The Panera fall menu 2026 goes live nationwide on 2 September, bringing back the Chocolate Chip Bagel alongside a trio of new items: Three-Cheese Lasagna Soup, Cinnamon Croissant Bites, and a PB&J Cookie. Panera Bread confirmed the full seasonal lineup will be available across all ordering channels from that date, including dine-in, delivery, Rapid Pick-Up, and drive-thru.
Panera Fall Menu 2026: What’s New and What’s Back
The centrepiece of the returning items is the Chocolate Chip Bagel, a seasonal fan favourite that draws considerable attention each time it reappears. Scott Uehlein, vice president of culinary at Panera Bread, said in a statement that the company is ‘excited to bring back our beloved Chocolate Chip Bagel, delivering the familiar flavours and traditions our guests look forward to each fall.’
Uehlein also framed the broader drop in seasonal terms: ‘When the temperature drops, Panera is the place to go, we’ve crafted a seasonal fall menu that brings warm comfort, nostalgia, and exciting new flavours to every occasion.’
The two new bakery items joining the Chocolate Chip Bagel each take a different angle. The PB&J Cookie is built around a peanut butter base stuffed with grape jelly and finished with powdered sugar, a straightforward riff on the lunchbox classic. According to Tasting Table, the cookie carries 390 calories, 52 grams of carbohydrates, and 6 grams of protein. Pricing at a San Diego location came in at $3.59 for a single cookie, with a four-pack available for $11.99.
The Cinnamon Croissant Bites are miniature pastries baked with Panera’s Cinnamon Crunch topping, served with an icing dip on the side. Both items sit squarely in the comfort-bakery territory Panera traditionally leans into for the autumn season.
Three-Cheese Lasagna Soup Leads the Savoury Side
On the food side, the headlining new arrival is the Three-Cheese Lasagna Soup: Italian-style sausage and lasagna ribbon pasta in a ricotta-tomato broth, finished with Parmesan and topped with Asiago cheese. It joins two returning seasonal soups, the Rustic Baked Potato Soup (potatoes, bacon, and chives in a creamy broth) and the Autumn Squash Soup, which blends butternut squash and pumpkin with honey, cinnamon, curry, sweet cream, and roasted pumpkin seeds.
Completing the soup-adjacent offering are the Ciabatta Dippers, which return in French Dip and Chicken Pesto varieties and are designed specifically for dunking. The format is a straightforward practical pairing with the expanded soup menu.
The Harvest Medley Salad also returns, built from mixed greens, arugula, pumpkin seeds, mandarin oranges, and crunchy beet strips. It rounds out a seasonal lineup that covers bakery, soup, and salad across the same drop date.
Scale and Availability
The breadth of the rollout reflects the chain’s reach. Tasting Table reports that Panera operates over 2,200 stores across the United States, with Florida, California, and New York accounting for the highest concentrations of locations. A launch across all channels on a single date means the full fall lineup lands simultaneously in every market from the outset, rather than rolling out region by region.
For context on what that means in practice: customers in those high-density states will have the widest physical access to the new items from day one, while delivery integration means the same menu is reachable well beyond walk-in distance.
The Panera fall menu 2026 positions the chain to compete for the seasonal spend that typically accelerates through September and October, with the Three-Cheese Lasagna Soup and the returning Chocolate Chip Bagel serving as the clearest markers of the range on offer. Delish first flagged the full lineup ahead of the launch date.
All items will be available from 2 September 2026 in-restaurant and across Panera’s digital ordering platforms.