Apply for a temporary restaurant permit
You need a permit to operate a restaurant where you want to serve/sell alcohol. Only if you offer alcoholic beverages does your restaurant business require a permit. However, if you only offer non-alcoholic beverages and prepared food,...
You need a permit to operate a restaurant where you want to serve/sell alcohol.
Only if you offer alcoholic beverages does your restaurant business require a permit. However, if you only offer non-alcoholic beverages and prepared food, your catering business does not require a permit.
If you want to take over the restaurant from someone else, you can apply for a temporary permit under easier conditions - to enable seamless continued operation. This provisional permit is usually granted for a maximum of three months and is later replaced by a final permit. However, the period of validity of the provisional permit can be exceptionally extended for important reasons. This applies above all if a final permit is not granted within the three-month period.
It is a hospitality business if you are commercial
- Dispense drinks (tavern) or
- administer prepared meals (catering), and
- the company is accessible to everyone or a certain group of people.
Important notes
Prerequisites
- You can only be granted a temporary restaurant license if you want to take over an existing alcohol-serving restaurant without any changes.
- You cannot apply for a provisional restaurant permit for a new establishment or expansion. This means that no changes may be made to the premises or to the operating mode, for example as a bar, dining area or discotheque as part of the continuation of operations.
- You will only receive the provisional permit if you have already applied for the restaurant permit or are applying at the same time
Documents required
- Copy of identity card or passport with current registration certificate,
- Certificate in tax matters (not older than 3 months)
- rental or lease agreement
- Application according to § 2 Restaurant Act
- in which case. residence permit
- If applicable: Proof of training from a chamber of industry and commerce in accordance with Section 4 (1) sentence 1 no. 4 of the Restaurant Act
- Evidence of an exemption in accordance with No. 3.4 of the general administrative regulation on the proof of instruction in the Restaurant Act in conjunction with Annex 3
Please note
The period of validity is usually limited to a maximum of three months. It can be extended at the request of the holder, provided that there is an important reason for this. An important reason exists in particular if the granting of the final permit applied for is delayed for reasons for which the applicant is not responsible.
The provisional catering license will not be granted if the operation of the predecessor has been legally revoked, a structural change has taken place, the operation has been closed for more than 1 year or it is a new construction.
Deadlines
Deadline Type: Application Deadline
Note (for more information on the deadline): The catering trade must be declared before the establishment opens.
Procedure & Fees
Processing time
Duration (at range): 1 week to 8 weeks
Comment for further information on the processing time: 1-2 weeks if all documents are submitted. Otherwise up to 8 weeks.
Fees
Cost type: fixed
Cost amount (fixed): 45 euros
Description of the costs: fee
Method of payment: Girocard
Legal notes
Legal basis
§ 11 Restaurant Act (GastG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gastg/index.html#BJNR004650970BJNE001201308
§ 4 Restaurant Act (GastG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gastg/__4.html
Downloads & Links
Forms and downloads
- Brochure: Fire protection information sheet for restaurants, PDF, 20 KB, 2 pages
- Form: Provisional license for a pub serving alcohol, PDF, 449 KB, 4 pages
Related services
Links on hamburg.de
Links on the Internet
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Last updated: 12.08.2022