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Melt Shop

Terminal 5•Gate 525•Post-Security
SandwichesBreakfastBurgers
Melt Shop is a casual dining restaurant specializing in gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and comfort food. With a focus on high-quality ingredients, the menu features classic favorites and unique creations made to order. From melty sandwiches to crispy tater tots and decadent milkshakes, Melt Shop elevates the grilled cheese experience in a warm, inviting atmosphere. It's a go-to spot for cheese lovers and comfort food enthusiasts alike.

Finding it

Melt Shop is in Gate 525 in Terminal 5 near Gate 525 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It is airside, past the security checkpoint, so allow for the queue before you count on it.

Nearest gates
Gate 525
Level
3

Terminal 5 has 33 places to eat and 8 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 3:30am.

Hours against the security queue

Across the week, JFK security runs longest around 8am at a median of 33 minutes, and lightest around 2am at 10 minutes.

Queue figures are medians from FlyIndex's JFK wait-time record, not a live reading.

About this location

Melt Shop sits on the level-three food row near gate 525, boxed in between Aunt Butchie's Bakery Café and Bryant Park Market rather than standing apart. Its menu runs breakfast plates, burgers and grilled chicken sandwiches, a broader spread than the grab-and-go cases flanking it. No opening or closing time is posted for this counter, unlike The Halal Guys a few doors down at the same gate bank, so a traveler banking on an early meal before boarding should check at the counter rather than assume it matches that stand's 5 a.m. start.

One of 2 Melt Shop locations at John F. Kennedy International Airport (Terminal 4, Terminal 5).

What to expect

  • sandwiches
  • breakfast
  • american
  • burgers
  • chicken

Other options in Terminal 5

All past the same checkpoint, so you can reach them without clearing security again.

Sources

Official Travel Resources

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