Einstein Bros. Bagels
Finding it
Einstein Bros. Bagels is in Departures in Terminal 1 near Gates 9-18 at Los Angeles International Airport. It is airside, past the security checkpoint, so allow for the queue before you count on it.
- Nearest gates
- Gates 9-18
Terminal 1 has 13 places to eat and 8 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 3:30am.
Hours against the security queue
Einstein Bros. Bagels opens at 3:30am and closes at 8pm. FlyIndex's wait-time data puts the typical LAX checkpoint queue at 8 minutes around 3am.
Across the week, LAX security runs longest around 12pm at a median of 20 minutes, and lightest around 1am at 2 minutes. This location is already open before those queues build.
Queue figures are medians from FlyIndex's LAX wait-time record, not a live reading.
About this location
Einstein Bros. Bagels covers the Terminal 1 departures area for gates 9 through 18, open from 3:30am to 8pm and sharing the food court with Ace Cerveceria & Tacos, Be Relax and Betcha Burgers & Bar. That 3:30am start puts it ahead of T1's first bank of morning departures, which matters in a terminal with no airside link to its neighbours -- a Southwest passenger on an early flight can't wander into another terminal to find breakfast. It's the only Einstein Bros. at LAX, takeaway only, built for a fast bagel and coffee stop rather than a sit-down breakfast.
What to expect
- bagels
- breakfast
- Takeaway
Other options in Terminal 1
All past the same checkpoint, so you can reach them without clearing security again.
Sources
- Einstein Bros. Bagels Los Angeles Airport - LAX Terminal 1 — Einstein Bros. Bagels, checked 2026-09-04
Official Travel Resources
1 verified external links from airport operators and U.S. agencies.