Wahaca, celebrated for its fresh, social, Mexican market food, is confirmed to open a 190-cover restaurant in the New Year at the £70m Watermark, West Quay, Harbour Parade, Southampton.
Co-founder Thomasina Miers commented, “We cannot wait to dish out proper tacos and tequila to the good people of Southampton. It’s a city with an incredible history, amazing sense of culture, and importantly, knowing how to enjoy itself.
'As we’ve expanded across the UK, Southampton has remained top of our list of places to be so we look forward to getting stuck in.”
Wahaca was born in 2007 from a love of fresh, honest Mexican Market food. First inspired by Miers’ travels, running bars there and exploring the cuisine, she and co-founder Mark Selby later set about recreating Mexico’s vibrant flavours and social dining culture at home in the UK.
Serving dishes conducive to sharing, such as freshly made guacamole with lime juice, coriander and ripe Hass avocados or signature pork pibil tacos made with outdoor-reared British pork and locally made tortillas, the pair have an equal commitment to sustainability.
All ingredients are sourced as locally as possible or grown and transported with care for the environment, fish is of the highest sustainability accreditation and each Wahaca restaurant is ever more eco-friendly.