The Breakfast Klub’s Midtown location is often loopy, however you’ll be able to skip all these traces whereas at IAH.
Going to the airport is a aggravating activity in itself—from driving there on gridlocked highways to chaotic safety traces, it’s sufficient to lose our minds. And typically, that is all carried out on an empty abdomen.
Fortunately, lately, Houston airports have ensured that top-notch eating places can be found for vacationers. And with Passion Airport being the one North American airport with a 5-star Skytrax ranking and IAH with a 4-star ranking, we anticipate one of the best of one of the best. Non-locals could not notice it, however a few of these locations had been born proper right here within the Bayou Metropolis. Listed below are a few of our favorites to take a look at subsequent time you might have additional journey time.
The place to eat at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Chow down on a burger from Hubcap Grill and Beer Yard earlier than heading off in your flight.
Hubcap Grill and Beer Yard
terminal a
We love an excellent burger, and typically all we would like earlier than a flight is a few good ol’ beef earlier than we depart the state. Hubcap Grill and Beer Yard satisfies that craving with recent cuts of beef and hand-cut fries. The airport menu consists of the traditional Hubcap Decker, which includes a floor beef patty on toasted buns with American and Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion, and a particular mayo sauce. Different dishes embrace the Philly cheesesteak burger, the Texas BBQ burger—which comes with barbecue sausage and sauce, cheddar, jalapeños, and crispy fried onions—and the patty soften burger, served on toasted rye bread. And don’t overlook to enhance your meal with a aspect of fries—ideally the bacon cheese fries.
The Breakfast Klub
terminal a
This Midtown staple is at all times loopy. It doesn’t matter what time of day you go, you’ll in all probability be met with a line that wraps across the constructing. With the placement in IAH, you don’t have to fret about all that bother—take pleasure in a few of the restaurant’s well-known dishes earlier than taking off, with out the wait. You should definitely attempt the French toast, served with two eggs and a selection of pan sausage, bacon, ham, or turkey; or the Kroissant, a breakfast sandwich made with eggs, cheese, tomatoes, and your selection of pan sausage, bacon, ham, or turkey, served on a croissant. Should you’re feeling spicy, ask for an order of the wings and grits, served with potatoes or two eggs and your selection of toast or a biscuit.
Eat like a champion at Simone Biles’s restaurant Style of Gold.
Style of Gold
coming quickly to terminal a
It’s (nearly) time to eat like a champ at Simone Biles’s restaurant, Style of Gold. The Olympic gold medalist is able to depart her mark on Houston’s eating scene with some assist from the Playmakers Group, a hospitality firm recognized for engaged on superstar eating places. The menu can be curated by Dallas restaurateur Mark Brezinski, that includes a few of Biles’s favourite meals. It’s anticipated to open within the first quarter of 2025 close to gate A8.
Whataburger
terminal b
Whether or not you’re within the temper for breakfast—we suggest the beloved honey butter hen biscuit—or the traditional Whataburger meal, the airport location of Whataburger has you lined. Different menu gadgets embrace taquitos, breakfast on a bun, the Whataburger patty soften, and the honey BBQ hen strip sandwich.
Pink’s Pizza
terminal c
This native pizzeria is our go-to spot even outdoors of the airport. At IAH, by-the-slice choices embrace traditional cheese; pepperoni; Hawaii 5-0, made with Canadian bacon, pineapple, and cheese; the Veggie Supremo, which comes with onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, black olives, and tomatoes; or the Huge Boss, with pepperoni, Italian sausage, beef, Canadian bacon, and American bacon. The menu additionally presents a Greek salad and spicy barbecue wings.
Acclaimed chef Hugo Ortega of Hugo’s, Backstreet Café, Xochi, and others, expanded his footprint to IAH with Hugo’s Cocina.
Hugo’s Cocina
terminal d
This Mexican restaurant was delivered to IAH by acclaimed chef Hugo Ortega of Hugo’s, Backstreet Café, Xochi, and others. Appetizers embrace chips and salsa, chips and guacamole, and coctel de camarón (a Mexican shrimp cocktail), or go for a torta with ham or turkey. And one of the best half: The restaurant additionally has all kinds of cocktails, beers, wines, mezcal, and tequila to sip on when you wait in your flight.
The Annie Café and Bar presents scrumptious American delicacies to airport diners.
The Annie Café and Bar
terminal d
Houston-based Berg Hospitality Group has been prolific at opening new eating places over time—and sure, even in our airports. The Annie Café and Bar, an icon within the metropolis because it opened as Café Annie in 1989, now has an outpost at IAH, serving American delicacies like lobster salad, mushroom rigatoni, and a fried hen sandwich.
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
terminal e
The Pappas eating places are a staple within the Houston space, so the inclusion of this spot is a no brainer. After a hefty dispute with the town in 2023, you’ll be able to not discover Pappas ideas at Passion, so we’re grateful the corporate nonetheless has flagships at IAH. The restaurant presents quite a lot of appetizers, together with mozzarella cheese sticks, baked crab mac and cheese, and crispy alligator. If in case you have time earlier than your flight, settle in with the rainbow trout and crab, a crawfish platter, or crawfish etouffée. For a faster chunk, go for a po’boy sandwich or a bacon cheeseburger.
Pappasito’s Cantina
terminal e
Once more, we’re simply pleased to have some Pappas choices at IAH. Sit again, calm down, and luxuriate in menu favorites like cheese enchiladas, tacos al carbon, or hen tinga enchiladas. Or order the fajita famosas for much more protein to get you thru your flight (choices embrace hen, beef and hen, beef, or shrimp). And when you’re flying earlier than 10am, have a Pappasito’s breakfast platter, which comes with scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, flour tortillas, and your selection or jalapeño cheese sausage or applewood-smoked bacon.
The place to eat at Passion Airport
The Spot
gate 1
This Galveston gem brings a contact of the seawall to vacationers as certainly one of Passion Airport’s latest eating places. Take pleasure in breakfast choices like a taco plate, a breakfast burger, or pancakes with powdered sugar. There’s additionally burgers, sandwiches, and wings, however after all, we come right here for the seafood plates. These embrace fish and chips, jumbo fried shrimp, diablo grilled shrimp, and Uncle Invoice’s well-known shrimp po’boy made with spicy remoulade, lettuce, and tomato. If you need a candy deal with, sip on a traditional milkshake earlier than heading to your gate.
Pink’s Pizza
gate 21
We are able to’t get sufficient of this pizza spot, so we really feel fairly fortunate to have it in each Houston’s airports. The menu choices are the identical as at IAH, together with the Hawaii 5-0 made with Canadian bacon, pineapple, and cheese; and the Huge Boss topped with pepperoni, Italian sausage, beef, Canadian bacon, and American bacon.
Treatment your candy tooth with Fats Cat Creamery whereas touring by Passion Airport.
Fats Cat Creamery
gate 27
This ice cream store started in 2013 within the Heights and has earned Houston’s love and help over the previous 10-plus years. Now, Houstonians on the go who discover themselves craving one thing candy are in luck. The airport menu presents the identical recent ice lotions as Fats Cat’s different areas, akin to Mexican vanilla and Amaya espresso and cream, plus different treats together with sodas, floats, and milkshakes.
The Rustic
Gate 44
This spot has 4,000 sq. toes for vacationers to calm down earlier than hopping on their flight. The restaurant serves well-liked favorites just like the steak Laredo—a beef tenderloin filled with white cheddar and topped with chile rojo sauce—the cedar plank salmon served with ancho-lime butter and inexperienced beans, and the Texas sizzling hen and cheese sandwich. And to cater to the early-morning vacationers, this location has a breakfast menu with steak and eggs, breakfast burritos, and brisket breakfast tacos.
