Good news coffee lovers. Chances are, you will likely be able to find a Starbucks to fulfill your caffeine – or cake pop need – this Thanksgiving.
Select Starbucks locations will be open on Thanksgiving though hours will vary. You can check store hours in the Starbucks app or here.
The day is a great time to try out Starbucks’ holiday menu.
Here is what is on the menu:
There’s a new Refresher trio
You can expect three new Refreshers, a cold drink option, on the holiday menu. The lineup includes the Cran-Merry Orange Refresher with sweet orange, tart cranberry and warm spices with notes of cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg, shaken with ice, water and real cranberries.
The Cran-Merry Orange Lemonade Refresher combines all the elements of the Cran-Merry Orange Refresher and shakes it with ice, lemonade and real cranberries.
The Cran-Merry Drink features the Cran-Merry Refresher with the addition of creamy coconut milk poured over ice with real cranberries.
All of the Cran-Merry Orange Refreshers are infused with green coffee extract from unroasted arabica coffee beans.
Peppermint Mocha
A favorite for more than 20 years, the iconic Peppermint Mocha is back on the menu with Starbucks Signature Espresso combined with steamed milk, mocha sauce and peppermint flavored syrup topped with whipped cream and dark chocolate curls. It’s available hot, iced or as a Frappuccino blended beverage.
Caramel Brulee Latte
The Caramel Brulee Latte combined Starbucks Signature Espresso with steamed milk and a rich caramel brulee sauce topped off with whipped cream and a caramel brulee topping. It’s available hot, iced and as a Frappuccino blended beverage.
Chestnut Praline Latte
Chestnut Praline Latte features Starbucks Signature Espresso, steamed milk and flavors of caramelized chestnuts and spices, topped with whipped cream and spiced praline crumbs.
Iced Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte
Iced Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte combined sugar cookie flavored syrup combined with Starbucks Blonde Espresso, ice and almond milk topped with red and green sprinkles.
Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai
The Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai combines warm chai spices, creamy oatmilk and ice. It’s topped with nondairy gingerbread-flavored cold foam and a spice topping.
Thanksgiving has arrived, and whether you’re preparing to host the holiday gathering at your home or traveling to one elsewhere, a midday caffeine boost might be just what the doctor ordered.
While banks, post offices, and some retail, grocery and restaurant chains will be closed on the holiday, consumers looking for a cup of coffee are in luck, as most Starbucks locations will remain open on Nov. 28.
The chain’s hours vary by location, meaning some will be open while others can be closed. The company recommends customers check with their closest location to confirm their specific holiday hours. Customers can also use the store locator function on the Starbucks app or website for information regarding their local Starbucks shop.
What restaurants are open on Thanksgiving?
In addition to Starbucks, here are a list of restaurants that will be open on Thanksgiving. Hours are listed for the companies that provided them.
- McDonald’s; hours vary by location
- Burger King; hours vary by location
- Bojangles
- Taco Bell; hours vary by location
- Starbucks; hours vary by location
- Dunkin’; hours vary by location
- IHOP
- Denny’s
- Krispy Kreme; shops close at 2 p.m.
- Applebee’s
- Fogo de Chão; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Ruth’s Chris; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wendy’s; hours vary by location
- Cracker Barrel
- Hooters; 4 p.m. to midnight
- Whataburger
The following restaurant chains will be closed on Thanksgiving.
- Outback Steakhouse
- KFC
- Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr.
- Carrabba’s Italian Grill
- Olive Garden
- Texas Roadhouse
- Chili’s Grill and Bar
- Red Lobster
- Zaxby’s
- Chick-fil-A
- Longhorn Steakhouse
- First Watch
Starbucks has brought back its holiday cold foams that you can add to a cold brew or iced coffee. There are five different flavors: Gingerbread Cream Cold Foam, Peppermint Chocolate Cream Cold Foam, Sugar Cookie Cream Cold Foam, Chestnut Praline Cream Cold Foam and Caramel Brulee Cream Cold Foam.
Holiday food
- Turkey Sage Danish is a flaky savory pastry filled with turkey sausage and creamy bechamel sauce.
- New to the menu is the Dark Toffee Bundt. It’s a personal-sized bundt cake with toffee flavors.
- The new Penguin Cookie is a buttery shortbread cookie with a penguin design.
- The Snowman Cake Pop, a new addition to the menu, is made of vanilla cake mixed with buttercream and dipped in a white chocolaty icing.
- Sugar Plus Cheese Danish is a traditional cream-cheese filled Danish topped with a spiced sugar plum spread.
- Cranberry Bliss Bar is a blondie cake with dried cranberries, finished with a layer of cream-cheese icing flecked with orange zest and a sprinkle of dried cranberries.
