Restaurants & Bars
Last updated: 2026.04.06
Restaurants require completion of hygiene training and on-site inspection of actual cooking/seating facilities under the Food Sanitation Act, so non-resident address registration is restricted.
Registration Status
Key Points
- Restaurants & Bars is restricted from virtual office registration.
- Sub-type breakdown — Not eligible: 23
- ☑️ If you do not actually cook food but do recipe development, menu consulting, …
Which sub-types of Restaurants & Bars can be registered?
Not Eligible 23
- Animal cafés
- Bakeries
- Catering services
- Chicken specialty shops
- Chinese restaurants
Notes
☑️ If you do not actually cook food but do recipe development, menu consulting, or delivery-platform operation, application may be possible under 'online information provision' or 'management consulting'. ☑️ Under the Food Sanitation Act, you must obtain a business registration certificate from the competent public health center before business registration, and at filing the presence of cooking equipment and hygiene facilities is checked on-site directly.
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