Restaurants for sale in London
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Buying a restaurant in London: what is different here
Licensing, inspection and land-use rules are municipal, so they change at the city limits — these are the ones that attach to restaurants in London.
The licence attached to this business
London issues no general business licence — it licenses specific categories instead, and “Food Premises” and “Refreshment Vehicles” are the ones that typically attach to a food & beverage business. The rest of the by-law covers “Automotive Service Business”, “Personal Service Business”, “Second-Hand Goods Business” and 5 more. Confirm which the seller actually holds and whether it is current: the licence is issued to the operator, so it does not transfer with the sale, and reapplying can surface conditions the previous owner had already satisfied.
City of London →Inspection history is public here
Middlesex-London Health Unit inspects food premises in London and publishes the results as DineSafe. That is diligence you can do before making an offer and without the seller's cooperation — a run of repeat infractions is both a remediation cost and, in a business whose customers can read the same record, a revenue problem.
DineSafe →The liquor licence does not come with the restaurant
A liquor sales licence is issued by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to a person or corporation for a specific premises, and it does not transfer with the business. A buyer applies to the AGCO in their own name, which takes time and can lag closing — so who holds the licence, and from when, belongs in the purchase agreement rather than in the handover.
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario →Confirming the use is actually permitted
A business operating today is not proof the use is legally permitted — non-conforming uses, expired variances and conditions attached to a previous owner all survive a sale quietly. In London that is confirmed before closing rather than after, through the office linked below.
City of London — Zoning →General information, not legal or tax advice — rules change and the authorities above are the current source. Deavo is a listings platform, not a brokerage.
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