As if you needed another reason to visit Shake Shack (seriously, we already have their crinkle fries way too often), it’s bringing back its smash-hit Dubai Chocolate Pistachio Shake to all locations nationwide. We first encountered the viral milkshake back in April 2025, when it was given a limited-time test run at select Shack locations in Los Angeles, New York and Miami. Visitors in those lucky cities formed lines to make sure they could get the drink—and by 10 a.m. each day, the shakes had run out. So now, Shake Shack is making sure you can get one, too.
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Starting Tuesday, June 24, the brand will be serving the Dubai Chocolate Pistachio Shake at all Shake Shack locations nationwide. It's a drinkable take on the titular chocolate bar (which has been transformed into everything from boozy cocktails to cheesecake bombs), which was first created by Emirati Fix Dessert Chocolatier in Dubai and became popular on TikTok for its delicious mix of smooth milk chocolate filled with crispy, finely shredded filo dough kadayif and creamy pistachio and tahini filling.
According to Shake Shack’s press release, its international team visited the Middle East in December 2024 and first got the idea to make a milkshake based on the dessert—the culinary team was already working on developing the crackable chocolate shell and this seemed like the perfect bev to apply it to. The Dubai Chocolate Pistachio Shake first became available at Shake Shacks in, where else, Dubai this February, before it came to LA, NYC and Miami two months later. And now the rest of the U.S. will get a taste.
The shake will be priced at $9.49 and will contain pistachio frozen custard blended with toasted kadayif, covered in a crackable dark chocolate shell you can plunge through with your straw. On top, you'll find a sprinkling of chopped pistachios and kadayif.
Your nearest Shake Shack will start churning these up next Tuesday but get there early—the premium ingredients required to make it mean that there can only be a limited number available each day. Moreover, you can’t order by app—you have to go in person to get one. That kind of continues the mystique of the original bar, but at least you don’t have to go all the way to Dubai for it!