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These are the top coffee shops and best fall drinks on the Coast, according to locals

South Mississippi is trading jorts for mom jeans, sandals for Ugg boots and iced coffee for spiced lattes.

Fall is here, and the temperatures have cooled down across the Coast in October and November.

To celebrate chilly season, the Sun Herald went on a hunt for the best coffee shops and fall-themed drinks on the Mississippi Coast. So we asked you to tell us the best.

After more than 1,000 responses were recorded, we made this list of the best coffee and coolest fall drinks to try. Your favorites include popular spots and hidden gems that are off the beaten path.

From Bay St. Louis to Biloxi to Pascagoula to Lucedale, here are your favorite coffee houses in South Mississippi.

Bay St. Louis

Coffee Culture

Fall favorites: Hocus Pocus Frappe, iced coffee with pumpkin cold foam, pumpkin pie latte

Mockingbird Cafe

Fall favorites: Pumpkin chai latte, pumpkin latte, the Dirty Rachel, lavender latte, turmeric latte

PJ’s Coffee

Fall Favorites: Cafe au lait, frozen hot chocolate, pumpkin latte

Pass Christian

Cat Island Coffeehouse

Fall favorites: Oat milk latte, cappuccino

Long Beach

The Coffee Box

Fall favorites: Pecan bar latte, s’mores latte, pumpkin pistachio latte

Bankhouse Coffee

Fall favorites: Cinnamon latte, Bankhouse creme, hazelnut vanilla latte, butter pecan latte

Gulfport

Perks

Fall favorites: Cheeky Monkey latte, pumpkin cheesecake latte, harvest gold latte

Layla’s

Fall favorites: Pumpkin spice latte

Boozer’s Brew

Fall favorites: Apple spice latte, cookie butter latte, dark chocolate latte, dirty chai

Coast Roast Coffee & Tea

Fall favorites: Hazlenut mocha latte, spiced mocha latte

Biloxi

Jack’d Up Coffee Bar

Fall favorites: Caramel latte, hazelnut latte

The Grind Coffee and Nosh

Fall favorites: Pumpkin spice latte, caramel macchiato, gingerbread white chocolate latte

Roasted Bean at Beau Rivage

Fall favorites: Iced salted caramel latte

Greenhouse Biloxi

Fall favorites: Plain latte, dark roast pour over

Ocean Springs

The Finest Grind

Fall favorites: Candy corn latte, pumpkin spice latte

Java Jo’z

Fall favorites: Mocha Bianca, hot chocolate

Bright Eyed Brew Co.

Fall favorites: The pumpkin rosemary, anything with their nitro coffee, bourbon pumpkin latte

District Coffee Company

Fall favorites: Caramel latte

Coffee Fusion

Fall favorites: Pumpkin spice latte

Deskerado

Fall favorites: Pumpkin spice latte

French Kiss

Fall favorites: Almond latte

Greenhouse on Porter

Fall favorite: Classic coffee

Gautier

Delo’s Heavenly House of Coffee

Fall favorites: Alice in Wonderland, pumpkin spice latte

Pascagoula

Crazy B’s

Fall favorites: pumpkin shortbread macchiato, pumpkin spice latte

Kiln

The Donut Shop

Fall favorites: Pumpkin latte

Lucedale

Mixon Up Coffee

Fall favorites: Caramel macchiato, regular or sugar free

Wiggins

Southern Turnings

Fall favorites: Pumpkin spike latte

This story was originally published November 10, 2021 at 5:50 AM.

Justin Mitchell
Sun Herald
Justin Mitchell is the Sun Herald senior news editor and works on McClatchy’s audience engagement and development team. He also reports on LGBTQ issues in the Deep South, particularly focusing on Mississippi.
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