Drinks at McDonald's: What the Current U.S. Menu Includes

McDonald's has far more than fountain soda now. As of August 30, 2026, the current U.S. drinks menu spans soft drinks, iced tea and lemonade, bottled drinks and juices, frozen drinks, smoothies, and a larger McCafe specialty lineup.

The cleanest way to answer this question is to use McDonald's current official U.S. drinks page, because drink availability shifts faster than many old menu roundups do.

The current national drink categories

McDonald's currently groups U.S. beverages into six main buckets on its drinks menu: McCafe specialty drinks, soft drinks, iced tea and lemonade, bottled drinks and juices, frozen drinks, and smoothies.

Soft drinks still anchor the menu

If you just want the classic fountain lineup, McDonald's currently lists Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Hi-C Orange Lavaburst, and Dr Pepper on the U.S. drinks page.

McDonald's also keeps publishing drink-specific nutrition pages. For example, the company still has a dedicated Coca-Cola FAQ explaining why its fountain Coke tastes distinctive at McDonald's.

Tea and lemonade options are still straightforward

The tea-and-lemonade section is simpler: Lemonade, Sweet Tea, and Unsweetened Iced Tea. McDonald's says a small Lemonade uses real lemon juice, lemon pulp, and real cane sugar.

For Sweet Tea, McDonald's says a small serving is made from a blend of orange pekoe and pekoe cut black tea, and the product page currently shows extra small, small, medium, and large sizes.

Smoothies, frozen drinks, and juice are still available

McDonald's currently lists two smoothies on the U.S. drinks page: Strawberry Banana Smoothie and Mango Pineapple Smoothie. Frozen options currently include Frozen Hawaiian Punch, Frozen Coca-Cola Classic, and Frozen Fanta Blue Raspberry.

In bottled drinks and juices, the official page currently includes DASANI Water, 1% Low Fat Milk Jug, Reduced Sugar Low Fat Chocolate Milk Jug, Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice, and Honest Kids Appley Ever After Organic Juice Drink.

The biggest menu shift is the McCafe specialty lineup

The part most likely to make older articles stale is the new specialty drink section. McDonald's now lists drinks such as Sprite Berry Blast, Dirty Dr Pepper, Vanilla Swirl with Coca-Cola, Reduced Sugar Vanilla Swirl with Diet Coke, Orange Dream, and multiple refreshers.

One useful example is the Mango Pineapple Refresher, whose product page says it contains caffeine and is mixed with lemonade over ice, with the option to substitute water for a lighter flavor.

What can vary by restaurant

McDonald's repeatedly notes that some menu items are only available at participating restaurants and that beverage sizes may vary by market. Its site also routes shoppers through a local menu view, which is the safest sign that not every store will carry every listed drink all the time.

That matters most for limited-time McCafe specialty drinks and some frozen options, which tend to rotate faster than the core soda and tea lineup.

How to check your nearest McDonald's before ordering

• Open the official local menu and set your restaurant location.
• Use the drinks page to see current national categories first.
• Open the specific product page if you need ingredients, size choices, or calories.
• Expect limited-time specialty drinks to be the most location-sensitive.

Bottom line

If you are asking what drinks McDonald's has right now in the U.S., the short answer is: soda, tea, lemonade, bottled drinks, juices, smoothies, frozen drinks, and a much larger McCafe specialty section than older menu guides show. The fastest accurate check is McDonald's own current drinks menu plus your local restaurant menu.

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