Permitted Kitchens

Growing a food business is a lot easier when you have options!
Permitted kitchens can come in several shapes and sizes, so choosing a model that's appropriate for your goals is a key ingredient to a food business plan. Check out some pathways to affordable access to kitchens, or permit your own operation.

Ways to Bring Your Food Concept to Long Beach
Each pathway requires its own permit and licensing with the City of Long Beach.

Cook at home with permitting for a Micro-Enterprise Home Kitchen Operation
- Visit Cook Alliance and sign up for LB Fresh's MEHKOLink for support with MEHKO development.
Find a kitchen-share with a restaurant, church or community center.
Rent space at a commercial kitchen facility in or near Long Beach.
Head to the Streets! Sidewalk to Success offers roadmaps to public vending
through Compact Mobile Food Operations (CMFO's).
Create a Temporary Food Facility for special events, pop-ups, or farmers market operations
Establish a Food Truck
Go big: raise capital and open your own commercial kitchen!
- Long Beach’s Economic Development loans offer a range of reasonable financing options.
- Long Beach Small Business Development Center offers support to aspiring entrepreneurs.
- Kiva Loans can help jump-start your capital if you’ve got a couple years running. Contact us to inquire!

Below are the commercial and shared kitchens that we are aware of.

Kitchens In Long Beach

Kitchens Near Long Beach