Gate-side caffeine in T1
Two minutes from most T1 departure gates, Pret A Manger sits airside after security at Kos “Ippokratis” (KGS), handling the basic coffee-and-snack job for early departures. It’s a straight British-style café setup: self-service chillers, a counter for hot drinks, and food ready to grab when the queue moves.
Pret usually opens in sync with the first morning departures from T1 and runs through the last outbound flights, so you can normally grab something around 05:00–06:00 all the way into late evening. If you’re on a 06:30 UK flight, this is one of the few places in the terminal where you can reliably get a flat white and something warm before boarding starts.
Pricing tracks other EU airport Pret locations: expect roughly €3 for an espresso-based coffee, €4–€5 for baguettes, and around €2–€3 for pastries. For quick calories before a short-haul hop, pre-packed baguettes and wraps are the fastest option; hot items add a couple of minutes as they go through the oven.
Food and drinks lean heavily British: think cheddar and pickle baguettes, chicken salad wraps, croissants, chocolate cookies, and canned or bottled soft drinks. Vegetarian options usually include at least one meat-free sandwich and a salad box. If you need something you can eat on the plane from a middle seat in row 27, the smaller baguettes and cookies are the least messy choice.
Seats here are limited, so don’t bank on more than grabbing a counter stool for 10–15 minutes. Power outlets are scarce compared with other EU airports, and Wi‑Fi is the standard airport network, not Pret’s own. Plan to charge at your gate instead of camping a table.
Tip: If your boarding pass shows a bus gate in T1, grab your coffee and sandwich at Pret first; once you’re herded downstairs to the bus holding area, food options are basically zero.