The wait is over, Cola. We’ve rounded up dozens of pumpkin and Fall-themed food + drink specials to try in Columbia this season. Take a look at our exhaustive list below + share with your witches who love all things pumpkin spice. 🎃
☕ Coffee/Tea
Dirty Pumpkin Chai | Curiosity Coffee
Pumpkin, spice chai, cold brew + coconut milk – available hot or iced.
Sugar and Spice Latte | Drip Coffee
Peppercorn, cloves, anise, nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom + sugar.
Dreamsicle | Indah Coffee
Orange basil tea, cane sugar + milk of choice.
Maple Habanero Latte | Blum Coffee
Sweet and spicy.
Pumpkin Spice Latte | Loveland, Piecewise, Silver Spoon, Nonnah’s, Curiosity Coffee
The fall favorite, so get it everywhere you can.
🍺 Cocktails/Beer
P.S.L. | Saluda’s
Espresso vodka, pumpkin spice, cream floater.
Pumpkin Spice White Russian | Cantina 76
Vodka, Kahlua, Frangelico + pumpkin cream garnished with a cinnamon stick.
The Basic Witch | Bone-In Barbecue
A vodka mule with a pumpkin and spice puree reduction and a dash of fresh squeezed lemon juice, topped with ginger beer.
Oh My Gourd | Tazza Kitchen
Pumpkin spice purée, Sailor jerry spiced rum, Drambuie, cinnamon tincture, lemon, grated house almond cookie & coco
Sweet potato cocktail | COA
Tequila añejo based, with sweet potato + Fall flavors.
Festbier + PSL sour | Columbia Craft
Festbier = Cola’s own lager that would be perfect at Oktoberfest – pale, crisp + nice breadiness. The PSL sour has pumpkin spice, lactose + brown sugar.
A Slipper Short & a Minute Late | Kao Thai
Hilton Head Distillery Spiced Rum, Six and Twenty Carolina Cream, Pumpkin Puree, Vanilla Extract, Half and Half. Rimmed with a nutmeg/sugar/cinnamon blend and a dollop of whipped cream drizzled with Maple Syrup.
Oktoberfest + daily Fall cocktails | Hunter-Gatherer Brewery
Pecan Brown Ale | Steel Hands Brewing
With pecans from the oldest pecan farm in S.C., that were roasted on-site before adding to the beer.
Pumpkin Spice Latte Stout, Imperial Pumpkin Lager + Oktoberfest beers | Cottontown Brew Lab
Bourbon Punch | B.L.D. Diner
Jim Beam Black Extra Aged Bourbon, imported Italian Gelato, and Vanilla, topped with Nutmeg – available as a slushie or cocktail.
Pumpkin/Whiskey drink in works for post-Halloween | Motor Supply
🎃 Food
Duck Confit over wild mushroom Risotto and berry gastrique | B.L.D. Diner
They use only free roaming, antibiotic and hormone free Peking ducks for this Fall favorite.
Pumpkin stuffed pork chop + homemade pumpkin ice cream | Bone-In Barbecue
Double cut pork chop stuffed with pumpkin bread stuffing topped with pickled pumpkin rind relish over pumpkin risotto and sherried mushrooms; ice cream topped with pumpkin seed brittle
Pumpkin Super Seed Streusel Muffins + Mini Pumpkin Cupcakes | Silver Spoon Bakeshop
Pairs perfectly with your morning coffee.
Pumpkin Sugar Cookies + Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins | Blue Flour Bakery
Blue Flour classics.
Pumpkin Spice Pancakes | Eggs Up Grill
The best start to your fall morning.
Pumpkin Pie Eclairs | Crust Bakehouse
With pumpkin cream filling + dusted with pumpkin spice.
Pumpkin Spice Cupcake | Cupcake DownSouth
Fall in cupcake form.
Pumpkin Cheesecake, Pumpkin Soup | Nonnah’s
Pumpkin soup is only available as a special on certain days, so make sure to call ahead.
Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats + Pumpkin Sage Scones | Ally and Eloise
Just two items from their Fall menu – view the full list here.
Pumpkin Pie Milkshake and Pumpkin Affogato | Kaminsky’s
The milkshake comes with actual pieces of pumpkin pie in it, and the affogato features Baileys Pumpkin Spice Liqueur.
