Coming into the holiday season, Dunkin’ and Starbucks have both released their winter menus. Now it’s time to choose who wins this season. Can Dunkin’ take the gold?
Here are the holiday menus:
Dunkin:
- Cookie Butter Cold Brew
- Hash Brown Brisket Scramble
- Holiday Cookie Iced Signature Latte
- Almond Croissant
- White Hazelnut Bark Iced Coffee
- Peppermint Mocha Signature Latte
- Free Donut Wednesday (up until Dec. 25!)
Starbucks:
- New Cran – Merry Orange Refresher
- New Cran – Merry Orange Lemonade Refresher
- New Cran – Merry drink
- Peppermint Mocha
- Caramel Brulée Latte
- Chestnut Praline Latte
- Iced Sugar Cookie Almond Milk Latte
- Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai
- Holiday Cold foams
- New Turkey Sage Danish
- New Dark Toffee Bundit
- New Penguin Cookie
- New Snowman Cake Pop
- Sugar Plum Cheese Danish
- Cranberry Bliss Bar
Here are the results of the form:
Starbucks won once again, but at a slimmer margin. Starbucks has more choices on their menu, but many people liked the free donut on Wednesdays that Dunkin’ offers. Some argued that Dunkin has better food, whereas Starbucks has better drinks.
I wanted to solidify the results, so I gathered anonymous quotes:
- “I like Starbuck more because I feel like there are more options to eat. I like the sugar plum cheese danish. But it’s really expensive”
- “I really love Dunkin’s cheap prices, and my fave is hot cocoa with marshmallows and whipped cream + it’s only 2.88 (WHAT??? Starbies can’t go that low!!!)”
- “DONUTS AND MUNCHKINS ALSO COOLADAS”
- “…Dunkin has better food but starbucks has great drinks”
- “My favorite winter item is the Starbucks peppermint moca. It is Christmas in a drink!!”
- “Starbucks has more kid friendly drinks”
In conclusion, people still have mixed feelings about who is better, but evidence shows that Starbucks is on a winning streak!
By Sorina Yeghian ‘26, Food and Wellness Editor
