The Best Restaurant at Every Major U.S. Airport, According to Yelp

By Patricia Doherty
December 21, 2018
Credit: Farmer's Fridge via Yelp
Many of us head to airports laden with gifts, suitcases, last-minute carry-on bags, and perhaps a book or laptop to get us through the hours of waiting and flying. Who has time to pack something to eat or room to carry it? So, with an hour or more before boarding (because we had to allow enough time to be safely there despite traffic and crowds), we’re hungry.

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Fortunately, airport restaurants have come a long way in recent years. At the busiest major airports, the dining options range from coffee shops to steak houses, with lots of choices in between and quick takeaway places with pre-made sandwiches and yogurt parfaits ready to go.

Airport food has become a topic of discussion, whether it’s where to get the best breakfast sandwich to take on the plane or the most appetizing sit-down meal before a flight or between connections.

Related: The Top 10 International Airports

Yelp has gathered input from travelers and created this list of the best places to eat at America’s 25 busiest airports, starting with Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, which has handled the most passenger traffic every year since 2000. The best restaurants are determined using an algorithm that looks at both the number of Yelp reviews and star rating, and all restaurants are inside their respective airports.

You might not be passing through one of these on your own trip, but check out the list and be encouraged that appealing food choices do exist in America’s airports.
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport - Atlanta, GA

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One Flew South

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O'Hare International Airport - Chicago, IL

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Farmer's Fridge

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Los Angeles International Airport - Los Angeles, CA

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James' Beach

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Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport - Dallas, TX

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Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

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John F. Kennedy International Airport - New York, NY

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Shake Shack

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Denver International Airport - Denver, CO

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Root Down

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San Francisco International Airport - San Francisco, CA

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Tyler Florence Rotisserie

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McCarran International Airport - Las Vegas, NV

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Rachel's Kitchen

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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Phoenix, AZ

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Olive & Ivy

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George Bush International Airport - Houston, TX

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Gavi

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport - Charlotte, NC

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Beaudevin

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Miami International Airport - Miami, FL

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Corona Beach House

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Orlando International Airport - Orlando, FL

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McCoy's Bar & Grill

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Newark Liberty International Airport - Newark, NJ

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Vino Volo

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Seattle-Tacoma International Airport - Seattle, WA

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Floret

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Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport - Minneapolis, MN

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Stone Arch

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Detroit Metropolitan Airport - Detroit, MI

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Cat Cora's Taproom

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Logan International Airport - Boston, MA

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Legal Sea Foods

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Philadelphia International Airport - Philadelphia, PA

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Legal Sea Foods

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Laguardia Airport - New York, NY

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Sorentine Panini Bar

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Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport - Fort Lauderdale, FL

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BurgerFi

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Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Baltimore, MD

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Flying Dog Tap House

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Washington Dulles International Airport - Washington, DC

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Vino Volo

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Salt Lake City International Airport - Salt Lake City, UT

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Cat Cora's Kitchen

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Midway International Airport - Chicago, IL

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Gold Coast Dogs

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