18 of L.A.’s best pumpkin spice lattes and seasonal drinks to sip this fall

It’s been more than 20 years since Starbucks first released its pumpkin spice latte, but the autumnal trend is showing no signs of slowing down — now it starts in August. Here in L.A., neighborhood cafes embrace the season by pulling inspiration from our abundance of farmers market produce and the diverse cultures that shape our city.

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In addition to now-classic pumpkin spice, you’ll find espresso and matcha lattes sweetened to resemble salted maple pancakes, cookie butter and apple pie as well as an influx of embellished matcha and hojicha creations that reflect L.A.’s growing tea scene.

From a pumpkin pie latte crowned with graham cracker crumbles to a subtly sweet honey cardamom concoction, here are 18 of the best seasonal drinks to sip in L.A. this fall:

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Recommended Distance Clear All Show Results Showing Place Places Map view Showing Place Places Be Bright Coffee Fairfax Coffee $ Route Website Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! Print Share (Danielle Dorsey/Los Angeles Times) By Danielle Dorsey The Melrose Avenue coffee shop from husband-and-wife owners Frank and Michelle La is known for its award-winning coffee that’s locally roasted on a weekly basis, plus accolades such as Frank earning the title of 2024 U.S. Barista Champion and barista Christian Kim taking second place at the 2025 U.S. Brewers Cup. This fall, the cafe released a lineup of seasonal drinks served over ice, including a pumpkin pie latte with house-made pumpkin spice syrup, espresso, milk and pumpkin spice cold foam topped with crushed graham crackers and the happy camper with maple and vanilla syrups, espresso, milk, cold foam and smoked sea salt. Other autumnal specialties include a pumpkin cream cold brew, black sesame mocha, an apple cider tonic and spiced apple espresso cream soda. Show more Show less Route Details Member Exclusive

Get Started BLVD Cafecito Burbank Coffeehouse $ Call Route Website Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! Print Share (Stephanie Breijo/Los Angeles Times) By Stephanie Breijo One of Burbank’s best cafes usually keeps things festive, offering the likes of love-themed menus in February and Krampus-inspired concoctions in winter. This autumn BLVD Cafecito unveiled a handful of drinks that feel like fall even during a Valley heatwave, and they’re all available hot or cold. Now through at least the end of the month, drop by for pumpkin spice lattes or maple spice lattes adorned with cinnamon sugar, or take your mocha to the next level by ordering the s’mores latte, which transforms the classic with fluffy marshmallow cold foam and a sprinkling of graham cracker crumb. If you can’t go apple picking, there’s also a new caramel apple latte that’s sweetened with caramel apple syrup and crowned with a creamy sweet-tart apple cold foam. What’s more, BLVD Cafecito’s seasonal house-made cold foams of granny apple, pumpkin spice, and toasted marshmallow can be added to any drink, in case you’d prefer to add just a touch of autumn to your usual order. Show more Show less Route Details Dayglow Silver Lake Coffee Route Website Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! Print Share (Stephanie Breijo/Los Angeles Times) By Stephanie Breijo This fall marked the return of one of Dayglow’s best caffeinated concoctions: The Fantastic Mr. Fox, originally created for founder Tohm Ifergan’s director-inspired drink series. He pays homage to Wes Anderson’s film and subverts the usual pumpkin-spice flavor profile by combining apple with pumpkin in a layered espresso drink made of cider-infused oat milk, apple-fermented coffee beans, and a pumpkin-tinged cream topping. Available both hot and cold, and tasting of fall in either variation, it’s one of the city’s more thoughtful PSL renditions.“The addition of pumpkin just made more sense,” Ifergan told The Times. “I think apple and pumpkin work really well together, but you don’t see it often.” Find it in Silver Lake, Larchmont and the new outpost in Chinatown. Show more Show less Route Details Thoughts on our guides? Let’s hear it!

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