Bacon Mac & Cheese: Panera Price & Calories 2026

Name: Panera Bacon Mac & Cheese
Brand: Panera Bread
Price: 6.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Bacon Mac & Cheese at a Glance

Price: $6.99
Range by cafe: $6.59–$9.49
Cheapest state: Alabama $6.59
Dearest state: Oregon $8.59
Calories: 990 cal
Category: Featured Items
US cafes serving it: 2,231
Price read: August 2026

Bacon Mac & Cheese: The Full Breakdown

Bacon Mac & Cheese is Panera's Vermont white cheddar mac with applewood smoked bacon on top. The bacon is added at the end rather than cooked in, so it keeps its texture for the first few minutes and softens after that.

This is the heaviest way to order mac at Panera: 990 calories, 40g of fat, 97g of carbohydrate and 1,650mg of sodium, which is 72% of a day. The plain Mac & Cheese is 960 calories if you want the same dish without the bacon.

On the board the Bacon Mac & Cheese sits under Featured Items. The rest of it is on the full Panera Bread menu with prices.

Bacon Mac & Cheese Nutrition

A Bacon Mac & Cheese carries 990 cal, which is 50% of a 2,000 calorie day.

Macros Per Serving

35g

Protein

40g

Fat

97g

Carbs

1650mg

Sodium

Values are Panera's own figures and are approximate.

Bacon Mac & Cheese: Item Profile

Allergen Information

Panera prepares food in a shared kitchen that handles wheat, soy, dairy, eggs, tree nuts, and peanuts. Cross-contact is possible.

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How Bacon Mac & Cheese Compares

See how the Bacon Mac & Cheese stacks up against other Featured Items options at Panera Bread.

Menu Item	Price	Calories	Protein
Bacon Mac & Cheese This Page	$6.99	990 cal	35g
Chicken Bacon Rancher	$12.32	780 cal	46g
Ciabatta Cheesesteak	$13.36	920 cal	48g
Southwest Chicken Caesar Salad	$13.37	620 cal	41g
Strawberry Poppyseed Salad	$10.40	340 cal	25g

Prices and nutrition vary by location and with any customisation.

Priced by state

Bacon Mac & Cheese Price by State in August 2026

The item is not the same price everywhere, and on a featured items item the gap is usually wider than people expect. Across the 2,231 cafes that price it, the Bacon Mac & Cheese runs from $6.59 to $9.49, a spread of $2.90. These are medians per state, so half the cafes in a state sit either side of the figure.

Cheapest state

$6.59

Alabama · 29 cafes

Typical

$6.59

0 of 44 states below it

Dearest state

$8.59

Oregon · 17 cafes

State	Median	vs typical	Cafes
Alabama	$6.59	same as typical	29
Arkansas	$6.59	same as typical	9
Arizona	$6.59	same as typical	37
Delaware	$6.59	same as typical	6
Florida	$6.59	same as typical	197
Georgia	$6.59	same as typical	65
Iowa	$6.59	same as typical	20
Idaho	$6.59	same as typical	10
Illinois	$6.59	same as typical	117
Indiana	$6.59	same as typical	47
Kentucky	$6.59	same as typical	35
Maryland	$6.59	same as typical	53
Michigan	$6.59	same as typical	81
Minnesota	$6.59	same as typical	32
Missouri	$6.59	same as typical	68
Montana	$6.59	same as typical	5
North Carolina	$6.59	same as typical	87
Nebraska	$6.59	same as typical	13
New Mexico	$6.59	same as typical	7
Nevada	$6.59	same as typical	18
Pennsylvania	$6.59	same as typical	111
Tennessee	$6.59	same as typical	44
Texas	$6.59	same as typical	113
Utah	$6.59	same as typical	7
Virginia	$6.59	same as typical	98
Wisconsin	$6.59	same as typical	42
Louisiana	$6.79	$0.20 more	10
South Carolina	$6.79	$0.20 more	36
Ohio	$6.89	$0.30 more	133
Connecticut	$6.99	$0.40 more	33
District of Columbia	$6.99	$0.40 more	10
Massachusetts	$6.99	$0.40 more	64
Maine	$6.99	$0.40 more	6
New Hampshire	$6.99	$0.40 more	14
New Jersey	$6.99	$0.40 more	83
Rhode Island	$6.99	$0.40 more	8
Kansas	$7.29	$0.70 more	25
West Virginia	$7.44	$0.85 more	12
California	$7.49	$0.90 more	193
New York	$7.49	$0.90 more	131
Washington	$8.39	$1.80 more	34
Colorado	$8.59	$2.00 more	37
Oklahoma	$8.59	$2.00 more	19
Oregon	$8.59	$2.00 more	17

A state appears here only where at least 5 cafes priced the item, so a few states are missing rather than cheap. Comparing it against the rest of the featured items range, or against another Panera item, is worth doing before you decide. A median also hides both ends of its own state, which is what the next section shows.

Cafe by cafe

The Cheapest and Dearest Bacon Mac & Cheese in the US

A state median hides the two cafes that matter most if you are deciding where to buy. Across the 2,231 cafes that price the Bacon Mac & Cheese, the gap between the cheapest and the dearest is $2.90, and the dearest charges 1.44 times what the cheapest does for the same item.

Cheapest cafe in the country

$6.59

Alabaster - Alabaster Promenade

Alabaster, Alabama

Every Panera in Alabama

Dearest cafe in the country

$9.49

Anaheim - Harbor Blvd near Disney Way

Anaheim, California

Every Panera in California

Where a Panera sits changes what it charges

Cafes inside airports, hospitals, campuses and highway service areas turn up among the dearest far more often than their share of the network would suggest. The dearest cafe for the Bacon Mac & Cheese is not, so check the cafe rather than assume. How Panera prices vary by location.

The spread is not only a matter of which state you are in. Florida alone has 197 cafes selling the Bacon Mac & Cheese, and inside that one state the price still runs from $6.59 to $7.29. Two cafes twenty minutes apart can differ by more than a state border does.

Prices are each cafe's own, and a cafe can change them at any time.

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions About Bacon Mac & Cheese

We've compiled the most common questions about Panera's bacon mac & cheese to help you order smarter.

How much does Panera Bacon Mac & Cheese cost in 2026?

Panera charges $6.59 to $9.49 for the Bacon Mac & Cheese, depending on which cafe you visit, and the national average is $6.99. That range comes from a August 2026 menu snapshot covering all 2,239 US cafes, 2,231 of which sell this item. Panera prices are set per cafe, so city and state make a real difference.

Why does the Panera Bacon Mac & Cheese cost more at some locations?

Each cafe sets its own price, so the same item differs from one to the next. The cheapest of the 2,231 cafes selling the Bacon Mac & Cheese is Alabaster - Alabaster Promenade in Alabama at $6.59; the dearest is Anaheim - Harbor Blvd near Disney Way in California at $9.49. Where the cafe sits matters: 11.6% of US cafes are inside an airport, hospital, campus or service area, but they are 25.9% of the twenty dearest cafes for a given item. It is a tendency rather than a rule.

How many calories are in Panera Bacon Mac & Cheese?

Panera Bacon Mac & Cheese has 990 cal per serving. This is based on the standard preparation. Customizations like extra cheese, dressing, or bread changes will affect the final calorie count. Use the Panera app for exact nutrition with your modifications.

Is Panera Bacon Mac & Cheese worth it?

That depends less on the item than on which cafe you walk into. The same Bacon Mac & Cheese is $6.59 at the cheapest cafe in the country and $9.49 at the dearest, a difference of $2.90 for identical food, and inside Florida alone it still runs $6.59 to $7.29. Check your own cafe's price against the $6.99 average first. If it sits at the top of the range, a You Pick Two combo (from about $10.59) gets you more food for the money.