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Bar and tobacco shop for sale in the historic center
- Mazzano, Lombardy
- Active since 2000
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Average asking price: €470,000 (from €20,000 to €890,000)
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On this page you'll find listings of bar tabacchi for sale: hybrid businesses that combine a café with a tobacco license, often with lottery, scratch cards and payment services. It's a much sought-after format because the tobacco counter brings constant foot traffic and revenue at a margin guaranteed by law, while the café raises the average spend of every visit. Filter by region and price and compare the offers; you'll find the “pure” businesses on the bars for sale and tobacco shops for sale pages.
Valuing a bar tabacchi means adding up two components: the tobacco side is estimated as a multiple of the annual aggio (in practice 2-3 times), the café side as a multiple of the margin on food and drink. Always ask for separate numbers: aggio statements on one side, café sales on the other. To take over you need both the qualification for serving food and drink (SAB or equivalent experience) and authorization from the Italian customs and monopolies agency (Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli) for the license, with a qualifying course for anyone new to the tobacco trade.
Check the lease, the employees (who transfer with the business under art. 2112 c.c.) and the debts recorded in the books (art. 2560 c.c.), and put the timing and conditions of the ADM authorization in writing in the preliminary transfer agreement. To go deeper read the guide buying a tobacco shop; if you're selling, estimate the value with the valuation tool and publish your listing from €37 + VAT, one-off payment, no commission on the sale.
Frequently asked questions
The most common range is €100,000 to €350,000: in small towns prices start from €80,000, while in large cities the best locations exceed €500,000. The price is driven more by the aggi of the tobacco license than by the café sales, because they are the more stable component. Add the tobacco inventory (valued separately), any works and a few months of working capital to your budget.
By adding up the two sides of the business: in practice the tobacco side is worth 2-3 times the annual aggio, the café side usually 2-4 times its operating margin. Typical adjustments: rent and lease term, lottery and slot machines, outdoor seating, opening hours and reliance on the owner. Be wary of anyone presenting a single aggregate figure: without separate aggi and sales you can't tell which of the two components is really carrying the business.
A double track. For the café: the SAB professional qualification (accredited course, 2 years' experience in the sector over the last 5, or a relevant educational qualification) and the SCIA filed with the municipality when you take over. For the tobacco license: authorization from the Italian customs and monopolies agency (Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli), personal requirements in order and a qualifying course for anyone without experience. ADM procedures usually take a few months: start them in parallel with the negotiation.
Because its revenue is diversified and partly guaranteed: the aggi on tobacco and gaming are percentages set by law, barely affected by competition, and the tobacco counter brings in customers every day who often order at the bar as well. That lowers business risk, and the market prices it in: with the same sales, a bar tabacchi commands higher multiples than a plain bar and is usually easier to resell.
Ask for the aggio statements of the last 2-3 years and, separately, the café sales; check the lease (term, rent, assignment), that municipal and ADM permits are in order, the position of any employees (art. 2112 c.c.) and the debts recorded in the accounting books (art. 2560 c.c.). Even a short due diligence with your accountant is the best way to validate the price before the preliminary agreement.