The First Watch fall menu arrived nationwide on August 18, 2026. It runs through October 26, 2026, skipping the Tampa Bay market and a few very recently opened restaurants this season. Five dishes make up the lineup, split between a savory breakfast bowl, a sandwich, two pumpkin bakery items and a fresh juice.
The Godfather Breakfast Bowl anchors the savory side with Italian pork sausage and seasoned grits. Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast and Pumpkin Spiced Donuts carry the season’s signature flavor into the griddle and the bakery case. Blazing Dragon joins the juice-bar lineup alongside the Maple Bacon Croissant Sandwich.
The short answer
The First Watch fall menu launched nationwide on August 18, 2026 and runs through October 26, 2026. Five items make up this year’s lineup. The Godfather Breakfast Bowl, a Maple Bacon Croissant Sandwich, Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast, Pumpkin Spiced Donuts and the Blazing Dragon juice all make the cut. Every dish leans on pumpkin, maple or Italian sausage flavor built around the chain’s existing breakfast and juice bar format.
At a glance
August 18, 2026
Fall menu arrives
October 26, 2026
Fall menu ends
First Watch Fall Menu
The First Watch fall menu layers a short seasonal lineup on top of the year-round board. Past autumns have brought a similar pumpkin push through the bakery case and the juice bar. Every item this year either leans into pumpkin spice or works a savory Italian angle into a breakfast bowl or sandwich. The year-round menu keeps running underneath it for the length of the season.
First Watch Fall Menu Items
Five dishes make up this year’s First Watch fall lineup, split between a savory bowl, a sandwich, two bakery items and a juice. The Godfather Breakfast Bowl leans savory, built around griddled Italian pork sausage and seasoned grits. Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast and Pumpkin Spiced Donuts both carry the season’s signature flavor, one on the griddle and one from the bakery case. A few of these seasonal flavors also turn up in off-menu customizations once the toppings land on the line.
| Item | Description | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| The Godfather Breakfast Bowl | Griddled Italian pork sausage, two cage-free eggs any style and seasoned grits, topped with lemon-dressed arugula, fresh herbs and grated Parmesan, served with chopped Calabrian chiles. | 780 |
| Maple Bacon Croissant Sandwich | Million Dollar Bacon, a pork sausage patty, folded cage-free eggs, pickled jalapenos, sharp Cheddar and bacon apricot jam on a griddled croissant round, served with seasoned potatoes. | 1,510 |
| Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast | Two cage-free eggs any style with chicken apple sausage patties and one spiced pumpkin pancake. | 1,050 |
| Pumpkin Spiced Donuts | Warm cake donut holes tossed in pumpkin-spiced sugar and dusted with cinnamon sugar, served with salted caramel and creme anglaise for dipping. | 1,100 |
| Blazing Dragon | A fresh juice of strawberry, lemon, cane sugar and dragon fruit. | 130 |
First Watch Fall Menu Launch Date
First Watch’s fall lineup went live nationwide on August 18, 2026. It runs as a limited-time menu through October 26, 2026. A two-month run keeps the pumpkin and Italian flavors on the board through most of autumn.
First Watch typically rotates in a fresh seasonal lineup once the window closes. Guests visiting early in the run get first pick of every dish before any of them sell out. Exact start and end dates can shift by a few days at individual restaurants.
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall menu arrives nationwide | August 18, 2026 |
| Fall menu ends | October 26, 2026 |
First Watch’s Quarterly Seasonal Menu
First Watch rebuilds its menu every quarter rather than holding one fixed board year-round. A chef-driven kitchen team, not a corporate test lab, plans each new season’s lineup. Fall follows the same pattern as the chain’s spring and summer rotations, swapping a handful of dishes while the core board stays in place. Sausage, grits and pumpkin flavor carry the same wheat, milk and soy tags First Watch already declares on its year-round allergen guide.
First Watch Fall Menu Questions
About the author
Sophia W. Steadham writes MenuQuill. She is a food blogger and restaurant review expert who has spent years eating her way through American chain menus, from small-town drive-thrus to national roll-outs.