Westfield Shopping Management opens a new, luxurious terminal 5 in the International Terminal of O’Hare.

The renovated terminal interior – including a new Dining Lounge with performance kitchens – offers a redesigned, more efficient TSA checkpoint and features new first-class amenities such as: luxury restrooms; dynamic lounge style seating with outlets and USB ports to charge devices; and new lighting, signage, and fixtures which incorporate sustainable and recycled materials. Westfield’s design and construction partners at Terminal 5 are McHugh/Ornelas JV, Epstein and Thirst. The redevelopment created more than 180 construction jobs.

With a lineup composed entirely of local chefs and restaurateurs, Westfield’s new dining collection features nine sophisticated destinations for a traveler-friendly mix of healthy and fresh sit-down, casual and grab-and-go choices. Featuring five unique concepts operated by Areas RHHG ORD, LLC, the new dining collection marks Chicago-based restaurant group Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises’ (LEYE) first entry into an airport. Today, Terminal 5 travelers can:

1. Feast on eclectic American fare and fresh cocktails at LEYE’s Hub 51
2. Journey to Italy at Tocco; a strikingly modern eatery from local chef and restaurateur Bruno Abate featuring Neapolitan-style pizza, pasta and more
3. Experience Top Chef Master Rick Bayless’ Tortas Frontera – named Bon Appetit’s “best airport restaurant in America”- featuring Mexican cuisine made with ingredients from local purveyors
4. Dine on signature hot Asian buns from LEYE’s Wow Bao
5. Explore the diverse flavors of China and Thailand at LEYE’s Big Bowl
6. Indulge in world-famous burgers, hand-dipped shakes and more at LEYE’s R.J. Grunts Burger & Fries
7. Delight in fresh, flavorful and delicious Mediterranean cuisine with modern flair at Urban Olive, a debut concept from LEYE
8. Savor freshly roasted coffee from around the world at Kofe powered by Intelligentsia, a debut concept from the award-winning Chicago-based roaster and retailer and
9. Grab a bite at The Goddess and Grocer, Chicago’s gourmet deli featuring fresh salads, sandwiches, flatbreads and a selection of upscale on-the-go snacks by local merchants.

A central element of the new retail collection is the new 10,000-square-foot flagship duty-free store, the first of its kind in North America, with all departing travelers flowing through the European-style design after crossing the new TSA checkpoint. Operated by Dufry, the duty-free collection links Terminal 5 to Chicago’s famous Magnificent Mile shopping district with Luxury Boutique Row – four stand-alone boutiques including Salvatore Ferragamo and Luxury Watches, with Michael Kors and Emporio Armaniopening this year. The retail collection continues with:

1. Locally owned and operated Vosges Haut-Chocolat, where travelers are invited to explore the world of exotic chocolate bars, truffles, toffees and more
2. XpresSpa, Chicago’s first airport spa, providing massage, nail and facial services and a retail selection of locally produced beauty and travel products
3. Iconic Swiss watchmaker Swatch, offering its colorful timepieces and jewelry
4. I Love Chicago, capturing the character and passion of the city with original artwork, apothecary, unique accessories and more produced by local artisans and
5. Hudson, the flagship travel essentials concept operated by Hudson Group.