Chicken wing restaurant chain Wingstop is to open a new restaurant in the city of Bristol, in the west of England, by summer 2025.
Insidermedia reports that the new Wingstop location will be situated at 44 Queens Road in Clifton, in a retail property formerly occupied by the stationer Paperchase.
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DJ Foley Property Consultants, through Savills and twentyretail, previously secured Greggs for 46 Queens Road.
Now, Wingstop, trading as Lemon Pepper Holdings, is set to open at number 44.
David Foley stated: “There was a lot of competition for these two units, with interest being shown by well-known brands. We are delighted to welcome the two popular brands Greggs and Wingstop to Queens Road and wish them every success.”
The restaurant will occupy the ground floor and basement of the grade II-listed building, with the ground floor designated for front-of-house operations and the basement for customer toilets and staff areas.
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By GlobalDataThis will be the third Wingstop establishment in Bristol, joining Cabot Circus and Eastgate Road.
The move is part of the company’s UK-wide growth strategy, which includes the opening of more than 20 new sites by the end of 2025.
Wingstop’s expansion in Bristol is a significant part of its UK growth, which has seen the brand expand to 64 locations since its 2018 launch. It now has 2,700 employees across the UK.
Bristol City Council has granted planning permission for the new restaurant, including the installation of a shopfront and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
In the fiscal first quarter of 2025, Wingstop’s total revenues reached $171.1m, up from $145.8m in the same quarter of the previous year.
