Street cafe application

You can apply for a street cafe business license.

What to know

Definition

A restaurant serving customers at tables on the public roadway. Street cafes are placed on a platform next to a curb in an unrestricted parking lane.

A public hearing may be required before you can operate. Your License Inspector will schedule this.

Use this form if you do not serve alcohol at your restaurant. If you serve alcohol, you also need to complete the Expansion of Premises application

Apply for a street cafe license

Application requirements

To submit this application, you must provide the following:

  • Completed application form
  • Completed confirmation of eligibility checklist
  • License fee
  • Copy of your Restaurant/On Sale Alcohol Application
  • Completed scaled street café plan
  • Insurance
  • Letter to your city council member, neighborhood organization, and Business 
    Associations.
  • Sewer availability charge

Application

Contact us

Environmental Health

Minneapolis Health Department

Phone

612-673-2301

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 520
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Business Licenses & Consumer Services

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 220
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday – Thursday

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday