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Restaurant Wine (RW) or Eating Place Beer (EB) license — beer & wine only: New York City restaurant guide

NYS Liquor Authority

What it is

The cheaper, faster SLA license classes for a restaurant that serves beer/cider (Eating Place Beer) or beer, cider, wine and wine products (Restaurant Wine) but no spirits. Neither class is subject to the 500-foot law or the 200-foot rule.

When a restaurant needs it

Serving beer and/or wine without liquor, in a place that is regularly open to the public and serves full entrée-style meals.

How to apply

Same process as any SLA retail license: send the Standardized Notice Form to the Community Board 30 days before filing, run the SLA Application Wizard to generate the RW or EB package, complete the fillable forms and mail the package to the SLA.

Documents you’ll need

Fee
Restaurant Wine: $960 license (2 years) + $100 filing; Eating Place Beer: $960 license (3 years) + $100 filing — same in all five boroughs (SLA retail fee chart rev. 10/24/25)
Processing time
Varies — commonly several months; no 500-foot hearing
Renewal
Restaurant Wine: 2 years; Eating Place Beer: 3 years
Who files
The licensee entity applies; many NYC applicants use a liquor-license attorney or consultant.

Good to know

A Restaurant Wine license also lets you serve beer and cider. If you later want cocktails you file a new On-Premises Liquor application (TR-05) — the 500-foot law then applies.

Official source

SLA — Restaurant license quick reference · SLA — Retail license fee chart

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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Guidance only, not legal advice.