Who needs a food service license in New Hampshire?
Issued by New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Food Protection Section (or the city health department in a self-inspecting city), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, pass the pre-opening inspection, then post the license. Restaurants, bars, coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops are all food service establishments under RSA 143-A. In Manchester, Nashua and the other self-inspecting cities the city health department issues the license and sets its own fee.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
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 New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Food Protection Section (or the city health department in a self-inspecting city).
Sources and dates
DHHS fee schedule for permitting of food service establishments (January 2023); food service license application (RSA 143-A; He-P 2300). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, pass the pre-opening inspection, then post the license.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, pass the pre-opening inspection, then post the license.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, pass the pre-opening inspection, then post the license.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, pass the pre-opening inspection, then post the license.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, pass the pre-opening inspection, then post the license.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, pass the pre-opening inspection, then post the license.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, pass the pre-opening inspection, then post the license.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, pass the pre-opening inspection, then post the license.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, pass the pre-opening inspection, then post the license.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Food Protection Section (or the city health department in a self-inspecting city).
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
Who needs a food service license in New Hampshire? | DoorWorthy
