A mixed beverage (liquor) license is only for a restaurant with a kitchen, and food must stay at least 45% of combined food and mixed beverage sales. Bars without that ratio hold a wine and beer license. Apply online, post the notice at the premises for 30 days and expect an investigator’s visit; allow 60 to 90 days.
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 Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.
Sources and dates
Code of Virginia 4.1-231.1 (state license fees) and 4.1-233.1 (local license fees); Virginia ABC license definitions. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. A mixed beverage (liquor) license is only for a restaurant with a kitchen, and food must stay at least 45% of combined food and mixed beverage sales.
Yes. A mixed beverage (liquor) license is only for a restaurant with a kitchen, and food must stay at least 45% of combined food and mixed beverage sales.
Yes. A mixed beverage (liquor) license is only for a restaurant with a kitchen, and food must stay at least 45% of combined food and mixed beverage sales.
Yes. A mixed beverage (liquor) license is only for a restaurant with a kitchen, and food must stay at least 45% of combined food and mixed beverage sales.
Yes. A mixed beverage (liquor) license is only for a restaurant with a kitchen, and food must stay at least 45% of combined food and mixed beverage sales.
Yes. A mixed beverage (liquor) license is only for a restaurant with a kitchen, and food must stay at least 45% of combined food and mixed beverage sales.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Virginia it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.
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 mixed beverage restaurant license in Virginia?
