Raising Cane’s to open first UK restaurant in 2026

Raising Cane’s, the US fried chicken chain known for its popularity on TikTok, is set to open its first UK restaurant next year, according to City AM.

The flagship site will be located at 21–22 Coventry Street in London’s West End, between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square. 

The site, a former Angus Steakhouse, is scheduled to open towards the end of 2026, with further London locations expected to follow.

Founded in 1996 by Todd Graves and Craig Silvey and named after Graves’s Labrador, Raising Cane’s has grown to more than 950 restaurants across the US, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. 

The chain reported revenues of $5.1bn (£3.7bn) in its latest financial year and employs over 65,000 people.

The outlet also reports that that the company is exploring further sites in central and suburban London, including Oxford Circus, Paddington, South Bank and The Strand, and drive-thru locations on the outskirts of the capital.

Raising Cane’s, which has more than five million TikTok followers and celebrity endorsements from Snoop Dogg and Post Malone, is currently recruiting for a UK president to oversee operations from a London office.

Co-chief executive AJ Kumaran told City AM: “Bringing Raising Cane’s to the UK has been a dream of ours for many years and we’re excited to officially open the doors to our UK flagship late next year.”

Todd Graves, founder, added: “We receive more requests to come to the UK than anywhere else in the world. It has always been a dream of mine to bring Cane’s to the UK and I’m excited to officially kick off this growth with the opening of our UK flagship.”