142 liquor licenses available or in transfer in San Francisco County

• RICK AND ROXY'S — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 48, file 00654440)
• CHE FICO PIZZERIA — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 47, file 00648607)
• WHITECHAPEL — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 47, file 00548188)
• CHARLIES PHARMACY & GROCERY — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 21, file 00670064)
• TONY BALONEY'S 1098 INC. — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 21, file 00670685)
• SUNAGO — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 47, file 00657859)
• MCCORMICK & KULETOS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 47, file 00669428)
• NOE VALLEY MARKET — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 21, file 00667602)
• MARIA ISABEL — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 47, file 00668331)
• GROCERY OUTLET — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 21, file 00669652)
• KUNG FU ACTION THEATRE — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 48, file 00669665)
• MAGGIE & MAC'S — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 47, file 00670353)
• FAR EAST CAFE SOCIAL CLUB — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 48, file 00666693)
• JUMBO TRADING COMPANY LLC — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 21, file 00668904)
• RIKKI'S — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 47, file 00667915)
• YOLO NIGHTCLUB — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 47, file 00669953)
• EL CHAVO SUPERMERCADO — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 21, file 00658277)
• AD HOC — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 48, file 00640513)
• INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE MARKET — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 21, file 00668166)
• STAR MARKET AND LIQUOR 4400 — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 21, file 00668375)
• QUIK DOG — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 47, file 00666571)
• SANGRIA & SALT — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 47, file 00669816)
• FOOTHILL MARKET — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 21, file 00530979)
• CAFE LA TAZA — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 47, file 00590920)
• — SAN FRANCISCO (Type 21, file 00561022)

A full on-sale general (Type 47/48) liquor license in San Francisco County trades on the secondary market — typically $50,000 to $400,000 depending on county quota tightness — because California caps how many quota licenses exist per county. Right now CA ABC data shows 2,024 active quota licenses and 142 surrendered or in-transfer (potentially acquirable) in San Francisco County.

Yes. CA ABC's latest export lists 63 surrendered and 79 transfer-pending quota licenses in San Francisco County — these are the licenses most likely to change hands. The newly-distressed ones are listed on this page; LiquorDesk alerts buyers and brokers the week each one is published.

Two routes: (1) apply to CA ABC for a new quota license if the county has availability under its quota (rare in tight counties — there's often a waiting list or a priority drawing), or (2) buy an existing license via a person-to-person transfer (a Section 24070 transfer), which is how most quota licenses in San Francisco County actually change hands. Surrendered and transfer-pending licenses (listed above) are the live inventory.

California issues on-sale general (Type 47/48) and off-sale general (Type 21) licenses against a per-county quota tied to population. In counties where the quota is full, the only way to get one is a transfer from an existing holder — which is why surrendered and distressed licenses are valuable and why catching them first matters.