Opinion

Holiday Cheer in Westhampton Beach

Leah Ravin and Mia Mastropierro

January 8, 2026

Have you gotten a chance to try some of the delicious treats on WHB’s local shops’ holiday menus? If not, you’re missing out! During the holiday seasons, many local companies in WHB town change their menus or add holiday drinks and food to bring holiday cheer to WHB.

For example, Starbucks and Hampton Coffee change their menus seasonally to match the holidays. This winter, they added many festive fall and Christmas drinks and food to their menus. We went to both Hampton Coffee and Starbucks to try the new items and rank them on a scale of 1-10.

From Starbucks, we tried the Peppermint Mocha and the Sugar Cookie Latte. In our opinion, the sugar cookie latte was delicious, and we would give it a 7.5 out of 10. We also tried the cinnamon pull-apart and rated it a 9 out of 10, and we would definitely get it again. The Peppermint Mocha and Polar Bear cake pop was not our favorite, but we can see how people would enjoy it.

From Hampton Coffee, we ordered a Cinnamon Scone and a Merry Berry refresher. The cinnamon scone was by far our favorite out of everything we tried. The Merry Berry refresher was very good and would give it a solid 8 out of 10.

We interviewed students from WHBHS to see their opinions on the festive menus around town. Ava Conti, and Leilani Otto both say their favorite drink is the iced sugar cookie latte. Leilani says, “It’s not very sweet and it tastes like Christmas in a cup, it also kinda reminds me of when my family and I took Christmas photos with Santa.” Other popular opinions are the Iced chai with sugar cookie cold foam, gingerbread chai, and the peppermint mocha.

We then asked students which they preferred, Starbucks or Hampton Coffee. Sophomore Aurora Rechion says that when it comes to Hampton Coffee, plain chai is better, but the food at Starbucks is better. Leilani Otto says, “Hampton coffee’s coffee is better, but I like the snowman cookie from Starbucks.”

If you haven’t checked out any of the delicious treats and drinks that our local companies provide for us during the holidays, you definitely should!

About the Contributors

Leah Ravin

Leah, a sophomore at Westhampton Beach High School, used to live on the Upper West Side, then moved to Quogue and started fifth grade in Quogue Elementary School. She has an older brother named Ben. In the winter, she enjoys skiing, and she also enjoys listening to many different types of music. Currently, she plays on the varsity girls tennis team. Her favorite subject is social studies because she finds it interesting and understands what she is learning. After high school, she wants to go to college for business. This is her first year writing for the Hurricane Eye.

Mia Mastropierro, Staff Writer

Mia, a sophomore at WHBHS, moved from EMO to WHB at 5 years old. Mia plays varsity lacrosse for the Hurricanes and enjoys baking, spending time with family, and arts and crafts. After she graduates, she hopes to become an athletic trainer. Mia’s favorite class is math and this year she hopes to maintain a 95 or higher GPA. This is her first year writing for The Hurricane Eye.