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NIC Code for a Restaurant LLP

For a restaurant LLP the principal NIC-2008 code in Form FiLLiP is 56101 — “Restaurants without bars.” If the LLP will serve alcohol it is 56301; a delivery-only cloud kitchen is closer to 56210.

Updated 09 September 2026 Ahmedabad, Gujarat

56101 is a standard sit-down restaurant. Choose by format:

56102 — fast food, QSR, food court, market-stall food
56302 — cafe, coffee shop, tea outlet
56210 / 56291 — catering, central kitchen, delivery-only cloud kitchen, food-service contractor
56292 — running canteens for factories, offices or hospitals on contract
56301 — a restaurant with a bar / that serves alcohol
55101 — a hotel with rooms as well as a restaurant

FSSAI registration and the state excise / liquor licence are separate approvals and apply whatever NIC code you pick. Object clause: “restaurants, cafes, cloud kitchens, catering and the sale of food and beverages.”

Recommended NIC‑2008 codes for a Restaurant / Cloud Kitchen LLP

Select up to three of these as your industrial sub‑classes in Form FiLLiP, with one marked as the principal activity. Open any code in the full finder for the plain‑English notes, the parent division and a sample object clause.

Code	Description (NIC‑2008)	Division	Notes
56101 seen on a real filing	Restaurants without bars	56 — Food and beverage service activities	A sit-down restaurant without a bar. With a liquor licence use 56301; fast-food/self-service is 56102; a tea/coffee shop is 56302;...
56102	Cafeterias, fast-food restaurants and other food preparation in market stalls	56 — Food and beverage service activities	Fast-food restaurants, cafeterias and food preparation in market stalls.
56302	Tea/coffee shops	56 — Food and beverage service activities	Tea/coffee shops.
56210	Event catering	56 — Food and beverage service activities	Event catering and (by extension) central/cloud kitchens preparing food for delivery or events.
56291	Activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transportation companies)	56 — Food and beverage service activities	Running canteens/food services for factories, offices, hospitals or schools on contract.
55101	Hotels and Motels, inns, resorts providing short term lodging facilities; includes accommodation in house boats	55 — Accommodation	Hotels, motels, inns and resorts providing short-term lodging.

Before you file

The proposed LLP name and the LLP Agreement main‑object clause must both be consistent with the NIC activity and description — FiLLiP is reviewed manually and a mismatch is a standard resubmission reason.
You may list up to three NIC‑2008 five‑digit sub‑classes; mark one as primary. The MCA V3 form auto‑fills the parent two‑digit division.
Use NIC‑2008, not NIC‑2025 — MCA has not adopted NIC‑2025 as of 2026.
If the result carries a regulator flag (RBI / SEBI / IRDAI / a profession council), attach the in‑principle approval to FiLLiP.

Full NIC code guide for LLP registration — the finder, the version question, resubmission triggers and the complete FAQ →

FAQ

What is the NIC code for a cloud kitchen?

There is no dedicated cloud-kitchen sub-class. A delivery-only kitchen is usually coded to 56210 (event catering) or 56291 (food-service contractor); some file it under 56101 with the description spelling out "cloud kitchen / delivery only".

What is the NIC code for a cafe or coffee shop?

A cafe, coffee shop or tea outlet is 56302. A cafe that is really a full restaurant with table service is 56101.

Does serving alcohol need a different NIC code?

Yes — a restaurant with a bar is 56301, not 56101. The state excise licence is a separate approval regardless of the NIC code.

Source. NIC data: Government of India, National Industrial Classification 2008 (MoSPI / NSO), reconciled 9 September 2026. Statutory points: LLP Act 2008; LLP Rules 2009 (Rules 8, 11, 18); MCA V3 instruction kit for Form FiLLiP. Codes marked “seen on a real filing” were accepted on LLP incorporations this firm filed in 2025–2026, used in anonymised, aggregate form only. Guidance, not advice on your specific objects.