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Airports with the best food options

Have you ever tried, in between flights, steak frites at JFK airport in New York? Salt Lick BBQ in Austin airport, Texas? Oysters at Hong Kong airport? Foie gras and chicken liver parfait in Heathrow airport, London? Or maybe classic macarons in Charles de Gaulle, Paris?  If you have, then you have probably tried some of the best airport food around the globe; with or without knowing.

Airport food has come a long way, thankfully. While airplane food has deteriorated, air travel dining has introduced upscale restaurant options in a growing number of airports around the globe. For many years, the best food you could find at an airport would be a Big Mac. However, over the last decades, your options for local tastes with descent table service have considerably improved. Frequent flyers know that and often have a quick bite before their flight or in between flights. As a matter of fact, in several airports around the world, food has become a gastronomic experience that doesn’t differ too much from a fine dining restaurant choice on a Saturday night.

Some of the best airports for food in the U.S, Europe and Asia are the following:

JFK airport – New York

JFK is New York’s busiest airport and one of the busiest airports in the world. Imagine yourself being tired after a 3-hours flight, in a desperate need for real food, after having consumed those complimentary peanuts on board. There are so many options in JFK that you may get confused unless you know what you’re looking for.

In Terminal S, you should visit La Vie. The restaurant offers classic steak frites cooked with the experience of New York City’s famed Balthazar, Pastis, and Minetta Tavern chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr. This is what you’re looking for. This is what so many travelers look for when they get in New York, the city’s specialty, the airport’s fame: steak frites.

Austin airport – Texas

You wouldn’t expect to find authentic barbecue in an airport, right? Really good, tasty barbecue, served with yummy sauce, coleslaw, potato salad and beans. Well, Salt Lick BBQ in Austin airport can change your views about airport food.

If you ever try the chopped Beef brisket sandwich, you will never change again. Every time you land in Austin, you will rush in Salt Lick BBQ for this sandwich. A sesame roll filled with cheese, chopped brisket and topped with Salt Lick’s spicy orange BBQ. Simply amazing! And it will make you feel like a Texan too!

Another thing that will definitely surprise you is how affordable this is considering that airport food is considerably expensive. The guys at Salt Lick BBQ know how to do business.

Houston airport – Texas

In Houston, you will definitely become a fan of Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen that offers Creole-style seafood. The restaurant offers a reasonable wine selection, a broad menu with the Oysters Pappadeaux and the Blackened Catfish Opelousas specialties, and consistently well-mannered service; and all these, at pretty affordable prices. If you can overcome the fact that the tables are pretty close to each other and your carry-on bag may not fit there, Pappadeaux is a great place near gate E5.

Miami airport – Miami

The Top of the Port Restaurant is the top of the options in Miami airport. Although the restaurant belongs to Miami Airport Hotel, which is not the best it can happen to you with its grimy, closed sized rooms, the Top of the Port Restaurant is great and reasonably priced. From there, you can enjoy a nice view of the airport while eating grilled fish (their specialty). The service is quite good.

Hong Kong airport – Hong Kong

Café Deco is one of the best café-restaurants in Hong Kong airport. Offering an eclectic menu featuring Western, South Asian and East Asian dishes, Café Deco is known for its relaxing environment with a live band featured Tuesday through Sunday nights. The atmosphere of the café makes you feel you are anywhere else but in an airport area. The best offering of the restaurant is its oyster bar. Don’t miss it!

Heathrow airport, London

At Heathrow, you have many options when it comes to food (and not only!). Plane Food Restaurant is perhaps the only airport restaurant you need to make a reservation because it is crowded anytime of the year. Situated in Terminal 5, the restaurant offers exceptional foie gras and chicken liver parfait, Casterbridge rib eye steak, as well as numerous beef or chicken options. Indeed, it is a restaurant you MUST visit while at Heathrow.

Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris

Paris’ famous macarons are offered in great variety in Laduree restaurant at Charles de Gaulle airport in Terminal F. Made of delicate almond meringue domes, come in delicious flavors such as chocolate, lemon, and caramel with salted butter, macarons are an unforgettable experience, particularly if you love sweets.

Overall, airport food is much better than what it used to be. No matter where you travel, where you are at, airports can offer you a variety of tastes, in a nice and neat environment and sometimes even at affordable prices. It’s up to you what food you will choose. The good news is you have a huge variety of options!

Written by Christina Pomoni
Financial Adviser – Freelancer Writer

Question by Ampuge: Airport…?
Do the security checks your cellphone.

because im going to saudi arabia and i know its a conservative country. They do not allowed any religious stuff. So im wondering if in the airport they will check cellphones because mp3 about religious songs.

Best answer:

Answer by J-ville boy
They will just check electronics for bombs or explosive materials through an x-ray machine. They won’t actually look into it.

What do you think? Answer below!

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Posted by Wetaskiwin Airport - July 13, 2011 at 5:28 am

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Fearful Of Airport Parking?

Fearful Of Airport Parking?

You might get various airport parking selections just in case you happen to be leaving from Luton airport for brief or long trips. Luton Airport is the seventh largest airport in the UK, its cheap air fares attracts greater than a million every year.

A Luton airport car parking service’s identification needs to be verified via the web prior to opting for it. You might want to confirm other inexpensive airport car parking choices close to the airport for competitive costs. Running a trial on customer testimonials is precious!

Be unmistakable in regards to the official procedure you could execute before dropping your car off at a cheap airport car parking service. It’s not a bothersome practice of dropping of your car at an airport car parking service, it must be smooth sailing. Thoroughly planned, leave your car in the parking bay and proceed towards the reception area. Laden along with your affirmation figure or another confirmation that you received from the airport car parking company needs to be jotted down. After unloading all your luggage out of your car a company individual will drive your car to park it at its specific location.

Cheap airport parking services do endow with bus transfers to and from the airport every fifteen minutes. The Luton car parking company you’ve selected if far-off away from the airport must present this service.

The security that Luton airport car parking services present is excellent . 24/7 patrolling, CCTV cameras to monitor the parking area along with protected boundary fencing are indispensible safety necessities for each airport car parking service.

After clearing customs in your arrival, give your airport parking company a buzz that the bus might be despatched to fetch you from the airport.  Once at the car park after verifying all the small print, collect your keys and crusade off.

 

 

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Question by Ampuge: Airport…?
Do the security checks your cellphone.

because im going to saudi arabia and i know its a conservative country. They do not allowed any religious stuff. So im wondering if in the airport they will check cellphones because mp3 about religious songs.

Best answer:

Answer by J-ville boy
They will just check electronics for bombs or explosive materials through an x-ray machine. They won’t actually look into it.

Add your own answer in the comments!

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Posted by Wetaskiwin Airport - February 5, 2011 at 1:30 am

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Low Cost Airline. Low service level?

Low cost airlines are now common place in our society and since there launch, traveling to foreign countries is now possible for the masses.

Easy Jet are considered to be the founders of low cost air travel, starting there operations from London Luton Airport. Over the years, Easy Jet has grown and now flies to many European countries. As Easy Jet grew, more and more airlines jumped on the bandwagon. Ryan Air, BMI Baby and FlyBe to name a few.

Not so long ago, I had cause to travel from the UK to France on a regular basis. As there were low cost airlines operating from my local airport, East Midlands, I decided to sample a flight and flew with BMI Baby. At that time, BMI Baby, the low cost arm of BMI (British Midland International), were flying to Paris CDG. It was a really convenient service and took about 1 hour. The flight I would regularly take, left the UK at 16:00 and would arrive in Paris at 18:00 local time. I can’t quite remember how many journeys I made with BMI Baby, but I would hazard a guess at about 12 – 15 times.

When BMI Baby launched there low cost operation from East Midlands, the fares were offered at ridiculous prices. Ridiculous to the point that they were offering seats for nothing! Unfortunately there is the issue of tax, so the flight was not actually free. Never the less, a return flight from the UK to France usually cost somewhere in the region of about £50 – £60, including tax. Seems incredible how they could actually make any money from their flights!

Although the costs were low, I felt that the service levels were quite high. My experience flying with BMI Baby was nearly always great. Although the flight is labeled as a no frills flight, the staff were very courteous and food and drink were always available for the short flights. The punctuality was excellent too!

BMI Baby stopped operating the flight from East Midlands to Paris and was replaced by there parent company BMI. In my experience, as soon as BMI Baby stopped flying and handed over the baton to BMI, which in effect is the same company, the prices escalated. It was very disappointing to lose the service as I had always enjoyed flying with them and found the prices easy on the pocket. I have since found alternative ways to travel from the UK to France, but if BMI Baby decide to come back, I will be tempted to come back too!

For people considering moving to another country as an expat, or simply looking at buying a holiday home abroad, there is no doubt that the low cost airlines have opened the door to another world. Another world which was not imaginable not so long ago. Low cost airlines, low service levels? Not in my experience.

Bon voyage!

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Posted by Wetaskiwin Airport - March 28, 2010 at 2:05 am

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