Fast Food Breakfast Hours (2026): When Every Chain Stops Serving Breakfast
9 of the 22 chains below serve breakfast all day. Of the rest, 7 stop at 10:30 AM and 6 at 11:00 AM — McDonald's runs until 10:30 on weekdays and 11:00 on weekends. Each row also shows the cheapest breakfast item on that chain's 2026 menu.
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Breakfast Hours — FAQ
Which fast food restaurants serve breakfast all day?
Bojangles, IHOP, Cracker Barrel, Jack in the Box, Dunkin', Starbucks, Denny's, Waffle House and Sonic Drive-In serve breakfast all day at most locations. Everywhere else the breakfast menu switches over mid-morning, usually at 10:30 or 11:00 AM.
What time do most fast food restaurants stop serving breakfast?
10:30 AM is the most common cut-off: 7 of the 13 chains here with a set breakfast window stop then, including Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Burger King and Carl's Jr.. Another 6 run until 11:00 AM.
What time does McDonald's stop serving breakfast in 2026?
Until 10:30 AM weekdays, 11:00 AM weekends at most locations. The cheapest breakfast item is Sausage McMuffin at about $2.59.
Which fast food chain has the cheapest breakfast?
Taco Bell: Cheesy Toasted Breakfast Burrito (Potato) costs about $1.99. Bojangles' Plain Biscuit ($1.99) is next.
Which fast food chain serves breakfast the longest?
Whataburger, among chains that stop at all: breakfast runs 11:00 PM – 11:00 AM. A twelve-hour window — the longest of any major burger chain.