Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf – Terminal B Pre-Security
Terminal B•Departures•Pre-Security
A Los Angeles fixture and virtual oasis for those in need of a caffeine boost, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has the feel of a classic American coffeehouse, serving a wide selection of local and global brews, as well as mouthwatering pastries and baked goods.
Finding it
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf – Terminal B Pre-Security is in Departures in Terminal B at Los Angeles International Airport. It sits landside, so you can reach it without a boarding pass — and you still have to clear security afterwards.
Terminal B has 20 places to eat and 26 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 11am.
Hours against the security queue
Across the week, LAX security runs longest around 10pm at a median of 19 minutes, and lightest around 1am at 4 minutes.
Queue figures are medians from FlyIndex's LAX wait-time record, not a live reading.
Other options in Terminal B
All landside, so you can reach any of these before security.
Official Travel Resources
1 verified external links from airport operators and U.S. agencies.