New York SLA license types explained
The New York State Liquor Authority classifies licenses by method of operation: on-premises or off-premises, and liquor, wine or beer. Below, every type filed in the last 90 days, how often, and what it tells a seller.
Types by volume, last 90 days
- Off-premises beer: grocery store (class 81)67129%
- On-premises liquor: restaurant (class 340)62327%
- On-premises liquor: food and beverage business (class 370)25511%
- On-premises wine: restaurant (class 240)25111%
- On-premises beer and wine: food and beverage business (class 267)1165%
- Off-premises liquor store (class 100)984%
- On-premises liquor: catering establishment (class 346)502%
- On-premises liquor: hotel (class 343)362%
- On-premises beer: food and beverage business (class 138)191%
- On-premises liquor: club (class 349)141%
- SLA license type 593141%
- Off-premises beer: drug store (class 82)110.5%
- Micro-brewer (class 14)100.4%
- Farm brewer (class 15)100.4%
Plus 45 rarer types with fewer than 10 filings each (134 in total): Farm winery (class 32), SLA license type CM, On-premises liquor: for-profit club (class 425), On-premises liquor: vessel (class 361), On-premises beer: restaurant (class 111), On-premises liquor: railroad car (class 358), On-premises liquor: cabaret (class 417), Farm cidery (class 25), Distiller class D (farm distiller) (class 56), On-premises liquor: summer food and beverage business (class 371), On-premises liquor: summer restaurant (class 341), On-premises wine: catering establishment (class 246)...
Off-premises beer: grocery store (class 81)
Off-premises beer for a grocery store: groceries, delis and convenience stores. Venue mix in our data: store 100%.
671 filings in 90 days (29% of SLA filings). Most active: Brooklyn (139), Bronx (72), New York (65). Recent examples: My Future Deli (Jackson Heights), Trader Joe's #549 (Massapequa Pk), Trader Joe's #564 (Brooklyn).
On-premises liquor: restaurant (class 340)
On-premises liquor for a restaurant: beer, wine and spirits with food as the main business. The full-service restaurant license. Venue mix in our data: restaurant 99%, brewery or winery 1%, hotel 1%.
623 filings in 90 days (27% of SLA filings). Most active: New York (156), Brooklyn (75), Jamaica (14). Recent examples: Conroys Tavern (Cohoes), Malvan (Brooklyn), Azul Bar & Grill (White Plains).
On-premises liquor: food and beverage business (class 370)
On-premises liquor for a food and beverage business: bars and taverns where drinks lead and food is secondary. Venue mix in our data: bar 82%, restaurant 11%, hotel 3%.
255 filings in 90 days (11% of SLA filings). Most active: New York (39), Brooklyn (33), Buffalo (10). Recent examples: Rockland Billiards (Nanuet), North Fork Cottages & RV Resort (Greenport), Miss May's (Greenport).
On-premises wine: restaurant (class 240)
On-premises wine for a restaurant: wine, beer and cider, no spirits. Venue mix in our data: restaurant 99.6%, hotel 0.4%.
251 filings in 90 days (11% of SLA filings). Most active: New York (60), Brooklyn (49), Flushing (15). Recent examples: Young Fish (Brooklyn), Temakase (Brooklyn), Gabriel's Italian Comfort (Lyons).
On-premises beer and wine: food and beverage business (class 267)
On-premises beer and wine for a food and beverage business: wine bars and beer bars. Venue mix in our data: bar 65%, restaurant 32%, brewery or winery 2%.
116 filings in 90 days (5% of SLA filings). Most active: New York (37), Brooklyn (24), Corona (3). Recent examples: Fellini (New York), Dokidoki (Brooklyn), Ralph's Coffee (Manhasset).
Off-premises liquor store (class 100)
Off-premises liquor store: spirits and wine sold to go. Venue mix in our data: store 100%.
98 filings in 90 days (4% of SLA filings). Most active: Brooklyn (14), Rochester (6), New York (4). Recent examples: On The Rocks Liquor And Wine (Rochester), Wine & Liquor Tiger (Bronx), Port Jervis Liquor (Port Jervis).
On-premises liquor: catering establishment (class 346)
On-premises liquor for a catering establishment: banquet halls and catering venues. Venue mix in our data: caterer 100%.
50 filings in 90 days (2% of SLA filings). Most active: New York (16), Brooklyn (5), Troy (2). Recent examples: Osteria/Occassions/Osteria 166 (Grand Island), Hall des Lumieres (New York), Stoney Oak Ridge (Springville).
On-premises liquor: hotel (class 343)
On-premises liquor for a hotel. Venue mix in our data: hotel 100%.
36 filings in 90 days (2% of SLA filings). Most active: New York (12), Hudson (2), Binghamton (1). Recent examples: DoubleTree By Hilton Hotel Binghamton (Binghamton), Belleayre Lodge (Pine Hill), Hilton Garden Inn New York Central Park South (New York).
On-premises beer: food and beverage business (class 138)
On-premises beer for a food and beverage business: beer bars and taverns. Venue mix in our data: restaurant 68%, bar 16%, store 16%.
19 filings in 90 days (1% of SLA filings). Most active: Brooklyn (3), Freeport (2), New York (2). Recent examples: Restaurante & Tienda Guatemalteca Mi Casa (Corona), Irvington Deli (Irvington), Corner Bagel & Deli (Staten Island).
On-premises liquor: club (class 349)
On-premises liquor for a club. Venue mix in our data: club 100%.
14 filings in 90 days (1% of SLA filings). Most active: East Quogue (3), Utica (1), New York (1). Recent examples: The Hills (East Quogue), The Hills (East Quogue), The Hills (East Quogue).
SLA license type 593
Venue mix in our data: bar 93%, brewery or winery 7%.
14 filings in 90 days (1% of SLA filings). Most active: Brooklyn (3), Long Island City (2), Lyons (1). Recent examples: New York Distilling (Brooklyn), The Foundry (Little Neck), Original Henry Lambert's Beer (Ridgewood).
Off-premises beer: drug store (class 82)
Venue mix in our data: store 100%.
11 filings in 90 days (0.5% of SLA filings). Most active: Brooklyn (2), Yorktown Heights (1), Bronx (1). Recent examples: Attn Sandra Rochefort/licensing Dept (Bardonia), CVS/Pharmacy # 531 (Somers), CVS Pharmacy #2700 (Brooklyn).
Micro-brewer (class 14)
Venue mix in our data: brewery or winery 100%.
10 filings in 90 days (0.4% of SLA filings). Most active: Brooklyn (2), Clarence (1), Elmira (1). Recent examples: Local Hollow Brewing (Clarence), Draft River Brewing (Elmira), Helderberg Bruworks (Duanesburg).
Farm brewer (class 15)
Venue mix in our data: brewery or winery 100%.
10 filings in 90 days (0.4% of SLA filings). Most active: Salt Point (1), Syracuse (1), West Hempstead (1). Recent examples: The Hopyard At Washington Hollow (Salt Point), Local Hollow Brewing (Clarence), Greenport Harbor Brewing Company (Peconic).
Counts: SLA filings first published between August 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026. A filing with more than one license type is counted under its combined code. Source: SLA, file of October 29, 2026.
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