Apply after the lease is signed and the city has approved the use; ABC posts the premises for 30 days, notifies neighbors and may attach conditions. A beer and wine license is issued on application; a full liquor license for a restaurant or bar usually means buying one on the market at a price far above the state fee.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 5 of 6: Alcohol permits
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Sources and dates
ABC annual fee schedule and application fee schedules (2026). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. Apply after the lease is signed and the city has approved the use; ABC posts the premises for 30 days, notifies neighbors and may attach conditions.
Yes. Apply after the lease is signed and the city has approved the use; ABC posts the premises for 30 days, notifies neighbors and may attach conditions.
Yes. Apply after the lease is signed and the city has approved the use; ABC posts the premises for 30 days, notifies neighbors and may attach conditions.
Yes. Apply after the lease is signed and the city has approved the use; ABC posts the premises for 30 days, notifies neighbors and may attach conditions.
Yes. Apply after the lease is signed and the city has approved the use; ABC posts the premises for 30 days, notifies neighbors and may attach conditions.
Yes. Apply after the lease is signed and the city has approved the use; ABC posts the premises for 30 days, notifies neighbors and may attach conditions.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In California it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Step 5 of 6, alcohol permits. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space and get the permits for your kind of business.
Who needs an alcoholic beverage license in California? | DoorWorthy
