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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.

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Recent Advisories

  • Advisory to stay alert and protect your mobile devices and personal information. Read the advisory.
  • The Board would like to remind licensees of the advisory regarding drink spiking in nightlife establishments from March 2023. Read the advisory. This is an update to the Advisory issued on November 22, 2021.
  • Advisory regarding unpermitted events within Licensed Premises. Read the Advisory.
  • Advisory regarding the smoking of tobacco products within a licensed premises. Read the advisory.

More Licensing Board advisories

2025 License Renewal information

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NOTICE OF ACCOMMODATIONS

Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please contact us at rebecca.phu@boston.gov or 617-635-2833.

Hay servicios de interpretación, traducción y adaptaciones para discapacidades a su disposición sin costo alguno. Si los necesita, por favor póngase en contacto con nosotros mandando un correo electrónico a rebecca.phu@boston.gov o llamando a 617-635-2833.

Sèvis entèpretasyon, tradiksyon, ak sèvis akomodasyon pou andikape disponib pou ou gratis. Si w bezwen sèvis sa yo, tanpri kontakte nou nan rebecca.phu@boston.gov oswa 617-635-2833.

我們可以為您提供免費的口譯, 筆譯, 和殘疾人士合理照顧服務。如有需要,請在) XX 月 YY 日, 前與我們連絡,發電子郵件至  rebecca.phu@boston.gov  LCA@boston.gov 或致電 617-635-2833

Các dịch vụ thông dịch, dịch thuật và hỗ trợ người khuyết tật được cung cấp miễn phí cho bạn. Nếu bạn cần họ, vui lòng liên lạc với chúng tôi theo địa chỉ  rebecca.phu@boston.gov hoặc 617-635-2833 trước ngày

 我们可以为您提供免费的口译, 笔译, 和残疾人士合理照顾服务。如有需要,请在XX 月 YY 日 前与我们联系, 发电子邮件至 rebecca.phu@boston.gov 或致电 617-635-2833

Nu ta oferese-bu sirvisus di interpretason, traduson y sirvisus di komodason pa gentis ku difisénsia di grasa. Si bu meste kes sirvisu la, kontata-nu pa email rebecca.phu@boston.gov  ó pa telefóni, pa númeru 617-635-2833.   

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