Tasty brew
Hub stores offer special treats for National Coffee Day
School is back in session and the days are getting shorter, but at least we have coffee. And to top off our cup, National Coffee Day is Saturday, when many local and national chains are celebrating with specials, deals and tasty treats. Here are a few to visit this weekend.
Kane’s Donuts
Locations in Boston and Saugus kanesdonuts.com
Kane’s, famous for their creative doughnuts, are offering guests a free medium Stumptown Coffee (hot or iced) with the purchase of a half dozen or dozen dougnuts on National Coffee Day. So when you treat your family to some Saturday doughnuts, grab a complimentary coffee for yourself!
Explorateur
186 Tremont St. explorateur.com Explorateur in the Theater District has a few specials in store for guests who stop in on Saturday. If you purchase a pastry product in the cafe, you will receive a complimentary cup of small hot or iced coffee (one per customer). And the pastry team is also featuring a new treat, an Espresso Cream Cinnamon Bun, which is a cinnamon bun filled with espresso cream, cinnamon sugar and topped with espresso glaze, for $3. And for dinner, there is a coffeethemed entree special — Espresso Rubbed New York Strip with horseradish potatoes, braised greens and peppercorn sauce for $39.
Dunkin’ Donuts
Multiple locations dunkindonuts.com
Of course Dunkin’ Donuts is participating in National Coffee Day. This year the company is celebrating by offering customers a buy one hot coffee, get a second one for free deal.
Bao Bao Bakery & Cafe
84 Harrison Ave. facebook.com/BaoBaoBakery/ Bao Bao Bakery in Chinatown is celebrating National Coffee Day this year by paying appreciation to its social media fans. If you come in to the bakery and show that you are following the brand on Instagram, you will receive a free small coffee.
Flour
Multiple locations flour bakery.com While Flour isn’t running any specific National Coffee Day specials, we thought you should know that hot coffee is
just $1 anytime you bring your reusable mug! So if you are in the mood for one of its famous sticky buns this weekend, bring your own coffee mug and grab some java for just a buck.
Bonus: Emack & Bolio’s and East Coast Feast Coast collaboration
290 Newbury St. emackandbolios.com In collaboration with Emack and Bolio’s, Lena Sternburg of the viral food Instagram account @EastCoastFeastCoast has created an ice cream flavor to take us all into fall: East Coast Feast Coast Swirl. So grab some coffee from one of the spots above and pair that with a scoop of ice cream and you’ve got the perfect Saturday afternoon treat! A creamy vanilla ice cream base with marshmallow swirl, cranberries and chocolate fudge chunks, Sternburg’s flavor is now available at Emack & Bolio’s Newbury Street location (290 Newbury St.) while supplies last. Sternburg is even giving away a few free pints of her flavor to some lucky social media fans. Head over to her Instagram account for all the details.