The McDonald’s USA breakfast menu lists about 23 items, from the 310-calorie Egg McMuffin to the 1,340-calorie Big Breakfast with Hotcakes. Prices vary by restaurant, though five items sit under $3 and a $4 meal deal anchors the value tier.
Quick answers (reviewed September 2026)
| Question | Short answer |
|---|---|
| Breakfast hours | Opening until about 10:30 or 11:00 AM, set locally |
| All-day breakfast | Not offered nationwide |
| Cheapest items | Under $3 at participating restaurants |
| Meal deal | $4 for a sandwich, Hash Browns, small coffee |
| App deal | $2 breakfast sandwich, weekly, through Oct. 4, 2026 |
Start Your Morning Right with McDonald’s Breakfast
Breakfast pricing at McDonald’s looks different this year. The April 21 McValue relaunch added an Under $3 Menu and a $4 Breakfast Meal Deal, and a weekly $2 sandwich offer now runs in the app through October 4.
This guide covers the full menu, real breakfast hours, prices, calories, macros and allergens. Where McDonald’s publishes a price, the table says official. Where it does not, the figure is a tracked estimate that your local restaurant may change.
Most guides skip one fact. McDonald’s has no single national price, because about 95 percent of its roughly 13,500 U.S. restaurants belong to independent owners. A sandwich can cost noticeably more in a big city, and delivery adds another markup.
What’s on the McDonald’s Breakfast Menu?
The lineup rests on four bases: the English muffin, the biscuit, the McGriddles cake and the bagel. Each takes egg and cheese, with sausage, bacon, steak or no meat as the add-on, plus platters, hotcakes, a burrito and sides.
- English muffin: Egg McMuffin, Sausage McMuffin, Sausage McMuffin with Egg
- Biscuit: Sausage Biscuit, Sausage Biscuit with Egg, Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit
- McGriddles: Sausage, Bacon Egg & Cheese, Sausage Egg & Cheese
- Bagels: Bacon, Sausage and Steak with Egg & Cheese, plus plain and Egg & Cheese
- Platters and sides: Big Breakfast, Hotcakes, Sausage Burrito, Hash Browns, Fruit & Maple Oatmeal
Not every McDonald’s egg is the same. The Egg McMuffin uses a USDA Grade A egg cracked into a ring, while biscuits, McGriddles and bagels use a folded egg. Scrambled eggs appear only in the Big Breakfast platters.
Two 2026 changes matter here. A limited-time Honey Brown Butter Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit (490 calories) was promoted in August. Trackers report protein callouts on 17 items in app and kiosk ordering, including 17 grams for the Egg McMuffin.
Older articles still recommend the Egg White Delight McMuffin. The true is McDonald’s discontinued it in 2019, and it is not on the 2026 menu, so skip any guide that lists it as available or sends you hunting for it.
McDonald’s Breakfast Hours | When Does Breakfast End?
McDonald’s says breakfast often runs from opening until about 10:30 or 11:00 AM local time. Each restaurant sets its own cutoff, so the familiar weekday and weekend pattern is common but never guaranteed at every location.
| Detail | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Start | When the restaurant opens |
| End | About 10:30 or 11:00 AM |
| 24-hour stores | Breakfast still has a morning window |
| Airports and malls | Often follow the host venue |
Many third-party guides repeat a fixed 5:00 AM start. McDonald’s does not publish that as a national rule. Treat 5:00 AM as a common opening time for many restaurants, then confirm your own store in the app.
Do not count on the final minute. Menu changeover, app loading, payment and stock can all cut an order short. Submit early, and make sure the Breakfast category still shows in the app before you pay.
Hash Browns follow the same window as the sandwiches, according to McDonald’s breakfast FAQ. If you arrive after changeover, the lunch menu takes over, and the crispy potato side disappears with the rest of breakfast.
Can You Get McDonald’s Breakfast All Day?
No. All-Day Breakfast launched in October 2015 and ended in March 2020, and it has not returned nationwide. Breakfast items are sold only during each restaurant’s local morning window, so plan your order before lunch begins.
McDonald’s said it pulled the menu to simplify kitchen operations, which improved speed of service and order accuracy. Since then, the company has only said it is evaluating whether and how to bring the menu back.
A few franchise owners extend morning hours on their own. If you want a late Egg McMuffin, open the app for your local restaurant and check whether the Breakfast category still appears after 11:00 AM.
A 24-hour restaurant does not serve breakfast around the clock either. The drive-thru may stay open all night, yet breakfast items appear only when that location flips its menu each morning, following the same local window as any other restaurant.
McDonald’s Breakfast Menu Prices (USA) | Full List with Calories
Two kinds of prices appear below. Official prices come from McDonald’s McValue and deals pages. Tracked prices come from independent menu trackers checked in September 2026, and where they disagree, the table says varies or shows a range.
Official value prices
| Item | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Sausage McMuffin | Under $3 | 400 |
| Sausage Biscuit | Under $3 | 460 |
| Sausage Burrito | Under $3 | 310 |
| Hash Browns | Under $3 | 140 |
| Medium Premium Roast Coffee | Under $3 | Varies |
| Sausage McMuffin Meal Deal | $4 | 545 |
| Sausage Biscuit Meal Deal | $4 | 605 |
| Sausage McMuffin with Egg Meal (limited time) | $5 | 625 |
McDonald’s marks every price above as subject to restaurant participation, and delivery menus can cost more or exclude the Under $3 and $4 deals entirely. Order pickup in the app if you want the exact advertised number.
Regular breakfast sandwiches (tracked prices)
| Item | Tracked price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Egg McMuffin | $4.89 to $7.29 | 310 |
| Sausage McMuffin with Egg | Varies | 480 |
| Sausage Biscuit with Egg | ~$5.59 | 530 |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit | ~$5.89 | 460 |
| Sausage McGriddles | ~$5.72 | 430 |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddles | ~$5.72 | 430 |
| Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles | ~$7.78 | 550 |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Bagel | ~$5.59 | 590 |
| Sausage, Egg & Cheese Bagel | ~$5.99 | 710 |
| Steak, Egg & Cheese Bagel | ~$6.79 | 680 |
The Egg McMuffin range looks wide because two trackers reported very different figures. That regional gap is normal, and it proves why checking your own restaurant matters more than trusting any list, this one included.
Platters, hotcakes and sides (tracked prices)
| Item | Tracked price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Big Breakfast | ~$7.59 | 760 |
| Big Breakfast with Hotcakes | ~$8.29 | 1,340 |
| Hotcakes | ~$5.69 | 580 |
| Hotcakes and Sausage | ~$5.89 | 770 |
| Bagel (plain) | ~$3.59 | 270 |
| Fruit & Maple Oatmeal | ~$1.99 | 320 |
Breakfast meals
| Meal | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Egg McMuffin Meal | ~$8.19 | 455 |
| Sausage McMuffin with Egg Meal | $5 limited, ~$8.99 regular | 625 |
A meal adds Hash Browns and a small Premium Roast Coffee to the sandwich. The regular meal price often lands near the cost of a sandwich plus Hash Browns, which makes the coffee close to free.
McDonald’s Breakfast Nutrition Guide (Calories + Macros)
The table below lists calories and macros for the most-ordered items. Figures come from McDonald’s published nutrition data as reported by menu and nutrition sites, and the hotcake numbers include butter and syrup. Check the official calculator for exact builds.
| Item | Cal | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg McMuffin | 310 | 17g | 30g | 13g |
| Sausage McMuffin | 400 | 14g | 29g | 26g |
| Sausage McMuffin with Egg | 480 | 20g | 30g | 31g |
| Sausage Biscuit | 460 | 11g | 37g | 30g |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit | 460 | 17g | 39g | 26g |
| Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles | 550 | 19g | 44g | 33g |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Bagel | 590 | 25g | 56g | 30g |
| Steak, Egg & Cheese Bagel | 680 | 34g | 57g | 35g |
| Sausage Burrito | 310 | 13g | 25g | 17g |
| Hash Browns | 140 | 2g | 18g | 8g |
| Fruit & Maple Oatmeal | 320 | 6g | 64g | 4.5g |
| Hotcakes | 580 | 9g | 101g | 15g |
| Big Breakfast | 760 | 26g | 57g | 48g |
| Big Breakfast with Hotcakes | 1,340 | 36g | 158g | 63g |
Quick nutrition takeaways (simple + practical)
- Best balance: The Egg McMuffin gives 17g protein for 310 calories, and its meal with Hash Browns and a small coffee totals 455 calories.
- Cheaper is not lighter: The Under $3 Sausage McMuffin has 90 more calories and 3g less protein than the Egg McMuffin.
- Most protein: The Steak, Egg & Cheese Bagel reaches 34g, though it costs 680 calories.
- Hotcakes act like dessert: Three hotcakes carry 101g carbs and about 45g sugar against 9g protein.
- Lowest sodium pick: Fruit & Maple Oatmeal, at roughly 150 mg, though its carbs run high.
Sodium deserves a second look. The Egg McMuffin has about 770 mg, while published listings for McGriddles and biscuit sandwiches often pass 1,000 mg. That is close to half the daily limit in one small sandwich.
For a filling breakfast near 450 calories, order the Egg McMuffin Meal and keep the coffee black. Picking the sandwich first, then the deal, usually gives better protein per calorie than starting from the cheapest item.
Breakfast Menu Allergen Information (Simple Guide)
McDonald’s U.S. product information addresses nine allergens: eggs, dairy, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish and sesame. Shared equipment and utensils can cause cross-contact, so no item is guaranteed free of any allergen in a busy kitchen.
| Ingredient group | Common allergens |
|---|---|
| Buns, biscuits, bagels, hotcakes | Wheat, often milk and soy |
| Egg sandwiches and platters | Egg |
| Cheese slices | Milk |
| Sausage and bacon | Check the exact product |
Two official answers surprise people. McDonald’s says U.S. Hash Browns are not gluten-free, vegan or vegetarian, and Fruit & Maple Oatmeal is not gluten-free or vegan. Do not treat either as a safe swap for restricted diets.
You can ask for breakfast sandwiches without meat. McDonald’s does not promote U.S. menu items as vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free, and removing an ingredient does not remove shared-preparation risk. Plan your order around that gap carefully.
If you have a serious allergy, check the official nutrition calculator for the exact product before ordering, then tell the crew about your allergy when you place or pick up the order, since ingredients and suppliers can change.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current $5 breakfast deal at McDonald’s?
McDonald’s lists a $5 Sausage McMuffin with Egg Meal for a limited time, served with Hash Browns and a small coffee. Price and participation vary by restaurant.
What’s the breakfast special at McDonald’s right now?
The $4 Breakfast Meal Deal is the standing special, and the app offers a $2 breakfast sandwich once a week through October 4, 2026. Participation varies by restaurant.
What’s the best breakfast deal at McDonald’s?
The $2 app sandwich is the lowest price, and the Egg McMuffin qualifies. For a full meal, the $4 Meal Deal with Hash Browns and coffee is the better buy.
What is on McDonald’s breakfast value menu?
The Under $3 Menu covers the Sausage McMuffin, Sausage Biscuit, Sausage Burrito, Hash Browns and a medium Premium Roast Coffee at participating restaurants.
Conclusion
McDonald’s breakfast in 2026 rewards people who check before they order. The Under $3 Menu, the $4 Meal Deal and the weekly $2 app sandwich carry the best value, while the Egg McMuffin delivers the strongest protein for its calories. Confirm your restaurant’s cutoff, order pickup in the app, and compare the final total before paying. Prices, hours and limited-time items change often, so the official menu and deals pages always outrank any list, including this one.
Sources checked: McDonald’s McValue announcement, McDonald’s deals page, McDonald’s breakfast menu, McDonald’s nutrition calculator. Independent menu trackers supplied the tracked prices and macros.
