Boston
City of Boston Licensing Board
In short
City of Boston Licensing Board issues 1 permit we publish for Boston, last verified 2026-09-05. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Victualler License | City of Boston Licensing Board | $100 plus $1 per seat a year for sit-down service; $210 a year flat for take-out only. | annual — renewal window October 1–31 | 2026-09-05 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Common Victualler License
This license stands in for a general restaurant business license in Boston, since the city has no blanket business license of its own.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Boston
- Phone
- 617-635-4170
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- City of Boston — Common Victualler LicenseCity of Boston Licensing Board · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
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