Monthly digest · May 2026

131 liquor license applications were filed in May 2026

Across three states — Ohio 131 — 59 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 July.

Where they were

What kind of places

A sample of the month's new applicants

• Cocktails And Theatrix Supper Club — bar/restaurant (spirits), Lima, Allen County, OH
• Area 63 Games — bar/restaurant (spirits), Lemon Twp, Butler County, OH
• N E W Ales Brewing — manufacturer, Middletown, Butler County, OH
• Whole Foods Market Group - Liberty — carryout, West Chester Twp, Butler County, OH
• This & That Restaurant, Bar & Grill — restaurant (beer/wine), Springfield, Clark County, OH
• Birdtown Brewing Llc — manufacturer, Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, OH
• Shinto Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar — bar/restaurant (spirits), Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga County, OH
• Thai Dynamite — bar/restaurant (spirits), Parma Heights, Cuyahoga County, OH
• The Turn Golf Lounge — bar/restaurant (spirits), Strongsville, Cuyahoga County, OH
• Jemm Hemm, Llc — bar/restaurant (spirits), Versailles, Darke County, OH
• Legacy Living Defiance — bar/restaurant (spirits), Defiance, Defiance County, OH
• The Pines At Buckeye Ridge Llc — bar/restaurant (spirits), Walnut Twp, Fairfield County, OH
• A-Life African Market — carryout, Columbus, Franklin County, OH
• American Grille — bar/restaurant (spirits), Upper Arlington, Franklin County, OH

Independent operators only; chain and multi-unit filings are excluded from this list but included in the counts above.

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