Pumpkin Please

The Bad Waitress
This Eat Street coffee shop keeps locals craving vegan pumpkin pancakes, served year-round, two on a plate, for less than $5. 2 E. 26th St., Mpls., 612-872-7575

The Bayport Cookery
There’ll be plenty of pumpkin on the Autumn Harvest menu. A preview: pumpkin gnocchi with pan-seared pheasant breast, golden chanterelles, and sage brown butter. 328 5th Ave. N., Bayport, 651-430-1066

The Cheesecake Factory
From mid-October through the holidays, the rich and richer pumpkin and pumpkin-pecan cheesecakes are on the menu. Southdale Center, Edina, 952-653-3333, thecheesecakefactory. com

Corner Table
Think savory sides such as spaghetti with pancetta, diced pumpkin, rosemary, and garlic, as well as pumpkin ravioli with fried sage. For sweets, an heirloom pumpkin mascarpone cheesecake. 4257 Nicollet Ave., Mpls., 612-823-0011, cornertablerestaurant.com

Cue
Look for harvest pumpkin risotto with walnut cream, crisp leeks, and Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus, served upstairs at Level 5 is roasted “pie pumpkin” soup with maple syrup sour cream and toasted hazelnuts. Guthrie Theater, 806 S. 2nd St., Mpls., 612-225-6499, cueatguthrie.com

Izzy’s Ice Cream Cafe
Pumpkin on pumpkin. Some of us wait all year to top our cones with an Izzy scoop of this creamy, fall flavor. 2034 Marshall Ave., St. Paul, 651-603-1458, izzysicecream.com

Spoonriver
Try this seasonal special: Afghani pumpkin curry with chunks of pumpkin served with white rice, kidney beans, and cilantro-mint chutney. It’s such a favorite that it’s also bound to pop up at sibling Cafe Brenda. 750 S. 2nd St., Mpls., 612-436-2236, spoonriverrestaurant.com