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Check the status of your Legacy Business Registry application

We accept applications year-round.

We will contact you by email when we begin reviewing your application materials.

After you submit your application, we review it and help edit it. We process applications in groups of 5-10.

Then we send it to two commissions for approval:

  1. Historic Preservation Commission (HPC)
  2. Small Business Commission (SBC)

From the time you apply, it can take a few months for approval.

Applications being processed

The following applications were added to the Legacy Business Registry by the SBC on June 23, 2025.

  1. Haystack Pizza
  2. Kilowatt
  3. Mo’s Grill
  4. O'Keeffe's Bar
  5. Phil's Electric Company
  6. San Francisco Children’s Art Center
  7. Shaws San Francisco
  8. Steppin' Out Dance Studio
  9. Studio on Chestnut
  10. Tokaido Arts
  11. Unity Mutual Benefit Association

The following applications will be heard by the HPC on July 16, 2025, and the SBC on July 28, 2025.

  1. 111 Minna Gallery
  2. American Institute of Architects
  3. Bernal Cutlery
  4. Murio's Trophy Room
  5. Peasant Pies
  6. Treasure Island Yacht Club

The following applications will be submitted to the Planning Department on August 18, 2025. They will heard by the HPC on September 17, 2025, and the SBC on September 22, 2025.

  1. Magic Theatre

Applications currently in review

The following applications are currently in review:

  1. Graphic Arts Workshop - IN REVIEW
  2. Mars Bar Restaurant
  3. Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
  4. Glama-Rama! Salon
  5. Mission Groceteria
  6. Graffeo Coffee Roasting Company
  7. Gaspare's Pizza
  8. Family Billiards
  9. Tadich Grill
  10. Spike's Coffee and Tea
  11. Deitch's Woodwind Workshop
  12. Church Produce
  13. Catharine Clark Gallery
  14. Valley Chiropractic SF
  15. The Sword and Rose
  16. Fugazi Travel Agency
  17. Brava! for Women in the Arts
  18. Waterfront Restaurant
  19. Incredible Adventures
  20. Micro-Tracers, Inc.
  21. Tsing Tao Restaurant
  22. Digital Revolution Media Center
  23. Bulo Shoes
  24. San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
  25. The Sandwich Place
  26. Book Club of California
  27. Ike's Electric, Inc.
  28. Would You Believe
  29. Duxwell Printing
  30. Parkside Farmers Market
  31. Submarine Center
  32. Miseki Jewelry

Applications reviewed

The following applications are the most recent applications that have been reviewed.

  1. Balompie Cafe - REVIEWED
  2. The Gables Stationery - REVIEWED
  3. Mudpie - REVIEWED
  4. Ray's Custom Tailor & Alterations - REVIEWED
  5. El Burrito Express - REVIEWED
  6. Jazz'z Salon & Boutique - REVIEWED
  7. Theatre Rhinoceros - REVIEWED
  8. Monroe Personnel Service LLC and Temptime - REVIEWED
  9. Gold Mirror Italian Restaurant - REVIEWED
  10. Green Earth Natural Foods - REVIEWED
  11. Hair Place & More Barber Shop - REVIEWED
  12. Standard 5&10 Ace Hardware - REVIEWED
  13. Standard Metal Products - REVIEWED
  14. Great Star Theater - REVIEWED
  15. San Francisco Judo Institute - REVIEWED
  16. Pork Store Café - REVIEWED
  17. Vieni Vieni - REVIEWED
  18. Avenues Pet Hospital - REVIEWED
  19. The Shop on Leland Avenue - REVIEWED
  20. Roccapulco Supper Club - REVIEWED
  21. Olajuwon Shoe Shine - REVIEWED
  22. Felicity's Fetiche - REVIEWED
  23. Foot Worship - REVIEWED
  24. San Francisco Optics by Alexander Daas - REVIEWED
  25. Caffe Sport - REVIEWED
  26. Physical Therapy of San Francisco - REVIEWED
  27. Carats & Stones - REVIEWED
  28. Maykadeh Restaurant - REVIEWED
  29. Galleria Tile - REVIEWED
  30. Frank's Fisherman - REVIEWED
  31. Presidio Hill School - REVIEWED
  32. Gemini Unisex Hairstyling - REVIEWED
  33. Mr. S Leather - REVIEWED
  34. Fred's Liquors - REVIEWED