The spirits license is for a restaurant with a kitchen serving complete meals; a bar with little food takes the less than 50% dining tier and admits only adults in the lounge. Apply through the Board’s online portal with the lease, floor plan and owner disclosures; the Board notifies the city or county, which has 20 days to object, and posts the notice at the premises. Allow 60 to 90 days. Every server completes a mandatory alcohol server training permit.
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 Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.
Sources and dates
Liquor and Cannabis Board retail liquor license description and fees page; RCW 66.24.420 (spirits, beer and wine restaurant) and RCW 66.24.320 (beer and wine restaurant). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. The spirits license is for a restaurant with a kitchen serving complete meals; a bar with little food takes the less than 50% dining tier and admits only adults in the lounge.
Yes. The spirits license is for a restaurant with a kitchen serving complete meals; a bar with little food takes the less than 50% dining tier and admits only adults in the lounge.
Yes. The spirits license is for a restaurant with a kitchen serving complete meals; a bar with little food takes the less than 50% dining tier and admits only adults in the lounge.
Yes. The spirits license is for a restaurant with a kitchen serving complete meals; a bar with little food takes the less than 50% dining tier and admits only adults in the lounge.
Yes. The spirits license is for a restaurant with a kitchen serving complete meals; a bar with little food takes the less than 50% dining tier and admits only adults in the lounge.
Yes. The spirits license is for a restaurant with a kitchen serving complete meals; a bar with little food takes the less than 50% dining tier and admits only adults in the lounge.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Washington it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Washington State Liquor and Cannabis 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.
