The weather is slowly turning, and the leaves won’t be far behind. From savory dishes to sweet treats, here’s your guide to indulging in the flavors of autumn, complete with a map so you can easily find your next fave anywhere in the city.
For something savory
Inizio Pizza Napoletana | What’s not to like? Pizza, good. Pumpkin cream, good. Buffalo mozzarella, good. Ricotta, good. Pecorino, good.
STIR | Start your evening with an appletini paired with char-broiled oysters — plus, a portion of sales will benefit the Isabella Santos Foundation.
JINYA Ramen Bar | Pair Japanese flavors and comfort food by savoring the creamy tori-paitan — a chicken broth ramen with mushroom tempura, seared corn rib, and thick noodles.
Flight | This Elizabeth restaurant and wine bar is ready to fill your belly with sweet potato hummus and flash-fried chickpeas.
For something sweet
Suárez Bakery | The September cupcake flavor is pumpkin spice — we’ll take the lot.
Bobby’s Burgers | After ordering the seasonal wild mushroom burger, consider finishing it off with a pumpkin spice milkshake.
Nothing Bundt Cakes | Fall in love with the pumpkin spice, caramel apple cider, and new Biscoff cookie butter cakes — they’ll be a hit at any gathering.
Flavored coffees
Tipsy Pickle | Order a pumpkin cold brew or caramel apple Italian soda before (or after) hitting the court.
Chief’s Modern Cocktail Parlor | Get your fall fix from the pumpkin spice latte, made with housemade pumpkin spice syrup, or the orange cardamom espresso.
Roots Cafe | Pumpkin spice or bananas foster latte — is it coffee or dessert? Why not both?
Haraz | For all the pumpkin spice fans, try the shaken espresso paired with a Dubai dream cake.
Coffee Republic | We “pecan’t even” with this fall menu featuring flavors like pumpkin, maple, cardamom, butter pecan, and cinnamon.
The Giddy Goat Coffee Rosters | The fall menu includes an apple chai and a s’mores cold brew, perfect for an unseasonably warm or cool day.
Rosie’s Coffee and Wine Garden | Nothing says fall quite like a gingersnap matcha or maple cookie latte while sitting in the garden.
Local brews and libations
Vaulted Oak Brewing | Quench your thirst with a false fall festbier lager or the jacked-o lantern, a PSL-style coffee blonde.
VINYL | Starting Monday, Sept. 29, order from the seasonal brunch menu or sip any of the fall-inspired cocktails like the “Pretty Fly for a Mai Tai” or cranberry-lime “Whatever.”
State of Confusion | Combine the sweet notes of brown butter, grapefruit juice, bitters, and bourbon when ordering the jack-o-lantern.
Olde Mecklenburg Brewery | It’s not fall without a sip of Mecktoberfest, OMB’s annual fall release.
NoDa Brewing Co. | The seasonal Gordgeous Pumpkin Ale boasts notes of pumpkin puree, brown sugar, and allspice.
Did we miss any of your favorites? Let us know or add your suggestions to the map above.
