What is the best fast food chain for breakfast in America?

Biscuits, drive-thru coffee and breakfast sandwiches, judged on the meal most Americans eat in a car. Regional loyalties run deep in this one.

1

McDonald's

The chain that made the Egg McMuffin a national breakfast habit and still sells more morning meals than anyone.

2

Chick-fil-A

Chicken biscuits and hash browns from the chain with a cult-level service reputation.

3

Dunkin'

New England's coffee-and-donut institution, built around the morning commute.

4

Starbucks

The chain that turned a morning coffee run into a menu of breakfast sandwiches and pastries.

5

Taco Bell

Breakfast crunchwraps and toasted burritos for people who want a taco at 8am.

6

Burger King

Croissan'wiches and a long-running attempt to take mornings from the Golden Arches.

7

Wendy's

A late arrival to breakfast whose Frosty-adjacent morning menu leans on seasoned potatoes.

8

Whataburger

The Texas chain whose taquitos and honey butter chicken biscuit inspire real devotion.

9

Bojangles

Southern chain built on made-from-scratch biscuits and sweet tea.

10

Hardee's

Made From Scratch Biscuits are the whole argument for this Southern and Midwestern chain.

11

Waffle House

Open all night, all year, with hash browns served scattered, smothered and covered.

12

Jack in the Box

The West Coast chain that serves breakfast around the clock, sauce packets included.

13

Krispy Kreme

Hot Original Glazed doughnuts straight off the conveyor belt.

14

Panera Bread

Bagels, soufflés and coffee for the breakfast crowd that wants a table and Wi-Fi.

15

Tim Hortons

Canada's coffee-and-Timbits chain, a fixture across the northern border states.

16

Biscuitville

A Carolina regional that closes at 2pm because breakfast is the entire business.