A restaurant liquor license needs 400 square feet, seating for 30 and food service; the eating place license covers beer only. Apply through PLCB+ with the lease, the floor plan and the owners’ disclosures; the Board posts notice at the premises and the municipality can object. Expect several months.
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 Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
Sources and dates
PLCB licensing and permit fee schedule (effective January 2026); Liquor Code quota provisions. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. A restaurant liquor license needs 400 square feet, seating for 30 and food service; the eating place license covers beer only.
Yes. A restaurant liquor license needs 400 square feet, seating for 30 and food service; the eating place license covers beer only.
Yes. A restaurant liquor license needs 400 square feet, seating for 30 and food service; the eating place license covers beer only.
Yes. A restaurant liquor license needs 400 square feet, seating for 30 and food service; the eating place license covers beer only.
Yes. A restaurant liquor license needs 400 square feet, seating for 30 and food service; the eating place license covers beer only.
Yes. A restaurant liquor license needs 400 square feet, seating for 30 and food service; the eating place license covers beer only.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Pennsylvania it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
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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