cambridge-area pumpkin spice latte ratings

ordered hot with oat milk. from best to worst.

updated 2025 ratings:

1369: better than last time!
Page & Leaf at Porter Square Books: solid flavor but not great latte art. +1 for the books.
Elmendorf: same as above. can’t believe it’s 2025 and i’m paying $6+ for a latte without properly frothed milk 😡
Clear Flour Coffee Bar: actually a proper latte! but $$$ and flavor didn’t stand out
Pepita: probably best latte overall but no pumpkin spice flavor??
Tatte: okay but had to drink my ‘for here’ order while standing because there were no seats :(
Smoot Std: too sweet and honestly quite small (just like darwin’s used to be)
Flour: I love flour but i don’t go for the coffee

my original list from 2021-2023:

Cafe Luna: surprisingly. they’re not even a coffee place. probably just an accident.
1369: their syrup is made from pumpkin puree. Very good but sank to the bottom.
Render Coffee: in Boston, so coffee overall is better quality that Cambridge cafés
Pepita: pretty solid. +1 for ambiance.
Vester: a little better than okay. -1 for kendall square corporate vibe.
Darwin’s (rip): not bad but very small and expensive (like all their seasonal drinks)
Flour: just okay but convenient
Area 4: better coffee than the rest but no pumpkin spice flavor :/
Cafe Beatrice: no flavor in general. just get their pastries next time.
New City: way too sweet. just get their ice cream next time.
My best PSL ever was actually the pumpkin pie latte from Odd Meter Coffee in Salem! It made up for the mistake of visiting Salem in October.

susan su