43 liquor license applications were filed in June 2025
Across three states — Ohio 43 — 31 of them for brand-new locations. Most applicants open six to twelve weeks after filing, so this is roughly what is coming to these neighbourhoods by August.
43applications filed
31brand-new locations
29bars & restaurants
24counties
Where they were
County
Applications
Cuyahoga County, OH
9
Franklin County, OH
4
Lorain County, OH
3
Butler County, OH
2
Greene County, OH
2
Hamilton County, OH
2
Lake County, OH
2
Portage County, OH
2
Washington County, OH
2
Allen County, OH
1
Carroll County, OH
1
Clermont County, OH
1
What kind of places
Venue type
Applications
bar/restaurant (spirits)
26
carryout
10
manufacturer
3
restaurant (beer/wine)
3
club
1
A sample of the month's new applicants
Lima Ohio/Hot Head Burritos— bar/restaurant (spirits), American Twp, Allen County, OH
Party Center Fine Wine & Spirits— carryout, West Chester Twp, Butler County, OH
Perez Grocery Llc— carryout, Middletown, Butler County, OH
4023 Aster Ct— manufacturer, Batavia Twp, Clermont County, OH
Cec Square Llc— bar/restaurant (spirits), Wellsville, Columbiana County, OH
15050 Bagley Llc— bar/restaurant (spirits), Middleburg Heights, Cuyahoga County, OH
5324 Lee Rd— bar/restaurant (spirits), Maple Hgts, Cuyahoga County, OH
5603 Wilson Mills Road Llc— restaurant (beer/wine), Highland Hgts, Cuyahoga County, OH
Meleray Wine— carryout, Highland Hgts, Cuyahoga County, OH
Scotties Phase 2— bar/restaurant (spirits), Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
Shekinah Wellness Center, Llc— club, Maple Hgts, Cuyahoga County, OH
Tecovas— bar/restaurant (spirits), Orange, Cuyahoga County, OH
Maria'S Sears & Spirits— bar/restaurant (spirits), Delaware, Delaware County, OH
Independent operators only; chain and multi-unit filings are excluded from this list but included in the counts above.
Using these figures? They come from weekly snapshots of the state liquor authorities' own records — Ohio's Division of Liquor Control, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, and the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. Reporters and analysts are welcome to quote them; a link back is appreciated, and I'm happy to pull a county or city cut on request: matt@liquorleads.net.
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