From your morning coffee to evening cocktails and pastry to ice cream to dining out, our restaurants have added Fall flavors to their offerings. They can all be found along the Blackstone Valley International Food Trail.

Fall Lattes at Apothica

• Apothica (Cumberland) – After your morning ride or walk on the bike path, grab an iced caramel chocolate pumpkin pie latte for a refreshing pick me up! Be sure to stop by on a Friday or Saturday evening and try one of their seasonal cocktails – perhaps an apple cider margarita or a pumpkin chai espresso martini made with Rhodium walnut vodka.  You can enjoy your cocktail with a light vegan dinner before heading to the next concert at the Blackstone River Theatre.

• Brewology (Smithfield) – Also offers both morning and evening fall flavors. For your morning wake up try a scrumptious looking Apple Butter Latte topped with cold foam & cinnamon. Unwind at sunset with a pumpkin chai espresso martini available all month long!

Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte

• Coffee Connection – For all things pumpkin stop by the Coffee Connection for pumpkin chai, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin latte, pumpkin coffee and pumpkin beans to take home. With three locations in the Blackstone Valley, you can grab pumpkin chai and a muffin in Woonsocket and take it across the street to River Island Art Park for views of the Blackstone River. Or grab a cup in Smithfield on Route 7 on your way to Blackbird Farm or a hike at Olivia’s Forest.. Stop by the Cumberland cafe on Mendon Road before heading out on a hike at the Monastery or a visit to Adams Farm.  

• Fundati (Lincoln) –  On a warm fall day grab a pumpkin cold foam at Fundati and take it to go. Sip while gazing at the amazing foliage along Olney Pond in Lincoln Woods State Park. Near the coffee shop is a path that traverses under 146 to the Pond.

Fundati Pumpkin Cold Foam

• Lincoln Creamery – If coffee is not your thing, and you are looking for a refreshing treat after your ride on the bike path, why not head to Lincoln Creamery and try their new apple pie or pumpkin pie stuffed shakes! Your choice of apple pie or pumpkin pie ice cream with a drizzle of caramel in a vanilla frosted cup with orange jimmies, topped off with house made whipped cream and a freshly made Gingersnaps Bakery apple cider donut! 

Courtesy Ice Cream Machine

• Ice Cream Machine (Cumberland) – Open year round, The Ice Cream Machine offers a flavorful pumpkin Oreo ice cream in a seasonal cinnamon sugar waffle cone – enjoy it while sitting by the pond at Diamond Hill Park.

Mulberry Vineyard Apple Cider Sangria

• Mulberry Vineyards (Glocester) – Sip on some Apple Cider Sangria at the vineyard on a Sunday afternoon while enjoying live music. Tasting room is open Saturdays and Sundays 11 am to 4 pm.

• Check out our local breweries for your fall flavors. Ravenous Brewery in Cumberland offers Black Harvest Sweet Potato Stout ready just in time for their 11th anniversary celebration this holiday weekend! Stop by  Saturday, October 7 for a taste along with some good Italian food with Fahzool Food Truck and live music. Lops Brewing will release its Apple Blossom Cider this weekend at AutumnFest in Woonsocket.

• And don’t forget to visit our local orchards for farm fresh apple cider and of course apple cider donuts. Jaswell’s Farm and Phantom Farms are two on our International Food Trail that offer both. Speaking of Phantom Farms, don’t miss out on their upcoming Chili Cook Off on Saturday, October 14. Chili is one of those warming fall flavors we look forward to during football season.

So while you are out leaf peeping and taking in all that RI’s Blackstone Valley has to offer from fall festivals to ghoulish fun check out the fall menus at our local restaurants along the International Food Trail!

Inset photo Stuffed Shake courtesy Lincoln Creamery