CaliforniaNew OpeningsFrom the public records
Eight California metros · updated daily

New restaurants, bars and shops. Before the doors open.

New alcohol license applications across California, plus every new business location registered in Los Angeles and San Francisco. 289 new in the last 14 days.

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What this covers. Places that will sell alcohol, statewide, plus all trades only inside the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Outside those two cities, most new shops and salons aren't here. California's statewide seller's-permit file is a paid order we haven't made, so this isn't Texas-grade yet.

Monday morning

Dr. Dan's Miracle Elixirs & Tasty Vittles just landed on the Central Coast list.

Restaurant in Ventura. Status: license application filed. A new place needs a POS, insurance, signs, supplies and staff. If you sell any of that, this is the name you want on your desk on Monday, with the week still ahead of you.

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From the public records, updated daily

New in eight California metros, by the numbers

289 new in the last 14 days
150 in the last 7 days
67 filed for an alcohol license
162 ZIP codes with a new listing

New openings per day

Last 21 days, by source

Alcohol license applicationsLA and SF business registrations
0255075Oct 15Oct 20Oct 25Oct 30Nov 4
See the numbers
DayAlcohol license applicationsLA and SF business registrations
Oct 151028
Oct 16514
Oct 1709
Oct 1809
Oct 19617
Oct 20722
Oct 2196
Oct 221411
Oct 23816
Oct 2401
Oct 25012
Oct 26616
Oct 27615
Oct 28910
Oct 29415
Oct 30613
Oct 3106
Nov 1053
Nov 2048
Nov 350
Nov 400

“Last 7 days” above is the newest 7 days of this chart added up (see the numbers). Dates are the source date for rows from our first read, then the day a row first appeared in the file we read. Files update on their own schedules, so some rows arrive in batches.

By metro

Last 14 days

  • Los Angeles 140
  • Bay Area 122
  • Orange County 9
  • Central Coast 5
  • Inland Empire 5
  • Sacramento 4
  • San Diego 4

By category

Last 14 days

  • Services 88
  • Restaurant 81
  • Shop & retail 35
  • Health 25
  • Salon & beauty 16
  • Café & bakery 12
  • Grocery & deli 12
  • Bar & brewery 8
  • Other 12

The pipeline

Last 14 days, by what the state shows

  • 67 Applied for alcohol. An original application, or a licensed business moving to a new address.
  • 222 New city registration. A new business location registered in Los Angeles or San Francisco.

Top cities

Last 14 days

  1. San Francisco 96
  2. Los Angeles 60
  3. Woodland Hills 10
  4. North Hollywood 4
  5. San Pedro 4
  6. Sherman Oaks 4
  7. Van Nuys 4
  8. Gardena 3
  9. Long Beach 3
  10. Sacramento 3
  11. Saint Helena 3
  12. San Diego 3
  13. San Jose 3
  14. Berkeley 2
  15. Canoga Park 2

Newest places to watch

Newest storefront-style listings, chains left out

  1. Saigon Xua Cafe Westminster · Orange CountyNov 3
  2. Los Angeles Ale Works Santa Monica · Los AngelesNov 3
  3. Cafe Jin San DiegoNov 3
  4. Sticka Saint Helena · Bay AreaNov 3
  5. Dr. Dan's Miracle Elixirs & Tasty Vittles Ventura · Central CoastNov 3
  6. NY Bagel & Deli Marvista Los AngelesNov 2
  7. Artquarium Atelier Los AngelesNov 2
  8. Laksh Nail Studio Los AngelesNov 2

Busiest ZIP codes

Last 14 days

ZIPCityNewTop category
94110San Francisco11Services
94103San Francisco8Services
94104San Francisco7Shop & retail
91367Woodland Hills6Café & bakery
94108San Francisco6Services
94109San Francisco6Bar & café
94112San Francisco6Grocery & deli
94114San Francisco6Services
94115San Francisco6Gym & fitness
94117San Francisco5Services

Latest named openings

Newest first. Tap one for its filing.

Eight metros, live now

Pick your metro

We cover these eight metros today. Each one has its own list, category pages and week-by-week archive.

Live Los Angeles 140 new in 14 days Los Angeles County alcohol, plus every trade in the City of LALive Bay Area 122 new in 14 days Nine counties' alcohol, plus every trade in San FranciscoLive San Diego 4 new in 14 days San Diego CountyLive Orange County 9 new in 14 days Orange CountyLive Inland Empire 5 new in 14 days Riverside and San Bernardino countiesLive Sacramento 4 new in 14 days Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo countiesLive Central Valley Fresno, Kern, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare countiesLive Central Coast 5 new in 14 days Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties

By category

New openings by category

New restaurants 173 in the last 30 daysNew cafés & bakeries 56 in the last 30 daysNew bars & breweries 30 in the last 30 daysNew liquor & wine stores 19 in the last 30 daysNew groceries & delis 21 in the last 30 daysNew shops & retail 92 in the last 30 daysNew salons & spas 46 in the last 30 daysNew services & other businesses 367 in the last 30 days

By city

New businesses by city

San Francisco 262 in the last 30 days · 26 this weekLos Angeles 173 in the last 30 days · 52 this weekNorth Hollywood 14 in the last 30 days · 3 this weekCanoga Park 12 in the last 30 daysWoodland Hills 12 in the last 30 days · 7 this weekSan Pedro 11 in the last 30 days · 3 this weekSherman Oaks 10 in the last 30 days · 4 this weekVan Nuys 10 in the last 30 days · 3 this weekGranada Hills 9 in the last 30 days · 1 this weekSan Diego 8 in the last 30 days · 1 this week

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How it works

The paperwork shows up first

A new business leaves a public paper trail. That trail is how we see openings coming.

Step 1

The record gets published

California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control posts each day's new license applications. Los Angeles and San Francisco publish every registered business location with a start date.

Step 2

We read and sort it

We read them daily, keep only original applications and premises moves (not ownership changes), and sort by county.

Step 3

You see it, with its limits

An alcohol application can take months and may be protested or denied. Cities post their data on their own schedules, and Los Angeles updates roughly monthly, so some rows arrive in batches.

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Guides

How openings show up in public records

Plain-English explainers on the state sources behind every list, and how we turn them into openings.

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How we spot California openings

The public records behind California New Openings, how we decide what's new, and what we can't see.

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How to read California ABC license applications

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