The agency is targeting sites of approximately 2,500 to 4,500sq ft for the Mexican restaurant group in areas such as Cambridge, Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham.
Wahaca is also looking to further expand its footprint in London with sites in Marylebone, Baker Street, Victoria, London Bridge and King’s Cross.
The new restaurants will be designed in Wahaca’s established style, inspired by contemporary Mexican culture.
The move will herald Wahaca’s return to the expansion trail and see it once again look to grow across the UK after a prolonged period of stasis since its closed more than a third of its estate back in 2020. The group closed 10 of its 28 restaurants including sites in Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester as well as London and currently has only three restaurants outside of the capital, in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Brighton.
The business, which was founded by Mark Selby and MasterChef winner Thomasina Miers in Covent Garden in 2007, currently operates 14 sites. Its most recent opening was at the Paddington Square development in 2024, its first new restaurant in six years.
Wahaca, as one of the first carbon-neutral restaurant groups, also plans to continue the company’s focus on sustainable construction and operations.
“Wahaca has firmly established itself as one of the UK’s most authentic and lively restaurant groups, offering diners a bold, fresh and modern take on Mexican street food,” says Thomas Rose, co-founder at P-Three.
“A longstanding client of P-Three, we are excited to be supporting Wahaca with this next phase of growth and look forward to helping them bring their concept to new cities and locations across the UK.”
Mark Selby, co-founder & chairman at Wahaca, adds: “After the huge success of our Paddington opening in 2024 and the incredible feedback on Wahaca Reimagined across our 14 individually designed restaurants, we are excited to be once again looking to bring Wahaca’s unique restaurant experience to different areas of the UK.
“We want to find buildings that lend themselves to our distinctive look and feel and know that P-Three will do an excellent job bringing that vision to life.”