It is officially fall here in Columbus! The leaves are changing, the temperature is dropping, but most importantly, the menus are evolving at some of your favorite restaurants. From Lane Avenue to Short North, almost every menu is now featuring flavors like pumpkin, apple, brown sugar, and cinnamon. This fall, I want to make sure you are taking advantage of these limited time flavors, because it does not get better than this.
Starbucks
Pumpkin Spice Latte. Do I have to say more? When you think of a fall menu, your mind should immediately go to Starbucks. Accompanying the famous pumpkin spice latte, Starbucks also brought back a few fall favorites such as the Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai, Iced Pecan Crunch Latte, and the Pecan Cortado.
Aside from what everyone knows and loves, Starbucks is also adding some brand new menu items this fall. The Caramel Aerocano, Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso, Iced Pumpkin Cream Matcha, and Iced Banana Bread Chai are just the start of the new menu items.
7 Brew
Rising rapidly in popularity over the last few years, 7 Brew has proven itself to be a competitor of some of the longest standing fast food coffee chains. Opening over 400 locations in the last year alone, 7 Brew has to prove themselves with their fall menu. Luckily for Ohio State students, one of the only walk-in 7 Brew locations is right here on High Street! This fall, 7 Brew is bringing five new drinks to their menu.
For the apple lovers, order the Drizzled Apple Frozen Chiller, The Apple Butter Chai Latte, or The Caramel Apple Pie Macchiato. If you enjoy pumpkin more, order the Pumpkin Roll Shake or the Pumpkin Blondie.
Playa Bowls
Calling it their “Jacked 4 Pumpkin Menu,” Playa Bowls has three new items to get their customers in the fall spirit. Playa Bowls is a health food restaurant chain that serves acai bowls, smoothies, coffee, and much more.
Starting with their Happy Pumpkin Acai Bowl, this bowl features playa acai, blueberry flax granola, non dairy coco whip, topped with pumpkin spice and pumpkin butter drizzle.
The Apple Cinnamon Crunch Bowl features apples, blueberry flax granola, walnuts, banana, and a peanut butter drizzle
Finally, their Banana Cream Pumpkin Pie Smoothie contains banana, blueberry flax granola, pumpkin spice coconut milk, with coco whip and pumpkin butter on top.
Dunkin Donuts Fall Menu
If nothing has caught your eye so far, Dunkin Donuts is sure to have something that you like. Taking the crown for variety, Dunkin has over 20 new menu items to celebrate the fall season.
Starting with the expected pumpkin, they have drinks such as the Pumpkin Cloud Dunkalatte, the Pumpkin Patch Cloud Latte, and the Pumpkin Pie Coffee Chiller. For pumpkin flavored food, they have Pumpkin Donuts, Pumpkin Muffins, and Pumpkin Munchkins.They also have a variety of Tiramisu drinks, such as the Tiramisu Cloud Latte, the Tiramisu Protein Latte, and the Tiramisu Shaken Espresso
Instead of just having fall flavors, Dunkin also came out with a Halloween menu, which features the Melon Deuce Energy, the Berry Daydream Refresher, and the Berry Clementine Refresher.
First Watch
If you are traveling south, you might stumble upon First Watch, a delicious brunch restaurant open daily. Their Spice, Spice, Baby fall menu just dropped, and it is something you do not want to miss.
Starting with drinks and an appetizer, they have a Blazing Dragon Refresher featuring strawberry, lemon, and dragon fruit. To go with it, they have my personal favorite, the pumpkin donuts. They are paired with warm caramel and creme for dipping, perfect to share with friends or keep for yourself.
For entrees, they have three main meals specific to this fall season. For the savory lovers, they have the Godfather Breakfast Bowl, the perfect bowl to balance the classic meat, eggs, and grits. For those with a sweet tooth, they have a Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast, and a Maple Bacon Croissant Sandwich.
From coffee to treats and breakfast, High Street is sure to have the flavors to help you celebrate this fall season. No matter which end you stumble upon, the nearby food chains are sure to have those delicious fall flavors we all know and love. Before peppermint takes over, make sure you take advantage of this annual opportunity to add some pumpkin to your diet!