---
title: "Connect Bar at ORD: where, hours · ORD Airport Guide"
description: "Connect Bar at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 2, Concourse F · Gate F3. After security. Restaurants & bars."
url: "https://ordairportguide.com/venues/connect-bar/"
updated: "2026-10-31"
airport: "ORD"
type: "place"
---

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

# Connect Bar

Connect Bar at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 2, Concourse F · Gate F3. After security. Restaurants & bars.

Updated October 31, 2026

## Location & access

No other place on the airport's list is at gate F3; the nearest are at gate F4 and gate F5.

- Bar
- Dine
- Cocktails
- Beer
- Grab and go

- **Terminal:** Terminal 2
- **Where in the terminal:** Concourse F · Gate F3
Concessions move, so check the gate signs.
- **Security side:** After security
- **What it is:**
  - Restaurants & bars

Source: O'Hare International Airport terminal map

## Closest places to gate F3

Other places in Concourse F after security, sorted by how near their printed gate is to gate F3, where Connect Bar is.

### Gate F4

- [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-2-gate-f-4/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

### Gate F5

- [Duty Free Store](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/duty-free-store-terminal-2/): Shops, news & gifts

### Gate F7

- [McDonald's](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/mcdonalds-terminal-2/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 4 a.m. to 10 p.m.

### Gate F9

- [Chili's](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/chilis-terminal-2/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Dunkin'](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/dunkin-terminal-2/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 4 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-2-gate-f-9/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 4 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- [Sarah's Candies](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/sarahs-candies/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- [Sunglass Hut](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/sunglass-hut-terminal-2/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

## Lounges and services nearest gate F3

What the airport's facility lists place by a gate in Concourse F, nearest gate F3 first.

- [United Club](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/united-club-f9/): Terminal 2, Concourse F, near Gate F9. · Daily 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Currency exchange](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/currency-exchange/): Terminal 2, Concourse F, Gate F1: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- [Lactation pods](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/nursing/): Terminal 2, Concourse F, Gate F1, near the Family Lounge

## Getting to Connect Bar

Connect Bar is after security, at gate F3.

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

## When Connect Bar is closed

- **Before 8 a.m. and after 7:30 p.m.**: [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-2-gate-f-4/) (4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.) and [McDonald's](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/mcdonalds-terminal-2/) (4 a.m. to 10 p.m.), in Concourse F, after security.
- **Before 8 a.m.**, when it opens: [Dunkin'](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/dunkin-terminal-2/) (from 4 a.m.), in Concourse F, after security.
- **After 7:30 p.m.**, when it closes: [Sarah's Candies](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/sarahs-candies/) (until 9:30 p.m.), in Concourse F, after security.

## Nearest other restaurants & bars

- [Skybridge Bar & Grill](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/skybridge-bar-grill/): gate F15 · After security · Every day, 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- [Brioche Dorée](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/brioche-doree-terminal-2/): gate F19 · After security · Every day, 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- [Auntie Anne's](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/auntie-annes-terminal-2/): gate E4 · After security · Every day, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

## Questions about Connect Bar

### Is there another Connect Bar at Chicago O'Hare International Airport?

No. The airport's directory lists one Connect Bar, in Concourse F. The nearest other place of the same kind is Skybridge Bar & Grill (gate F15).

### Can you get to Connect Bar 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 2 guide](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-2/)

## Opening hours

Published schedule, local time

- Every day, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

[All places in Terminal 2](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/?terminal=Terminal%202)[2 lounges in Terminal 2](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/#lounges-terminal-2)[Checkpoints in Terminal 2](https://ordairportguide.com/security/#security-terminal-2)