Food Pop-Up Host Permit

Food Pop-Up Host Permit

A food pop-up host is a restaurant, bar, brewery, distillery, or winery that partners with a food pop-up vendor. The host allows the vendor to use its kitchen and facilities to prepare and sell the vendor’s menu, often on a regular schedule.

Who Should Apply Here

• This page is for food pop-up hosts applying for a permit through the Department of Safety and Permits via the One Stop App.

• Food Pop-Up Vendors should apply with the Bureau of Revenue.

Where and When You Cannot Operate

Food pop-up hosts cannot allow vendors to operate in these areas or during these times:

• Certain locations during Mardi Gras (see City Code Section 34-34)

• Near the Fairgrounds during the Annual Jazz and Heritage Festival within these boundaries:

  • Florida Avenue (north), North Broad Avenue (east), Esplanade Avenue (south) & Bayou St. John (west)

• Inside Clean Zones, certain permits are paused during large events

• On public sidewalks or streets unless the vendor has special permission

Operational Rules

• Hosts may sell alcohol during pop-up events if they have the proper alcoholic beverage licenses.

Fees

• $50 application fee

• $500 annual pop-up host permit fee

• Total first-year cost: $550

Required Documents:

1. Upload A Current Copy of Your Occupational License

2. Shared Kitchen Agreement (Signed by both host & vendor-Not required if no vendors have been identified at application time)

3. Sales Tax Clearance Certificate: email revenue@nola.gov to obtain a copy

4. Floor Plan or Site Sketch showing where vendors will operate within your facility

5. Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Permit