11 Dallas Bakeries & Restaurants Serving Fall Flavors

As we get a whiff of cooler temperatures, it's time to pull out the warm coats and refresh our cinnamon and spice stash. Bakeries are excited, for certain, as are many restaurants. Here we've gathered a handful (or two) of seasonal goods were excited about.

Parlor's Ice Cream

6465 E. Mockingbird Lane

We love Parlor's Ice Cream, even on a chilly autumn night (question: do we have autumn here?). Either way, the fall menu is back, which specifically means the Autumn Pumpkin. Everything here is made from scratch, and this delight started with organic pumpkin and a blend of organic pumpkin pie spices. Get two scoops. It won't be around long.

La Casita Bakeshop

580 W. Arapaho Road, Richardson

La Casita thrives in the fall. A bevy of fall offerings has an emphasis on Halloween with treats like the Oogie Boogie Tart and an Eye Pie, which was baker Maricsa Trejo's winning treat on the Halloween Baking Championship. The hand pies are kind of creepy, as are the Murder Cruffins and witches' fingers. Don't skip on the caramel apple kouign amann (or we have to break up. Sorry.). It's best to place orders ahead on the website, and pick up on Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; walk-ins are welcome during the week.

Leila Bakery and Cafe

6041 Oram St. (Lakewood)

This traditional European bakery and cafe in East Dallas serves quiches, kolaches, croissants and cappuccinos. Leila's fall menu includes a vanilla pear kouign amann, pumpkin bread, bourbon molasses sandwich creams and apple crumble pie. Check out the haunted gingerbread houses for a little at-home project. If you do nothing else, go get that vanilla pear kouign amann.

Detour Doughnuts and Coffee

8161 FM 423, No. 250, Frisco

The traditional autumn and Halloween confections have come to life at Detour Doughnuts. Chef and owner Jinny Cho creates seasonal menus with everything made from scratch daily. The fall menu includes pumpkin mascarpone, Jack Skellington, maple bourbon eclair, apple cider cake and lemon raspberry eyeball. The line can get long here, so plan ahead.

Bisous Bisous Pâtisserie

3700 McKinney Ave., No. 150 (Uptown)

Now is definitely the time to make way to Bisous Bisous in Uptown for one of its many amazing fall-themed pastries. The orange and black macaron platters and towers might be good for work or social gatherings, but get a pumpkin mousse tart for yourself. Or perhaps the apple hazelnut tart or chocolate pecan tart. You can also score beautiful cakes and macaron platters for the center of the dessert table on Thanksgiving.

Emporium Pies

314 N. Bishop Ave. and 2708 Main St., No. 110

Pies are a signature dessert during the fall season. Apple, pecan and pumpkin pie make up the best of the season, and Emporium Pies offers a variety of classical autumn pies. Several pies are available through Nov. 30 including the Drop Dead Gorgeous, a spiced pumpkin pie with a gingerbread crust. Or go for the understated Buttercream Gang, a light and fluffy buttermilk center on a flaky crust, or The Nutty Honey, with a peanut butter cream center, crunchy honey bits and house-made whipped cream on top.

Parlor Doughnuts

Locations in McKinney, Southlake and Flower Mound

We wish Parlor Doughnuts would open a store closer to Dallas proper, but we'll still drive out of the way for their croissant-like doughnuts. We recently had the Maple Pecan, and it delivered what we needed, emotionally. Other fall menu items (which they make all day, so always fresh) are an apple pie doughnut and a pumpkin chia cheesecake, along with a few fall coffee concoctions and autumn oats.

Bresnan Bread and Pastry

301-B E. Louisiana St., McKinney

Brensan Bread and Pastry has a seasonal menu of spiced pumpkin tea cakes and ultimate ginger spice cookies, which are available now. You can also pre-order for Thanksgiving. They'll have pumpkin pies, apple pies, black bottom pecan pie and milk bread rolls. Bresnan is open in downtown McKinney Wednesday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.,  and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and is also at the Coppell Farmers Market on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Or you can order ahead and pick up at Saint Michael and All Angels Church on Colgate Avenue.

Kuluntu Bakery

Online, Pick-up on Thursdays in North Oak Cliff

This James Beard-nominated bakery in Oak Cliff offers pick-up on Thursday at its cottage bakery and also sells some of its goods at La Bodega Oak Cliff. Order ahead to snatch up some of the amazing seasonal breads, including a honey cinnamon and raisin sourdough, almond pear and apple croissant. The pumpkin bourbon caramel cake will likely cure whatever ails you.

Rise Souffle

5360 W. Lovers Lane

Rise is renowned for its French souffles, which come as either a savory main dish or dessert. The new seasonal souffle menu includes pumpkin, banana, chili and duck. The crab souffle, marshmallow soup, pecan praline and bananas foster are also very popular here.

Lucia

287 N. Bishop Ave. (Bishop Arts District)

Lucia in the Bishop Arts is getting in the spirit. It's one of the best restaurants in the city, so you can bet we're all jazz hands over the new four-person to-go meal with butternut squash risotto with sage butter and Bolzano apple cake. No, you stop it! Watch the website for weekly menu updates. Stay alert and stay hungry. If you want to dine in, absolutely make reservations and get a browned butter old fashioned.