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West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County: licensed businesses
Active food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage licenses placed in West Palm Beach from DBPR's license files, by type, with new licenses by month.
Food service licenses577
Lodging licenses614
Alcoholic beverage licenses416
New food service licenses, 12 months to Aug 202668
New lodging licensesn/a
New vacation rental licensesn/a
Active licenses as of DBPR's extracts of Sep 28, 2026 (food service), Sep 28, 2026 (lodging) and Oct 1, 2026 (alcoholic beverages). New lodging licenses exclude vacation rentals, which have their own count.
Restaurants and other food service, seating399
Food service, non-seating56
Mobile food vehicles and carts86
Catering29
Vending machines7
Hotels and motels41
Bed and breakfasts4
Apartments and rooming houses204
Vacation rentals365
Liquor by the drink (quota and special licenses)152
Liquor package stores (quota)13
Beer and wine by the drink113
Beer and wine package sales110
Clubs, caterers and other alcohol licenses28
New licenses
New licenses by monthWest Palm Beach12 months to Aug 2026: Food service 68; Lodging, except vacation rentals n/a; Vacation rentals n/a; Alcoholic beverages 51
New food service and lodging licenses by the month DBPR approved them, from the new establishment files, initial licenses only. Alcoholic beverage licenses by the month first issued, licenses still active only, so earlier years understate openings. A month inside a published file with no new license is zero; a month no file covers is left blank. Closures recorded since the first extract: Food service 0, Lodging, except vacation rentals 0, Vacation rentals 0, Alcoholic beverages 0.
New licenses by month, last 12 months
| Month | Food service | Lodging, except vacation rentals | Vacation rentals | Alcoholic beverages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 5 | n/a | n/a | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | 6 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 11 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 8 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 6 | n/a | n/a | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 4 | n/a | n/a | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 5 | n/a | n/a | 5 |
| May 2026 | 5 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 9 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 months | 68 | n/a | n/a | 51 |
n/a: no published file covers the month. See the explained gaps on the sources page.
Active licenses by type
| License type | Division | Code | Active | DBPR summary | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food service, non-seating | Food service | 2010-NOST | 56 | ||
| Food service, seating | Food service | 2010-SEAT | 399 | ||
| Catering | Food service | 2013-CATR | 29 | ||
| Hot dog cart | Food service | 2014-HTDG | 9 | ||
| Mobile food dispensing vehicle | Food service | 2014-MFDV | 77 | ||
| Vending machine | Food service | 2015-VEND | 7 | ||
| Hotel | Lodging | 2001-HOTL | 28 | ||
| Motel | Lodging | 2002-MOTL | 13 | ||
| Nontransient apartment | Lodging | 2003-NAPT | 199 | ||
| Transient apartment | Lodging | 2003-TAPT | 5 | ||
| Bed and breakfast | Lodging | 2005-BNB | 4 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, single | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-SNGL | 29 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, collective | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-CLCT | 25 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, group | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-GRP | 13 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, single | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-SNGL | 298 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11C | 7 | ||
| Club, golf | Alcoholic beverages | 11CG | 2 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11PA | 5 | ||
| Railroad or transit | Alcoholic beverages | 12RT | 1 | ||
| Caterer | Alcoholic beverages | 13CT | 12 | ||
| Beer, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 1APS | 2 | ||
| Beer and wine, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 2APS | 108 | ||
| Beer and wine, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 2COP | 113 | ||
| Liquor package store (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 3PS | 13 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP | 28 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special hotel or motel | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-S | 18 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special airport | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SAL | 5 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SCX | 2 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special food service (restaurant) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SFS | 99 | ||
| Series RTS | Alcoholic beverages | RTS | 1 |
Temporary event food vendors are in DBPR's file but not its summary, and are not counted. An alcohol license is active at primary status 20, Current; DBPR publishes no current alcohol summary to compare with.
Hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and transient apartments
Every active license of these types here, with the rental units DBPR records. Apartments, rooming houses and vacation rentals are counted above and listed in the county CSV.
| Name | Type | Address | Units | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILTON WEST PALM BEACH | Hotel | 600 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 400 | HOT6014063 |
| MARRIOTT WEST PALM BEACH HOTEL | Hotel | 1001 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 349 | HOT6005456 |
| AKA WEST PALM | Transient apartment | 695 S OLIVE AVE, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 217 | TAP6014544 |
| AKA WEST PALM | Hotel | 695 S OLIVE AVE, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 215 | HOT6014084 |
| BEN WEST PALM | Hotel | 251 N NARCISSUS AVE, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 208 | HOT6014077 |
| NORA HOTEL/PASTIS | Hotel | 1115 -1135 NORTH RAILROAD AVE, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 201 | HOT6014092 |
| DELTA HOTELS BY MARRIOTT WEST PALM BEACH | Hotel | 1301 BELVEDERE RD, WEST PALM BEACH 33405 | 199 | HOT6007320 |
| EMBASSY SUITES WEST PALM BEACH AIRPORT HOTEL | Hotel | 1601 BELVEDERE RD, WEST PALM BEACH 33406 | 194 | HOT6006208 |
| HILTON GARDEN INN WEST PALM BEACH 195 OUTLETS | Hotel | 1675 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 190 | HOT6014072 |
| DOUBLETREE WEST PALM BEACH AIRPORT | Hotel | 1808 S AUSTRALIAN AVE, WEST PALM BEACH 33409 | 175 | HOT6007233 |
| BELGROVE | Hotel | 2020 BANYAN RESORT WAY, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 172 | HOT6014087 |
| HYATT PLACE WEST PALM BEACH | Hotel | 295 LAKEVIEW AVE, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 165 | HOT6014047 |
| 88 PALMS HOTEL AND EVENT CENTER | Motel | 1901 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD., WEST PALM BEACH 33409 | 164 | MOT6004110 |
| RESIDENCE INN WEST PALM BEACH DOWNTOWN | Hotel | 455 HIBISCUS ST, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 152 | HOT6014061 |
| WEST PALM BEACH CANOPY | Hotel | 380 TRINITY PL, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 150 | HOT6014078 |
| COURTYARD MARRIOTT HOTEL | Hotel | 600 NORTHPOINT PKWY, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 149 | HOT6008069 |
| STUDIO 6 WEST PALM | Hotel | 1535 CENTREPARK DR N, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 138 | HOT6012201 |
| BEST WESTERN PALM BCH LAKES | Motel | 1800 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 135 | MOT6000373 |
| QUALITY INN | Hotel | 1505 BELVEDERE RD, WEST PALM BEACH 33406 | 135 | HOT6007049 |
| SPRINGHILL SUITES WEST PALM BEACH I-95 | Hotel | 2437 METROCENTRE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 130 | HOT6014048 |
| RED ROOF INN | Hotel | 2421 METROCENTRE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 129 | HOT6011411 |
| WOODSPRING SUITES WEST PALM BEACH | Hotel | 6350 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH 33417 | 122 | HOT6014085 |
| HOMEWOOD SUITES WEST PALM BEACH | Hotel | 2455 METROCENTRE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 114 | HOT6014049 |
| HAWTHORN SUITES WEST PALM BEACH | Hotel | 301 LAMBERTON DR, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 112 | HOT6014044 |
| HAMPTON INN WEST PALM BEACH CENTRAL AIRPORT | Hotel | 1601 WORTHINGTON RD, WEST PALM BEACH 33409 | 105 | HOT6014001 |
| COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT WEST PALM BEACH AIRPORT | Hotel | 1800 CENTRE DR. E., WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 103 | HOT6013279 |
| LA QUINTA INN & SUITES | Hotel | 1910 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH 33409 | 103 | HOT6008686 |
| HILTON GARDEN INN WEST PALM BEACH AIRPORT | Hotel | 1611 WORTHINGTON RD, WEST PALM BEACH 33409 | 100 | HOT6014042 |
| RESIDENCE INN WEST PALM BEACH | Hotel | 2461 METROCENTRE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 78 | HOT6011917 |
| EXTENDED STAY AMERICA SUITES #1568 | Hotel | 700 NORTHPOINT PKWY, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 73 | HOT6012192 |
| HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS WEST PALM BEACH METROCENTRE | Hotel | 2485 METROCENTRE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 70 | HOT6014045 |
| PERSHING | Transient apartment | 2320 N DIXIE HWY, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 54 | TAP6012602 |
| QUEENS LODGE | Motel | 3712 BROADWAY, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 46 | MOT6000898 |
| LOFTS ON CLEMATIS | Transient apartment | 208 CLEMATIS ST STE 100, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 38 | TAP6014540 |
| AQUA MOTEL | Motel | 7802 S DIXIE HWY, WEST PALM BEACH 33405 | 28 | MOT6002361 |
| GALA PALM ROSE | Motel | 4710 S DIXIE HWY, WEST PALM BEACH 33405 | 26 | MOT6014067 |
| MERCER PARK WP LLC | Transient apartment | 1321 ALPHA ST, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 26 | TAP6014735 |
| MERCER PARK WP LLC | Transient apartment | 1301 ALPHA ST, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 25 | TAP6014734 |
| JAXON | Motel | 3613 BROADWAY, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 24 | MOT6014066 |
| EL PATIO MOTOR COURT | Motel | 3911 BROADWAY, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 20 | MOT6001907 |
| SILVER PALM LODGE | Motel | 7211 S DIXIE HWY, WEST PALM BEACH 33405 | 18 | MOT6002504 |
| ECONOMY INN | Motel | 6915 S DIXIE HWY, WEST PALM BEACH 33405 | 16 | MOT6000938 |
| APOLLO INN | Motel | 4201 S DIXIE HWY, WEST PALM BEACH 33405 | 15 | MOT6001933 |
| SEA GRAPE MOTEL | Motel | 2618 BROADWAY, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 14 | MOT6000244 |
| REGENCY INN | Motel | 5515 S DIXIE HWY, WEST PALM BEACH 33405 | 13 | MOT6002090 |
| GRANDVIEW GARDENS | Bed and breakfast | 1608 LAKE AVE, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 11 | BNB6013989 |
| 5901 BROADWAY LLC | Motel | 5901 BROADWAY, WEST PALM BEACH 33407 | 9 | MOT6010723 |
| CASA GRANDVIEW BED & BREAKFAST | Bed and breakfast | 1410 GEORGIA AVE, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 5 | BNB6013909 |
| TROPICAL GARDEN BUNGALOWS | Bed and breakfast | 430 8TH STREET, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 3 | BNB6013990 |
| SO NORA | Bed and breakfast | 422 EIGHTH STREET, WEST PALM BEACH 33401 | 1 | BNB6013991 |
Of 1,607 active licenses here, 1,518 are placed in a city by their geocoded location (1,312 matched exactly by the Census geocoder) and 89 by the city name as filed, where the address could not be placed. Unincorporated means outside every Census incorporated place in the county.
Sources on this page
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation: public food service license files, public lodging license files (Division of Hotels and Restaurants, one file per district, refreshed weekly) and the retail alcoholic beverage license file (Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco). Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- Validated against DBPR's own summaries on every build: the statewide license summary (HR400A, dated Oct 1, 2026) and the county license and unit summary (HR400C, dated Oct 1, 2026), by license type, within 1.5% or 15 licenses for the days between the weekly extract and the monthly summary. The retail alcohol file is compared with DBPR's all licensees file, series by series and county by county, exactly. The last alcohol count DBPR posted by county is dated July 1, 2021 and is carried in the published counts download.
- Locations. Every license address was geocoded with the US Census Bureau batch geocoder (current benchmark) and placed in a Census incorporated place (TIGERweb, retrieved 2026-10-01) by point in polygon. DBPR publishes no GIS layer of its licenses.
- Sources and methods.
Download the data
Palm Beach County licenses CSV Every license, statewide (CSV, gzip) New licenses CSV (gzip) DBPR published counts CSV
One row per license with its type, status, address, county, geocoded coordinates, the city it was placed in and how. The new licenses file has every approval with its month; the published counts file has every figure from DBPR's summaries since 2017.