Chipotle Mexican Grill announced the opening of its 4,000th restaurant, located in Manhattan, Kansas, known as the Little Apple. To commemorate this achievement, Chipotle's executive leadership team and restaurant leaders will ring The Opening Bell®? at The New York Stock Exchange at 9:30 a.m. ET in the "Big Apple." For additional images and B-roll video of Chipotle's 4,000th restaurant, see here: This location showcases more convenient access points, sustainable design features and equipment upgrades that elevate the experience for team members and guests.
Since current CEO Scott Boatwright joined Chipotle in 2017 as Chief Restaurant Officer, the company has grown from over 2,300 restaurants to 4,000 locations, a 70% increase in only eight years. Chipotle will open between 315 to 345 restaurants for the full year 2025, with at least 80% featuring a Chipotlane. For 2026, management is anticipating 350 to 370 new restaurant openings, including 10 to 15 international partner-operated locations.
To date, Chipotle has over 100 restaurants outside the U.S., including 75 in Canada, 28 in Europe and 11 partner-operated locations in the Middle East. Last month, in partnership with Alshaya Group, the first Chipotlane outside of North America opened at Bneid Al Gar in Kuwait. Additionally, the company signed a development agreement to open restaurants in Mexico for the first time next year with Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V. (Alsea), a leading restaurant operator in Latin America and Europe.
Through a joint venture with SPC Group, a leading South Korea-based food company, the first Chipotle restaurants in South Korea and Singapore are also scheduled to open in 2026.
