Who needs a Restaurant A or Restaurant B license, or a dispenser license in New Mexico?
Issued by Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, at step 5 of 6 in the opening sequence: alcohol permits.
A restaurant license needs a full kitchen, food must stay at least 60% of gross receipts, and service stops when the kitchen closes or at 11 p.m.; Restaurant B also limits a patron to three drinks a visit. A bar, cocktail bar or wine bar that cannot meet the food test needs a dispenser license. Apply online, post the notice at the premises and allow for the local governing body’s hearing; every server needs an alcohol server permit from an approved course. Ask the Division (505-476-4875) for the Restaurant B fee and the dispenser renewal fee before choosing a license.
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 Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department.
Sources and dates
NMSA 60-6A-26 (restaurant licenses) and 60-6A-15 (license fees); 15.11.26.8 NMAC (annual fees); Alcoholic Beverage Control Division pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. A restaurant license needs a full kitchen, food must stay at least 60% of gross receipts, and service stops when the kitchen closes or at 11 p.m.; Restaurant B also limits a patron to three drinks a visit.
Yes. A restaurant license needs a full kitchen, food must stay at least 60% of gross receipts, and service stops when the kitchen closes or at 11 p.m.; Restaurant B also limits a patron to three drinks a visit.
Yes. A restaurant license needs a full kitchen, food must stay at least 60% of gross receipts, and service stops when the kitchen closes or at 11 p.m.; Restaurant B also limits a patron to three drinks a visit.
Yes. A restaurant license needs a full kitchen, food must stay at least 60% of gross receipts, and service stops when the kitchen closes or at 11 p.m.; Restaurant B also limits a patron to three drinks a visit.
Yes. A restaurant license needs a full kitchen, food must stay at least 60% of gross receipts, and service stops when the kitchen closes or at 11 p.m.; Restaurant B also limits a patron to three drinks a visit.
Yes. A restaurant license needs a full kitchen, food must stay at least 60% of gross receipts, and service stops when the kitchen closes or at 11 p.m.; Restaurant B also limits a patron to three drinks a visit.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department.
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 A or Restaurant B license in New Mexico?
