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EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Robert Wright, Chief Executive Officer and President of Potbelly Corporation (the “Registrant”), hereby certifies that, to the best of his knowledge on the date hereof:

| 1. | the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 27, 2020 (the “Annual Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

| 2. | the information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: |  | March 12, 2021 |  | By: |  | /s/ Robert Wright
|  |  |  |  |  | Robert Wright
|  |  |  |  |  | Chief Executive Officer and President