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If you want to operate a restaurant serving alcohol , you are obliged to submit a business registration 6 weeks before the start of operations under the submission of certain documents.

Anyone wishing to operate a restaurant that serves alcohol is obliged to submit a business registration 6 weeks before the start of operations, together with certain documents. This is to ensure that the restaurant is operated by a reliable trader.

Anyone wishing to operate a restaurant without serving alcohol only needs to submit a business registration at the same time as starting the business.

More on the subject of business registration - see "Business registration"

A restaurant is operated by anyone who serves drinks and/or food for consumption on the premises on a commercial basis if the establishment is open to the public or certain groups of people.

No prior business registration is required if alcoholic beverages

• as a gratuitous ancillary service in small quantities or
• to house guests in connection with an accommodation establishment

are dispensed. In this case - as in the case of a restaurant that does not serve alcohol - it is sufficient to submit a business license at the time of the start of operations.

The obligation to notify does not exempt you from complying with other trade law regulations, such as closing times, food law regulations, building law (e.g. with regard to the question of toilets).

• Identity card or passport (with current registration certificate from the municipality of residence)
• Business registration
• Proof of the requested certificate of good conduct for submission to the authorities at the registration office of the main place of residence:
  see here: Certificate of good conduct
• Proof of the requested information from the central trade register for submission to the authorities of the registration office of the main place of residence:
  see here: Information from the central trade register
• Extract from the debtor register
  • from the insolvency court (in accordance with Section 26 (2) sentence 1 of the Insolvency Code) and
  • at the enforcement court (in accordance with Section 915 (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure)
• Certificate in tax matters from the competent tax office:
  See also: Certificate in tax matters

The fee is based on the administrative costs regulation for the business area of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Regional Development (VwKostO-MWEVL). Their amount is calculated according to the time required and amounts to at least EUR 55.00 in the case of a business advertisement for a restaurant serving alcohol if a receipt according to § 2 HGastG in conjunction with § 15 GewO is waived. In addition, there are costs for the documents to be submitted, the amount of which, however, cannot be quantified here.

In addition to the provisions of the Hessian Restaurant Act, the building law, immission control and hygiene regulations must be observed in particular.

Temporary operation of a restaurant:

On special occasions, the catering business may be carried out temporarily, if this is done at least 4 weeks before the start of the business, specifying

• surnames and forenames with addresses capable of being summoned,
• the place and period during which the restaurant business was carried on,
• the food and drink to be administered,
• the expected number of visitors

is notified in writing to the municipality.

Contact the restaurant authority of your municipality or city.

You can also complete the procedure electronically via the Point of Single Contact:

 

A separate platform has been developed for online applications. On the so-called service platform, you can submit your applications electronically and much more! You are welcome to get your own impression of the application in advance without registering first. Use the simulation for this. To be able to use the online application to its full extent, you must first register for the online application procedure.

Online application procedure of the Point of Single Contact Hesse