1245 liquor license applications were filed in September 2026
Across three states — Pennsylvania 774, Michigan 278, Ohio 193 — 418 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.
1245applications filed
418brand-new locations
665bars & restaurants
174counties
Where they were
County
Applications
Philadelphia County, PA
108
Allegheny County, PA
90
Wayne County, MI
49
York County, PA
49
Lancaster County, PA
37
Oakland County, MI
34
Montgomery County, PA
29
Macomb County, MI
27
Dauphin County, PA
27
Franklin County, OH
22
Lackawanna County, PA
22
Luzerne County, PA
22
What kind of places
Venue type
Applications
restaurant (liquor)
392
bar/restaurant (spirits)
260
distillery
102
carryout
73
carryout (spirits)
67
brewery
66
hotel (liquor)
62
carryout (beer/wine)
44
winery
36
beer distributor
33
shipper
30
importer/wholesale
21
restaurant (beer/wine)
13
eating place (beer)
13
club
10
manufacturer
9
importing distributor
4
venue (liquor)
3
other (ALCOHOL NON-BEVERAGE)
2
distributor/manufacturer
1
transporter
1
auction
1
bonded warehouse
1
other (WINE AND SPIRITS AUCTION PERMIT)
1
A sample of the month's new applicants
Grand Marais Ez Mart— carryout (spirits), Burt Twp, Alger County, MI
Apex Sports Zone— bar/restaurant (spirits), American Twp, Allen County, OH
— shipper, , County, PA
Seville Sports Bar & Grill, Llc— bar/restaurant (spirits), Bay City, Bay County, MI
Cyclone Motorcycle Ohio— bar/restaurant (spirits), Saybrook Twp, Ashtabula County, OH
— shipper, , County, PA
Commune+Market Events— bar/restaurant (spirits), Three Oaks Village, Berrien County, MI
Jackie Os Brewery— manufacturer, Lodi Twp, Athens County, OH
— shipper, , County, PA
Michigan Department Of Treasury— bar/restaurant (spirits), Ontwa Twp, Cass County, MI
Pleasant Hill Vineyards— manufacturer, Alexander Twp, Athens County, OH
— importer/wholesale, , County, PA
Wolverine Dilworth Inn— bar/restaurant (spirits), Boyne City, Charlevoix County, MI
The Village Bakery & Cafe— manufacturer, Athens, Athens 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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