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Permits / Licences

License for Food and Beverage Establishments

Service Description

Service details: Issue License for Food and Beverage Establishments to individuals that intend to operate similar establishments of Category 4 and Category 5 referred to in Decree-Law no. 16/96/M amended by Law no. 8/2021.

1. Establishments of Category 4 are the ones which serve beverages as the basic business and may also offer simple food items, such as cafés, ice cream parlours and tearooms.

2. Establishments of Category 5 are the ones which offer meal service but their facilities and equipment only meet the minimum statutory requirements and do not meet the requirements for restaurant category, such as congee and noodle shops, and bistros.

Target group of service: Individuals that operate food and beverage establishments

Eligibility for application: Any individuals or legal persons are eligible for application

Result of service: Applications that satisfy the conditions will be granted approval


Enquiry Channels

Name of execution department and unit: IAM – Division of Administrative Licensing

Office hours

Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (no lunch break, closed on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays)

Islands District Public Services Centre – Seac Pai Van Station

Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)

Address

1. Integrated Services Centre: Avenida da Praia Grande, n.os 762-804, Edifício China Plaza, 2.º andar, Macau;

2. Northern District Public Services Centre: Rua Nova da Areia Preta, n.º 52, Centro de Serviços da RAEM, Macau;

3. Central District Public Services Centre: Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, n.os 5 e 7, Complexo da Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, 3.˚ andar, Macau;

4. Islands District Public Services Centre: Rua de Coimbra, n.º 225, 3.º andar, Centro de Serviços da RAEM das Ilhas , Taipa

5. Islands District Public Services Centre – Seac Pai Van Station: Avenida de Vale das Borboletas, Complexo Comunitário de Seac Pai Van, 6.˚ andar, Coloane.

Telephone/fax

1. Civic Service Hotline: (853) 2833 7676

Fax: (853) 2871 1203

Email and website

Email: ccgo@iam.gov.mo

Website: www.iam.gov.mo

Thematic website: www.iam.gov.mo/onestop-fnb


Content provider: Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM)

Last modified: 2025-08-18 11:37

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