Food and drink guides

Where to eat and drink at SEA, answered by the questions people ask: what is open early or late, where the cheaper meals are, what suits a vegetarian or vegan, and what is worth finding near your gate. The food and shops directory lists every place with its location and hours.

Looking for the listings themselves? They are on the Food & shops page.

• Bars at Seattle airport: which stay open latest

  Find every listed airside bar at SEA by concourse and closing time. Smith Cove near S1 stays open until midnight.

  • Your late drink, by concourse
  • Pick by drink and gate
  • Getting to the bar without missing your flight
  • Sources
• Best places to eat at Seattle airport

  SEA food by concourse: 24-hour counters, coffee from 3 a.m., and restaurants open until 11 p.m., with gate locations and listed hours.

  • SEA has no single food court
  • Pick by what you want to eat
  • If you’re still outside security
  • Early, late, or short on time
  • Sources
• Can you bring food through security at SEA?

  TSA lets you bring solid food through SEA security. Most liquid and gel foods need 3.4-ounce containers. Baby food has an exception.

  • Sort your food before you join the line
  • Once you’re through, fill the bottle and find your food
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• Coffee at Seattle airport

  Coffee at SEA by concourse: Olympia on C, Caffe Vita on N, Floret on A, Peet's on S. Starbucks at A3 opens at 3 a.m.

  • Pick a cup on your way to the gate
  • Early flight, tight connection or pickup
• Eating at SEA before a 6 a.m. flight

  What food is open at SEA before 6 a.m., by concourse and security side, from 24-hour counters to early hot food.

  • What opens first near your gate
  • Put security ahead of breakfast
  • If your gate is at N or S
  • If your first choice is closed
• Food in the A Concourse at SEA

  Food and shops by SEA's A gates, with listed hours and gate locations. Starbucks at A3 opens at 3 a.m. All A-gate stops are past security.

  • Choose a stop near your gate
  • What you can buy without leaving A
  • Early flight, late arrival or a short connection
  • Sources
• Food in the B Concourse at SEA

  Find food near your B gate at SEA, with listed hours for each place. Qdoba at B1 is open 24 hours.

  • Choose a place near your gate
  • If you have little time, or your first choice is closed
  • Sources
• Food in the C Concourse at SEA

  Food and shops near SEA's C gates: Starbucks from 3 a.m., Skillet, Nanny's BBQ, upstairs restaurants and shops, with listed hours.

  • Choose food by the time you have
  • Snacks, gifts and travel supplies near the C gates
  • Getting to C, plus water, charging and a lounge
  • Sources
• Food in the D Concourse at SEA

  Every place to eat and shop on SEA's D Concourse and D Annex by gate, with listed hours, what opens before 4 a.m. and what's near Gates D21 to D26.

  • Choose food before you walk to your gate
  • Shops and snacks at the D gates
  • Early flight, late flight or a tight connection
  • Lounge, water, charging and kids
• Food in the N Concourse at SEA

  Find food and shops by gate on SEA's N Concourse, including a 4 a.m. opening at N19. Take the Green Line after security.

  • Find food by your gate
  • Shops, snacks and things you forgot
  • Getting to N, and getting back for your flight
• Food in the S Concourse at SEA

  Food and shops on SEA's S Concourse, by gate, with listed hours. Peet's and Hudson open at 5 a.m. Smith Cove stays open until midnight.

  • Every place on S, by gate
  • Duty free, water and charging
  • Getting to S from security
  • Sources
• Vegetarian and vegan food at Seattle airport

  Plant-based food at SEA by concourse: Floret at Gate A1 is all vegetarian, with picks on B, C, N and S, listed hours and which side of security.

  • Where to eat, concourse by concourse
  • A Concourse: Floret is the anchor
  • B, C and D
  • N and S need a train
  • Vegan, in practice
  • Early flights, late arrivals and before security
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