A restaurant permit needs a kitchen and food service; a cafe permit (a bar) does not. Apply online with the lease, floor plan, zoning officer’s sign-off and owners’ disclosures; the Division then sends the placard to post on the door and the notice to publish twice in a local newspaper. Ten residents of the town may file a remonstrance within three weeks of the last publication, which forces a hearing. A town may be dry by local option. Allow about two months, or ask for a provisional permit. Ask the Division whether the application fee is inside these figures when you apply.
Checked Oct 21, 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 Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Liquor Control Division.
Sources and dates
Department of Consumer Protection on-premises permit fees (2026) and permit type pages; C.G.S. 30-22, 30-22a and 30-39. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. A restaurant permit needs a kitchen and food service; a cafe permit (a bar) does not.
Yes. A restaurant permit needs a kitchen and food service; a cafe permit (a bar) does not.
Yes. A restaurant permit needs a kitchen and food service; a cafe permit (a bar) does not.
Yes. A restaurant permit needs a kitchen and food service; a cafe permit (a bar) does not.
Yes. A restaurant permit needs a kitchen and food service; a cafe permit (a bar) does not.
Yes. A restaurant permit needs a kitchen and food service; a cafe permit (a bar) does not.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Liquor Control Division.
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.
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