You don't need a chef's license to open a restaurant, but you need it if you are a chef in a high-end restaurant.

The procedures required to open a hotel are as follows:

1. First, the person in charge of the business license has a health certificate issued by the hospital.

2. The catering business license handled by the local health and epidemic prevention department.

3. fire inspection qualified opinions handled by the local fire department.

4. Bring the above certificate to the local administrative department for industry and commerce for the business license.

5. tax registration certificate handled by the local national tax department.

Chef's certificate is a national professional qualification certificate issued by the national labor and social security department, and it is also a qualification certificate for a chef to apply for a job, hold a post and start a business. Chef certificate is divided into five grades: primary, intermediate, advanced, technician and senior technician.