When it comes to product innovation, one fast food chain isn’t shy about testing out something new. 

Taco Bell just unveiled its 2025 lineup at the second annual Live Más presentation yesterday—and if everything goes according to plan, we can expect quite a delicious year. A whole slew of new menu items are coming to the beloved Tex-Mex chain, including crispy chicken nuggets, street chalupas, and cheese-shelled tacos. 

Beyond that, the California-based chain is testing more than a dozen dishes, both savory and sweet — like the caramel apple empanada, brisket tacos, short rib chile relleno burrito, and tequila lime tacos.

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“What we believe [founder Glen Bell] he was trying to do 63 years ago was feed curiosity for the unconventional. That’s pretty cool: Tacos in a burger world,” CEO Sean Tresvant said during the introduction. 

The brand kept its word by unveiling quite a few inventive releases for the rest of the calendar year. Ahead, we’re digging into that full lineup of incoming items.

The Quesocrisp Taco features a surprisingly sturdy shell made of crunchy baked cheese, making it one of the most ambitious new releases. 

You can also look forward to new twists on old favorites, including the Toasted Cheddar Street Chalupa, Crispy Chicken Burrito, Crispy Chicken Taco, Grilled Cheese Burrito with shredded beef, and Flamin’ Hot Burrito. Meanwhile, the Rolled Poblano Quesadilla delivers the heat with marinated steak or roasted chicken and peppers wrapped in a grilled tortilla.

Looking to meet your protein goals during lunch? This is for you: Following the success of the Cantina Chicken Bowl, the chain has just released a new Caliente Cantina Chicken burrito bowl (along with other Caliente items) featuring a spicy Avocado Verde sauce. 

And no, that’s not all. After a successful run of the nostalgic Decades Menu last fall, Taco Bell is revving up the time machine for another limited-edition drop. This time, they’re bringing back simpler pleasures from the early 2000s, including the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco and the Double Decker Taco. 

As for drinks, Baja Blast is celebrating its 21st year. The brand is marking this milestone with the introduction of its first-ever new Baja flavor: Midnight. This passion fruit and tropical lime soda will be flowing at Taco Bell’s thousands of locations starting this summer, the brand informs us. Fans of the brand’s recent churro collaboration with Milk Bar are also in luck: another unnamed drop may be on the horizon. 

It’s no surprise that “swicy” innovations are part of the upcoming offerings — in 2025, Taco Bell will collaborate with Mike’s Hot Honey to create a fresh version of their fiery Diablo Sauce. This will be available on menus alongside the newly introduced Crispy Chicken Nuggets, as the company announced. Additionally, Taco Bell is preparing to launch other collaborations with popular brands, including Brooklyn’s Weak Knees Fire. 

The brand can’t reveal timelines for any of its other new innovations just yet, so we’ll need to be patient for the time being. (Availability is also subject to change, as we’ve been informed.) Still eager for more details? Cheesy new menu items aren’t the only additions coming to the Taco Bell universe this year.

The Taco Bell team is currently developing a “Fan Style” feature on the Taco Bell app, which will enable users to create their own customized orders and share them with others. (Of course, more details are to come.) Taco Bell, under its parent company Yum! Brands, is also looking to grow internationally. In an investor presentation on Tuesday, the company stated that it plans to expand its global presence from 1,150 locations in 2024 to over 3,000 outside the United States by 2030. This includes nine new countries, such as France, Greece, and South Africa. 

“The bold swings will only get bigger as we continue to chase greatness,” Tresvant said in the investor announcement. “We had an impressive year thanks to fans and team members, so we’re grounding our 2025 strategy around them.”

Sounds like it’s time for a drive-thru run. 

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Taco Bell's Official 2025 Menu

Caliente Cantina Chicken Menu

Chicken Strips Menu

Beefy Crunch Burrito

Apple Empanada

Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos

Double Decker Taco

Grilled Cheese Burrito With Shredded Beef

Toasted Cheddar Street Chalupa

Crispy Chicken

Flamin’ Hot Burrito

Rolled Steak and Poblano Quesadilla

Quesocrisp Taco

Mountain Dew Baja Midnight

Mike’s Hot Honey Diablo Sauce

Weak Knees Fire Sauce