Business formation and legal services for restaurants and cafés
Opening a restaurant or cafe means forming the company before you sign a lease or apply for permits, then keeping filings current. LegalZoom forms an LLC from $0 plus state fees and offers attorney access as an add-on. It upsells at every step; ZenBusiness also starts at $0 plus state fees, with lower add-on prices.
Top picks for restaurants and cafés
All 13 legal & formation tools, ranked for restaurants and cafés
| Tool | Fit for restaurant or café | Starts at | Pricing | Users | Integrations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | From $0 + state fees | Paid | n/a | Standalone | View | |
| 75 | From $0 + state fees | Paid | n/a | Standalone | View | |
| 72 | From $109 + state fees | Paid | n/a | None needed | View | |
| 70 | $53.95 | Paid | 1 owner and 2 users on Basic | Provider law firm in your state | View | |
| 70 | $39 + state fees | Paid | n/a | None needed | View | |
| 70 | From $0 + state fees | Paid | n/a | None needed | View | |
| 70 | From $0 + state fees | Paid | n/a | EIN filing, compliance alerts | View | |
| 65 | $12.41 | Free trial | 1 | Standalone | View | |
| 65 | From $0 + state fees | Paid | n/a | None needed | View | |
| 15 | $24.75 | Paid | n/a | Mercury, Relay, Stripe | View | |
| 15 | $500 one-time | Paid | n/a | Stripe, Mercury, Carta | View | |
| 5 | $37.50 | Paid | n/a | Cap table, banking partners | View | |
| 5 | $427 one-time | Paid | n/a | Carta, Stripe, Mercury | View |
Legal & formation for restaurants and cafés: questions
Which ones have a free plan?
None of the 7 that fit restaurants and cafés best has a free plan. Most offer a free trial; the tool pages say how long.
How are these ranked?
Each tool has a fit score from 0 to 100 for restaurants and cafés, based on what it is built for and who its features serve. We list tools scoring 70 or more as strong fits, then break ties by the monthly price for a team of six. Partner links never change the order. How we calculate prices.