Placing a vegan Starbucks order is easier than ever, with plenty of delicious options to choose from. Whether you’re looking for a dairy-free latte, a refreshing iced drink, or a tasty snack, there are plenty of ways to customize your order. With simple swaps like plant-based milk and syrup adjustments, you can enjoy many of Starbucks’ popular drinks without any animal products. Plus, they offer a few vegan-friendly food items to grab on the go.
We’ll walk you through all the best vegan choices at Starbucks, from drinks to snacks. You’ll find helpful tips on customizing your order and avoiding sneaky dairy and animal products . Whether you’re a regular Starbucks fan or just stopping by for a quick treat, this list will make ordering easy. Get ready to sip and snack with confidence!
For more ways to order vegan at coffee shops check out our guides to ordering vegan at Peet’s Coffee, Dunkin Donuts, Einstein Bros Bagels, Krispy Kreme, McDonald’s, and Panera Bread. And, if you’re dying for a satisfying swirl of dairy-free coffee creamer in your favorite caffeinated beverage, you’ll love this vegan hazelnut coffee creamer recipe!
Starbucks is adding exciting new vegan options in 2025, making it even easier to order plant-based drinks and snacks. From creamy dairy-free lattes to tasty vegan breakfast choices, there’s something for everyone. Get ready to explore the latest menu updates and enjoy more delicious, animal-free treats:
Did you know that you can order (almost) anything at Starbucks vegan? Here’s how to hack the Starbucks menu so you can ace your next road trip and order like a vegan boss when visiting the biggest coffeehouse chain in the world.
When you follow the steps below, you can order all your favorite beverages in a way that’s animal friendly, kinder to our planet, healthier for your body, and still tastes great. It’s a win-win-win. So why not make your next Starbucks order vegan?
Just ask your barista to replace dairy milk with soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk or oat milk.
If ordering drinks, let them know you’re vegan and ask for no dairy. If ordering food, request no cheese, no egg, and no meat.
For beverages, hold the following non-vegan ingredients:
It’s as easy as that! You can always just ask your barista to make your drink vegan (without dairy, honey, or other animal products), but the steps above will give you an idea about what to look out for.
The beverage list for Starbucks is impressive—there is a lot to choose from! Below you’ll find a list of the best vegan drinks options at Starbucks in each category—and how to order them if modifications are needed. Whether you’re searching for hot coffee drinks, teas, creamy lattes, zesty lemonades, or vegan Starbucks frappuccinos, you can get it all (and more) vegan.
For either hot or iced coffee beverages, ask for a plant-based milk (coconut, oat, soy, or almond milk) and no whipped cream. Cane sugar to be used, if you want a creamy or sweet addition. You may wish to take notes or order online before you go to because there are just so many choices to consider.
While these are only available seasonally, many of them are dairy-free and vegan-by-default!
If you like your tea with milk and sweetener, ask for a plant-based milk (almond, coconut, oat, or soy) and cane sugar to be used.
Request non-dairy milk to be used in these lattes.
For all of these iced teas options, you may wish to choose the cane sugar as a sweetener and/or a non-dairy milk of your choice. Finally, bottled teas (like Teavana Black or Green) are sometimes offered (depending on location) because they’re a good to-go option.
For every one of these creamy, dreamy frappuccinos, remember to ask for non-dairy milk and no whipped cream (until they start offering an oat or coconut whipped cream).
These specialty blends and refreshers are all the rage and also caffeine-free. They’re colorful, super fun, and downright delicious if you’re vegan or not. It’s time to give one (or all of them!) a try!
This popular cafe also has a wide selection of vegan choices, and approximately 60 million people visiting Starbucks every single week, it’s wonderful to know that much of their menu can easily be made plant-based to accommodate vegans and health-conscious consumers. Cheers to that!
At the moment, you can order food items such as:
There are tons of tasty choices for Starbucks vegan snacks. At least half of the sweet and salty snack selections are vegan-friendly and dairy-free. Just take a quick peek at the back of those pre-made packages and skim the list for milk, egg, or meat ingredients. You’re likely to be pleasantly surprised with their vegan offerings—chips, cookies, and candies, oh my!
Here is a sound sampling of some of the treats on display:
These items at Starbucks contain dairy and cannot be made vegan:
Sauces: White Chocolate Mocha, Caramel Drizzle/Sauce (caramel syrup is vegan), Dark Caramel Sauce, Pistachio Sauce, Caramel Brulée Sauce, Pumpkin Spice Sauce
Creams: Irish Cold Foam, Pistachio Cream, Chocolate Hazelnut Cookie Cream,
Yes, it is! With only four simple ingredients of water, sugar, cocoa, and natural flavors, it can be considered vegan-friendly.
At the moment, the only sauce that is vegan is their mocha sauce. The caramel sauce/drizzle is not vegan, but the caramel syrup is only made with sugar and is dairy-free.
Well, the answer is yes and no. If you’re ordering a Chai Latte, then it’s a no-go because of the honey. But, if you’re having a hot chai tea (using a tea bag), then it’s a yes. Ask for a plant-based milk and sugar to add into it.
The Kind granola bars and the Marshmallow Dream bars seem to be the only gluten-free options but, sadly, they are not vegan.
Although you’d assume it would be, it’s the same situation as Dunkin’ Donuts with their Beyond Sausage Breakfast Sandwich. They add both egg and cheese to the sandwich before serving and, unless you wish to pick them both off before eating, you may want to forget about ordering this particular item.
If you’re frustrated with the lack of luscious vegan desserts and wonderfully warm (or cool and creamy!) vegan drinks, we know just the thing to tide you over. Take just a few minutes to make one or two of these deliciously decadent recipes, settle into your favorite comfy chair, and enjoy in your own environment. Set the speakers to some soothing jazz sounds and enjoy the peaceful ambiance! For a shortcut, make a pot of coffee and add these delicious vegan coffee creamers!
Although this semi-cozy, high-end cafe does not yet have a specific vegan Starbucks menu to order from (we hope someday!), we can still keep our fingers crossed that our passionate vegan pleas will be heard. Since there are so few vegan-friendly coffee or sweet craving choices on the fast food front, let’s hope that they will continue to step up their Starbucks dairy free drinks and add at least one vegan bakery item soon. Wouldn’t it be a dream to be able to order a vegan cappuccino, vegan latte, or a vegan frappuccino without any fuss or extra charges?
In the meantime, we can always write to, call, or contact the managers of any location to make our requests.
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At the time of this article, the menu items mentioned above are vegan. Since restaurants constantly update their menus and add or take away items, please keep this in mind when ordering your food. There may be new Starbucks vegan options that are not listed or items listed here as vegan, which are no longer vegan. Take care to double-check.
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Legitimate vegans don’t consume non-vegan sugar as it supports murdering cows for their bones which it’s processed with to give its white color. The manufactures of Starbucks syrups such as Torini state when asked they are not vegan, if I remember correctly it’s even on their website. The list in this blog is misinformation.
Hi Michelle, thank you for your comment on our blog post. We believe that Starbucks uses Fontana, not Torani syrups. I also found this information on the Food Republic blog: “Not to be confused with Starbucks’ sauces, most of which are not vegan-friendly, all of the currently available syrups are vegan-safe. Along with the three flavors the company names in its fact sheet, the other syrups without any animal ingredients are brown sugar, caramel sugar, chestnut praline, cinnamon caramel, cinnamon dolce, gingerbread, hazelnut, peppermint, sugar cookie, sugar-free vanilla, and toffeenut. The brand’s classic syrup is just another name for a regular simple syrup sweetener made with sugar, and it, too, is vegan.” (Read More: https://www.foodrepublic.com/1519516/syrups-plant-based-starbucks-drinks/) We’d love it if you checked out our Vegan Sugar Guide.