Up on the T1 mezzanine, Burger Bar shares space with Burger King
On the airside mezzanine food court in Terminal T1, Burger Bar sits alongside the airport’s headline Burger King, giving burger fans a second option in the same tight cluster. It opens early, trading roughly 04:00–23:00, so it catches the first Ryanair wave and most late departures. Think fast-food burger joint at $$ pricing rather than true low-cost fares.
Being in T1’s Espace Food Court, Burger Bar is post-security, above the main departures hall, a short walk from the Schengen gates. Burger King in the same space runs about 10:30–21:30, and Burger Bar’s hours roughly track that burger window, just stretched to match the 04:00–23:00 airport food schedule. If you land after 23:00, everything here, Burger Bar included, is closed until around 04:00.
Menu focus is simple: burgers, fries, soft drinks, maybe a beer, priced at typical airport fast-food levels rather than street pricing in Charleroi city. Expect to pay noticeably more than downtown for a burger combo, in line with other SSP-run outlets. If you just want a quick bite before a 20:00 departure, this works; for a full sit-down dinner, you feel the limits fast.
Regulars on SleepingInAirports say they eat a real meal in Charleroi or Brussels, then use this mezzanine burger cluster (Burger Bar plus Burger King) for a snack, not their main food stop. Budget flyers often bring sandwiches through security and just buy a drink here to keep costs down, especially when a basic burger meal approaches what a nicer plate costs in town.
Watch out for the lack of variety once you commit to this level: past burgers and basic fast food, options thin out quickly in T1, and reviewers call the lineup “basic” for anything beyond that. Final tip: if you care about choice, eat before security lands you in this mezzanine, then treat Burger Bar as backup for a quick top-up.