Which Nice Classification Class Is a Restaurant or Cloud Kitchen In?

Restaurants, cafes, and cloud kitchens fall under Class 43, which covers services for providing food and drink, along with temporary accommodation.

Why this is a services class, not a food class

Class 43 registers the service of preparing and serving food, not any specific dish or ingredient. A restaurant brand doesn't need to separately classify each item on its menu — the dining or delivery service itself is what Class 43 protects.

Where restaurant brands often need a second class

Trouble arises when a restaurant brand expands into packaged products sold beyond the counter or the delivery order — bottled sauces, spice blends, snack packets, or ready-to-eat items sold in retail. Those move into food product classes like Class 29 (prepared foods, dairy, meat), Class 30 (spices, snacks, bakery items), or Class 32 (beverages), depending on the product. A cloud kitchen that starts selling its signature masala as a retail product, under the same brand, needs the relevant product class alongside Class 43.

If the business is purely a delivery-only cloud kitchen with no physical dine-in space, Class 43 still applies — the class covers the food-service function regardless of whether there's a storefront.

Try the Nice Classification Finder to check your specific business, or see the full Nice Classification guide for all 45 classes.

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