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Popeyes

  • United States
  • Since 1972
  • $
  • 2 burgers · 0 made at home

The New Orleans chicken chain whose sandwich sold out America in two weeks.

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About Popeyes

Al Copeland opened a fried chicken restaurant called Chicken on the Run in Arabi, a suburb of New Orleans, in 1972. It did not sell, so he reopened it days later with spicier, Louisiana-style chicken under a new name: Popeyes, after detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in the film The French Connection, not the cartoon sailor. He joked that he was too poor to afford the apostrophe.

For decades Popeyes was a chicken chain first and foremost. Then, in August 2019, it launched a chicken sandwich that turned into the most talked-about fast-food product of the decade, and suddenly it belonged on every list of the best burgers-in-all-but-name in America.

Thousands of restaurants in the US and dozens of other countries. Owned by Restaurant Brands International, the parent of Burger King.

Burger menu

Signature burgers first. Only burgers and sandwiches, no sides.

Where to find Popeyes

3,397 locations on the map in 51 countries. Tap a pin for directions.

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  • United States 2,380
  • Canada 305
  • United Kingdom 96
  • Spain 88
  • Türkiye 85
  • Philippines 34
  • Poland 27
  • Puerto Rico 24
  • France 23
  • United Arab Emirates 22
  • Peru 19
  • India 17
  • Romania 15
  • Panama 14
  • Singapore 13
  • Brazil 13
  • Czechia 13
  • Honduras 12
  • Vietnam 11
  • Italy 11
  • New Zealand 10
  • South Korea 8
  • Mexico 8
  • Costa Rica 8
  • +27 more

Locations as mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers, updated October 2026. The count can trail the chain’s own figures; check the chain’s store finder before you travel. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Popeyes on YouTube

Copycats, taste tests and challenges from the channels in the encyclopedia.

If you like Popeyes

Chains whose signature burgers are built the same way.
  • Chick-fil-A (United States, since 1946). The chicken sandwich that started the wars, and a chain that closes every Sunday. Also built on chicken.
  • KFC (United States, since 1952). A fried chicken empire whose best burgers are sold outside America. Also built on chicken.
  • Wendy's (United States, since 1969). Square burgers on round buns, because the founder refused to cut corners. Also built on chicken.
  • Albaik (Saudi Arabia, since 1974). Saudi Arabia’s biggest restaurant chain: broasted chicken from Jeddah since 1974. Also built on chicken.

Not affiliated with Popeyes. Trademarks and logos belong to their owners. Descriptions are my own; nutrition figures come from the chain’s published information.