KitchenHub Porto — Dark Kitchen & Shared Kitchen Operator for Porto

KitchenHub Porto — Dark Kitchen & Shared Kitchen Operator for Porto

The Problem

Lisbon has WEAT, ProKitchens, CityChefs, Hey!Kitchen, NOW Kitchens. Porto has... almost nothing. Portugal's second-largest city, with 1.3M people in the metro area, a booming food delivery market, and a restaurant industry in crisis — and there's no dedicated dark kitchen or shared kitchen infrastructure.

Meanwhile, starting a restaurant in Porto costs €50-100K+ in fit-out alone. Monthly rents in central areas: €2-5K+ before you serve a single meal. For a food entrepreneur who wants to test a concept, launch a delivery brand, or expand without the overhead of a dine-in restaurant, there's nowhere to go.

The numbers tell the story: 1,000+ restaurant closures in Portugal in recent months. Restaurant margins are being crushed by rising costs and declining traffic. But food delivery demand keeps growing. The model needs to change — and dark kitchens are the answer, like WeWork was for office space.