Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), one of the busiest airports in the US, serves as a lively and bustling stopping point for travelers between the city of stars and other destinations across the globe. Plenty of those commuting into and flying out of this hub also take advantage of the duty-free shopping, airline lounges, and the wide variety of dining options for travelers, including fast food chains, sit-down restaurants, cafes, and bars.
Looking for ideas on where to eat during a layover, delay or early arrival to LAX? Here are some of the dining options you will have available to you in each terminal:
LAX Terminal 1 Dining Options
Terminal 1 offers a good variety of dining options, whether you’re looking for breakfast, lunch or dinner, or need a quick bite before your flight.
Post Security Options
Restaurants
- Reilly’s Irish Pub $$
- American comfort food & beer
- Rock & Brews Concert Bar and Grill $$
- Burgers & bar bites
- Urth Caffe & Bar $$
- Breakfast, Lunch & coffee
Walk-Up Bar
- Betcha Burger $$
- Burgers, Sandwiches, Wine Bar
- California Pizza Kitchen $$
- Pizza, American
Grab & Go
- Ace Tacos $$
- Taco bar
- Chick-fil-A $
- Fast Food chicken sandwiches
- Einstein Bros. Bagels $$
- Bagels and breakfast sandwiches
- Panda Express $
- Fast Food Chinese
- The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf $
- Specialty coffee
- Wetzel’s / Quench $
- Pretzels & snacks
LAX Terminal 2 Dining Options
Options at Terminal 2 for food include a few sit-down restaurants and several walk-up locations inside a food court at the center of the terminal between gates. Additionally, many of these places offer order-ahead pick-up options.
Post Security Options
Restaurants
- Barneys Beanery $$
- Burgers & Mexican
- SeaLegs Wine Bar $$
- Fresh salads and sandwiches
Walk-Up Food Court
- BUILT $$
- Customizable Burgers
- Fresh Brothers $$
- Pizza & Sandwiches
- Jersey Mike $
- Subs
- Pick Up Stix $
- Asian comfort food
- SLAPFISH $$
- Seafood Shack
Grab & Go
- Starbucks $
- Specialty coffees and breakfast
Pickup Only
- Breeze $$
- Order ahead for pickup breakfast, lunch & dinner
LAX Terminal 3 Dining Options
At Terminal 3, you have a few restaurant options as well as plenty of quick-service walk-up locations are well.
Post Security Options
Restaurants
- Chicken + Beer $$
- Breakfast, Sandwiches and Dinner Plates
- Native $$
- American & cocktails
Cafes
- Alfred $$
- Specialty coffee and brunch
Walk-Up Food Court
- Fat Sals $$
- Burgers & Sandwiches
- Homeboy $$
- Seafood, wraps and bakery
- Yakumi $$
- Sushi bar
Grab & Go
- Jamba $
- Juice Bar & Smoothies
LAX Terminal 4 Dining Options
You’ll have several grab-and-go options to get a bite to eat in Terminal 4, along with a few sit-down restaurants for pizza or some upscale options.
Pre-Security Options
Grab & Go
- Starbucks $
- Specialty coffees and breakfast
Post Security Options
Restaurants
- Campanile $$
- Upscale breakfast and dinner options
- Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza $$
- East Coast-style pizza
Grab & Go
- Dunkin $
- Coffee & Breakfast
- La Provence Patisserie and Cafe $$
- French pastries
- Natural Break $$
- Salads, sandwiches & healthy options
LAX Terminal 5 Dining Options
Terminal 5 offers travelers a few food court-style eateries, with a grab-and-go farmers market as well for healthier options. There are also two sit-down restaurants in this terminal.
Pre-Security Options
Grab & Go
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf $
- Specialty coffee, tea and baked goods
Post Security Options
Restaurants
- Ford’s Filling Station $$
- Upscale breakfast, sandwiches, pizzas and cocktails
- Rock & Brews Concert Bar and Grill $$
- Burgers & bar bites
Walk-Up Food Court Style
- Monsieur Marcel Gourmet Market & Bistro $$
- Coffee, Breakfast, sandwiches, paninis, salads
- Farmers Market Grill $$
- Sandwiches, wraps, quesadillas
- Lemonade $$
- Southern California comfort food
- Loteria! Grill $$
- Mexican & cocktail bar
Grab & Go
- Farmers Market To Go $$
- Pre-made locally prepared food options
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf $
- Specialty coffee, tea, and baked goods
LAX Terminal 6 Dining Options
Your options in Terminal 6 for food are a variety of cafes, grab-and-go food, and walk-up bars and eateries, engulfed in the modern design of the terminal.
Pre-Security Options
Grab & Go
- Starbucks $
- Specialty coffees and breakfast
Post Security Options
Restaurants
- California Pizza Kitchen $$
- Pizza, American
Walk-Up Food & Bars
- Club 42 Tequila + BLU2o Bar $$
- Beach Bites. Cocktails, coffee
- The Kitchen, WPizza & Wine Bar by Wolfgang Puck $$
- Pizza, sandwiches, salads & cocktails
Cafes
- Peets Coffee $
- Coffee breakfast, order ahead & pickup options
- Point the Way Cafe $$
- Flatbreads, sandwiches, and craft beers
Grab & Go
- The Habit Burger Grill $
- Charbroiled burgers, fresh salads, and tasty sides
- Earthbar $$
- Healthy snacks, smoothies, and grab & go food
- Starbucks $
- Specialty coffees and breakfast
- Wahoos Fish Taco $
- Fish tacos and burritos
LAX Terminal 7 Dining Options
Terminal 7 offers a food court of fast-casual options, three sit-down restaurants, and a few unique grab-and-go options as well.
Pre-Security Options
Grab & Go
- Dunkin $
- Coffee & Breakfast
Post Security Options
Restaurants
- B Grill $$
- Breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, fish and steak
- Rolling Stone Bar & Grill $$
- American favorites, small plates, and flatbread pizzas
- Wolfgang Puck Express $$
- Gourmet pizzas, sandwiches, soups, fresh salads
Walk-Up Food Court Style
- Ashland Hill $$
- Bakery, sandwiches, and snacks
- BLD $$
- American fare, breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Loteria! Grill $$
- Mexican & cocktail bar
- The Counter Custom Built Burgers $$
- Burger joint
Grab & Go
- Klatch Coffee $
- Specialty coffee
- LA Life Quick Market $
- Pre-made togo options
- Randys Donuts and Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen $$
- Donuts & pastries
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf $
- Specialty coffee, tea, and baked goods
LAX Terminal 8 Dining Options
Terminal 8 offers a smaller selection of eateries, but still with plenty of variety among your options, from a restaurant to some walk-ups to a few grab-and-go places.
Post Security Options
Restaurants
- Engine Co. No. 28 $$
- Southern American dishes
Walk-Up Bar& Food
- Stella Bar $$
- Mexican-American comfort food
Walk-Up Food Court
- Carl’s Jr + Green Burrito $
- American-based fast-food
Grab & Go
- Panda Express $
- Fast Food Chinese
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf $
- Specialty coffee, tea, and baked goods
LAX Terminal B Dining Options
LAX’s international Terminal B is large and offers a wide range of styles of food, whether you are looking for a meal, a snack, dessert or anything in between.
Pre-Security Options
Restaurants
- Planet Hollywood $$
- Appetizers, burgers, & entrees
Walk-Up Food Court Style
- WPizza by Wolfgang Puck $$
- Pizza and cocktails
Grab & Go
- Asian Street Eats $
- Asian comfort food
- Earl of Sandwich $
- Toasted sandwiches
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf $
- Specialty coffee, tea and baked goods
Post Security Options
Restaurants
- PF Changs $$
- Asian fusion
- Santa Monica Brew Works $$
- Salads, sandwiches & snacks
- Vino Volo $$
- Breakfast, small plates, tapas
Cafes
- Pret A Manger $$
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- Coffee & pastries
Walk-Up Bar & Food
- Chaya Sushi $$
- Fresh sushi, rice balls, and other Asian dishes
- Starbucks Evenings $$
- Coffee, appetizers, beer and wine
Walk-Up Food Court Style
- 800 Degrees Pizza $
- Wood-fired pizza
- Beecher’s Handmade Cheese $$
- Sandwiches and mac & cheese
- Border Grill $$
- Mexican
- Chicken Guy $$
- BBQ chicken & sandwiches
- Ink.sack $
- Sandwiches and snacks
- Navarre $$
- Cafe options
- Playa Cafe $$
- Coffee & tea
- Umami Burger $$
- Handcrafted, grass-fed burgers
Grab & Go
- Burger King $
- Fast food burgers
- Kentucky Fried Chicken $
- Fried chicken fast food
- LAMILL Coffee $$
- Specialty coffee and sandwiches
- Panda Express $
- Fast Food Chinese
- Santouka Ramen $$
- Ramen dishes
- Starbucks $
- Specialty coffees and breakfast
- The Playa Vista $$
- Sandwich bar
- Treat Me Sweet $$
- Variety of candy options
- Vanilla Bake Shop $$
- Desserts, macaroons & fruit cups
LAX has a wide range of dining options to suit every taste and budget, so you’re sure to find something to suit your needs on this list.
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