America’s third biggest fried chicken chain is coming to London for the first time

London is obsessed with fried chicken. You can barely move for a Morley’s, Sam’s Chicken, Chicken Cottage or one of countless other thinly veiled variations on those names (Mowley’s, Morly’s or Marley’s, for example). But apparently, all those just aren’t enough. Over the past few years, heavyweight American fried chicken chains like Daves Hot Chicken, Popeyes and Chic-fil-A have been moving to the capital city. Now, there’s another one on its way. 

Londoners, get ready to welcome... Raising Cane’s. With even more sites across the States than KFC, Raising Cane’s is the US’s third largest fried chicken chain (after Chick-fil-A and Popeyes). It will open its first ever European store at 21-22 Coventry St in Piccadilly Circus (the site formerly home to Angus Steakhouse’s flagship branch) later this year. 

The chain was founded in Louisiana in 1996 and now has more than 900 diners across the States. Apparently, it’s got a whole load of high-profile fans, including Snoop Dogg, Post Malone and Cardi B. There are even two Post-Malone themed Rising Cane’s restaurants in Texas and Utah.

Its five core offerings are crispy chicken fingers, the mayo-based ‘Cane’s Sauce’, garlicky Texas toast, coleslaw and crinkle-cut fries. It’s also known for its gallon jugs of lemonade and sweet tea and cups of half tea, half lemonade. 

Raising Cane’s will launch in London in late 2026 but a specific date hasn’t been confirmed yet. The chain says that once its Piccadilly store is up and running, it plans to open more restaurants around The Strand, Oxford Circus, Paddington and South Bank as well as drive-thru locations in Greater London and beyond. 

While you wait, take a look at the best fried chicken on offer in London right now. 

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