Ready for fall? Here’s where to get pumpkin spice and other fall flavors in Delaware
Love it or hate it, pumpkin spice and other fall flavors are back just in time for fall.
Chains like Starbucks and Dunkin have unveiled their full fall menu, but don't be limited by the chains. Plenty of other local Delaware cafes have been leaning into the autumnal vibes all year-round.
Here’s your guide to getting your favorite fall drinks, pumpkin spice and all.
Delaware cafes gear up for pumpkin spice, fall flavors
If you’re looking for some local flavor, Delaware’s favorite cafes have you covered.
Brew Haha!
Multiple locations, www.brewhaha.com
The Delaware chain has pumpkin spice flavoring available seasonally, but if you’re looking to skip ahead to even colder weather, Brew Haha! has you covered.
Brew Haha’s specialty lattes are available year-round, but if you’re looking for a seasonal treat, this may be the spot to look for. Some options include the Snickers latte with dark mocha, hazelnut and caramel flavors; the Jack Frost latte with white mocha and frosted mint; the Candy Cane Latte with white mocha and peppermint; Frosted Gingerbread with white mocha and gingerbread flavors and more.
Brew Haha! locations:
1000 Renaissance Way, Fairfax
1812 Marsh Road, Brandywine Hundred
222 Delaware Ave., Wilmington
3838 Kennett Pike, Greenville
45 E. Main St., Newark
5329 Limestone Road, Mill Creek
1400 N. DuPont St., Wilmington
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark; Christiana Hospital Lobby and Christiana Hospital E-Tower
Hours vary by location.
Faire Café
216 W. 9th St., Wilmington, www.fairecafe.com
Starting Sept. 3, Faire Café will unveil its fall menu, including a Chai Spiced Apple Cider, Apple Sage Latte, Chile Mocha Latte and Fig Latte.
Faire Café also has house-made syrups, like its snickerdoodle flavoring, that will satisfy any sweet tooth. Some of its seasonal lattes include a Cookies & Cream cold brew, Banana Split Latte, Cookie Dough Latte and Root Beer Americano.
Faire Café hours: Tuesday through Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
House of Coffi
14 W. Loockerman St., Dover, www.thehouseofcoffi.com
House of Coffi in Dover has your end-of-summer cravings in mind for its special menu.
Available now are its pumpkin spice lattes, Snickers cold brews and Brown Sugar Milk Tea with tapioca boba. If you’re still craving something on the sweeter side as summer wraps up, they also serve a Coconut Lavender Frozen Lemonade and a Mango Matcha Lemonade. They also serve breakfast and lunch while you’re out getting your fall fix.
House of Coffi hours: Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Coffee Mill
127 Rehoboth Ave. B, Rehoboth Beach, www.coffeemillrehoboth.com
The Coffee Mill has your pumpkin cravings covered.
Pumpkin-spiced lattes are available hot or iced all season long. Pumpkin pie coffees are also sold and ready to take home either ground by the pound or in whole bean form.
If you’re looking for a snack, The Coffee Mill also sells pumpkin spice muffins, pumpkin biscotti and pumpkin fritters ready to order.
The Coffee Mill hours are every day from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m.
Dunkin'
Dunkin’s fall menu is officially launched, with a new drink targeted for its adult audience who aren’t afraid of a little buzz.
This year, Dunkin’ launched its Pumpkin Spice Iced Latte Dunkin’ Spiked beverage. A “buzz-worthy twist on a quintessential fall classic,” this alcoholic beverage contains 6% ABV and is available in packs of four for customers aged 21 and up in select liquor stores.
Dunkin’s regular fall drink menu will include items like a Dunkalatte, pumpkin spice lattes and almond spice coffee. Fall food items at Dunkin’ will include loaded hash browns, pumpkin donuts, muffins and munchkins, banana chocolate chip bread and maple sugar seasoned bacon that can be used in breakfast sandwiches. An apple cider donut also will be available until Oct. 15.
Social media influencer Markie Devo posted a leak of the Dunkin’ fall menu release, which included additional Halloween-inspired food and drink menu items that are supposed to make their debut Oct. 16.
These items include a “potion macchiato” that combines espresso with a marshmallow flavoring combined to create a purple-colored macchiato. Also included are a spider donut and a Halloween munchkin bucket.
There are 66 Dunkin' locations in Delaware. Here's a locator map to find one close to you.
Starbucks
Pumpkin spice and fall flavors have been on Starbucks’ shelves since Aug. 22. Going on 21 years of the Pumpkin Spice Latte, Starbucks has fall drinks down to a science.
Aside from the classic pumpkin spice latte, Starbucks will serve pumpkin cream cold brew drinks, pumpkin cream chai, apple crisp oat milk macchiatos, iced apple crisp oat milk shaken espressos and an iced caramel apple cream latte. New to this year’s menu is the iced apple crisp non-dairy cream chai, which combines chai spice with oat milk and apple crisp cold foam.
New fall food available at Starbucks now include the pumpkin cream cheese muffin, baked apple croissant and the pumpkin and pepita loaf. A raccoon cake pop is also making its debut this fall. It is a vanilla and buttercream cake dipped in chocolate icing designed to look like a friendly raccoon.
Devo also posted a leak to some new Starbucks menu items coming Sept. 19, including an iced pecan crunch latte with oat milk, a salted pecan cream cold foam and a mummy cookie.
7-Eleven
The convenience store announced on Aug. 1 that it would unveil a new listing of fall flavors to its drink menus including pumpkin cream cold brew, pumpkin spice coffee and pumpkin spice lattes.
If you’re feeling so inclined as to travel for a special slurpee flavor, 7-Eleven is also debuting a Pumpkin Spice Slurpee drink in five select stores in Texas, Ohio, California and New York.
Krispy Kreme
Announced on Aug. 12, Krispy Kreme will be bringing back the pumpkin spice cake donut and pumpkin spice latte at participating shops for a limited time.
The specialty donut can be ordered individually or as a specialty dozen. The latte is served either hot, iced or frozen and topped with whipped cream and pumpkin spice seasoning.
Molly McVety covers community and environmental issues around Delaware. Contact her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @mollymcvety.
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Here’s where to get pumpkin spice and other fall flavors in Delaware