To get a coffee shop license in São Paulo (city), you must confirm zoning viability for CNAE 5611-2/03 via VRE|REDESIM, open the company (JUCESP/CNPJ), register in the municipal CCM, and then obtain: Alvará de Funcionamento, Licença Sanitária (COVISA/SUVIS), and a fire certificate (CLCB for low risk or AVCB). Start with the Viabilidade in VRE to check address use; avoid residential zones and verify exhaust/parking constraints. For fire safety, cafés up to 750 m², ≤3 floors and without high occupant loads usually qualify for CLCB online; larger or with gas storage need AVCB with an architect/engineer ART/RRT and compliant items (extinguishers, emergency lighting, signage, exits). For health, submit layout, equipment list, water potability report, pest-control certificate, grease-trap sizing, Manual de Boas Práticas and POPs; keep food-handler training records. The municipal Alvará issues after CCM and Viabilidade; pay the annual TFE. If serving packaged products to-go, get Inscrição Estadual at SEFAZ-SP; otherwise ISS-only under Simples Nacional applies. Comply with Lei Cidade Limpa for signage size; sidewalk seating needs TPU. Play music? Register with ECAD. Renovations and exhaust ducts require Aprova Digital permits. Keep waste-oil collection receipts from licensed collectors. Typical timeline: 15–45 days if documents and plans are clean; budget for inspections.
