---
title: "Cafe Zoot! at ORD: where, hours · ORD Airport Guide"
description: "Cafe Zoot! at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 1, Concourse C · Gate C19. After security. Restaurants & bars, Coffee, snacks & bakeries."
url: "https://ordairportguide.com/venues/cafe-zoot/"
updated: "2026-10-31"
airport: "ORD"
type: "place"
---

> Independent guide, not the official ORD website. All pages: https://ordairportguide.com/llms.txt

# Cafe Zoot!

Cafe Zoot! at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 1, Concourse C · Gate C19. After security. Restaurants & bars, Coffee, snacks & bakeries.

Updated October 31, 2026

## Location & access

Cafe Zoot! shares gate C19 with Billy Goat Tavern and Grill, Jazz Bar, Manchu Wok, Nuts on Clark, Reggio's Chicago Style Pizza and Salad Works.

- Dine
- Coffee
- Sandwiches
- Pastries
- Snacks
- Grab and go
- Comfort food

- **Terminal:** Terminal 1
- **Where in the terminal:** Concourse C · Gate C19
Concessions move, so check the gate signs.
- **Security side:** After security
- **What it is:**
  - Restaurants & bars
  - Coffee, snacks & bakeries

Source: O'Hare International Airport terminal map

## Next closest places to gate C19

Other places in Concourse C after security, sorted by how near their printed gate is to gate C19, where Cafe Zoot! is.

### Gate C18

- [Auntie Anne's](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/auntie-annes-terminal-1/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-1-gate-c-18/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

## Lounges and services nearest gate C19

What the airport's facility lists place by a gate in Concourse C, nearest gate C19 first.

- [United Polaris Lounge](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/united-polaris-lounge/): Terminal 1, Concourse C, near Gate C18. · Daily 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [United Club](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/united-club-c10/): Terminal 1, Concourse C, near Gate C10. · Daily 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Currency exchange](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/currency-exchange/): Terminal 1, Concourse C, Gate C18: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- [Lactation pods](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/nursing/): Terminal 1, Concourse C, Gates C11 and C23
- [Service animal relief areas](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/pet-relief/): Terminal 1, after security: Concourse C, past Gate C10 on the right of the hallway towards Gate C12

## Getting to Cafe Zoot!

Cafe Zoot! is after security, at gate C19.

[Food and shops in Concourse C by gate](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/concourse-c/)

## When Cafe Zoot! is closed

- **Before 5 a.m. and after 8:30 p.m.**: [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-1-gate-c-23/) (4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.), in Concourse C, after security.
- **Before 5 a.m.**, when it opens: [Brioche Dorée](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/brioche-doree-terminal-1-gate-c-21/) (from 4 a.m.) and [McDonald's](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/mcdonalds-terminal-1-gate-c-10/) (from 4 a.m.), in Concourse C, after security.
- **After 8:30 p.m.**, when it closes: [Jazz Bar](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/jazz-bar/) (until 10:30 p.m.) and [Brookstone](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/brookstone-terminal-1/) (until 10 p.m.), in Concourse C, after security.

## Nearest other restaurants & bars

- [America's Dog](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/americas-dog/): gate C17 · After security · Every day, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Beaudevin Wine Bar](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/beaudevin-wine-bar/): gate C17 · After security · Every day, 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- [Brioche Dorée](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/brioche-doree-terminal-1-gate-c-21/): gate C21 · After security · Every day, 4 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

## Questions about Cafe Zoot!

### Is there another Cafe Zoot! at Chicago O'Hare International Airport?

No. The airport's directory lists one Cafe Zoot!, in Concourse C. The nearest other place of the same kind is America's Dog (gate C17).

### Can you get to Cafe Zoot! before going through security?

No. It is after security, so only travelers who have been screened can reach it.

## Before you make a detour

Check your gate and security area. A place elsewhere in the airport may not be reachable from your departure area.

[Terminal 1 guide](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-1/)

## Opening hours

Published schedule, local time

- Every day, 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

[All places in Terminal 1](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/?terminal=Terminal%201)[4 lounges in Terminal 1](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/#lounges-terminal-1)[Checkpoints in Terminal 1](https://ordairportguide.com/security/#security-terminal-1)