949 liquor license applications were filed in September 2026
Across three states — Pennsylvania 682, Michigan 229, Ohio 38 — 278 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.
949applications filed
278brand-new locations
507bars & restaurants
137counties
Where they were
County
Applications
Philadelphia County County, PA
99
Allegheny County County, PA
78
York County County, PA
48
Wayne County, MI
41
Lancaster County County, PA
31
Oakland County, MI
29
Montgomery County County, PA
27
Dauphin County County, PA
26
Macomb County, MI
25
Luzerne County County, PA
22
Lackawanna County County, PA
20
Bucks County County, PA
16
What kind of places
Venue type
Applications
restaurant (liquor)
354
bar/restaurant (spirits)
152
distillery
94
brewery
57
carryout (spirits)
55
hotel (liquor)
55
carryout (beer/wine)
38
winery
32
beer distributor
27
shipper
26
carryout
18
eating place (beer)
12
importer/wholesale
11
club
8
manufacturer
3
importing distributor
3
venue (liquor)
3
restaurant (beer/wine)
1
A sample of the month's new applicants
Cyclone Motorcycle Ohio— bar/restaurant (spirits), Saybrook Twp, Ashtabula County, OH
Dego Llc— bar/restaurant (spirits), Bethel, Clermont County, OH
— shipper, , County, PA
Marbe Carryout— carryout, Batavia Twp, Clermont County, OH
Champagne Alain Suisse— winery, 51480 Cumieres, County, PA
Bar Three33 Kitchen & Lounge Llc— bar/restaurant (spirits), Reynoldsburg, Franklin County, OH
A21 Wine & Spirits— importer/wholesale, Las Vegas Nv 89146-5331, County, PA
Loveom Arav Llc— bar/restaurant (spirits), Columbus, Franklin County, OH
Selah Wines— winery, Calistoga Ca 94515-9626, County, PA
Basil— bar/restaurant (spirits), Blue Ash, Hamilton County, OH
Bohemia Manor Farm Wine Llc— winery, Chesapeake City Md 21915-1914, County, PA
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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