Food and drink guides

Where to eat and drink at ORD, answered by the questions people ask: what is open early or late, where the cheaper meals are, what suits a vegetarian or vegan, and what is worth finding near your gate. The food and shops directory lists every place with its location and hours.

Looking for the listings themselves? They are on the Food & shops page.

• Bars at O'Hare: Goose Island, wine bars and sports bars

  O'Hare bars by terminal and gate: three Goose Island spots, two wine bars, Cubs and Blackhawks bars, and the one bar with TVs before security.

  • Is any bar before security?
  • Bars after security, by terminal
  • Goose Island: which of the three?
  • Two wine bars, and what their map text says
  • Cubs and Blackhawks bars, TVs and a view
  • When the bars close
  • Reaching a bar in another terminal
  • Sources
• Chicago hot dogs and local classics at O'Hare

  Hot dog and popcorn places at O'Hare by terminal: America's Dog in 1, Gold Coast Dogs in 3 and Garrett Popcorn in 1, 3 and 5, with gates and hours.

  • Where can you get a hot dog?
  • Terminals 2 and 5 have no hot dog stand
  • Where is the popcorn?
  • What else counts as Chicago food?
  • Sources
• Chicago-style pizza at O'Hare: where to find it

  Pizza at O'Hare by terminal: Reggio's deep dish in Terminals 1 and 3, Home Run Inn thin crust in 1 and 2, Tocco in 5, with gates and hours.

  • Where is the pizza, terminal by terminal?
  • Is it by the slice or the whole pie?
  • Pizza on a bigger menu
  • Sources
• Coffee at O'Hare: local roasters and chains by terminal

  Coffee at O'Hare by gate: Metropolis, Veteran Roasters and Fulton Street Cafe, plus every Starbucks and Dunkin' with hours and 24-hour counters.

  • Roasters and bakery cafes beyond the chains
  • Starbucks and Dunkin’ by terminal and gate
  • Where is coffee before security?
  • More Brioche Dorée and bagel counters
  • Sources
• Food at O'Hare before 6 a.m.

  Where to eat at O'Hare before 6 a.m., by terminal: places open from 4 a.m. after security, all-night spots, and when each checkpoint opens.

  • Terminal 1: Checkpoint 1 opens at 3:30 a.m.
  • Terminal 2: one checkpoint, open from 3:15 a.m.
  • Terminal 3 opens its first checkpoints at 3:30 a.m.
  • Terminal 5 never closes its checkpoint
  • What else is open all night?
  • Sources
• Food at O'Hare late at night

  O'Hare food after dark: Starbucks and Dunkin' open 24 hours after security, Baskin Robbins & Dunkin' before it, and when each checkpoint closes.

  • Checkpoint closing times
  • What’s open all night after security?
  • What’s open late before security?
  • After security, open until 10 p.m. or later
  • Sources
• Healthy and vegetarian food at O'Hare

  Healthy and vegetarian food at O'Hare by gate: the one place marked vegetarian, vegan options, salad and smoothie counters, and 24-hour salad machines.

  • Terminal 1: seven counters
  • Terminal 2: two, and one is marked vegetarian
  • Terminal 3: market stalls and a smoothie stand
  • Terminal 5: Concourse M, including a falafel counter
  • Salads at any hour: Farmer’s Fridge
  • Is there anything else before security?
  • What the airport doesn’t say
  • Sources
• Sit-down restaurants at O'Hare for a long layover

  O'Hare restaurants whose map text points to a sit-down meal, with gates and hours: The Dearborn, Summer House, Publican Tavern, Macaroni Grill, Tocco.

  • Places whose map text points to a sit-down meal
  • Terminal 3 has the longest list
  • Terminal 1 has eight, mostly on Concourse B
  • Terminal 2 adds five more
  • Terminal 5 has six on Concourse M
  • How do you get between the terminals?
  • Sources
• Where to eat at O'Hare before you go through security

  Food at O'Hare before security by terminal and gate: Café Descartes, Ciao, Sports Edition Bar, The Goddess and Grocer, the Hilton and 24-hour machines.

  • Places before security, by terminal
  • Which machines are before security?
  • Arriving early for a flight
  • Where do you wait for a passenger?
  • Sources