Chain restaurants at Atlanta airport: which concourses have each
Where Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, McDonald's and the other chains are at ATL, by concourse and gate. Concourses T through F are past security.
Starbucks is on every ATL concourse except A and D, so don’t count on one at those gates. Chick-fil-A is on A and C, and the airport’s directory shows they’re both closed on Sunday. McDonald’s is on A and E.
Which chains are before security, and how to read the table
ATL lists the Domestic Terminal chapel in the atrium as pre-security, and its healthy-options story tells flyers to finish a drink from the Domestic atrium’s We Juice it before they head through security. The directory doesn’t say which side of security the atrium chains are on, and it doesn’t say for the TGI Fridays across from North baggage claim 3 or the Starbucks on the International Terminal’s arrivals level either. Concourses T through F are past security.
Concourse T joins the Domestic Terminal, and F joins the International Terminal. Concourses A to E are separate buildings out on the airfield. The Plane Train goes to them, and ATL’s healthy-options story says you can walk to your concourse instead of taking it. Either way, a chain on one of them means a trip out there.
In the table, a gate such as T6 means next to or near that gate, and “center” means the middle of the concourse. Our brands page lists the chains with several locations.
| Brand | Where |
|---|---|
| Arby’s | E (center) |
| Asian Chao | A (gate A3), B (center), D (gate D7) |
| Atlanta Bread Company | B (gate B7), C (gate C33), F (center) |
| Auntie Anne’s | Domestic Terminal (north east atrium), T (gate T15), B (gate B23), C (gate C17) |
| Baja Fresh | C (gate C44) |
| Boar’s Head | A (café at center, kiosks at gates A4, A15, A20, A28), B (kiosk, gate B31), E (kiosk, gate E26) |
| Bobby’s Burger Palace | B (gate B26) |
| Bojangles’ | T (gate T6) |
| Brioche Doree | A (center) |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | B (gate B10), D (level 2, mezzanine) |
| Burger King | Domestic Terminal (south east atrium), C (gate C21), F (level 2, east of center) |
| Cantina Laredo | T (gate T7) |
| Caribou Coffee | A (gate A2), E (center) |
| Carrabba’s | C (center) |
| Cava | B (center) |
| Charley’s Philly Steaks | C (gate C12) |
| Chick-fil-A | A (center), C (gate C21) |
| Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf | T (gate T6), A (gate A12) |
| Coffee Beanery | B (gate B3) |
| Dunkin’ | T (gate T3), B (gate B26) |
| Einstein Brothers Bagels | D (center) |
| El Taco | C (gate C14), F (level 2, east of center) |
| Famous Famiglia | C (gate C12) |
| Five Guys | C (gate C41) |
| Fresh Healthy Cafe | C (gate C43) |
| Fresh To Order | B (center) |
| Freshen’s | A (gate A25), B (gate B9), D (center), E (center) |
| Goldberg’s Bagels | T (gate T12), A (gate A16) |
| Great Wraps | A (center), C (center) |
| Grindhouse Burgers | T (gate T11), D (no gate listed) |
| Harvest & Grounds | T (gate T10), D (gate D9) |
| IHOP | Domestic Terminal (south west atrium) |
| Jamba Juice | T (gate T3) |
| Jersey Mike’s Subs | C (gate C14) |
| Krispy Kreme | C (center) |
| La Madeleine | C (gates C10, C40) |
| Leeann Chin | Domestic Terminal (south east atrium), C (center) |
| Longhorn Steakhouse | C (gate C13) |
| McDonald’s | A (gate A11), E (center) |
| Modern Market Eatery | B (gate B25) |
| Nathan’s Famous | E (center) |
| Panda Express | E (center) |
| Pei Wei | F (level 2, east of center) |
| P.F. Chang’s | A (center) |
| Popeyes | Domestic Terminal (south east atrium), B (gate B13), D (gate D8) |
| Qdoba | A (center), E (center) |
| Roast | B (center), D (gate D26) |
| Sbarro | C (gate C42) |
| Shake Shack | A (gate A28) |
| Starbucks | Domestic Terminal (north east atrium), International Terminal (arrivals level), T (gate T17), B (gates B14, B28), C (gates C16, C37), E (center), F (level 2, south of center) |
| Subway | T (gate T6), E (west of center) |
| Taco Bell | Domestic Terminal (south east atrium) |
| TGI Fridays | Domestic Terminal (across from North baggage claim 3), T (gate T4), B (center, gate B8), E (center) |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | T (gate T18) |
| Villa Pizza | E (center) |
| Vino Volo | T (gate T17) |
| Wendy’s | B (center) |
| Willy’s Mexican Grill | B (center) |
| Wolfgang Puck Express | D (gate D7) |
Coffee on Concourses A and D
- Concourse A: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Caribou Coffee. The directory’s coffee list also has Brioche Doree at the center, open 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Atlanta Bread & Bar by gate A12.
- Concourse D: Harvest & Grounds and Roast. The directory’s coffee list also has The Market by Food & Wine at the center, open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Open early, late or all night
| Place | Listed hours |
|---|---|
| Starbucks, Domestic Terminal atrium | 24 hours |
| McDonald’s, E | 24 hours |
| Einstein Brothers Bagels, D | 24 hours |
| Roast, near D26 | 24 hours |
| La Madeleine, by C40 | 24 hours |
| Burger King, Domestic Terminal atrium | Until 2:30 a.m. |
| McDonald’s, by A11 | 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 24 hours Friday and Saturday |
| Caribou Coffee, E | 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. |
| Starbucks, by T17 | Opens at 4 a.m. |
| Starbucks, by C37 | Opens at 4:30 a.m. |
| Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, by T6 | Opens at 4:30 a.m. |
| Harvest & Grounds, by T10 | Opens at 4:30 a.m. |
| Atlanta Bread Company, by C33 | Opens at 4:30 a.m. |
| Qdoba, E | 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, though the airport’s map also shows an 8 a.m. opening on Thursday |
| Atlanta Bread Company, by B7 | Closes at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and on Saturday |
Starbucks on F opens at 4:45 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m., and the airport’s map also shows it opening at 5 a.m. Cantina Laredo on T lists 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., with a 6:30 a.m. opening also on the map. Caribou Coffee by A2 lists 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and the map also shows it closing at 8 p.m.
The airport lists no hours for Buffalo Wild Wings by B10, Cava on B, Popeyes by D8, Wolfgang Puck Express on D, Grindhouse Burgers on D or La Madeleine by C10.
Sources
- Our brands page, food and shops page, terminals page and the venue pages linked above
- ATL’s healthy-options story