Apply through the Commissioner’s online portal with the lease, floor plan, zoning approval and owners’ disclosures; notice is published in two newspapers and posted at the premises, and a protest within 30 days brings a public hearing. A restaurant license goes to a premises kept principally to serve meals; a bar without that character holds a taproom or tavern license, which must sit at least 1,200 feet by road from any other taproom or tavern in a town, or 0.9 miles outside one. Allow 60 to 90 days. Ask the Commissioner’s office whether the fee schedule changes in January 2027 before you file.
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 Office of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner.
Sources and dates
4 Del. C. 554 (license fees) and 541 (hearings); Commissioner’s FAQ and online licensing pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. Apply through the Commissioner’s online portal with the lease, floor plan, zoning approval and owners’ disclosures; notice is published in two newspapers and posted at the premises, and a protest within 30 days brings a public hearing.
Yes. Apply through the Commissioner’s online portal with the lease, floor plan, zoning approval and owners’ disclosures; notice is published in two newspapers and posted at the premises, and a protest within 30 days brings a public hearing.
Yes. Apply through the Commissioner’s online portal with the lease, floor plan, zoning approval and owners’ disclosures; notice is published in two newspapers and posted at the premises, and a protest within 30 days brings a public hearing.
Yes. Apply through the Commissioner’s online portal with the lease, floor plan, zoning approval and owners’ disclosures; notice is published in two newspapers and posted at the premises, and a protest within 30 days brings a public hearing.
Yes. Apply through the Commissioner’s online portal with the lease, floor plan, zoning approval and owners’ disclosures; notice is published in two newspapers and posted at the premises, and a protest within 30 days brings a public hearing.
Yes. Apply through the Commissioner’s online portal with the lease, floor plan, zoning approval and owners’ disclosures; notice is published in two newspapers and posted at the premises, and a protest within 30 days brings a public hearing.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Delaware it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Office of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner.
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 a restaurant, taproom or tavern license in Delaware?
