Restaurant permit (temporarily revoked) 
For the temporary (time-limited) serving of alcoholic beverages, for example at an event (e.g. street festivals, markets, exhibitions, fairs) you need a temporary permit on revocation
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Basic information
Anyone operating a restaurant business that serves alcoholic beverages requires a permit.
It is possible to apply for a temporary permit in accordance with § 2 Para. 3 BremGastG for the holding of temporary, time-limited events.
Requirements
A temporary revocable permit to serve alcoholic beverages must be applied for from the Senator for Economic Affairs, Labor and Europe, Department 50 - Commercial Affairs.
According to § 2 para. 2 p. 1 BremGastG, the permit is to be refused if facts justify the assumption that the applicant does not possess the necessary reliability for the restaurant business.
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Procedure
Before serving alcohol, a permit must be applied for from the Senator for Economics, Ports and Transformation, Commercial Affairs Department. The application can only be processed once it has been submitted to the authority in full. All details are checked to ensure that they are correct and eligible for licensing under the law. In addition, the applicant's reliability under commercial law is checked. Once the application has been processed, you will be informed of the result without being asked.
More information
If you intend to offer only free samples, you do not need a temporary restaurant permit for this.
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Necessary Documents
- Application for a temporary permit to operate a restaurant in Bremen in accordance with the Bremen Restaurant Act (BremGastG)
- Personal document
Identity card or other official identification document with photo.
Residence permit if the applicant is not a national of an EU country.
- Certificate of good conduct
Certificate of good conduct in the document type OG (for submission to a public authority), (to be applied for at the local registration office responsible for your place of residence).
- Event concept
- Information from the central business register for submission to an authority
To be applied for at the trade authority of the place of residence. Bremen citizens can apply for this via the trade registration office (link to the trade registration office). When applying, the Senator for Economics, Labor and Europe - Trade Affairs -, Katharinenklosterhof 3, 28195 Bremen must be specified as the recipient.
- For deployed security personnel: Evidence of the successfully completed qualification examinations
In the case of employed security personnel, proof of the successfully passed qualification examinations from an IHK, as well as the personal data (name, address, date of birth). If you work together with a security company, you must also provide this information.
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Competent Department
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5.01 Gaststättenangelegenheiten - Die Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Häfen und Transformation
- +49 421 361-6929 oder -15072
- +49 421 496-6929 oder -15072
- Katharinenklosterhof 3, 28195 Bremen
- gaststaetten
@wht. bremen. de
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Fees / Costs
53,00 EUR
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Deadlines & processing time
How long does it take to process
3 weeks must be planned for the processing of your application.
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 22.07.2025