Fall in Tokyo usually tastes of kabocha (Japanese pumpkin), chestnut and sweet potato rather than cinnamon and nutmeg, so the pumpkin spice latte has never been a big seasonal fixture here. Still, it shows up each autumn.
For instance, Starbucks brings back its seasonal classic, while the Nakameguro Roastery serves a whiskey barrel-aged version and a few independent cafés make their own. Here’s where to find one this season.
From September 30
Starbucks Coffee
The original pumpkin spice latte returned to Starbucks Japan on September 30, a day after an early release for Starbucks Rewards members. A spiced sauce made with pumpkin purée meets espresso and milk, finished with a dusting of nutmeg. It comes hot or iced. As with most seasonal drinks, it’s sold while supplies last and isn’t available at every store.
Starbucks Coffee
Various locations in Tokyo
¥550 (Short) – ¥680 (Venti)
Full details are on the Starbucks Japan website.
From September 4
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo
For a more grown-up version, the Roastery in Nakameguro has a Barrel-Aged Pumpkin Spice Latte on its fall menu. It pairs the Roastery’s whiskey barrel-aged coffee with a powder made from Japanese-grown pumpkin, plus cinnamon, nutmeg and iyokan (a tangerine-like Japanese citrus) peel. It’s dine-in only, so plan to stay a while.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo
2-19-23 Aobadai, Meguro-ku
¥1,400
Full details are on the Starbucks Japan website.
From October 7
Tully’s Coffee
After a five-year break, Tully’s pumpkin series is back. The Pumpkin Pudding Latte is a pumpkin-flavored café latte topped with pumpkin whipped cream, pumpkin sauce and bitter caramel, and it leans more dessert than spice. Anyone after the classic PSL flavor may prefer the & TEA Pumpkin Chai Milk Tea, which pairs pumpkin with cinnamon and cardamom.
Tully’s Coffee
Various locations in Tokyo
Pumpkin Pudding Latte ¥630 (Short) – ¥750 (Grande); &TEA Pumpkin Chai Milk Tea ¥640 (Tall)
See the Tully’s seasonal menu for details.
From September 24
butter
This minimalist three-seat coffee stand near Nakano Station roasts its own beans. In past autumns it has offered a PSL made with Hokkaido pumpkin, alongside pumpkin cannelé, Basque cheesecake and financiers. Check its Instagram for this year’s fall menu before heading over.
butter
2-1-1 Arai, Nakano-ku
Follow butter on Instagram for menu updates.
Monsta Sweets & Ojizo Coffee
Monsta Sweets, a queer-owned American-style cookie shop in Koenji, partners with Ojizo Coffee, a café that donates 10% of its profits to support people with disabilities and other charitable causes. In previous autumns, the pair served an Oat Milk Pumpkin Spice Latte, which goes well with the shop’s Halloween cookies.
Monsta Sweets & Ojizo Coffee
2-37-8 Koenjikita, Suginami-ku
For this year’s seasonal drinks, check Monsta Sweets on Instagram.
Looking for more ways to spend the season? Browse our guide to Things to Do in Tokyo in October, see what’s on for Halloween in Tokyo 2026, or treat yourself to Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s Autumn Sweets Selection.