Horizon Bakery Cafe

Sometimes the airport offers you something nice. At Horizon, it’s fruit and a solid selection of Rishi loose-​leaf tea. I spent some time in the airport waiting and ended up getting a few cups of tea here and found the white tea with rose incredibly pleasant. It’s not clear what temperature their water is, but it’s not too hot for white teas. Staff are pleasant and the area around gate 1 has good light.
Vegan snacks are available in the form of fruit.

Can’t give them a zero. Went to buy coffee at 8:45 AM — no one in line — and the woman wouldn’t look up from her phone where she was typing away. I finally asked if they were open and got barked at about she needed another few minutes. Shocking customer service even by airport standards.

The woman working there right now just lied to my face when I tried to order a latte, saying she was out of espresso. I could see espresso beans in both grinders on the counter. The line was long… Guaranteed she just didn’t want to bother.
She was also the slowest barista on the planet ever to have held a job. Probably on other planets too.

Almost 6AM on Saturday @ JFK and no staff behind the counter. #comeonnow

The girl who is working there right now is incredibly slow. She took forever getting two people bottled beers and then slowly closed our their checks. I was standing in the bakery line and she didn’t acknowledge me until she was done helping everyone at the bar. I asked for an iced chai and she said she had no idea how to make one of those and that I would need to go to the place around the corner to get one. My flight had started boarding in the time it took her to get to me. I asked for a cookie and she gave me a muffin. When I reminded her that I had asked for a cookie she looked displeased with me. I should have just gone to the place around the corner.

Tucked all the way on the back of Terminal 5, by gate 1, sits Horizon bakery café.
Out of beaten path, hidden around the corner — so there is rarely a line here, especially in early morning hours.
Cannot go wrong with good Illy coffee and almond croissant before your flight!
There are several tables to sit and sip your coffee, as well as bar seating.
Shhhh. Don’t tell anyone about this little secret gem. But come and enjoy your coffee.