City Survivability Rankings for Eastern European Restaurant
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Eastern European Restaurants across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for an Eastern European Restaurant to succeed.
Quick Summary
- The highest-survivability city for Eastern European Restaurant is Portland — 89% average survivability
- 24 of 24 analyzed US metros score above 70% for Eastern European Restaurant survivability
- The lowest-ranked city is New York City at 84%
- National average survivability score for Eastern European Restaurant: 86.5%
- Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 24 US metro areas · Full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Top Cities for Eastern European Restaurants
- Key Insights
- What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
- Related Resources
- How current is this ranking?
- Can an Eastern European Restaurant succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?
- What tools can help me choose the right city for an Eastern European Restaurant?
- Which US city has the best survivability for Eastern European Restaurants?
Summary
According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Portland ranks as the #1 city for opening an Eastern European Restaurant in the United States, with an average 89% chance of surviving more than 2 years. Following close behind are San Antonio with 89%, and St Louis with 88%. Of the 24 metros we analyzed for Eastern European Restaurants, 24 delivered scores above 80% — a strong signal for this category's resilience in high-density markets. Even cities with modest average scores can harbor exceptional individual locations — always check the address-level data. Pair these survivability scores with StreetSpring's live tool to get a real-time view before making a final decision.
Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each city. See our full methodology →
Eastern European Restaurant city survivability rankings — Portland leads among 24 US metros at 89% in 2026
All 24 Cities Ranked for Eastern European Restaurants
Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 24 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Eastern European Restaurants:
1. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Best locations: 92.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.4% – 89.9%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 80.2%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Portland →
What the score range across cities tells you
2. San Antonio Metro: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Best locations: 92.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.0% – 89.7%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 79.5%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in San Antonio →
3. St Louis
- Best locations: 92.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.9% – 89.5%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 79.6%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in St Louis →
4. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Best locations: 92.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.1% – 88.9%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 78.6%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Charlotte →
5. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Best locations: 91.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.4% – 88.9%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 79.2%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Orlando →
6. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Best locations: 91.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.8% – 88.3%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.7%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Phoenix →
7. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Best locations: 91.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.2% – 88.3%
- Challenging locations: 63.0% – 79.8%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Baltimore →
8. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Best locations: 91.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.6% – 88.2%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.6%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Detroit →
9. Atlanta Metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
- Best locations: 91.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.9% – 88.2%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 79.2%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Atlanta →
10. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Best locations: 91.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.6% – 87.9%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 79.0%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in San Diego →
11. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Best locations: 91.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.0% – 87.8%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 77.7%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Tampa Bay →
12. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Best locations: 91.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.2% – 87.6%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.4%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Minneapolis →
The metro-level signals behind these scores
13. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Best locations: 91.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.9% – 87.6%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.8%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in San Francisco →
14. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Best locations: 91.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.8% – 87.5%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.8%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Houston →
15. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.6% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 77.3%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Los Angeles →
16. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Best locations: 90.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.8% – 87.2%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.1%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Denver →
17. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Best locations: 90.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.6% – 87.2%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.8%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Seattle →
18. Dallas Metro: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Best locations: 90.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.4% – 87.2%
- Challenging locations: 66.0% – 79.9%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Dallas →
19. Miami Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Best locations: 90.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.8% – 87.0%
- Challenging locations: 62.0% – 78.6%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Miami →
20. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Best locations: 90.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.3% – 86.9%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.3%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Chicago →
21. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Best locations: 90.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.0% – 86.7%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.1%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Washington DC →
22. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Best locations: 90.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.0% – 86.5%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 77.5%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Boston →
23. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Best locations: 90.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.2% – 85.9%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 76.5%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in Philadelphia →
24. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Best locations: 89.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 80.8% – 85.3%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 76.3%
- Explore Eastern European Restaurant neighborhoods in New York City →
Patterns Across the National Picture
| Signal | Where strong-survivability cities outperform | What drags weaker cities down |
|---|---|---|
| Income distribution shape | Cities with a broad middle-class income band that supports the subtype's price tier. | Cities with bifurcated income distributions where the subtype's price point falls into the middle gap. |
| Anchor-tenant density | Cities with high concentration of universities, hospitals, transit hubs within a 1-mile radius of typical storefronts. | Cities where anchor institutions are isolated in suburbs or single-purpose campuses with no street-level spillover. |
| Climate-driven seasonality | Cities where the subtype's peak season aligns with the local climate calendar (e.g., year-round outdoor dining in mild markets). | Cities with extreme seasonality that compresses revenue into 4–6 month windows. |
Wide variation between cities: The difference between the #1 city (Portland at 88.9%) and the #24 city (New York City at 83.8%) is 5.2 percentage points. This 0.2-point spread between #1 and #2 city suggests meaningful geographic variation in Eastern European Restaurants viability — city selection matters significantly for this category.
Where this ranking confirms the conventional wisdom
Strong performers: 24 cities show Survivability Scores above 80%, indicating highly favorable conditions for Eastern European Restaurants.
National average: Across all 24 analyzed cities, the average survivability for an Eastern European Restaurant is 86.5%.
What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Eastern European Restaurants:
- Strong survivability signals: Portland leads with a 89% average survivability score for Eastern European Restaurants — significantly above the national average for this business category.
- Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Eastern European Restaurants, meaning lower saturation and higher odds of capturing an underserved customer base.
- Supply chain access: Cities at the top of this ranking benefit from mature supplier networks for this category, reducing operating costs and inventory lead times.
- Consumer demand signals: StreetSpring's data captures foot traffic patterns, competitor review velocity, and demographic fit — all pointing toward sustained demand for Eastern European Restaurants in these markets.
The data behind these rankings comes from our proprietary AI models, trained on millions of real-world business outcomes across the U.S. Our models are trained on data from businesses reaching more than 180 million+ Americans. These forecasts are generated by our exclusive analytical framework, built from the ground up for commercial real estate.
Visual Data
Related Resources
City-specific guides: For detailed neighborhood-level analysis, explore our city guides:
- Survivability Rankings for Eastern European Restaurant in Portland
- Business Survivability Rankings: Portland
- Survivability Rankings for Eastern European Restaurant in San Antonio
- Business Survivability Rankings: San Antonio
- Survivability Rankings for Eastern European Restaurant in St Louis
- Business Survivability Rankings: St Louis
- Survivability Rankings for Eastern European Restaurant in Charlotte
- Business Survivability Rankings: Charlotte
- Survivability Rankings for Eastern European Restaurant in Orlando
- Business Survivability Rankings: Orlando
National guides:
- National Neighborhood Survivability Rankings for Eastern European Restaurants
- Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: Portland
When does StreetSpring refresh the city rankings?
Rankings are updated quarterly. The current data reflects StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with the next full dataset refresh scheduled for Q3 2026. As market conditions shift across major metros, individual city scores can move meaningfully between updates — particularly for Eastern European Restaurants, where local competition density and consumer spending patterns respond quickly to new entrants and neighborhood change. For the most current score at any specific address, use StreetSpring's live survivability tool rather than the static ranking above.
Should an Eastern European Restaurant avoid cities ranked below the top 10?
Yes — our top 10 ranking reflects cities with the strongest average conditions, but lower-ranked metros can still contain exceptional individual neighborhoods. Many operators successfully open Eastern European Restaurants in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Eastern European Restaurants in particular can find strong performance in secondary markets where the right demographic concentration, household income, and limited direct competition within walking distance align — even outside our highest-ranked cities. StreetSpring's neighborhood-level data surfaces these pockets of opportunity in every city we analyze, regardless of where the city as a whole ranks nationally.
Which resources help pick the right metro for an Eastern European Restaurant?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Eastern European Restaurants across all 24 metros we track. For this category specifically, the tool surfaces competition density, consumer spending index for Eastern European Restaurants, and commercial vacancy rates — the factors that most consistently predict whether an Eastern European Restaurant will still be operating after two years. You can check any specific address before signing a lease and compare multiple neighborhoods side by side to identify the highest-survivability site within your target city.
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Which metro tops the Eastern European Restaurant survivability ranking?
Portland ranks as the #1 city in the US for Eastern European Restaurants survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average score of 89%. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Portland, an Eastern European Restaurant has approximately a 89% chance of still operating after two years — above the national average for this category. San Antonio ranks second, followed by St Louis. The full ranking reflects data across 24 major US metro areas — see the complete list above for all scores and neighborhood-level links.
Reviewed: May 10, 2026 by Bobby Koons, StreetSpring founder
Technical note: Aggregated national survivability rankings across all 24 metros are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
StreetSpring recalculates survivability using the latest competitive, demographic, and foot traffic data, so the live score may differ from the static ranges shown here.
Methodology: City rankings aggregate neighborhood-level Survivability Scores (max, average, and min) across all analyzed neighborhoods in each metro area. Rankings reflect average conditions but do not account for variation within cities. Coverage includes 24 major US metropolitan areas: Portland, San Antonio, St Louis, Charlotte, Orlando, Phoenix, Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta, San Diego, Tampa Bay, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles, Denver, Seattle, Dallas, Miami, Chicago, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia, New York City.