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COVID-19 vaccine

The vaccine is now available for everyone 5 and older! Get your children vaccinated today. Find a City-run vaccine clinic or partner vaccine clinic to protect yourself and your loved ones. If you have questions about vaccination, call (215) 685-5488.

Permits, violations & licenses

Food businesses

Information on the City's permits and approvals for food businesses, including restaurants, food trucks, and others.

Operate a farmers market

Requirements for farmers market operators in Philadelphia.

Get a Food Caterer License

You need a license to operate a food business in a permanent location where you prepare food to be sold for public consumption.

Sponsor a special event

How to apply to sponsor special events like walks, parades, or festivals.

Change ownership of a stationary food business

How to change the ownership of a stationary food business.

Change ownership of a mobile food business

How to change the ownership of a mobile food business.

Apply for a plan review for a stationary food business

All the steps to getting a plan review for your new stationary food business.

Apply for a plan review for a mobile food business

All the steps to getting a plan review for your new mobile food business.

Take a food safety certification course

Information for food businesses owners about how and where to take an approved food safety certification course.

Look up a food safety inspection report

Search a database of food safety inspection reports issued by the Office of Food Protection from the last three years.

Get a Sidewalk Cafe License

How to get a license to operate a sidewalk cafe.

Get a Food Preparation and Serving License

How to get a license to prepare or serve food to the public.

Get a Food Establishment Retail, Non-Permanent Location License

How to get a license to run a mobile retail food business, such as a food truck or movable stand.

Get a Food Establishment Retail, Permanent Location License

How to get a license to sell food at a grocery, drug store, or market.

Get a Food Manufacturer License

How to get a license to manufacture, process, or wholesale food.

Get a Temporary Sidewalk Cafe/Streetery License

Qualifying businesses can get a temporary license to offer outdoor dining on the sidewalk or in the adjacent curbside lane of the street.

Self-certify a food business for COVID-19 safety

Self-certification is an optional COVID-19 safety program offered by the Commonwealth of PA to food business owners. 

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