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title: "La Tapenade Mediterranean Café · Terminal 2 · ORD Airport Guide"
description: "La Tapenade Mediterranean Café at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 2, Concourse E · Gate E9. After security. Open every day, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m."
url: "https://ordairportguide.com/venues/la-tapenade-mediterranean-cafe-terminal-2/"
updated: "2026-10-31"
airport: "ORD"
type: "place"
---

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# La Tapenade Mediterranean Café

La Tapenade Mediterranean Café at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 2, Concourse E · Gate E9. After security. Open every day, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Updated October 31, 2026

## Location & access

No other place on the airport's list is at gate E9; the nearest are at gate E10 and gate E11.

- Dine
- Bar
- Breakfast
- Pizza
- Sandwiches
- Pastries
- Coffee
- Salads
- Burgers

- **Terminal:** Terminal 2
- **Where in the terminal:** Concourse E · Gate E9
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

## Closest places to gate E9

Other places in Concourse E after security, sorted by how near their printed gate is to gate E9, where La Tapenade Mediterranean Café is.

### Gate E10

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

### Gate E11

- [Starbucks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/starbucks-terminal-2-gate-e-11/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 4:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

### Gate E6

- [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-2-gate-e-6/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

### Gate E5

- [Barbara's Bookstore](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/barbaras-bookstore-terminal-2/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- [Home Run Inn Pizza](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/home-run-inn-pizza-terminal-2/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Hoypoloi, An Uncommon Gallery](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hoypoloi-an-uncommon-gallery-terminal-2/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- [Stanley's Blackhawks Kitchen & Tap](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/stanleys-blackhawks-kitchen-tap/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

### Gate E4

- [Auntie Anne's](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/auntie-annes-terminal-2/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

[La Tapenade Mediterranean Café has 3 spots at ORD: see all](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/brands/la-tapenade-mediterranean-cafe/)

## Lounges and services nearest gate E9

What the airport's facility lists place by a gate in Concourse E, nearest gate E9 first.

- [United Club](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/united-club-e7/): Terminal 2, Concourse E, near Gate E7. · Daily 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- [Lactation pods](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/nursing/): Terminal 2, Concourse E, Gate E1

## Getting to La Tapenade Mediterranean Café

La Tapenade Mediterranean Café is after security, at gate E9.

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

## When La Tapenade Mediterranean Café is closed

- **Before 5 a.m. and after 9 p.m.**: [Starbucks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/starbucks-terminal-2-gate-e-2/) (open 24 hours) and [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-2-gate-e-6/) (4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.), in Concourse E, after security.
- **After 9 p.m.**, when it closes: [Barbara's Bookstore](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/barbaras-bookstore-terminal-2/) (until 9:30 p.m.), in Concourse E, after security.

## Nearest other restaurants & bars

- [Nuts on Clark](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/nuts-on-clark-terminal-2/): gate E4 · After security · Every day, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Carry Out/Carry On](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/carry-out-carry-on/): gate E2 · After security · Every day, 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- [Starbucks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/starbucks-terminal-2-gate-e-2/): gate E2 · After security · Open 24 hours

## Questions about La Tapenade Mediterranean Café

### Where are the La Tapenade Mediterranean Café locations at Chicago O'Hare International Airport?

The airport lists three: one in Concourse B, one in Concourse E and one in Concourse H. The earliest to open is Concourse B, gate B4, from 4:30 a.m.

[Every La Tapenade Mediterranean Café at ORD](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/brands/la-tapenade-mediterranean-cafe/)

### Can you get to La Tapenade Mediterranean Café 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, 5 a.m. to 9 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)