Issued by Your city or town licensing board (through the clerk), under R.I. Gen. Laws 5-24, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Every place that cooks or serves food for eating on the premises, from a restaurant to a coffee shop with seats, needs a victualling license from the local board before it opens, granted once the Department of Health, fire and building sign-offs are in. The board may also require an entertainment license for music or television.
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 Your city or town licensing board (through the clerk), under R.I. Gen. Laws 5-24.
Sources and dates
R.I. Gen. Laws 5-24-1; municipal victualling license pages (North Providence, Barrington, Lincoln, New Shoreham). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Every place that cooks or serves food for eating on the premises, from a restaurant to a coffee shop with seats, needs a victualling license from the local board before it opens, granted once the Department of Health, fire and building sign-offs are in.
Yes. Every place that cooks or serves food for eating on the premises, from a restaurant to a coffee shop with seats, needs a victualling license from the local board before it opens, granted once the Department of Health, fire and building sign-offs are in.
Yes. Every place that cooks or serves food for eating on the premises, from a restaurant to a coffee shop with seats, needs a victualling license from the local board before it opens, granted once the Department of Health, fire and building sign-offs are in.
Yes. Every place that cooks or serves food for eating on the premises, from a restaurant to a coffee shop with seats, needs a victualling license from the local board before it opens, granted once the Department of Health, fire and building sign-offs are in.
Yes. Every place that cooks or serves food for eating on the premises, from a restaurant to a coffee shop with seats, needs a victualling license from the local board before it opens, granted once the Department of Health, fire and building sign-offs are in.
Yes. Every place that cooks or serves food for eating on the premises, from a restaurant to a coffee shop with seats, needs a victualling license from the local board before it opens, granted once the Department of Health, fire and building sign-offs are in.
Yes. Every place that cooks or serves food for eating on the premises, from a restaurant to a coffee shop with seats, needs a victualling license from the local board before it opens, granted once the Department of Health, fire and building sign-offs are in.
Yes. Every place that cooks or serves food for eating on the premises, from a restaurant to a coffee shop with seats, needs a victualling license from the local board before it opens, granted once the Department of Health, fire and building sign-offs are in.
Yes. Every place that cooks or serves food for eating on the premises, from a restaurant to a coffee shop with seats, needs a victualling license from the local board before it opens, granted once the Department of Health, fire and building sign-offs are in.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
Your city or town licensing board (through the clerk), under R.I. Gen. Laws 5-24.
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.
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