JFK Airport Restaurants by Terminal: Hours and Early Options

The airport's online directory, at jfkairport.com/dine-shop-relax/food, lists 204 results. It also includes stores such as Hudson News, so not every result is a place to sit and eat. You can filter by location, by after security or outside security, and by tags such as Breakfast, Coffee & Tea, Halal, Kosher, Gluten-Free and Vegetarian & Vegan.

The directory shows 31 results for Terminal 1, 57 for Terminal 4, 35 for Terminal 5 and 15 for Terminal 7. It loads 12 at a time, so this guide covers the places we could read in full. For the rest, use the filters on the airport's site.

The airport warns that actual opening and closing times may not always match the hours listed. Hours below are the daily ranges it posts.

These are the places the airport lists as outside security, so you can use them without a boarding pass:

• Terminal 1: Euro Cafe, Level 1 near Arrivals, 8 a.m. to midnight.
• Terminal 5: CIBO, Level 3 near Check-In, 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. A Farmer's Fridge machine on Level 1 near Arrivals.
• Terminal 7: a Farmer's Fridge machine on Level 3 near Gate 2, listed as open 24 hours.
• Jamaica Station (AirTrain): Air Bar, Level 2, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday to Saturday and 1 p.m. to midnight on Sunday.

Terminal 1 also has an Arrivals Eatery with Dunkin', Camden Food Company and other cafes for travelers after they clear customs. Dunkin' is listed at the Terminal 5 Check-In and Baggage Claim and at Terminal 7 Arrivals, but the pages we read do not say whether each one is before or after security.

Every other venue we read in detail that shows an area is after security.

Early flights are easier once you are through security. These listings open at 4 a.m. or 4:30 a.m. every day:

• 4 a.m.: Bagel Boss in the Terminal 8 Food Hall (until 10 p.m.), Bryant Park Market in Terminal 5 near Gate 521 (until midnight), and Apartment 7B Deli & Market in the Terminal 7 Food Court (until 6 p.m.).
• 4:30 a.m.: Eataly Restaurant near Gate 509 and Eataly Market near Gate 519 in Terminal 5 (both until 11 p.m.), and BKLYN Blend near Gate 12 in Terminal 8 (until 10 p.m.).

A little later, Dromos in Terminal 4 opens at 5 a.m., Chocolate & More in Terminal 4 opens at 6 a.m., Bento Sushi in Terminal 4 opens at 7 a.m. and Bessou in Terminal 4 opens at 9 a.m.

Boulton & Watt in Terminal 4 is listed as open 24 hours. Posted hours can differ from reality, and many listings we read did not include hours at all, so treat this as a starting point.

Not much is posted past midnight. What we found:

• 24 hours: Boulton & Watt in Terminal 4 (after security) and the Farmer's Fridge machine in Terminal 7 (listed as outside security).
• Until midnight: Euro Cafe and Eat & Go Istanbul in Terminal 1, Bryant Park Market in Terminal 5, Bento Sushi in Terminal 7, and Buffalo Wild Wings in Terminal 4 near Gate B26. Midnight is shown as 12:00 AM on the airport's pages.
• Until 11 p.m.: Eataly in Terminal 5 and Chocolate & More in Terminal 4.
• Until 2 a.m. Monday to Saturday: Air Bar at Jamaica Station, which is on the AirTrain route to JFK and not inside a terminal.

If your flight leaves very late or very early, check the venue's page on the airport's site first. Hours can change.

Terminal 4 has the longest list we could read, with 57 results. The sit-down and quick options include:

• Five Borough Food Hall: 5 BFH Deli, 5 BFH Pizza and Apothecary bar, a full bar served from a converted 1966 VW bus.
• Beacon Bar & Kitchen, Gate A11: a sit-down bar and kitchen where you can order from your table with a QR code or at self-order kiosks.
• Boulton & Watt, near Gates A3 and A5: American classics such as mac-n-cheese, burgers and salads. Listed as open 24 hours.
• Buffalo Wild Wings, near Gate B26: 8 a.m. to midnight.
• Bento Sushi, near Gate B25: grab-and-go sushi and rice bowls, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Brooklyn Deli at Gate B34 and Brooklyn Tea & Market at Gate B28.
• Retail Hall: Bessou for crispy chicken sandwiches, ramen and rice bowls (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.), CHOPT for salads and wraps, and Chocolate & More for sweets.
• Dromos, listed with sandwiches, Mediterranean food and vegan options, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Terminal 5 is JetBlue's home and it is mid-makeover. JFK's Terminal 5 page says the project adds 40+ new shops and dining options and asks you to pardon the dust, with full completion in 2026. The directory shows 35 results, so the lineup may change.

Places we confirmed:

• Eataly Restaurant, near Gate 509: sit-down Italian, 4:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Eataly Market, near Gate 519: grab-and-go Italian, 4:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eataly Wine Bar is also listed at Gate 519.
• Aunt Butchie's Bakery Cafe, Gate 512: coffee, bakery items and chocolate mousse cake.
• Bryant Park Market, near Gate 521: grab-and-go options including kosher and vegetarian, 4 a.m. to midnight.
• CIBO, near Check-In: snacks and grab-and-go, outside security, 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Dunkin' at Check-In, Baggage Claim and the Marketplace.

Terminal 1 (31 results): Euro Cafe at Arrivals, Eat & Go Istanbul at Gate 5 (halal food, panini, shawarma and baklava, 8 a.m. to midnight), Downtown Market at Gates 1 and 2 (snacks, sandwiches and drinks, with kosher and vegan options), Flying Tacos in the Food Court, Dunkin' in the Food Court and a Dunkin' Express at Gate 6.

Terminal 7 (15 results): the Food Court has Apartment 7B Deli & Market, Bento Sushi, Brindle Room for burgers and Brooklyn Rebel for New York-style pizza. Dunkin' is at Arrivals and Gate 9. JFK's own Terminal 7 page points to Dunkin', Bento and Brindle Room.

We could read only part of Terminal 8's list. Confirmed: Bagel Boss in the Food Hall (bagels and coffee, 4 a.m. to 10 p.m.), BKLYN Blend near Gate 12 (coffee, sandwiches and breakfast sandwiches, 4:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and Alidoro at Gate 41, an Italian sandwich shop that says it makes over 40 sandwiches.

For the full Terminal 8 list, choose Terminal 8 in the filter on the airport's food page.

The directory has tags for Halal, Kosher, Gluten-Free and Vegetarian & Vegan. From the pages we read:

• Halal: Eat & Go Istanbul, Terminal 1 Gate 5.
• Kosher: Downtown Market in Terminal 1 (including drinks) and Bryant Park Market in Terminal 5.
• Vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free tags: Bento Sushi in Terminal 7 and the Farmer's Fridge machine in Terminal 7. Dromos in Terminal 4 lists vegan.

Tags are the venue's own labels, so confirm ingredients with staff if you have an allergy.

Ordering ahead: Beacon Bar & Kitchen in Terminal 4 lets you order from your table with a QR code or at kiosks, and BKLYN Blend in Terminal 8 lists an online ordering page. We found no airport-wide mobile ordering service in the pages we read, so check each venue's listing.