Mobile Food Truck: Choosing a Location For Your Food Truck
The City of Boston encourages vendors to pick the right spot to vend. Vendors can choose from locations on the public way, on private property, or on special properties.
Food trucks with the proper permits from the ISD and Fire departments as well as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will be eligible to obtain a food truck permit through Public Works to vend in the City of Boston. With the Food Truck permit, vendors will be eligible to apply for a food truck license in the following ways:
Vending Options
Vending on Private Property
To be licensed so that you can vend on private property, a Food Truck operator will need to provide:
A copy of the lease(s) and/or letter(s) of agreement from landlord(s)
A copy of the Use of Premise Permit
A photo for each private site vendor has an agreement to sell
A scaled drawing/layout identifying location of truck, queuing, and permanent fixtures
The City of Boston is excited to allow food trucks on the city's streets and in the neighborhoods. To be licensed so that you can vend on public property, a Food Truck operator will need to have:
- Site license(s) for any location on the public way
To be licensed so that you can vend on one of the listed special properties, a Food Truck operator will need to provide:
A copy of the lease(s) and/or letter(s) of agreement from landlord(s)
Additional specific requirements as set by each individual agency
*Please note, special properties include sites overseen by:
Boston Parks & Recreation Department and Boys & Girls Club of Boston
Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy
Deparment of Conservation & Recreation
MBTA
BRA/EDIC
City Hall's Property Management Department
