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Ice cream and coffee drinks surrounded by pastel pumpkins. — In October, pumpkin-flavored treats never fail.

The 15 Best Pumpkin-Flavored Drinks and Dishes in Houston

Fall is Houston is back, and so are the pumpkin-fueled beers, cocktails, and pastries

by Brittany Britto Garley Updated Oct 16, 2024, 1:48pm CDT

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In October, pumpkin-flavored treats never fail.

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by Brittany Britto Garley Updated Oct 16, 2024, 1:48pm CDT

It might not feel like fall outside, but rest assured, the season has begun. The beginning of October means restaurants, dessert shops, and even bars around Houston have broken out their pumpkin-spiced best, including cold pumpkin beers, milkshakes, cocktails, and plenty of pumpkin pastries, including orange-striped croissants stuffed with pumpkin cream cheese, the classic pumpkin pie, and pumpkin-shaped conchas. Here are some of the best pumpkin-spiked treats available right now at Houston restaurants and bars.

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El Bolillo Bakery

Along with the kickoff of its pan dulce season, this Latin bakery and its five locations will also launch special pumpkin desserts, including pumpkin spice cake that’s layered with rich cream cheese icing and creamy pumpkin pie chiffon; fluffy pumpkin-shaped conchas; and pumpkin spice cake pops dipped in orange-dyed white chocolate. Even Bolillo’s iconic tres leches gets a fall makeover. The bakery will offer pumpkin tres leches cake made with pumpkin-spiced sponge cake soaked in a tres leches milk blend and topped with pumpkin whipped cream.

2421 S Wayside Dr, Houston, TX 77023

El Bolillo’s pumpkin-decorated pan de muerto. — El Bolillo Bakery’s pan de muerto and pumpkin treats are back.

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Dessert Gallery Bakery & Cafe

Dessert Gallery is pulling out the stops this season with its two pumpkin desserts. Aside from a pumpkin spice pie, the Upper Kirby bakery also features the new Pumpkin Dream Cake — cream cheese filling and pumpkin mousse sandwiched in between six layers of pumpkin cake, all topped with toffee and white chocolate ($11 for a single serving at $47 for a whole cake). For those looking for more of a traditional pie, the Rustic Pumpkin Pie is encased in a flaky homemade crust that blends spiced pumpkin and sweet potato with warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, making for a filling that encapsulates the fall season ($40).

3600 Kirby Dr # D, Houston, TX 77098

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Axelrad Beer Garden

In celebration of fall, this Midtown watering hole will offer a variety of pumpkin beer through October. Aside from Lakewood Brewing Punkel Dunkel, brewed in 2024, Axelrad will also pour pints of Saint Arnold’s Pumpkinator, brewed in 2020, 2021, and 2022 in bourbon barrels with fun flavors like coffee and cocoa nibs. These seasonal beers will be available for 20 percent off during Axelrad’s weekday happy hours until 7 p.m.

1517 Alabama St (Almeda St), Houston, TX 77004

A person pours pumpkin beer into a glass. — Drink pumpkin beer while you can.

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The Original Marini's Empanada House

This famed Argentine pastry destination boasts a lengthy menu of sweet and savory empanadas, including a pumpkin option that’s served year-round. Dusted with cinnamon sugar and stuffed with freshly made pumpkin puree, it’s a perfect bite and only $3.

10001 Westheimer Rd #2570, Houston, TX 77042

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The Warwick

This Southern restaurant is launching its new lineup of fall cocktails on Friday, October 4, featuring at least two cocktails that will appeal to pumpkin fans. For those who like a stiff drink but also love a good pumpkin spice treat, the Pumpkin Spice Old Fashioned blends Makers Mark, pumpkin puree, and walnut bitters, with a dash of cinnamon. The pumpkin pie martini — vanilla vodka, dark rum, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, and half-and-half — is basically dessert.

5888 Westheimer Road, TX 77057

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Common Bond Bistro & Bakery - Montrose

Common Bond is here to make you think of colder days with an entire pumpkin- and fall-themed menu at its restaurants and On-the-Go locations, including PSLs served hot, iced, or frozen. For pastries, Common Bond is offering pumpkin spice macarons with spiced pumpkin ganache and espresso; a pumpkin muffin loaded with pecans, chocolate chips, and cinnamon streusel; and an orange-striped pumpkin croissant filled with spiced pumpkin and cream cheese.

1706 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006

A frozen pumpkin-spiced latte topped with whipped foam and cinnamon, with a backdrop with photos. — Pumpkin-spice treats are an annual tradition at Common Bond.

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Little Rey

Atlanta-based chef Ford Fry’s fast-casual North Mexican restaurant is big on tacos al carbon, fresh tortillas, and margaritas, but the restaurant also knows a great dessert. Little Rey has debuted its new seasonal pumpkin-spiced soft serve ice cream, which comes topped with candied pumpkin seed, pumpkin seed oil, and pumpkin spice — a cool and sweet option for Houston’s warm version of fall.

2345 Mid Lane, Houston, TX 77027

A couple of pumpkin soft-serve ice cream topped with candied pumpkin seed and pumpkin seed oil. — Little Rey’s soft-serve ice cream gets the pumpkin spice treatment.

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Sinfull Bakery

Sinfull Bakery is perhaps best known for its enormous, pillowy-soft cinnamon rolls, so it’s no surprise it’s offering a pumpkin spice version just in time for fall. Not enough pumpkin? The vegan bakery also offers pumpkin muffins, pumpkin loaves, and, of course, PSLs.

1714 Webster St, Houston, TX 77003

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Verde Garden

This Harlow District Mexican restaurant and beer garden capitalizes on both fall and Houston’s love of the carajillo with a pumpkin-fueled version of this popular coffee cocktail. The seasonal Witch, Please! ($16) blends rum infused with roasted pumpkin seeds for a nutty flavor, homemade bergamot-vanilla liqueur, and coffee for a smooth and caffeinated kick. The pumpkin spice cold foam offers a creamy finish.

2817 West Dallas Street, Houston, Texas 77019

A pumpkin carajillo topped with a foam and a pumpkin candy. — Verde Garden offers a fall flair to the carajillo.

Kazzan Ramen

For a special Halloween-themed cocktail, head to this new Heights ramen bar, home of steamy volcanic ramen. A cross between a rum punch and a pumpkin-spiced espresso martini, the Trick O Treat cocktail combines aged and spiced rums with Pineau des Charentes, espresso liqueur, pumpkin spice, and Rumchata foam before topping it with milk clarification.

191 Heights Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77007

A pumpkin cocktail topped with Rumchata foam and pumpkin spice at Kazzan Ramen & Bar. — Treat yourself to a pumpkin-spiced cocktail at Kazzan Ramen & Bar.

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bellagreen

This health-conscious restaurant in Houston’s CityCenter incorporates pumpkin into its savory and sweet menu. Diners can find gluten-free pumpkin beef chili, seared salmon served with pumpkin puree, and its Autumn galette, a homemade dough that’s filled with pumpkin puree, bacon, roasted butternut squash, caramelized onion, and sauteed kale, and then topped with creamy goat cheese. Bellagreen combines two favorite desserts in one in the pumpkin pie cheesecake.

800 Town and Country Blvd, Houston, TX 77024

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Buttermilk Baby

The Heights’ newest all-day cafe and soft-serve ice cream shop offers pumpkin treats throughout October. Diners can score pumpkin spice lattes, iced or hot; creamy pumpkin frappes; and pumpkin spice boozy shakes made with Cavel vanilla ice cream, pumpkin flavoring, Absolut vanilla vodka, and Baileys. The food menu offers a variety of hearty treats, like biscuit sandwiches, buttermilk pancakes, smash burgers, milkshakes, and ice cream creations of all types.

600 North Shepherd Drive, Houston, Texas 77007

A coffee drink topped with foam and caramel at Buttermilk Baby. — Buttermilk Baby’s pink wonderland is offering a slew of pumpkin-flavored treats.

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Kolache Shoppe - Heights

This kolache haven will lean into the pumpkin craze through October with $6 spiced pumpkin cream cold brew drinks topped with pumpkin-flavored cold foam and spiced pumpkin lattes made with Boomtown espresso, fall spices, and condensed milk. However, diners who want to try the exclusively seasonal pumpkin cream kolache must venture to the Pearland location. The kolache awaits, layered with sweetened cream cheese, spiced pumpkin puree, and crumbled graham crackers.

1031 Heights Blvd (11th Street), Houston, TX 77008

Kolache Shoppe’s pumpkin cream kolache is topped with spiced pumpkin puree and crumbled graham crackers. — Kolache Shoppe is offering pumpkin drinks and pastries through October.

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Slowpokes

Not a coffee fan, but still need a pumpkin spice fix? In addition to its traditional pumpkin pie late, this local coffee shop chain has a pumpkin chai latte featuring Slowpokes’s signature Punkin’ Pie sauce. If you really want to maximize your pumpkin spice potential, Slowpokes also offers a pumpkin cold foam that you can add to any other drink for $1.25.

8147B Long Point Rd, Houston, TX 77055

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State Fare Kitchen & Bar

Now through October 31st, State Fare Kitchen & Bar offers its annually anticipated treat—pumpkin spice fried Oreos ($13). This popular cookie gets covered in a pumpkin-spiced batter before being deep-fried and plated with a caramel drizzle, powdered sugar, and a dollop of vanilla ice cream. Available at all three locations.

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947 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77024

Pumpkin spice fried oreos plated with a caramel drizzle, powdered sugar, and a dollop of ice cream. — A seasonal pumpkin treat returns to State Fare this fall.

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El Bolillo Bakery

2421 S Wayside Dr, Houston, TX 77023

Along with the kickoff of its pan dulce season, this Latin bakery and its five locations will also launch special pumpkin desserts, including pumpkin spice cake that’s layered with rich cream cheese icing and creamy pumpkin pie chiffon; fluffy pumpkin-shaped conchas; and pumpkin spice cake pops dipped in orange-dyed white chocolate. Even Bolillo’s iconic tres leches gets a fall makeover. The bakery will offer pumpkin tres leches cake made with pumpkin-spiced sponge cake soaked in a tres leches milk blend and topped with pumpkin whipped cream.

2421 S Wayside Dr, Houston, TX 77023

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El Bolillo’s pumpkin-decorated pan de muerto. — El Bolillo Bakery’s pan de muerto and pumpkin treats are back.

Dessert Gallery Bakery & Cafe

3600 Kirby Dr # D, Houston, TX 77098

Dessert Gallery is pulling out the stops this season with its two pumpkin desserts. Aside from a pumpkin spice pie, the Upper Kirby bakery also features the new Pumpkin Dream Cake — cream cheese filling and pumpkin mousse sandwiched in between six layers of pumpkin cake, all topped with toffee and white chocolate ($11 for a single serving at $47 for a whole cake). For those looking for more of a traditional pie, the Rustic Pumpkin Pie is encased in a flaky homemade crust that blends spiced pumpkin and sweet potato with warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, making for a filling that encapsulates the fall season ($40).

3600 Kirby Dr # D, Houston, TX 77098

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Axelrad Beer Garden

1517 Alabama St (Almeda St), Houston, TX 77004

In celebration of fall, this Midtown watering hole will offer a variety of pumpkin beer through October. Aside from Lakewood Brewing Punkel Dunkel, brewed in 2024, Axelrad will also pour pints of Saint Arnold’s Pumpkinator, brewed in 2020, 2021, and 2022 in bourbon barrels with fun flavors like coffee and cocoa nibs. These seasonal beers will be available for 20 percent off during Axelrad’s weekday happy hours until 7 p.m.

1517 Alabama St (Almeda St), Houston, TX 77004

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A person pours pumpkin beer into a glass. — Drink pumpkin beer while you can.

The Original Marini's Empanada House

10001 Westheimer Rd #2570, Houston, TX 77042

This famed Argentine pastry destination boasts a lengthy menu of sweet and savory empanadas, including a pumpkin option that’s served year-round. Dusted with cinnamon sugar and stuffed with freshly made pumpkin puree, it’s a perfect bite and only $3.

10001 Westheimer Rd #2570, Houston, TX 77042

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The Warwick

5888 Westheimer Road, TX 77057

This Southern restaurant is launching its new lineup of fall cocktails on Friday, October 4, featuring at least two cocktails that will appeal to pumpkin fans. For those who like a stiff drink but also love a good pumpkin spice treat, the Pumpkin Spice Old Fashioned blends Makers Mark, pumpkin puree, and walnut bitters, with a dash of cinnamon. The pumpkin pie martini — vanilla vodka, dark rum, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, and half-and-half — is basically dessert.

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5888 Westheimer Road, TX 77057

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Common Bond Bistro & Bakery - Montrose

1706 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006

Common Bond is here to make you think of colder days with an entire pumpkin- and fall-themed menu at its restaurants and On-the-Go locations, including PSLs served hot, iced, or frozen. For pastries, Common Bond is offering pumpkin spice macarons with spiced pumpkin ganache and espresso; a pumpkin muffin loaded with pecans, chocolate chips, and cinnamon streusel; and an orange-striped pumpkin croissant filled with spiced pumpkin and cream cheese.

1706 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006

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A frozen pumpkin-spiced latte topped with whipped foam and cinnamon, with a backdrop with photos. — Pumpkin-spice treats are an annual tradition at Common Bond.

Little Rey

2345 Mid Lane, Houston, TX 77027

Atlanta-based chef Ford Fry’s fast-casual North Mexican restaurant is big on tacos al carbon, fresh tortillas, and margaritas, but the restaurant also knows a great dessert. Little Rey has debuted its new seasonal pumpkin-spiced soft serve ice cream, which comes topped with candied pumpkin seed, pumpkin seed oil, and pumpkin spice — a cool and sweet option for Houston’s warm version of fall.

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2345 Mid Lane, Houston, TX 77027

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A couple of pumpkin soft-serve ice cream topped with candied pumpkin seed and pumpkin seed oil. — Little Rey’s soft-serve ice cream gets the pumpkin spice treatment.

Sinfull Bakery

1714 Webster St, Houston, TX 77003

Sinfull Bakery is perhaps best known for its enormous, pillowy-soft cinnamon rolls, so it’s no surprise it’s offering a pumpkin spice version just in time for fall. Not enough pumpkin? The vegan bakery also offers pumpkin muffins, pumpkin loaves, and, of course, PSLs.

1714 Webster St, Houston, TX 77003

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Verde Garden

2817 West Dallas Street, Houston, Texas 77019

This Harlow District Mexican restaurant and beer garden capitalizes on both fall and Houston’s love of the carajillo with a pumpkin-fueled version of this popular coffee cocktail. The seasonal Witch, Please! ($16) blends rum infused with roasted pumpkin seeds for a nutty flavor, homemade bergamot-vanilla liqueur, and coffee for a smooth and caffeinated kick. The pumpkin spice cold foam offers a creamy finish.

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2817 West Dallas Street, Houston, Texas 77019

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A pumpkin carajillo topped with a foam and a pumpkin candy. — Verde Garden offers a fall flair to the carajillo.

Kazzan Ramen

191 Heights Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77007

For a special Halloween-themed cocktail, head to this new Heights ramen bar, home of steamy volcanic ramen. A cross between a rum punch and a pumpkin-spiced espresso martini, the Trick O Treat cocktail combines aged and spiced rums with Pineau des Charentes, espresso liqueur, pumpkin spice, and Rumchata foam before topping it with milk clarification.

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191 Heights Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77007

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A pumpkin cocktail topped with Rumchata foam and pumpkin spice at Kazzan Ramen & Bar. — Treat yourself to a pumpkin-spiced cocktail at Kazzan Ramen & Bar.

bellagreen

800 Town and Country Blvd, Houston, TX 77024

This health-conscious restaurant in Houston’s CityCenter incorporates pumpkin into its savory and sweet menu. Diners can find gluten-free pumpkin beef chili, seared salmon served with pumpkin puree, and its Autumn galette, a homemade dough that’s filled with pumpkin puree, bacon, roasted butternut squash, caramelized onion, and sauteed kale, and then topped with creamy goat cheese. Bellagreen combines two favorite desserts in one in the pumpkin pie cheesecake.

800 Town and Country Blvd, Houston, TX 77024

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Buttermilk Baby

600 North Shepherd Drive, Houston, Texas 77007

The Heights’ newest all-day cafe and soft-serve ice cream shop offers pumpkin treats throughout October. Diners can score pumpkin spice lattes, iced or hot; creamy pumpkin frappes; and pumpkin spice boozy shakes made with Cavel vanilla ice cream, pumpkin flavoring, Absolut vanilla vodka, and Baileys. The food menu offers a variety of hearty treats, like biscuit sandwiches, buttermilk pancakes, smash burgers, milkshakes, and ice cream creations of all types.

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600 North Shepherd Drive, Houston, Texas 77007

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A coffee drink topped with foam and caramel at Buttermilk Baby. — Buttermilk Baby’s pink wonderland is offering a slew of pumpkin-flavored treats.

Kolache Shoppe - Heights

1031 Heights Blvd (11th Street), Houston, TX 77008

This kolache haven will lean into the pumpkin craze through October with $6 spiced pumpkin cream cold brew drinks topped with pumpkin-flavored cold foam and spiced pumpkin lattes made with Boomtown espresso, fall spices, and condensed milk. However, diners who want to try the exclusively seasonal pumpkin cream kolache must venture to the Pearland location. The kolache awaits, layered with sweetened cream cheese, spiced pumpkin puree, and crumbled graham crackers.

1031 Heights Blvd (11th Street), Houston, TX 77008

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Kolache Shoppe’s pumpkin cream kolache is topped with spiced pumpkin puree and crumbled graham crackers. — Kolache Shoppe is offering pumpkin drinks and pastries through October.

Slowpokes

8147B Long Point Rd, Houston, TX 77055

Not a coffee fan, but still need a pumpkin spice fix? In addition to its traditional pumpkin pie late, this local coffee shop chain has a pumpkin chai latte featuring Slowpokes’s signature Punkin’ Pie sauce. If you really want to maximize your pumpkin spice potential, Slowpokes also offers a pumpkin cold foam that you can add to any other drink for $1.25.

8147B Long Point Rd, Houston, TX 77055

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Slowpokes latte and a mug of apple cider. — Fall ushers in new drinks at Slowpokes.

State Fare Kitchen & Bar

947 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77024

Now through October 31st, State Fare Kitchen & Bar offers its annually anticipated treat—pumpkin spice fried Oreos ($13). This popular cookie gets covered in a pumpkin-spiced batter before being deep-fried and plated with a caramel drizzle, powdered sugar, and a dollop of vanilla ice cream. Available at all three locations.

947 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77024

Visit Website

Pumpkin spice fried oreos plated with a caramel drizzle, powdered sugar, and a dollop of ice cream. — A seasonal pumpkin treat returns to State Fare this fall.

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