What ANCHO BELGIUM does

ANCHO is a privately held Belgian restaurant chain operating under the trading name "ANCHO - Fresh Mexican Kitchen." Founded in 2017 in Brussels, the company sells Mexican street food — burritos, tacos, nachos and cocktails — prepared fresh on-site by chefs in front of customers, in a Baja California / US-inspired style. It serves individual diners, take-away and delivery customers, and event clients across the Brussels-Capital Region.

The business operates four physical locations: ANCHO LOUISE (flagship dine-in at Rue Jourdan 14, Saint-Gilles), ANCHO IXELLES (@MYLENE, dine-in near Cimetière d'Ixelles, operated within a venue associated with Lo Group), ANCHO WOLUWE (delivery and take-away only at Woluwe-Saint-Lambert), and ANCHO BOITSFORT (@SILEXBAR, a collaborative dine-in operation within Silex Bar in Watermael-Boitsfort). It also runs a Taco Truck offering catering for private and professional events. Underlying technology is conventional for the sector: a Squarespace-hosted website, third-party SaaS for reservations (ZenChef, Privateaser) and online ordering (OrderBilly), and an active Instagram account for marketing.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time dine-in and take-away food sales across the four locations, supplemented by catering and event services via the taco truck. Pricing is not publicly disclosed (customers are directed to PDF menus). Distribution is regional, confined to Brussels, with no indication of franchise, licensing, or international operations. ANCHO has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or external investors.

Name

ANCHO BELGIUM

Legal name

ANCHO

Website

https://ancho.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ANCHO is a privately held Brussels-based Mexican street food restaurant chain founded in 2017, operating four dine-in and take-away locations across the Brussels-Capital Region and a taco truck catering service for private and professional events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fast-Casual Mexican Restaurants

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Mexican & Tex-Mex Fast Casual (THAFABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

Keywords

• Mexican street food
• Fast casual dining
• Restaurant catering services
• Taco truck catering
• Brussels restaurants

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Gilles

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in and take-away food sales: Primary revenue stream from selling Mexican street food (burritos, tacos, nachos) and cocktails at four restaurant locations in Brussels. Customers can dine in or order for take-away through the company's online ordering system.
2. Catering and events: Taco truck and catering services for private and professional events, providing on-site food preparation and service for gatherings and corporate functions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ANCHO is a Brussels-based fast-casual restaurant chain serving Mexican street food (burritos, tacos, nachos, and cocktails) inspired by Baja California and the United States. It operates four dine-in/take-away locations across the Brussels-Capital Region (Louise, Ixelles, Woluwe, and Boitsfort), and supplements its restaurant operations with a mobile taco truck and catering service for private and professional events.

Product overview

ANCHO is a Mexican fast-casual restaurant chain with four physical locations in Brussels (ANCHO LOUISE, ANCHO IXELLES/@MYLENE, ANCHO WOLUWE takeaway, and ANCHO BOITSFORT/@SILEXBAR) plus a taco truck and catering service for private and professional events. The restaurants offer Mexican street food inspired by Baja California and the United States, featuring burritos, tacos, nachos, and cocktails, with online ordering and table booking capabilities across locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Taco Truck: Taco truck and catering service for private and professional events

Products and services

• ANCHO LOUISE Restaurant
• ANCHO IXELLES (@MYLENE) Restaurant
• ANCHO WOLUWE Take-Away & Delivery
• ANCHO BOITSFORT (@SILEXBAR) Restaurant
• Taco Truck and Catering Service
• Online Ordering for Take-Away

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Silex BarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative arrangement at the Boitsfort location where ANCHO operates under the @SILEXBAR brand. The location uses Silex Bar's premises for service. Contact email: [email protected]
• Lo GroupminorOthersLo Group is associated with the Ixelles Mylène location (ANCHO IXELLES @MYLENE). Contact email: [email protected]

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Tortilla (UK): Tortilla is a UK-based fast-casual chain serving burritos, tacos, and other Mexican-inspired street food through multiple physical locations and digital ordering. Comparable to ANCHO in concept (Mexican counter-service), target customer (urban diners seeking quick authentic Mexican), and multi-channel revenue model. Both target the European urban fast-casual consumer with a similar menu architecture.
• Wahaca: Wahaca is a UK Mexican restaurant chain founded by Thomasina Miers with multiple London locations offering tacos, burritos, and cocktails. Directly comparable to ANCHO in menu focus (Mexican street food), dine-in casual atmosphere, presence in cocktail program, and roll-out to additional urban locations. Both compete for the same "fresh, casual Mexican" positioning in European cities.

Broad incumbents

• Qdoba Mexican Eats: Qdoba is a large U.S. fast-casual Mexican chain offering customizable burritos, tacos, and bowls. Comparable to ANCHO in menu format, counter-service model, and fresh-ingredient positioning. Relevant as a category incumbent whose playbook (digital ordering, loyalty, delivery) informs competitive dynamics for smaller European operators like ANCHO.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill: Chipotle is the largest U.S. fast-casual Mexican chain globally with thousands of locations, serving burritos, tacos, and bowls. While operating at vastly greater scale, it is the benchmark category incumbent for Mexican fast-casual and shares ANCHO's core menu architecture (burritos, tacos, bowls) and counter-service format. Relevant as the strategic reference point for unit economics and category standards.
• Moe's Southwest Grill: Moe's is a U.S. fast-casual chain serving burritos, tacos, and nachos with a counter-service model and fresh-ingredient focus. Comparable to ANCHO in menu composition and operating model, though at substantially larger scale. Useful as a comparable for category benchmarking of unit economics and digital strategy.
• Taco Bell: Taco Bell is the largest global QSR Mexican chain, operating thousands of locations. While it sits in the QSR (not fast-casual) tier relative to ANCHO, it competes for the same consumer occasion (quick Mexican food) and brand awareness. Any Taco Bell entry into Belgium would directly pressure ANCHO's category position.

Regional players

• Santa Maria (Nordic): Santa Maria is a Scandinavian-based Mexican restaurant and food brand with multiple locations primarily across the Nordics. Comparable to ANCHO as a multi-unit European Mexican operator with a focus on casual dining and street-food menu, though it operates in a different geography (Nordics vs. Benelux). Useful as a European regional comparable for unit economics and brand-building in adjacent markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ancho.be
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ancho-belgium-sprl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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