Hold the retail license first, then apply on MyDORWAY with the lease, the floor plan and the owners’ disclosures; the Department posts notice at the premises and a State Law Enforcement Division agent inspects. The liquor license goes to a business bona fide engaged primarily and substantially in preparing and serving meals, so a bar needs a kitchen and a menu; a brewery taproom or a wine bar without one holds the beer and wine permit, which covers consumption on the premises seven days a week and to-go sales Monday through Saturday. The license fee is prorated to the county’s cycle after approval.
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 South Carolina Department of Revenue, Alcohol Beverage Licensing.
Sources and dates
Department of Revenue ABL license directory (PLB, PBW and local option permit pages); form ABL-901; Code of Laws 61-6-1820. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. Hold the retail license first, then apply on MyDORWAY with the lease, the floor plan and the owners’ disclosures; the Department posts notice at the premises and a State Law Enforcement Division agent inspects.
Yes. Hold the retail license first, then apply on MyDORWAY with the lease, the floor plan and the owners’ disclosures; the Department posts notice at the premises and a State Law Enforcement Division agent inspects.
Yes. Hold the retail license first, then apply on MyDORWAY with the lease, the floor plan and the owners’ disclosures; the Department posts notice at the premises and a State Law Enforcement Division agent inspects.
Yes. Hold the retail license first, then apply on MyDORWAY with the lease, the floor plan and the owners’ disclosures; the Department posts notice at the premises and a State Law Enforcement Division agent inspects.
Yes. Hold the retail license first, then apply on MyDORWAY with the lease, the floor plan and the owners’ disclosures; the Department posts notice at the premises and a State Law Enforcement Division agent inspects.
Yes. Hold the retail license first, then apply on MyDORWAY with the lease, the floor plan and the owners’ disclosures; the Department posts notice at the premises and a State Law Enforcement Division agent inspects.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Carolina it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
South Carolina Department of Revenue, Alcohol Beverage Licensing.
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 liquor by the drink license in South Carolina?
