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Monthly digest · December 2025

62 liquor license applications were filed in December 2025

Across three states — Ohio 62 — 40 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 February.

62applications filed
40brand-new locations
38bars & restaurants
31counties

Where they were

CountyApplications
Franklin County, OH9
Cuyahoga County, OH8
Hamilton County, OH6
Clark County, OH3
Montgomery County, OH3
Butler County, OH2
Lorain County, OH2
Mahoning County, OH2
Stark County, OH2
Summit County, OH2
Tuscarawas County, OH2
Wayne County, OH2

What kind of places

Venue typeApplications
bar/restaurant (spirits)36
carryout18
manufacturer4
restaurant (beer/wine)2
distributor1
club1

A sample of the month's new applicants

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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