Terminal 3 departures has a Cafe Greg if you want a sit-down meal before passport control.
Cafe Greg sits landside in Terminal 3, in the main departures hall before security, so it works for anyone flying out of TLV, including Schengen, non-Schengen, and domestic Terminal 1 shuttle passengers. It runs typical airport hours that match early-morning departures, opening well before the 06:00 bank of flights and usually staying open into the late-night departures around 23:00–00:00. Because it’s before security, build at least a 45–60 minute buffer after eating here for security and exit checks.
Menu style is standard Israeli cafe: eggs, salads, sandwiches, pastas, and desserts, with prices that sit above street branches. Expect a basic breakfast plate or shakshuka to land roughly in the 60–80 ILS range, coffee drinks around 12–20 ILS, and larger mains like pasta or chicken dishes closer to 70–100 ILS. Portions track with other Cafe Greg locations in Israel, not the shrunken “airport-only” size you see in some hubs.
Coffee is the reliable order: standard espresso, cappuccino, and iced options, plus a few flavored drinks that mirror high-street Greg branches. If you have 30–40 minutes, a sit-down breakfast with eggs and salad is realistic; if boarding starts in under 25 minutes, grab a pastry or sandwich instead. Service pace can slow during the 08:00–10:00 and 20:00–22:00 departure waves when multiple long-haul flights leave.
There’s no strong crowd consensus on standout dishes at this specific TLV branch, and no major complaint pattern about food quality or hygiene surfaced in public reviews as of 2024. The trade-off is time: every minute here is a minute not spent in security or duty free. If your airline suggests arriving three hours before an intercontinental flight, assume Cafe Greg eats 45–60 of those minutes.
Practical tip: order and pay in one go, then keep your passport and boarding pass on the table so you can walk out the second your food lands and head straight to security in Terminal 3.