With fall officially here, that means enjoying some fall treats and drinks from local Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati shops 

Fall is here to stay after going back and forth between summer and fall weather these past couple of weeks. That means there’s no better time to have some delicious food and drinks to get into the fall mood. Thankfully, Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati have excellent restaurants to choose from that have some creative treats to try.  

Just because summer is gone doesn’t mean you can’t have ice cream anymore. Simply Rolled in Cincinnati is has a pumpkin cheesecake ice cream just in time for fall; the base is pumpkin ice cream with pumpkin cheesecake bites mixed in, sweet condensed milk rolled in and topped with whipped cream and cinnamon.  

To keep the pumpkin flavor going, The Strawberry Shop in Liberty Township has a pumpkin pie strawberry dessert. A cup of fresh strawberries is topped with its house cream, creamy cheesecake, cookie crumbs and pumpkin pie sauce, finished with a sprinkle of cinnamon.  

F & Goode Desserts in Covington, Kentucky, has different sorts of pies to choose from, including pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan pie and apple crumb pie. Other, seasonal pies include an apple cranberry pie that has a handmade butter pie crust, fresh apples and cranberries and is topped with a butter crust and a pumpkin gingersnap, which is a traditional spiced pumpkin pie with a gingersnap cookie crust.  

For the coffee lovers, the place to go for fall coffee is the Coffee Emporium with locations in Hyde Park and Over-the-Rhine. It serves pumpkin pie coffee in both caffeinated and decaf versions. The flavor is described on its website as “rich pumpkin pie accented by a sassy swirl of cinnamon and brown sugar.” 

To really get into the fall feeling, try the Autumnfest coffee that is also offered decaf. It is a spiced cinnamon and buttery hazelnut flavor.