This will be the third location in Northern Ireland
Fast-food chain Popeyes has submitted plans to open a location in Belfast City Centre.
Plans have been spotted on the planning portal for signage and a fascia which don the chicken shop’s logo and signature colours.
Popeyes currently have two locations across Northern Ireland. It opened its first location at Lesley Forestside in September 2024, then followed with The Junction in Antrim in July 2025.
The new chicken restaurant is set to open its doors in the former GAME store on Castle Place. There are no further details on when the location will open.
Signage has also been spotted at Lesley Bloomfield, indicating that Popeyes is set to open in Bangor. A sign with the logo and ‘coming soon’ has appeared, and it is set to open in 2027, according to the shopping centre’s Facebook.
This follows shortly after Popeyes announced they were set to open its very first location in the Republic of Ireland. Their Blanchardstown location will open on June 6, 2026.
Popeyes Louisiana Chicken, founded in New Orleans in 1972, is known for serving up American Southern-style chicken dishes and sides. Customers can expect chicken sandwiches, chicken tenders, hot wings, wraps and more when they open the doors of their new location .
Having launched in the UK in November 2021, Popeyes now has over 80 sites in the UK with plans to open more than 45 new restaurants in 2025. The chain employs approximately 3,000 people in the UK and expects to create another 2,500 new roles this year.
Popeyes is joining Wingstop as the second chicken chain to submit plans to open on the same street. Plans were spotted in March of this year for the famous wing joint to open up in the Costa on Castle Place.
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