41 liquor license applications were filed in September 2025
Across three states — Ohio 41 — 23 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 November.
41applications filed
23brand-new locations
31bars & restaurants
24counties
Where they were
County
Applications
Cuyahoga County, OH
8
Franklin County, OH
5
Hamilton County, OH
5
Ashtabula County, OH
2
Muskingum County, OH
2
Butler County, OH
1
Clermont County, OH
1
Clinton County, OH
1
Erie County, OH
1
Greene County, OH
1
Huron County, OH
1
Lake County, OH
1
What kind of places
Venue type
Applications
bar/restaurant (spirits)
26
carryout
8
restaurant (beer/wine)
5
manufacturer
2
A sample of the month's new applicants
Shea'S Downtown— bar/restaurant (spirits), Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, OH
Lounge 32, Llc— bar/restaurant (spirits), Middletown, Butler County, OH
2 You Wines Llc— restaurant (beer/wine), South Euclid, Cuyahoga County, OH
Here After— bar/restaurant (spirits), Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
Dba 14196 Granger Road— restaurant (beer/wine), Maple Hgts, Cuyahoga County, OH
Sunshine Food Mart— carryout, Sandusky, Erie County, OH
Dionne Supreme Studio Llc— bar/restaurant (spirits), Columbus, Franklin County, OH
Pickleball Kingdom— restaurant (beer/wine), Hilliard, Franklin County, OH
Tik Takos Mexican Restaurant Xenia— bar/restaurant (spirits), Xenia, Greene County, OH
Mae Whiskey & Bourbon Lounge Llc— bar/restaurant (spirits), Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Suz Ath— bar/restaurant (spirits), Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Wills Pony Keg— bar/restaurant (spirits), Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Al Post 0041 Ken Bur Bel— bar/restaurant (spirits), Norwalk, Huron County, OH
Vine Gas— carryout, Eastlake, Lake 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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