4511 Cafes and Restaurants
This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing food and beverage serving services for consumption on the premises. Customers generally order and are served while seated (i.e. waiter/waitress service) and pay after eating.
- Division
- H Accommodation and Food Services
- Parent group
- 451 Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services
- Edition
- 2006 Revision 2.0
- Status
- Active
What this code includes
This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing food and beverage serving services for consumption on the premises. Customers generally order and are served while seated (i.e. waiter/waitress service) and pay after eating.
Activities and examples
- Cafe operation
- Restaurant operation
Exclusions and references
- providing food ready to be taken away for immediate consumption - see ANZSIC 4512 (Takeaway Food Services)
- providing catering services (including airline food catering services) at specified locations or events - see ANZSIC 4513 (Catering Services)
- selling alcoholic beverages both for consumption on and off the premises - see ANZSIC 4520 (Pubs, Taverns and Bars)
- operating theatre restaurants mainly engaged in providing live theatrical productions with food and beverages - see ANZSIC 9001 (Performing Arts Operation)
Classification hierarchy
- ANZSIC
- H Accommodation and Food Services
- 45 Food and Beverage Services
- 451 Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services
- 4511 Cafes and Restaurants
Correspondence mappings
Related ATO BIC codes
Other classes in this group
- 4512 Takeaway Food Services providing food ready to be taken away for immediate consumption is classified there.
- 4513 Catering Services providing catering services (including airline food catering services) at specified locations or events is classified there.
- 4520 Pubs, Taverns and Bars selling alcoholic beverages both for consumption on and off the premises is classified there.
- 9001 Performing Arts Operation operating theatre restaurants mainly engaged in providing live theatrical productions with food and beverages is classified there.
In this section
- 4511Cafes and Restaurants
- 4512Takeaway Food Services
- 4513Catering Services
Official source
- Official source
- ABS detailed classification page
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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