How to Order Vegan Drinks at Starbucks

Vegan Starbucks, anyone? Now that the coffee chain doesn’t charge extra for vegan milks, it’s never been easier to order a dairy-free drink at Starbucks.

Starbucks’ Fall 2026 Lineup—Vegan Drinks Plus Customized Orders, Sorted

Starbucks’ fall menu is here, with banana bread and pecan flavors joining the seasonal lineup. Some of the new drinks can be made vegan with simple swaps, so grab your sweater and get ready to sip your way through fall—without harming animals.

• Iced Banana Bread Matcha (choose vegan milk, swap the brown sugar cream cold foam for nondairy cold foam, and choose the pumpkin spice topping instead of the cinnamon dolce topping)
• Iced Banana Bread Latte (choose vegan milk, swap the brown sugar cream cold foam for nondairy cold foam, and choose the pumpkin spice topping instead of the cinnamon dolce topping)
• Iced Pecan Crunch Latte (choose vegan milk and ask for nondairy vanilla sweet cream cold foam)
• Pecan Crunch Latte (choose vegan milk)
• Pecan Cortado (choose vegan milk)

Now, for the non-seasonal menu …

The basic drinks are vegan: Get yourself a hot coffee or an iced version with oat, soy, almond, or coconut milk and any flavored syrup (such as vanilla, caramel, or hazelnut), and you’re all set. Hot or iced tea is always vegan as well. For drinks that are a bit more “involved,” simply apply these three rules:

Replace

Remember to order oat, soy, almond, or coconut milk. All stores carry them, and they can be used to replace cow’s milk in any drink. You can also choose a nondairy cold foam flavor in place of any dairy-based one:

• Nondairy chocolate cream cold foam
• Nondairy matcha cream cold foam
• Nondairy salted caramel cream cold foam
• Nondairy salted pecan cold foam
• Nondairy strawberry cream cold foam
• Nondairy vanilla sweet cream cold foam 
• Nondairy banana cream cold foam
• Nondairy brown sugar cream cold foam
• Nondairy horchata cream cold foam
• Nondairy lavender cream cold foam
• Nondairy mango cream cold foam
• Nondairy matcha cream cold foam
• Nondairy raspberry cream cold foam
• Nondairy toasted coconut cream

Hold

Ask your barista to hold the following non-vegan ingredients:

• Whipped cream
• Java chips (used in the Java Chip Frappuccino and Double Chocolaty Chip Crème Frappuccino)
• Caramel drizzle (used on the Caramel Macchiato and Caramel Frappuccino)
• Cinnamon dolce topping (which contains butter). You can substitute the pumpkin spice topping
• Standard cold foams and protein cold foams

Avoid

Unfortunately, a few drinks can’t be made vegan because there’s cow’s milk or honey in the syrup. Completely avoid these drinks:

• Anything with white mocha
• Anything with pistachio
• Anything with caramel brûlée
• Anything with pumpkin sauce
• Anything with dark caramel sauce
• Chai lattes and the seasonal Iced Chaider (the Starbucks chai concentrate contains honey stolen from bees—but the Teavana brewed chai is fine)

Note: Clear syrups are usually vegan, but the sauces aren’t—except the mocha one.

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Staples

Check out some of our favorite drinks that are vegan as-is or can be made vegan with minor adjustments:

• Freshly brewed coffees
• Caffè Americanos
• Caffè lattes (with oat, soy, almond, or coconut milk and without the whipped cream)
• Caffè mochas (with oat, soy, almond, or coconut milk and without the whipped cream)
• Caramel Macchiatos (with oat, soy, almond, or coconut milk and without the caramel drizzle
• Ombré iced coffees (with oat, soy, almond, or coconut milk, topped with nondairy cold foam for a layered effect)

• Flat whites (with oat, soy, almond, or coconut milk)
• Java Chip Frappuccinos (with oat, soy, almond, or coconut milk and without the java chips and whipped cream—and try adding the Cookie Crumble Topping)
• Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino (with oat, soy, almond, or coconut milk and without the Frappucino chips and whipped cream)
• Cinnamon Dolce Latte (with oat, soy, almond, or coconut milk and without the Cinnamon Dolce Sprinkles and whipped cream)

• Matcha Tea Latte (with oat, soy, almond, or coconut milk)
• Matcha Crème Frappuccino Blended Beverage (with oat, soy, almond, or coconut milk and without the whipped cream)
• Iced Matcha Lemonade

• Iced Toasted Vanilla Oatmilk Shaken Espresso
• Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso
• Iced Chocolate Almondmilk Shaken Espresso
• Pink Drinks

• Nondairy Chocolate Cream Cold Brew
• Nondairy Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew
• Nondairy Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew

• Dragon Drink Starbucks Refresher
• London Fog Latte (with vegan milk)
• Mango Dream
• Mango Dragonfruit Starbucks Refresher (also available with lemonade and as a frozen drink)
• Paradise Drink Starbucks Refresher
• Pineapple Passionfruit Starbucks Refresher (also available with lemonade and as a frozen drink)
• Strawberry Açaí Starbucks Refresher (also available with lemonade and as a frozen drink)

Secret

These secret (or not-so-secret) menu items can be ordered vegan but may need some explanation:

• The Vegan Nutella Frap: Ask for a Mocha Frappuccino made with a vegan milk (like oat, soy, almond, or coconut) and hazelnut syrup. Be sure to specify no whipped cream.

• The Captain Crunch Frap: Ask for a Strawberry Crème Frappuccino made with a dairy-free milk (such as oat, almond, coconut, or soy) and no whipped cream. Add 1 pump of toffee nut, 1 pump of hazelnut, and 1 pump of caramel syrup.

And when the barista asks for your name, don’t forget to use your cup to speak out for animals!

Food

Starbucks also offers vegan food options. To see a complete list, check out our Starbucks Vegan Food Guide now.

Why Vegan Milk Matters

Cows are excellent mothers and only produce milk to feed their babies. In the dairy industry, workers repeatedly forcibly impregnate cows, take away their calves (often within hours), and steal their milk for human consumption. After enduring this cycle of trauma over and over again, slaughterhouse workers kill them when their bodies stop producing enough milk to be profitable.

Beyond the cruelty to animals, the dairy industry is a leading producer of greenhouse gases, fueling the climate catastrophe. Offering vegan milk at no extra cost makes it easier for people to make choices that are better for our fellow animals and the Earth we share.

By going vegan, you can save nearly 200 animals per year! Our free vegan starter magazine has tips and information about how to be kind to animals every time you eat. For animals, the environment, and your health, order one today.