Liquor License FeedNorth Dakota liquor license types, in plain words
What each license or permit allows, in the statute's own words, with a note on who usually holds it. Every filing on the North Dakota page is labeled this way.
Restaurant, beer, wine and spirits (Bismarck Class F-1)
To any restaurant applicant for a food and beverage license to sell at retail, subject to the following: Class F-1 - Alcoholic beverages.
A Bismarck restaurant pouring drinks with meals, on-premises only.
Restaurant, beer and wine (Fargo Class GH)
permits the sale of beer and wine only, prohibiting spirits, dedicated bars and off-sale liquor
A Fargo restaurant serving beer and wine; no spirits, no bar, nothing to go.
Free drinks with a service, such as a salon (Bismarck Class I-2)
To an applicant for the complimentary provision of “on sale” only beer, wine and liquor
A salon or shop pouring complimentary drinks, on-premises only.
Beer only (Bismarck Class E)
To any applicant for the sale at retail of beer only.
Bismarck caps how many it issues.
Restaurant with a bar, beer, wine and spirits (Fargo Class FA)
allows the sale of beer, wine and spirits, as well as an on-site bar, but prohibits off-sale alcohol.
A Fargo restaurant with a bar; nothing to go.
Source: https://www.bismarcknd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19478/Title-05---Business-Regulations-, https://fargond.gov/city-government/departments/city-commission/agendas-minutes/2026-minutes-video-archive/july-20-2026-minutes, checked 2026-11-04.
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