The shake shack breakfast menu is served at select participating locations only. Primarily airports and transit hubs, from approximately 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM weekdays and 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM weekends.
Shake Shack does not serve breakfast at most standalone Shacks. Headline items include the signature Wake Up Shack ($6.99 / $7.99 two-egg), a BEC stuffed with breakfast tots and Shack breakfast sauce on a non-GMO potato bun, plus the Sausage Egg N’ Cheese ($5.29), Bacon Egg & Cheese (~$5.29), Egg N’ Cheese ($4.29), Egg White Light, Breakfast Tots, Apple Turnover, Cinnamon Sugar Donut, Joe Coffee, and the Wake Up Shack Box catering tray ($78.99 / 12 servings).
For the official live menu visit the official Shake Shack menu. Confirmed locations: JFK T4, LGA, Grand Central, Penn Station, Fulton Center, DC Union Station, Madison Square Park, Dubai Airport, Gatwick, all detailed in the locations table below.
Hours
7:30–10:30 AM Weekdays · weekends to 11:30
Founded
Select only · 9 Airports + transit
Cheapest item
Egg N' Cheese — $4.29 300 cal · vegetarian
Signature
Wake Up Shack BEC + tots stuffed in
Standard breakfast window at participating locations · hours vary by airport termial operations
| Day | Breakfast starts | Breakfast ends | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon – Fri | 7:30 AM | 10:30 AM | Standard window at most participating Shacks. After 10:30 AM the menu switches to regular ShackBurger / chicken lineup. |
| Sat – Sun | 8:30 AM | 10:30–11:30 AM | Weekend window starts an hour later. Some locations extend to 11:30 AM weekends — confirm via the Shake Shack app. |
| Airport early flights | As early as 5–6 AM | 10:30 AM | JFK T4, LGA and some airport Shacks open earlier to catch early flights. Hours follow terminal operations. |
| After breakfast cutoff | — | — | No all-day breakfast at any Shack. Once breakfast ends, you cannot order Wake Up Shack or breakfast sandwiches until the next morning. |
Breakfast is served at participating airports + transit hubs + select urban Shacks · 9 confirmed locations
| Location | City | Hours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaGuardia Airport Wake Up Shack origin |
New York, NY | 5 AM – 10:30 AM | Original location where the Wake Up Shack was piloted. Pre-flight breakfast hub. |
| JFK Terminal 4 (Gates B23/B37) | New York, NY | 6 AM – 10:30 AM | Serves classic BEC, Sausage Egg N’ Cheese, Egg N’ Cheese + Joe Coffee. Pre-security and gate-side options. |
| Grand Central Terminal | New York, NY | 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Commuter Shack inside Grand Central Dining Concourse. Weekend window opens 8:30 AM. |
| Penn Station | New York, NY | 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Moynihan Train Hall Shack · pre-Amtrak grab and go. |
| Fulton Center | New York, NY | 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Downtown Manhattan transit Shack · commuter focused. |
| DC Union Station | Washington, DC | 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM | DC’s main transit hub Shack · serves the full breakfast lineup. |
| Madison Square Park Original Shack |
New York, NY | 8 AM – 10:30 AM (seasonal) | Recently piloting breakfast at the original Shack. Seasonal Strawberry Coffee Cake from Daily Provisions paired with Joe Coffee. |
| Dubai International Airport | Dubai, UAE | Per terminal operations | International breakfast Shack · operates on terminal schedule (24/7 zones). |
| London Gatwick Airport | London, UK | Per terminal operations | UK breakfast Shack · early-departure airport schedule. |
| Item | Price | Cal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Up Shack · One Egg Signature · LGA origin |
$6.99 | 300 | Cage-free egg + Applewood bacon + American cheese + breakfast tots stuffed in + Shack breakfast sauce on non-GMO potato bun. |
| Wake Up Shack · Two Egg | $7.99 | 390 | Double-egg Wake Up Shack. Same build, extra protein. Most filling sandwich at $7.99. |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese · One Egg Classic |
$5.29 | ~400 | Cage-free egg + Applewood bacon + American cheese on toasted potato bun. Classic BEC at Shack quality. |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese · Two Egg | $6.49 | ~490 | Double-egg BEC. Same build, more protein. |
| Sausage, Egg N’ Cheese · One Egg | $5.29 | 530 | All-natural pork sausage patty + egg + American cheese on potato bun. |
| Sausage, Egg N’ Cheese · Two Egg | $6.99 | 620 | Double-egg sausage version. Most filling pork option. |
| Egg N’ Cheese Cheapest · vegetarian |
$4.29 | 300 | Egg + American cheese on potato bun. Cheapest sandwich on the Shake Shack breakfast menu. Vegetarian friendly. |
| Egg White Light Healthiest |
$5.49 | 280 | Egg whites + white cheddar + arugula on potato bun. Healthiest pick — lowest cal sandwich. |
| Item | Price | Cal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast Tots Signature side |
$2.79 | ~400 | Crispy golden potato tots · served hot with Shack breakfast sauce. Used inside the Wake Up Shack too. |
| Apple Turnover | $2.99 | ~380 | Crispy pastry with spiced apple + cinnamon sugar filling. Limited-rotation pastry. |
| Cinnamon Sugar Donut | $1.99 | ~290 | Cake donut tossed in cinnamon sugar. Cheapest sweet pastry on the menu. |
| Bagel + Cream Cheese | $2.99 | ~390 | Toasted bagel with cream cheese. Light vegetarian option. |
| Strawberry Coffee Cake (seasonal) | $3.49 | ~340 | From Daily Provisions · only at Madison Square Park breakfast pilot. |
| Item | Price | Cal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Coffee (drip, 16 oz) | $2.50 | 5 | Brooklyn-based Joe Coffee partnership · drip coffee · cheapest drink option. |
| Cold Brew (16 oz) Fan favorite |
$3.99 | 10 | Smooth slow-brewed cold brew · less acidic than iced coffee. |
| Specialty Latte / Cappuccino | $4.49 | ~180 | Joe espresso drinks · vanilla, mocha, hazelnut syrups. |
| Orange Juice (12 oz) | $2.50 | 170 | Fresh-squeezed-style OJ · real fruit option. |
| Bottled Water / Sparkling | $2.49 | 0 | Standard bottled / sparkling water. |
| Item | Price | Serves | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Up Shack Box (12 servings) Catering tray |
$78.99 | 12 people | 12 Wake Up Shacks in a catering box · group order for offices, meetings, events. |
| Sausage Egg N’ Cheese Box (12) | $59.99 | 12 people | 12 Sausage Egg N’ Cheese sandwiches · cheaper bulk option. |
Wake Up Shack - The signature
Invented at LaGuardia Airport · griddled cage-free egg + Applewood smoked bacon + American cheese + crispy breakfast tots stuffed inside the sandwich + Shack breakfast sauce, all on a toasted non-GMO potato bun. One-egg version 300 cal · two-egg 390 cal.
Shack breakfast sauce
A morning variant of classic Shack Sauce · creamy, slightly tangy with a peppery breakfast kick. Comes standard on the Wake Up Shack and as a dipping side with Breakfast Tots. Ask for extra cups, usually free.
| Item | Cal | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Sodium | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottled Water | 0 | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0mg | Zero cal |
| Joe Coffee (drip, black) | 5 | 0g | 0g | 1g | 5mg | Cheapest drink |
| Cold Brew (16 oz, black) | 10 | 0g | 0g | 2g | 10mg | Fan favorite |
| Orange Juice (12 oz) | 170 | 2g | 0g | 38g | 5mg | 5mg sodium |
| Egg White Light | 280 | 22g | 10g | 28g | 680mg | Healthiest sandwich |
| Cinnamon Sugar Donut | 290 | 3g | 14g | 38g | 250mg | Cheapest pastry |
| Egg N’ Cheese | 300 | 16g | 15g | 28g | 680mg | Cheapest · vegetarian |
| Wake Up Shack · One Egg | 300 | 17g | 14g | 26g | 760mg | Signature |
| Strawberry Coffee Cake | 340 | 4g | 15g | 46g | 280mg | Seasonal · MSP |
| Apple Turnover | 380 | 3g | 18g | 50g | 270mg | Sweet pastry |
| Bagel + Cream Cheese | 390 | 10g | 14g | 56g | 540mg | Vegetarian |
| Wake Up Shack · Two Egg | 390 | 23g | 18g | 27g | 880mg | Signature 2-egg |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese · One Egg | 400 | 23g | 23g | 26g | 1,140mg | Classic BEC |
| Breakfast Tots | 400 | 5g | 22g | 44g | 680mg | Signature side |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese · Two Egg | 490 | 29g | 27g | 27g | 1,260mg | Double protein |
| Sausage, Egg N’ Cheese · One Egg | 530 | 22g | 33g | 28g | 1,180mg | Pork sausage |
| Sausage, Egg N’ Cheese · Two Egg | 620 | 28g | — | 29g | 1,320mg | Highest cal sandwich |
Sodium warning: AHA recommends ≤2,300mg sodium daily (ideally 1,500mg). A 2-egg Sausage Egg N' Cheese alone hits 1,320mg — 57% of daily limit. Pair sandwiches with Joe Coffee (5mg) or water (0mg) and pick Egg N' Cheese (680mg) or Egg White Light (680mg) for the lower-sodium options on the shake shack breakfast menu.
| Item | Dairy | Eggs | Wheat | Soy | Sesame | Fish | Tree Nuts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Up Shack (one/two egg) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Sausage, Egg N’ Cheese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Egg N’ Cheese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Egg White Light | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Breakfast Tots | may | — | may | — | — | — | — |
| Cinnamon Sugar Donut | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | may |
| Apple Turnover | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | may |
Allergen disclaimer: Shake Shack prepares food on shared kitchen equipment where cross-contact with allergens is possible. The Sausage Egg N' Cheese carries the widest allergen profile (incl. shellfish, peanut, tree nut cross-contact). For severe allergies confirm with staff and consult the official Shake Shack allergen guide.
01
Pre-order on Shack App from your gate
At airport Shacks, order in the Shack App before walking up · saves 5-10 min during the rush · pickup window often pre-flight.
02
Ask for extra Shack breakfast sauce
It's usually free on request · ask for extra cups · dunking the Breakfast Tots in it is the real move.
03
Egg N' Cheese + tots under $7.10
Cheapest hot sandwich + Breakfast Tots = $7.08 · best value combo on the shake shack breakfast menu.
04
Egg White Light for lowest calories
280 cal · 22g protein · 680mg sodium · the healthiest pick. Better macros than most fast-food breakfasts.
05
Weekend? Aim for 10:30–11:30 AM
Some locations extend weekend breakfast to 11:30 AM · less crowded than the 8:30 AM rush at city Shacks like MSP.
06
Wake Up Shack vs Bacon Egg & Cheese
Wake Up Shack costs $1.70 more but adds the tots stuffing + breakfast sauce — it's the upgraded BEC. Worth it once.
07
Wake Up Shack Box for groups
$78.99 for 12 sandwiches = $6.58/each · cheaper than buying single Wake Up Shacks ($6.99 each). Best office-breakfast value.
08
No breakfast at standalone Shacks
Don't drive to a random Shake Shack expecting breakfast. Only the 9 locations in the table above serve it. Confirm in the Shack App before going.
Cheapest sandwich
Egg N' Cheese $4.29 300 cal · vegetarian · on potato bun.
Best complete combo
Egg N' Cheese + Tots + Coffee $9.58 Complete breakfast under $10.
Most filling for the money
Wake Up Shack (1 egg) $6.99 300 cal · the LGA original · BEC + tots stuffed.
✓ All day, every day · 24/7 most locations
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Yes, but only at select participating locations, mostly airports and transit hubs including JFK Terminal 4, LaGuardia, Grand Central Terminal, Penn Station, Fulton Center, DC Union Station, Dubai Airport, London Gatwick, plus the original Madison Square Park Shack in New York. Standalone neighborhood Shacks do not serve breakfast. Confirm via the Shake Shack app before visiting.
