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Issued the type 41 license on October 12, 2026; records show it cancelled or surrendered October 13
Sakura Grill & Buffet at 2344 Watt Ave in Sacramento received a California license to sell beer and wine with food on October 12, 2026. State alcohol records the next day listed that license as cancelled or surrendered, and also recorded a change of owner at the address.
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Processing Z Bistro Corporation's type 41 application
Z Bistro Corporation has asked California's alcohol regulator for permission to serve beer and wine with food at 2018 16th Street in Sacramento. The application first appeared on the state's licensing list on October 22, 2026, marked "applied for" — a license has not been issued.
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Issued type 47 license to Sergeant Ma
Sergeant Ma, a new waterfront restaurant in San Francisco's China Basin, was licensed on August 4. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) activated its type 47 liquor license, clearing the restaurant at 185 Berry Street to serve beer, wine, and spirits.
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Reviewing the Concrete Tacos licence application
A taco restaurant at 2219 Logan Ave in Barrio Logan is seeking a beer-and-wine licence under the name Concrete Tacos. The application from Playa Bruja Corp. appeared on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control list on October 17, 2026.
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Processing license application
A new lounge called Robles Lounge has applied for a beer and wine license at 1439 W Florence Ave in South Los Angeles. The application appeared on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's list on October 21, 2026.
Reviewing Ember Cafe's license application
Ember Cafe is aiming for a mid-November opening at 3248 22nd St., the corner where Revolution Cafe closed in 2020. The storefront was more recently a Greek wine bar called Ivory & Vine, and Ember Cafe plans to keep some of that tenant's decor, including four disco ball chandeliers.
Issued the type 41 license
May May Foods, the Vietnamese and American eatery at 7235 Franklin Boulevard in Sacramento, can now sell beer and wine with meals. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control activated a type 41 license on October 16, 2026.
Issuer of the license
Bloom Market at 300 S Santa Fe Avenue in Los Angeles' Arts District holds an active off-sale general license from California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The type 21 license, active October 1, 2026, lets the market sell beer, wine and spirits to take away.
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Issued the type 48 license to Mood Ring on September 30, 2026
The Brooklyn bar Mood Ring holds an active liquor license for a downtown Los Angeles venue. California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) granted the type 48 license on September 30, 2026, permitting beer, wine and spirits for on-site consumption at 425 Gin Ling Way in Chinatown.
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Reviewing Hadeem's type 47 licence application
Hadeem, the California-Jewish pop-up from chef Spencer Horovitz, is one step closer to a permanent home. A liquor licence application for his debut restaurant appears on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's (ABC) list for 682 Haight St, the Lower Haight space the restaurant is slated to open in the first half of 2027.
License issuer
Cafe By Shams wants to serve beer and wine at 6280 Hollywood Boulevard, inside the Taft Building on the Walk of Fame. Alvarya 888 LLC applied for a Type 41 license, which covers on-sale beer and wine served with food.
Issuer of the type 41 license
Franko & Friends, a coffee-and-pastry counter that turns into a wine bar after dark, now holds an active California beer-and-wine license at 2055B Union Street. The state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control activated the type 41 permit on October 14, covering on-sale beer and wine at an eating place.
Updated 5 days ago
Processes the Capitol Commodore's licence application
The Capitol Commodore, City Cruises' refurbished river cruise ship for Sacramento, has entered California's alcohol-licence system. Hornblower Yachts LLC, which operates the City Cruises brand, applied for a type 54 licence at 1206 Front St in Sacramento; the application is not yet issued.
Regulator that issued and records the licence
California's alcohol regulator recorded an active beer-and-wine licence for The Ace Crab at 2844 Main Street in San Diego on October 14, 2026. The type 41 on-sale licence permits an eating place to sell beer and wine with food.
Issued the license
Crab N Spice K-Town, at 621 S Western Ave in Koreatown, holds a California license to serve beer and wine with meals. The state ABC shows an active type 41 license filed October 5, 2026, with Emerald Ventures Group LLC as holder, and a city business registration lists a start date of June 1, 2026.
Updated 7 days ago
Regulator that issued the license
A California liquor license tied to the Storyhouse Spirits venue went active on September 25, 2026. The permit is registered to Inspirada Brands at 1220 J Street in San Diego's East Village, a few blocks from Petco Park.
Dancing Crow Vineyards, a Lake County winemaker, wants to sell its wine at a West LA farmers market at 1635 Purdue Ave. Its application appeared on California's alcohol licensing list October 14, 2026, marked applied for, not yet issued.
Updated Oct 14
Reviewing the Tiff's Coffee House application
Tiff's Coffee House, a south San Jose eatery on Monterey Highway, has applied to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a license to serve beer and wine with food. The application appeared October 14, 2026, on the agency's public licensing list.
Licensing authority that issued the permit
California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) recorded an active licence on October 9, 2026, for Las Vegas Restaurant at 1828 S Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles. The type 41 permit allows on-sale beer and wine at an eating place, with alcohol served only with food.
Updated Oct 13
Processing the application
A license application for a business called For Farzie showed up on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's (ABC) report on October 8, 2026. It seeks a Type 47 on-sale general license at 904 N. Sycamore Ave in Hollywood. The license would allow beer, wine, and spirits to be served with food.
Updated Oct 12
Regulator reviewing the application
Korner Hut Restaurant has applied to sell beer and wine with food at 2330 West Temple Street in Los Angeles. The applicant, Bahay Ni Kuya Restaurant LLC, filed for a California type 41 on-sale license on October 2, and the state Alcoholic Beverage Control list carries it as pending, not issued.
SF Supermarket has applied for a license to sell beer, wine, and spirits at its store at 7960 Gerber Road in Sacramento. The store opened September 18, replacing a Save Mart that closed in July.
Updated Oct 11
Regulator
My Favorite Teriyaki, a restaurant at 2617 Marconi Ave in Sacramento, has applied for a California license to serve beer and wine with food. The application appeared on the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's licensing report list on October 2, 2026.
License regulator
California's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) lists a pending application, number 683517, for an on-sale beer and wine license at 612 N Hoover St in Los Angeles. The applicant is LOST WEEKENDS LLC, doing business as Best Of.
Reviewing Cafe Starlings' license application
California ABC records show Cafe Starlings, a new concept from Overland Hospitality Inc., has applied for a type 41 on-sale beer and wine license at 3601 Overland Avenue in Los Angeles. The address previously housed Overland Cafe, which closed in 2023 after more than 50 years in business.
Processing the license application
Buddy's Liquor Market, a liquor store at 3231 South Central Avenue in South Los Angeles, has a pending application with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The record first appeared on the agency's licensing list on October 6, 2026, under owner Melody Lpjw Inc.
Updated Oct 10
Reviews the application
The Historic Abbey on Fifth, a San Diego event venue built in 1910, has entered the state's liquor licence pipeline. The Foxhall Event Company LLC filed for a Type 47 on-sale general eating place licence at 2825 5th Ave in Bankers Hill, which permits beer, wine, and distilled spirits served with food. The application first appeared on California's licensing list October 10, 2026, marked "applied for," with no decision date recorded.
Issues and oversees alcohol licenses in California
Varahi Indian Food, an Indian restaurant at 2095 N Capitol Ave in San Jose, has applied to serve beer and wine with meals. The application from VMR Food LLC appears on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's (ABC) licensing list as applied for, not yet issued.
Issued the active type 41 licence
A state beer and wine licence for Humili, an Italian restaurant planned for 4615 Park Boulevard in San Diego's University Heights, became active on October 7, 2026. The California Alcoholic Beverage Control record is a type 41 licence, on-sale beer and wine at an eating place, served with food.
Licensing authority that issued the Type 41 license
A new company now holds the beer-and-wine license for The Crew, a Korean restaurant at 1330 Noriega Street in San Francisco's Sunset District. The state's Type 41 license went active October 7, 2026, letting the eating place serve beer and wine with food.
Regulator reviewing license application
A company called Corporacion de Isabella Inc. has applied for a beer and wine license to operate Lips Club Bar at 4461 Mission Street in San Francisco. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control lists the application as pending, not yet issued.
Updated Oct 9
Regulator processing the licence application
A company has applied to serve beer and wine at 3446 Adams Ave in San Diego. The application names Ce La Vi Pizzeria as the business and San Remo Pizzeria Inc. as the holder of record.
Reviewing Little Fish's license application
Little Fish, the Los Angeles seafood group known for fried fish sandwiches, has applied for a beer and wine license at 1700 W Sunset Blvd. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) lists the application as pending, with Anna Ceci Inc. named as the license holder.
Regulator that issued the licence
A Boyle Heights restaurant has secured a full liquor licence. California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) records show New Puerto LLC holds active type 47 licence 680268 at 3740 Whittier Boulevard, issued October 6, 2026 and valid through September 30, 2027.
State records show Spirit Kings 5 Inc holds an active off-sale general liquor licence at 5621 Hillsdale Blvd in Sacramento. The address previously traded as Mike's Liquor.
The Silk Route Bar and Kitchen, a new Indian restaurant planned for downtown San Jose's San Pedro Square, received its California liquor license on October 5. The Type 47 license lets the venue serve beer, wine, and spirits with food.
Updated Oct 8
Processing the application; license not yet issued
Cali's Kitchen, a restaurant at 839 Santa Clara Place in San Diego, has applied to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a type 41 on-sale beer and wine license. The application, from ADDK LLC, would permit the restaurant to serve beer and wine alongside food.
Issues Type 90 licenses; regulates alcohol sales
After six years of closure, Bruno's returned on September 12 when DJ REZA and DJ Ibarra played the first night of a soft opening. Weekend test runs continued through September, with a grand opening targeted for the first weekend of October.
A restaurant called Ada At The Conservatory has registered with San Francisco and applied for a California liquor license. The address is 200 Van Ness Ave, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Bowes Center for Performing Arts. The state's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control lists the application as applied for, not yet issued.
Updated Oct 7
Processing the Sw Galley license application
A license to sell alcohol is being sought for Sw Galley at 1717 Quivira Road in San Diego's Mission Bay. The application, a type 45 license filed by Jessee Adrienne Suzanne, appears on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's public list as "applied for" as of October 6, 2026. It has not been issued.
Updated Oct 6
Processing Piedays' type 41 license application
Piedays Pizza, the pandemic-born pop-up selling thick-crust Detroit-style pies, has registered as a San Francisco business and applied for a state beer-and-wine license for a storefront at 600 Fifth Ave. in the Inner Richmond. The application, listed as type 41 (on-sale beer and wine at an eating place, with beer and wine served only with food), appeared on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's public list on October 2.
Updated Oct 2
Pasta Amore, a restaurant at 7275 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, received a California license to serve beer and wine with food. The license was filed September 30, 2026.
Issued the type-21 off-sale general licence to Sam's Market, recorded active on September 30, 2026.
California records show a new liquor licence for Sam's Market at 2685 Rio Linda Boulevard in Sacramento, dated September 30, 2026. The type-21 off-sale general licence allows the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits for take-away — the standard licence for grocery and liquor stores.
Issued the type 57 licence for the address
Stableford, a private golf and lifestyle club, now holds an active California licence to serve alcohol at its Los Angeles flagship. The Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) licence, type 57, took effect September 29 for 2055 South Barrington Avenue in the Sawtelle neighborhood.
Updated Oct 1
Processing Yuchun Bbq's license application
Yuchun Bbq, a Korean barbecue restaurant in Los Angeles, has applied to serve beer and wine with its food. The application appeared on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's licensing list on September 30 and has not been approved.
Updated Sep 30
Reviewing the 619 Spirits license application
619 Spirits, San Diego's first urban craft distillery, has applied for a state liquor license at its planned North Park home on El Cajon Boulevard. The application appeared on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) licensing list on September 29, 2026.
Updated Sep 29
Processing Saigon Liquor's license application
Saigon Liquor has applied for a California license to sell beer, wine, and spirits at 1354 The Alameda in San Jose. The application appeared on the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's licensing list on September 29, 2026.
Processing Crab Dynasty's license application
Crab Dynasty, a Lodi seafood restaurant, has applied for a beer and wine license at a former Jack in the Box in Sacramento. Crab Dynasty, based in Lodi, has applied for a beer and wine license at its planned Folsom Boulevard location.
Reviewing Steve's Pizza's type 41 license application
East Sacramento diners at Steve's Pizza may soon be able to order a beer or a glass of wine with their slice. The chain, serving the Sacramento area since 1978, has applied for a state license to sell beer and wine at its 3700 J St location.
On September 25, 2026, a new entity called Element Mission Valley filed for a Type 47 liquor license at 2151 Qualcomm Way in San Diego. The license, issued by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, allows the holder to serve beer, wine, and spirits alongside food in an eating place. This is one of many permits the property needs; it does not mean the hotel is open or cleared for business.
Licensing authority
For a bar-restaurant, an alcohol license separates serving drinks from renting a room. Mars Bar & Restaurant, the SOMA venue at 798 Brannan St on the corner of Seventh, now holds a California on-sale general license for an eating place, active September 25, 2026.
A new coffee shop and wine bar near the California State Capitol now holds a license to sell beer and wine with food. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) issued the license on September 25, 2026.
Reviewing Tacali's type 41 license application
Tacali, a restaurant planned for 424 S Main St in Downtown Los Angeles, has taken its first public regulatory step toward serving alcohol. Its application for a beer-and-wine license appeared on the state licensing list on September 26. No license has been issued.
Updated Sep 26
Issued Newwave's brewery license
Newwave Brewing, a family-run Korean brewery, received its California beer manufacturer's license on September 24. The type 09 license lets it produce makgeolli and soju at 816 Stanford Ave in Los Angeles.
Issued The Fig House its liquor license
The Fig House, a wedding and event venue in Los Angeles's Highland Park neighborhood, cleared a licensing hurdle on September 24. California's Alcoholic Beverage Control issued it an on-sale general license for its address at 6433 N Figueroa Street.
Reviewing the type 41 license application
A new sushi restaurant wants to open at 5740 Geary Boulevard in San Francisco's Richmond District. The business registered with the city on August 24, and on September 25 it applied to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a beer-and-wine license.
Updated Sep 25
Reviewing Pizza My Heart's license application
Pizza My Heart, a Bay Area pizza chain with roots in Santa Cruz, wants to open its first airport location at San José Mineta International Airport. On September 25, 2026, the company's application for a beer-and-wine license at 1701 Airport Blvd. appeared on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's public list.
Recorded the license as active; ongoing regulator of alcohol sales
A restaurant called Oii Handroll at 8110 Mira Mesa Blvd in San Diego has a type 41 beer-and-wine license. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control recorded the license as active on September 23, 2026.
Processing the type 47 liquor license application
A 16-story, 263-room hotel is rising in San Diego's Cortez Hill neighborhood. The project stacks two Hilton brands in one building, Tru by Hilton and Home2 Suites, and its operator just applied for a liquor license, a sign the opening is drawing closer.
Updated Sep 24
Issued the type 21 license at 2820 E St
A Rocklin liquor shop built on rare bourbon is moving into Sacramento proper. California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) activated a type 21 off-sale general license at 2820 E Street on September 22, 2026. That permit lets a store sell beer, wine, and spirits for take-away.
Licensing authority for the lounge's beer-and-wine permit
Pih Good Sam Sports Lounge cleared a permitting step Sept. 22, when the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) issued it a license at 1245 Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. The type-41 license allows beer and wine sales at an eating place, served with food — no spirits.
Issued Ramen An's type 41 license.
Ramen An, a planned ramen restaurant at 1705 Buchanan St in San Francisco's Japantown, cleared two permitting steps this fall. The city business registration was filed Aug. 14, and the state alcohol license became active Sept. 22.
Flame Persian Cuisine, a Westwood restaurant that serves kebabs and saffron rice, has applied for a license to sell beer and wine. The application for a Type 41 permit showed up on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's public list on September 23, 2026.
Updated Sep 23
A Salvadoran restaurant at 699 Curtner Ave in San Jose is seeking a state license to serve beer, wine, and spirits alongside its pupusas. L'Roco Grill's application appeared on a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control list on September 23, 2026, marked applied for, not yet issued.
Processing Kazan Grill's license application
Kazan Grill has applied to serve beer and wine at 16441 Bernardo Center Drive in San Diego's Rancho Bernardo neighborhood. The application appeared on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's licensing list on September 23, 2026, marked applied for but not yet issued.
Spark Social, the Bay Area-based food truck park and event space, secured its alcohol license for a new San Jose location on September 21. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control approved a type 47 license, allowing beer, wine, and spirits to be served with food at 140 South Montgomery Street.
Reviewing Sip Snack's Type 85 license application
A business called Sip Snack has applied for a liquor license at 6701 N Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) added the Type 85 application to its public records list on September 22, 2026.
Updated Sep 22
Processing Cafe Maghreb's type 41 license application
A new cafe called Cafe Maghreb has applied for a California license to serve beer and wine at 5158 Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles. The application appeared on the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's public list on September 22, 2026. It is applied for, not yet granted.
License authority reviewing the application
7-10 Liquor Market 6 has applied for a liquor license at 2642 Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles. The application is pending with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) — the store has not been cleared to sell alcohol.
License reviewer
Sb Catering & Events has applied for a California license to serve beer and wine at its 333 W San Carlos St location in San Jose. The state's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) department recorded the application on September 22, 2026, and has not yet approved it.
Processing the Tacos Locos type 41 application
Tacos Locos Tasty Mexican Food, a new Mexican restaurant in San Diego's Barrio Logan neighborhood, has filed for a California license to sell beer and wine at 3180 Main Street.
Processing Oishi Sushi's type 41 license application
Oishi Sushi, the North Park restaurant known for its specialty rolls, has applied for a beer and wine license at a new address on El Cajon Blvd. The application appeared on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's public list on September 22, 2026.
Processing a liquor license application for Paradise Lounge Sd
A new sports bar and grill in San Diego's Midway District wants to pour cocktails, and it took the first legal step. Paradise Lounge Sd has applied for a California type 47 on-sale general license at 2732 Midway Dr, a permit allowing beer, wine, and spirits when sold with food.
Processing Two Pitchers' small-brewery license application
San Francisco's Mission District could get a new brewery taproom by the end of the year. Two Pitchers Brewing has applied for a state license at 535 Florida St — an application that is pending, not approved.
Reviewing the pending type 41 application
Curry & Crust Pizzeria wants to serve beer and wine with its butter-chicken pizza in San Francisco's Marina district, blocks from Lombard Street's famous curves. Its application appeared on California's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) list September 22, but the license has not been granted.
Granted active type 47 license to Koza Hollywood
Koza Hollywood, a new supper club on North Cahuenga Boulevard, got its full alcohol license from California's Alcoholic Beverage Control on September 18. The type 47 permit lets the venue serve beer, wine, and spirits with food, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for its launch as a Hollywood nightlife destination.
Regulator issuing the license
A chicken-and-pizza spot in San Diego's Mission Valley has a license. On September 18, state records show an active license letting the restaurant sell beer and wine with food.
A new pizza restaurant called Skorch'd Pizza has applied for a California license to serve beer and wine at 2319 K Street in downtown Sacramento. The application appeared on the state's public licensing report as of September 20, 2026.
Updated Sep 20
Reviewing application
A corner store at 7707 Crenshaw Blvd is seeking a new liquor license under the name First Stop Liquor. The application appeared on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's licensing report on September 20, 2026, listed as applied for, not approved.
Processing The Tipsy Rooster's type 47 license application
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is reviewing an application from The Tipsy Rooster, a new comfort food restaurant at 1708 N Las Palmas Ave, one block off Hollywood Boulevard. The eatery wants a type 47 license, the standard permit that lets a restaurant serve beer, wine, and spirits with food.
Issued the license that cleared Yumee Katsu to serve alcohol
A Korean katsu restaurant in North San Jose cleared a state hurdle this month: the right to sell beer and wine. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) issued Yumee Katsu a type 41 license on September 17, 2026, for its spot at 1698 Hostetter Road, Suite L.
Updated Sep 19
Regulator issuing and enforcing the license
California's alcohol regulator logged a new retail license on September 17 for Hi & Buy Liquor at 4011 W Nichols Ave in Sacramento, an address directory listings also tie to Tony's Market, a butcher shop and grocer. The type 21 off-sale general license permits selling beer, wine, and spirits for consumption off the premises.
Metro Balderas Taqueria, a San Jose staple known for its al pastor tacos, is seeking a beer and wine license for a new location at 5292 Monterey Highway. The application appeared on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) list for the first time on September 18, 2026. The Type 41 license would allow the new branch to sell beer and wine for consumption on premises.
Updated Sep 18
Licensing authority for 500 Club
A shuttered nightclub space in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter just cleared a key regulatory hurdle. The 500 Club, planned at 500 Fourth Avenue —the former Fluxx site—received its California liquor license on September 16, 2026. It's the first concrete sign of life at a corner that's been dark since Fluxx closed during the pandemic.
Barrio Logan's most-loved Italian restaurant is expanding. A new entity, Mani & Grani Bi Ciccia, secured an active California liquor license on September 16, 2026, for 2215 Logan Ave — one door from the original Ciccia Osteria at 2233.
Issued the license on September 16, 2026
A new karaoke venue in Los Angeles' Koreatown is licensed. On September 16, 2026, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) recorded Aura Karaoke's type 47 on-sale general license as active at 3330 W 8th St.
Issuer of alcohol licenses in California
On September 16, 2026, California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control listed an active type 21 license for Cowboys Liquor And Market Inc at 1840 West 3rd Street. Type 21 is an off-sale general license: it covers beer, wine and spirits sold to take away. The license is active, but that doesn't mean the store is open yet; other permits and inspections may remain.
Issued the license on August 24, 2026
State records show an active retail liquor license for 7-10 Liquor Market 5 at 8526-28 Lincoln Boulevard in Los Angeles, dated August 24. It is a type 21 off-sale general license, which covers beer, wine and spirits sold to take away.
Regulator issuing alcohol licenses
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control issued an active on-sale license to Seven Nineteen By Gs, a seafood restaurant at 5630 W Manchester Ave in Los Angeles, on August 24, 2026. The license lets the business serve alcoholic drinks on the premises.
Issued the type 23 license
Niteglow Beer Company's California liquor license went active August 21, 2026, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the Brooklyn farm brewery's first Los Angeles taproom. The venue at 843 N Spring Street in Chinatown is designed to serve Dayglow Coffee by day and Niteglow beer at night.
Issued and tracks liquor licenses
Black Rabbit Lounge, a planned cocktail bar in downtown Los Angeles, has cleared a key regulatory hurdle: the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) issued an active liquor license on August 19, 2026. The license covers the space at 819 South Flower Street, near the financial district.
Regulator issuing the liquor license
San Francisco chef Coskun Abik cleared a key hurdle for his first Los Angeles restaurant. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control activated a full liquor license for Blind Butcher at 7505 Melrose Ave on August 19.
Reviewing the application
3Plwinner, a fulfillment and logistics company operating out of a 200,000-square-foot warehouse in San Diego's Otay Mesa area, has applied for a California alcohol license. The application, for a Type 14 license, appeared on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's public list on September 17, 2026, and is marked as "applied for, not yet issued."
Updated Sep 17
Reviewing the Ravine Club's type 47 license application
The Ravine Club, a sports bar planned just outside Dodger Stadium, has applied for a full liquor license. TV writer Hank Chilton's first hospitality project filed for a type 47 license with California's alcohol regulator. State records show the application as applied for, not issued.
Issuing authority for Tiger's Den's license
Tiger's Den, a new business in Los Angeles's Koreatown, obtained a California ABC license to sell beer and wine on its premises. The Type 41 license, approved August 28, 2026, covers an eating place, so the business must serve food alongside drinks.
Issued the type 85 license to Laveche
A business named Laveche received a license in Los Angeles. California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control recorded an active type 85 license for 6561 Lakeridge Road on August 28, 2026.
License issuer and enforcer in this story
California's liquor regulator recorded a new alcohol retail license in South Los Angeles on August 28. The Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) department listed a type 21 off-sale general permit for Bottoms Up Liquor at 6424 S Vermont Avenue, which allows beer, wine, and spirits to be sold for takeaway.
Issued The Muse's type 47 license
State records show The Muse holds an active liquor license at 4574 Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles. That address is currently Paper Tiger Bar, a Koreatown speakeasy. The type 47 license, active since August 28, 2026, allows a restaurant to serve beer, wine, and spirits on-site.
Records Seco's type 47 license as active
Seco, the natural wine bar at 3820 W Sunset Blvd in Silver Lake, registered an on-sale general eating license with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control on August 26, 2026. The type 47 permit covers beer, wine, and spirits served on site.
Issued the Type 41 license to Pino's Sandwiches
State alcohol regulators activated a beer-and-wine license for Pino's Sandwiches at 1761 N. Vermont Ave. in Los Angeles' Los Feliz neighborhood on August 24, 2026.
Processing the Type 41 application
The Taco Stand has applied for a beer-and-wine license at 5608 Mission Center Road in San Diego's Mission Valley. California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control lists the application as applied-for, not approved, when it appeared September 16, 2026.
Updated Sep 16
California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control recorded an active license for Palace Bar & Grill on Sept. 14. The restaurant, at 2645 El Camino Ave. in Sacramento's Arden-Arcade neighborhood, calls itself the city's first African international restaurant. The license class, type 47, lets a restaurant sell beer, wine, and spirits with food service.
A Salvadoran pupuseria on S La Brea Avenue cleared a licensing hurdle. California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) activated a type 41 license for Menchita Grill at 2116 S La Brea Ave on September 14, 2026.
Issued the type 47 license
The Win~Dow, the Los Angeles burger chain known for the $4.50 cheeseburger, has secured the alcohol license its future West Adams location will need. California's alcohol control agency activated a type 47 permit for 3701 W Jefferson Boulevard on September 10.
Issued the beer-and-wine license for the DTLA location
Rosemary Grill, a Santa Monica-based Mediterranean chain, received a license for its first downtown Los Angeles location. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control activated a beer-and-wine license for the restaurant at 510 W 7th Street on September 8.
The company that runs pay-to-play video game lounges at airports just cleared a licensing hurdle at Los Angeles International Airport. California's alcohol regulator activated a liquor license for Gameway at 600 World Way, the address of LAX's Terminal 6, on September 3, 2026.
Issued the type 47 license to Partake Collective
Partake Collective's Glassell Park ghost kitchen now holds a California alcohol license. State records show a type 47 on-sale general eating place permit went active September 3, 2026.
Issued Josephine's type 41 on-sale beer and wine license on August 28, 2026
Josephine, the French-Italian bistro in a Silver Lake bungalow, can finally pour wine with its roasted chicken. California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) activated its type 41 license on August 28, 2026 — a license that allows beer and wine but not spirits.
Reviewer — processing Oishi Sushi's type 41 application
Oishi Sushi, the North Park sushi shop, is opening a second San Diego location on Greyling Drive. It filed with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a type 41 license, which allows beer and wine sales at a restaurant; the application appeared on the state's licensing report September 15, 2026.
Updated Sep 15
Issued the type 21 license on September 11, 2026
A new liquor market is licensed to operate at 6146 Geary Blvd in San Francisco. California's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) activated a type 21 off-sale general license on September 11, and the city approved a business registration back in May. The permits clear the way for a store to sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits for off-site consumption.
Issued the restaurant's Type 41 license
A chicken restaurant at 4804 Franklin Blvd in South Sacramento now holds an active license to sell beer and wine. The state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) shows the Type 41 permit went active September 4, 2026.
Updated Sep 14
Regulator issuing and enforcing the type 41 license
California ABC records list an active type 41 beer-and-wine license for Betos Taqueria at 2234 El Camino Ave in Sacramento. State records trace the license to September 28, 2004; ABC's September 4, 2026 report lists it as active.
Issued the type 48 license for 1812 D St
The recording studio at 1812 D St in Midtown Sacramento has operated by appointment for more than two decades. On September 2, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) marked active the license for a plan to open that building to the public as Backstage Cafe & Music Loft.
Updated Sep 13
Issued license, continues oversight
Christie's Lounge, a longtime gathering spot on Auburn Boulevard, received its California liquor license on August 31, 2026. The state's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control issued a type 48 license, which permits on-site sale of beer, wine, and spirits as long as food is served alongside.
Punjab Caterers has spent years catering Northern California weddings and parties, serving butter chicken and dal makhani to event guests. On August 26, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control approved a beer-and-wine license for its kitchen at 4720 Mack Road in Sacramento.
Issued Bambuza's active license
Bambuza Vietnam Kitchen & Bar, a family-owned airport restaurant chain, received an active California liquor license on August 17. The location, at 6900 Airport Blvd inside Sacramento International Airport, allows beer, wine, and spirits sales under a type 47 license.
Issued type 41 license for the Delta Shores location
Jacks Urban Eats, the Sacramento fast-casual burger chain, cleared a major regulatory step for its Delta Shores location on August 14, 2026. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) activated a type 41 license for the restaurant at 8148 Delta Shores Circle South.
El Pastor Del Rica, a taqueria headed for downtown San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, has cleared one regulatory hurdle. State licensing records filed August 20 show an active California liquor license at 565 5th Avenue.
Approved Dubu's type 41 license
Dubu San Diego Tofu Company received a beer and wine license for its second location. California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) approved the license for the Korean restaurant at 7398 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard on August 20, 2026.
Licensing authority for the Midway Drive location
Kiko's Place, a San Diego fish-taco mainstay born on a San Felipe street in 1983, took a new step on August 19. California ABC records show an active type 48 license at 3048 Midway Drive, the state's on-sale general eating place permit that allows beer, wine, and spirits on site.
Issued and monitors Vella's Type 41 license
Vella Brasserie, the French-Italian restaurant in Scripps Ranch, can now serve beer and wine. California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control activated its Type 41 license on August 19.
Issuer of the type 01 license
Stone Brewing's downtown San Diego taproom, steps from the Santa Fe Depot, holds an active state liquor license as of August 18, 2026. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) lists an on-sale general license — type 01 — for Stone Company Store at 1202 Kettner Boulevard.
A Latin-themed nightlife spot called La Hacienda has been issued an on-sale general eating place license by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). The type 47 license, active August 17, allows the business to sell beer, wine, and spirits for consumption on its premises at 95 South Market Street, Suite 170. But the license is only the first of several approvals needed before the doors open.
Issued and recorded the type 47 license for Johnny Manana's Ocean Beach
Johnny Manana's, a family-run Mexican restaurant that opened in Oceanside in 1989, now holds an active liquor license for its Ocean Beach location. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) recorded the type 47 license at 4888 Newport Ave on August 17, 2026.
Issued off-sale general license
Whole Foods Market opened a 45,400-square-foot store at 201 W. A Street in downtown San Diego on September 23. The retailer secured a California off-sale general liquor license on August 17, a required permit to sell beer, wine, and spirits at the location.
Issued the restaurant's Type 41 beer and wine license in September 2026
A new Indian restaurant at 2434 Mission Street is closer to serving its first plate of tikka masala. Mission Curry House received a California beer and wine license this week, its second approval since spring.
Updated Sep 12
On September 9, 2026, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control granted Jacks Bar an active on-sale general eating place license (type 48) at 233 S White Road in San Jose. The license permits the sale of beer, wine, and spirits for on-site consumption, but it is not the final step before opening.
Issued the license; oversees compliance
California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) issued a type 47 license to Ignite at 31 N Market St in downtown San Jose on September 8, 2026. The license permits on-site sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption at the premises, and is typically held by restaurants or bars.
Issuer and regulator of the venue's alcohol license
California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control activated Hop & Vine's type 47 license on September 8, 2026. Type 47 is an on-sale general license for an eating place: it lets a restaurant serve beer, wine and spirits with food. It's one approval, not a final green light.
Regulator that issued the type 41 license
A Vietnamese pho restaurant in San Diego can now sell beer and wine with meals. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) listed Pho Kitchen's type 41 license as active on September 3, 2026, for its 5375 Napa Street location.
A Stop N Save convenience store at 2297 McKee Road in San Jose received its alcohol license from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control on September 2. The active Type 21 off-sale general permit lets the store sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits.
Issued the type 47 license to Pendry San Diego
Pendry San Diego, the luxury hotel at the corner of J Street and Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter, received its California liquor license on August 28, 2026. The type 47 permit lets the property serve beer, wine, and spirits at its on-site restaurants and bars. It is one approval among several the hotel needs to operate its dining venues.
Issued license to Nourish Eats
Nourish Eats, in the Torrey Pines neighborhood, received a beer and wine license from California authorities on August 28, 2026, at One Alexandria Square.
Issued the type 41 license to California Thai Cafe on August 26, 2026
California Thai Cafe has its beer and wine license in hand. State records show the restaurant's on-sale license went active August 26 at 9550 Black Mountain Rd in San Diego's Mira Mesa neighborhood.
Trevi Catering LLC received a catering liquor license from California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control on August 25, 2026. The type 41 license allows the company to serve alcohol at off-site catering events.
California Wet Burrito, the taqueria near San Jose State University, now holds a state beer and wine license. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control issued an on-sale beer and wine license for the restaurant at 336 E William St on August 20, 2026.
Wildflower Roasters & Brewhouse cleared a key regulatory hurdle on August 20, 2026, when California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) issued it a type 41 beer and wine license for 535 Fourth Avenue in downtown San Diego. The permit allows on-premises sale of beer and wine.
Issued type 47 license to Hotel Z on August 20, 2026
On August 20, California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control issued a type 47 license to Hotel Z at 521 Sixth Avenue, allowing the hotel to serve alcohol with food. The approval is the latest step for the 96-room boutique hotel, which opened July 6 after a conversion from a former 221-unit apartment building.
License issuer and enforcer
Fountainhead Bar cleared a key regulatory step toward serving drinks in downtown San Jose's SoFA Market when the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) marked its license active on August 18, 2026. The type 47 license is the state's standard on-sale general eating place permit, allowing beer, wine, and spirits for on-premises consumption so long as the business also sells food.
Issued the beer-and-wine license for 2550 Berryessa Rd
A Round Table Pizza at 2550 Berryessa Rd in north San Jose was granted a license on August 18, 2026. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) granted the location an active beer-and-wine license, type 41.
Reviewing the Bare Bones application
A new restaurant called Bare Bones is working its way through San Francisco's licensing system. The city registered the business on June 8, and the state's alcohol regulator now holds a beer and wine licence application for its Taraval Street address.
Updated Sep 11
Issued Torino's Type 41 license
Torino, a beer-and-wine restaurant, has two permit records filed at 2360 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco. The city registration landed in June; the state alcohol license followed in September.
Issued Lucania's type 47 license
Shelley Lindgren's new restaurant, Lucania, has city and state filings on record in San Francisco's Ferry Building. The city registered the business in August; the state liquor license went active September 3.
Updated Sep 10
Issued type 41 license to HI NRG
HI NRG has served specialty coffee for nearly two years from a borrowed corner of Clement Street wine bar High Treason. A San Francisco business registration filed August 20 and a state beer-and-wine license activated September 1 clear the pop-up to open its own shop at 5801 Geary Blvd.
Issued type 21 license to the store
A corner store in San Francisco's Tenderloin has cleared the regulatory hurdles to open. Hyde & Turk Market at 161 Hyde Street filed its business registration in June and received its California alcohol license on August 10.
Issued active Type 42 license for 547 Haight Street on June 23, 2026
Toronado, the Lower Haight beer bar that helped define American craft beer since 1987, has new city and state filings on record. Two filings in late June 2026 show an active California liquor license and a San Francisco business registration at 547 Haight Street.
Issued Type 41 license to Yumee Katsu SF
Yumee Katsu, a Bay Area mini-chain known for panko-crusted pork and chicken cutlets, has registered a location in San Francisco's Lower Pacific Heights. The address is 2340 Geary Boulevard, and the business filed its city registration on June 1.
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