet tea vodka and peach schnapps) and Kirby Skinny Frosé (made with rosé wine, rum and blueberry syrup).

Kirby Ice House puts the ice in icehouse with two icy cocktails: Kirby Frozen Tea (an Arnold Palmer made with sweet tea vodka and peach schnapps) and Kirby Skinny Frosé (made with rosé wine, rum and blueberry syrup). 3333 Eastside; kirbyicehouse.com

B.B. Lemon's new frozen is It’s Pineapples and Oranges to Me, made with mezcal, pineapple, orange, triple sec and simple syrup.

Cocktails and wine rule the libations list at B.B. Lemon. But the Washington Corridor tavern isn’t about to be left out of the season’s frozen shenanigans. The new It’s Pineapples and Oranges to Me is made with mezcal, pineapple, orange, triple sec and simple syrup. 1809 Washington; bblemon.com

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Greg Morago was a features editor and reporter for The Hartford Courant for 25 years before joining the Houston Chronicle as food editor in 2009. He writes about food, restaurants, spirits, travel, fashion and beauty. He is a native Arizonan and member of the Pima tribe of the Gila River Indian Community.