Gate 4 bar means Rum Shop Gate 4 is hard to miss
Right by Gate 4 in Terminal 1, Rum Shop Gate 4 is the quick “last drink before boarding” spot in V. C. Bird International Airport. It sits airside, so you need to be through security already. Seating is limited and mostly bar-style, so think short stop, not long layover camp-out.
The focus here is rum and simple mixed drinks, usually priced lower than the main sit-down restaurants in the terminal. Expect local Antiguan rums to feature heavily, plus basic beers and soft drinks for anyone skipping alcohol. Food, when available, is more of a snack add-on than a full meal, so don’t count on it as your only dinner option.
Hours track flight banks around Gate 4, so it tends to be open ahead of departures to regional Caribbean hubs and holiday charters. If you have an early-morning flight before 07:00, don’t assume it will be serving yet; peak energy is late-morning through late-afternoon when multiple gates in that pier turn over.
Rum is the point here, so lean toward local labels and simple mixes like rum and ginger beer rather than anything elaborate. If you need bottled water or snacks for the plane, you’re usually better off grabbing those at a nearby duty-free or newsstand closer to the central part of Terminal 1.
Tip: if your boarding pass shows Gate 4, use this bar as your time marker—when your drink is done, head straight to the gate door and stay within earshot of the announcements.