Food & Hospitality

NIC code for Cafe

Cafe businesses that prepare and serve food or beverages for immediate consumption in a customer-facing outlet.

Short answer

Primary NIC code to investigate: 561001

NIC 561001 Activities of restaurants (with or without bar), cafeterias and fast-food restaurants Open the official code page with hierarchy, source and related codes

Use this mapping when the cafe operates like a restaurant or cafeteria, not merely as packaged goods retail or a beverage manufacturing unit.

How to choose the right code

Seating and prepared food or drinks -> restaurant/cafeteria code.
Only packaged bakery products are sold -> compare bakery retail.
Food is supplied under contract to an office or factory -> compare canteen/contract food service.

Alternative NIC codes to compare

NIC 472104 Retail sale of bakery products

Use when the outlet mainly sells bakery products as retail goods.

NIC 562902 Operation of canteens or cafeteria in a premises (premises such as factories, offices, hospitals or schools) on a concession basis

Use for canteen or cafeteria operation inside premises on a concession basis.

NIC 561004 Activities of ice cream parlours excluding ice cream vendors

Use for ice cream parlours where that is the specific activity.

NIC hierarchy for this business path

Section I - Accommodation and food service activities Division 56 - Food and beverage service activities Group 561 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities Class 5610 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities Sub-class 561001 - Activities of restaurants (with or without bar), cafeterias and fast-food restaurants

Related business NIC lookups

Restaurant NIC 561001 Dhaba NIC 561001 Cloud kitchen NIC 561005 Bakery NIC 107101 Catering business NIC 562100

Common questions about NIC code for Cafe

What is the NIC code for Cafe in India?

For a typical cafe, the primary NIC 2025 code to investigate is 561001 - Activities of restaurants (with or without bar), cafeterias and fast-food restaurants.

Can I use this NIC code for Udyam or MCA registration?

Use this page as a shortlist and then verify the final code against the linked official NIC page. NIC describes the economic activity. It does not issue a licence, replace GST/HSN/SAC classification, or guarantee approval in Udyam, MCA or any regulated filing.

What if my cafe has multiple activities?

Choose the NIC code that matches the principal activity, usually the activity that generates the largest share of revenue or best describes the entity being registered.

Source and limitation: This business page is an editorial navigation layer built on the official NIC 2025 code pages. Last verified: 2026-04-21. NIC describes the economic activity. It does not issue a licence, replace GST/HSN/SAC classification, or guarantee approval in Udyam, MCA or any regulated filing.