Nothing screams “fall” like a good ole pumpkin latte or an apple cider—even when it’s 85º outside. The coffee shops around town are showing off with their delightful spins on classic fall flavors, from maple to pumpkin to spiced apple and more. Check out these menus from 7 local coffee shops to see which you need to hit before the seasonal menu changes. (Feel free to think of this as your “fall drinks bucket list.”)
Baba Java
Baba Java serves ethically-sourced specialty-grade coffee and their shops’ ambience is the perfect blend of relaxed and refined (aka you can have a cozy conversation with a friend or grind on work). These fall flavors are crafted by their in-house coffee sommelier.
Locations:
- Homewood (817 Green Springs Hwy., Suite 109, Homewood)
- The Village at Meadowbrook (1801 Doug Baker Blvd., Suite 121A, Birmingham)
- Hoover (4730 Chace Cir., Suite 124, Birmingham)
Seasonal Drinks:
- Pumpkin Pie Latte (hot, iced, or shaken)
- Iced Maple Rum Cold Brew: cold brew with a maple rum cold foam
- Hot Autumn Fog: assam tea, milk, cozy cardamom syrup, and orange peel
You can get any of these flavors in the 12 or 16 oz. size. New canned coffee is also coming to the stores and Piggly Wiggly locations.
Cala Coffee
Cala’s bright, welcoming spaces are the perfect place to work or socialize at one of the long shareable tables or small tables.
Locations:
- 3950 Autumn Ln., Vestavia Hills
- 1826 3rd Ave. N., Suite 101, Birmingham
Seasonal Drinks:
- S’mores Latte: brown butter & mocha, marshmallow cold foam, and graham cracker crumble
- Cha-icing on the Cake Carrot Cake Chai: carrots, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, and chai
- Butter Believe It Brown Butter Capp: brown butter, espresso, and milk
- Yam! That’s Good. Sweet Potato Cold Brew: sweet potato, pumpkin spice marshmallow cold foam, and cold brew
- Influencer in the Wild – Wil Drake: a cereal milk matcha
Church St. Coffee & Books
Snuggle up with a fall drink, maybe a breakup cookie, and perhaps a new book to read while you work upstairs, downstairs, or outside on the patio.
81 Church St., Mountain Brook
Seasonal Drinks:
- Pumpkin Spice Latte: everything you love from the classic PSL
- Pumpkin Chai (the Church Street chai concentrate is homemade in-store)
- Maple Cream Latte (they make their own maple cream!)
- Homemade Chai Latte: vanilla, lavender, or amaretto chai available
- Bonus: Pumpkin Loaf [edible, not a coffee—ha!]
June Coffee
This warm, cozy café is nestled downtown and serves quality-roasted beans.
213 25th St. N., Suite C, Birmingham
Seasonal Coffees:
- Carrot Cake: espresso, milk, spiced carrot syrup, cream top, nutmeg
- Kurt Cold Foam: hojicha, Japanese brown sugar & black sesame syrup, cream top
- Chai Apple Spice: Minor Figures chai, Martinelli’s apple juice, cinnamon sugar
- Butterscotch: espresso, milk, brown butter syrup
- BTC [A Collaboration with Birmingham Tattoo Company]: espresso, milk, hot honey, free temporary tattoo
Red Cat Coffee House
This cozy coffee house has shady seating outside and yummy lunch and snack options for those days when you work through lunch.
Locations:
- Pepper Place (2901 2nd Ave. S., Suite 120, Birmingham)
- Railroad Park (1701 1st Ave. S., Suite 101, Birmingham)
- UAB Highlands (1201 11th Ave. S., Birmingham)
Seasonal Drinks:
- Frosted Pumpkin Latte: latte with white chocolate sauce and pumpkin syrup. Sweet, creamy, earthy, and warming!
- Caramel Apple Latte: latte with caramel sauce and apple syrup. Rich, fruity, and slightly tart! Try with cinnamon (+$0.25) for a spicy kick.
- Apple Cider: the classic apple cider with mulling spices.
- Spiced Brown Sugar Cold Brew: house-made cold brew with spiced brown sugar syrup.
Sweet Treats:
- Autumn apple oat muffin
- Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins (gluten free!)
Lunch Options:
- Harvest Turkey Melt: Smoked turkey with Gouda cheese, cranberry sauce, Granny Smith apples, and your choice of deli mustard or honey mustard, on Birmingham Breadworks sourdough.
- Fall Salad: Cranberries, Granny Smith apples, walnuts, and Feta cheese, with your choice of ranch, honey mustard, or balsamic vinaigrette.
Seeds Coffee Co.
Have you ever tried a coffee that had a roasted marshmallow on it toasted before your eyes? Well, you should. Enjoy sitting under the old gas station canopy outside or work inside. If you’re looking for a fun, healthy breakfast to go with your coffee, try their breakfast bowl—avocado, bacon, a sunny-side up egg, and more on top of a bed of greens.
174 Oxmoor Rd., Birmingham
Seasonal Drinks:
- Pumpkin Spice Latte: house-made pumpkin syrup, espresso, and milk
- Lemon Cake Latte: vanilla-lemon syrup, espresso, and milk
- Smokey Bandit: spicy & salted chocolate, espresso, milk, and roasted marshmallow
- Pumpkin Spice Matcha: housemade pumpkin syrup, matcha, and milk
- Colombia Red Bourbon [Pour Over Coffee]: tasting notes of raspberry, concord grape, and cool whip
- Colombia JRB Papayo [Pour Over Coffee]: tasting notes of mango, cranberries, and gummy worms
Whammy Coffee
If you need a fun coffee and you’re downtown, Whammy’s your place.
Located at 1143 1st Ave. S., Suite 103, Birmingham
- The Great Pumpkin: a pumpkin spice latte, but “Wham-ified”
- Granny Smith: cold brew, half & half, spiced apple syrup shaken until frothed
- Shout out to the Pear: spiced pear matcha
- Triple B: brown butter bourbon cappuccino
Happy coffee sipping!
