Licensing Board
We grant and regulate various types of alcohol and food licenses for restaurants, nightclubs, and other establishments in Boston.
Our board issues and regulates:
- alcohol and food
- hotels, inns, and lodging houses
- fraternities and dormitories
- billiards, pool and sippio tables, and bowling alleys
- fortune teller licenses within Boston
The Licensing Board also holds hearings about applications and violations. Hearings are typically held on Tuesdays (violations), Wednesdays (transactional), and Thursday's (voting). Learn more about the Licensing Board.
Contact
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1 City Hall Square
Room 809Boston, MA 02201-2035 -
Office Hours
Liquor License Application Office Hours are held bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 3 pm to 5 pm.
Liquor Licensing Webinar with the MRA, ABCC and MOCAL held on October 15th
Watch the webinar from September 30th regarding liquor licenses:
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LICENSING DATASET
View a list of our licensed premises:
MOST RECENT ADVISORIES
- For 2025 License Renewal information, please visit this webpage.
- Advisory regarding the distribution of beverage covers and drink spiking prevention trainings for nightclubs. Read the Advisory.
- Advisory regarding unpermitted events within Licensed Premises. Read the Advisory.
- Advisory regarding the smoking of tobacco products within a licensed premises. Read the advisory.
- Advisory regarding Duty of Licensees to notify and cooperate with Police issued April 19, 2024. Read the Advisory.
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Contact
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1 City Hall Square
Room 809Boston, MA 02201-2035 -
Office Hours
Liquor License Application Office Hours are held bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 3 pm to 5 pm.
Liquor Licensing Webinar with the MRA, ABCC and MOCAL held on October 15th
Watch the webinar from September 30th regarding liquor licenses:
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LICENSING DATASET
View a list of our licensed premises:
