Big Apple Bagels Menu USA Prices 2026

This is where it all starts. Bagels come in about 15 flavors, from plain and sesame to everything, cinnamon raisin and chocolate chip, baked fresh every morning in the store. The cream cheese selection is a big deal too, with fun flavors like strawberry, jalapeño cheddar, onion and chive, and honey cinnamon. My pick? Everything bagel with scallion cream cheese. Trust me on this one.

Lunch gets serious here. Specialty sandwiches are the premium tier, all served on your choice of fresh baked bagel or bread with a pickle spear, and every single one sits at $9.87, so the decision is pure craving, not math. The Big Apple Club is the signature, ham, roast turkey, bacon, American cheese and mayo, and it lives up to the name. Holey Guacamole is the lighter crowd favorite.

The gourmet lineup is the classic deli-style crew, and like clockwork they are all $9.84, a hair under the specialty tier. Honestly? At this price the B.L.T. on a toasted everything bagel is one of the best values on the whole menu. The Mediterranean Veg-Out is your move if you want something lighter but still satisfying.

Yes, there is a lighter side. Salads run from $11.10 to $12.40, and the Garden Mix at 110 calories is one of the lowest-calorie things in the building. The Calypso Grilled Chicken Salad is the premium pick.

The coffee side of the business runs under the Brewster’s Coffee name, and it is better than you would expect from a bagel shop. Drip coffee starts at $2.93, lattes and cappuccinos land at $5.39, and the Icespresso lineup at $5.99 is the afternoon-pick-me-up move. Fruit smoothies also sit at $5.99.

How do the numbers shake out? Big Apple Bagels publishes calorie ranges for most of the menu, which makes it one of the more transparent breakfast chains. A plain bagel runs 300 to 380 calories before shmear, and adding regular cream cheese pushes a bagel with cream cheese to about 390 to 680 calories. Breakfast sandwiches land between 390 and 640 calories for the standard builds, with the indulgent Lox & Cream Cheese topping out near 780. On the lunch side, the lighter specialty picks like Holey Guacamole sit at 350 to 510 calories, while the heavier triple deckers can approach 970. Salads are the lightest lane, with the Garden Mix at just 110 calories. Coffee drinks stay modest unless you go for the mocha or icespresso styles, which can climb to 400 plus.

If you are watching calories, the winning combo is a plain or whole wheat bagel with reduced-fat cream cheese, or the Mediterranean Veg-Out sandwich at 370 to 620 calories. Want the full breakdown? The chain’s official site carries the complete nutrition PDF for every item, which is worth a look if you track macros.

Breakfast joints live and die on deals, and Big Apple Bagels plays the game well. Here is how to pay less:

1. Get the Big Apple Bagels Rewards App

The free rewards app is the single best way to save. Members earn points on every purchase toward free food, and the app regularly pushes limited-time offers like the Breakfast Stamp Card, buy 3 breakfast sandwiches and get 1 free. If you eat here even twice a month, it pays for itself fast.

2. Watch for the Breakfast Stamp Card

This promo comes back several times a year: buy three breakfast sandwiches, earn a free one. Stack it with the rewards app points and you are basically getting breakfast at a discount twice over.

3. Buy by the Dozen

Single bagels at $1.98 add up. A dozen at $21.55, or the Dozen Deal with a full pound of cream cheese at $32.52, cuts the per-bagel cost well below single pricing. Muffin packs work the same way.

4. Check Groupon for Local Deals

Big Apple Bagels locations regularly appear on Groupon with offers like $20 of food and drinks for less. Availability varies by franchise, so search your city before you go.

5. Go for the Value Meal Add-On

Sandwiches can be ordered as a Value Meal with chips and a drink. It costs less than buying the sides separately, which is the oldest trick in the fast-casual book.

Big Apple Bagels was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, operating as a subsidiary of BAB, Inc., which also runs the Brewster’s Coffee and My Favorite Muffin brands. As of 2026 the chain has about 48 locations across 12 states, with Michigan holding the biggest share at roughly 46% of stores. Every location bakes its bagels and muffins fresh in-store each morning from proprietary mixes, which is the whole brand promise: made-from-scratch freshness at fast-casual speed. The chain has picked up franchise industry awards over the years, including Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 recognition and a Military Friendly Franchise nod.

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