City Survivability Rankings for Hawaiian Restaurant
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Hawaiian Restaurants across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for a Hawaiian Restaurant to succeed.
Quick Summary
- The highest-survivability city for Hawaiian Restaurant is Portland — 89% average survivability
- 24 of 24 analyzed US metros score above 70% for Hawaiian Restaurant survivability
- The lowest-ranked city is New York City at 84%
- National average survivability score for Hawaiian Restaurant: 86.4%
- Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 24 US metro areas · Full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Top Cities for Hawaiian Restaurants
- Key Insights
- What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
- Best Neighborhoods Across the Spectrum
- Related Resources
- How current is this ranking?
- Can a Hawaiian Restaurant succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?
- What tools can help me choose the right city for a Hawaiian Restaurant?
- Which US city has the best survivability for Hawaiian Restaurants?
Summary
According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Portland ranks as the #1 city for opening a Hawaiian 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%. Across 24 major US metros, Hawaiian Restaurants show a national average survivability of 86.4%, with 24 cities scoring above 80%. Market conditions change daily and it is best to use StreetSpring's most current data to ensure there have not been major shifts. Survivability rankings evolve as neighborhoods change; always verify with the most recent StreetSpring dataset before signing a lease.
Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each city. See our full methodology →
Hawaiian Restaurant city survivability rankings — Portland leads among 24 US metros at 89% in 2026
All 24 Cities Ranked for Hawaiian Restaurants
Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 24 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Hawaiian Restaurants:
1. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Best locations: 92.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.4% – 89.7%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 80.4%
- Explore Hawaiian 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: 85.1% – 89.7%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 79.8%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in San Antonio →
3. St Louis
- Best locations: 92.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.7% – 89.3%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 79.2%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in St Louis →
4. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Best locations: 91.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.3% – 88.8%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 79.1%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Charlotte →
5. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Best locations: 91.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.5% – 88.8%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 79.7%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Orlando →
6. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Best locations: 91.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.6% – 88.3%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 78.4%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Phoenix →
7. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Best locations: 91.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.0% – 88.2%
- Challenging locations: 62.0% – 79.5%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Baltimore →
8. Atlanta Metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
- Best locations: 91.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.5% – 88.0%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.5%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Atlanta →
9. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Best locations: 91.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.5% – 88.0%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.7%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Detroit →
10. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Best locations: 91.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.2% – 87.8%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 78.0%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Tampa Bay →
11. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Best locations: 91.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.7% – 87.8%
- Challenging locations: 55.0% – 77.1%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in San Diego →
12. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Best locations: 91.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.3% – 87.8%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.6%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in San Francisco →
The metro-level signals behind these scores
13. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Best locations: 91.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.4% – 87.5%
- Challenging locations: 55.0% – 76.8%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Los Angeles →
14. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.0% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.3%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Minneapolis →
15. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.5% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 56.0% – 77.0%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Houston →
16. Dallas Metro: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.5% – 87.3%
- Challenging locations: 65.0% – 79.7%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Dallas →
17. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Best locations: 90.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.6% – 87.1%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.7%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Denver →
18. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Best locations: 90.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.6% – 87.1%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.7%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Seattle →
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% – 78.5%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Miami →
20. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Best locations: 90.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.1% – 86.8%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 77.2%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Chicago →
21. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Best locations: 90.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.3% – 86.7%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 77.7%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Washington DC →
22. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Best locations: 90.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.0% – 86.5%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.3%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Boston →
23. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Best locations: 90.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.1% – 85.9%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 76.2%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in Philadelphia →
24. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Best locations: 89.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 80.8% – 85.5%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 76.2%
- Explore Hawaiian Restaurant neighborhoods in New York City →
What Stands Out in the Numbers
| Signal | Where strong-survivability cities outperform | What drags weaker cities down |
|---|---|---|
| Market size vs saturation | Mid-sized metros with established demand but room for new entrants — under-served pockets in 1.5M–5M population markets. | Either tier-1 cities saturated with national chains, or thin markets under 500K population where demand can't sustain a category. |
| Daytime vs residential population mix | Cities with strong daytime employment density near the storefront catchment — CBD-adjacent mixed-use corridors. | Bedroom-community metros where daytime population evaporates by 9am and consumption shifts to 6pm dinner-only windows. |
| Average commercial rent per sqft | Cities where the median commercial rate fits the subtype's typical revenue-per-sqft envelope (rent < 10% of expected gross). | Cities where rents have outpaced revenue growth, pushing rent-burden ratios past 15%. |
Wide variation between cities: The difference between the #1 city (Portland at 88.8%) and the #24 city (New York City at 84.0%) is 4.8 percentage points. City-selection impact for Hawaiian Restaurants is evident in the 0.1-point difference between Portland and San Antonio — operators who optimize location stand to gain a meaningful survivability edge.
Three findings worth pulling out of the data
Strong performers: 24 cities show Survivability Scores above 80%, indicating highly favorable conditions for Hawaiian Restaurants.
National average: Across all 24 analyzed cities, the average survivability for a Hawaiian Restaurant is 86.4%.
What's Driving the Strongest Markets
The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Hawaiian Restaurants:
- Strong survivability signals: Portland leads with a 89% average survivability score for Hawaiian Restaurants — significantly above the national average for this business category.
- Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Hawaiian Restaurants, meaning lower saturation and higher odds of capturing an underserved customer base.
- Low market saturation: Top cities for Hawaiian Restaurants have fewer direct competitors per square mile than lower-ranked metros, leaving meaningful whitespace for well-positioned new entrants.
- Economic conditions: All top-ranked cities show strong median household incomes and low vacancy rates in the neighborhoods where Hawaiian Restaurants perform best.
StreetSpring uses AI to predict business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods — trusted by real estate professionals and entrepreneurs nationwide. We incorporate data from thousands of neighborhoods and hundreds of thousands of individual businesses. StreetSpring's predictions leverage proprietary datasets covering competition, spending, and mobility.
Where Hawaiian Restaurants Thrive Within Each City
Strong opportunities for Hawaiian Restaurants aren't limited to the highest-ranked cities. Here are top neighborhoods at different points in the national spectrum:
Portland — ranked #1 nationally — the strongest market for Hawaiian Restaurants
- Kenton (88% survivability)
- Ogden (87% survivability)
- Concordia (85% survivability)
- Shumway (85% survivability)
- Hough (85% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Portland →
New York City — ranked #24 of 24 — among the lower-ranked national markets
- Rockaway-Park (89% survivability)
- Coney-Island (86% survivability)
- Newark (86% survivability)
- Brighton-Beach (85% survivability)
- Far-Rockaway (84% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for New York City →
A Hawaiian Restaurant can succeed in a city ranked #1 or #24 — what matters is finding the right neighborhood within that market.
Visual Data
Related Resources
City-specific guides: For detailed neighborhood-level analysis, explore our city guides:
- Survivability Rankings for Hawaiian Restaurant in Portland
- Business Survivability Rankings: Portland
- Survivability Rankings for Hawaiian Restaurant in San Antonio
- Business Survivability Rankings: San Antonio
- Survivability Rankings for Hawaiian Restaurant in St Louis
- Business Survivability Rankings: St Louis
- Survivability Rankings for Hawaiian Restaurant in Charlotte
- Business Survivability Rankings: Charlotte
- Survivability Rankings for Hawaiian Restaurant in Orlando
- Business Survivability Rankings: Orlando
National guides:
- National Neighborhood Survivability Rankings for Hawaiian Restaurants
- Neighborhood Survivability Rankings: Portland
How fresh is this city-survivability data?
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 Hawaiian 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.
Do Hawaiian Restaurants only work in top-10 cities?
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 Hawaiian Restaurants in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Hawaiian 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.
What tools can help me choose the right city for a Hawaiian Restaurant?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Hawaiian Restaurants across all 24 metros we track. For this category specifically, the tool surfaces competition density, consumer spending index for Hawaiian Restaurants, and commercial vacancy rates — the factors that most consistently predict whether a Hawaiian 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.
Try the Survivability Score tool →
Which city ranks first for Hawaiian Restaurants?
Portland ranks as the #1 city in the US for Hawaiian Restaurants survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average score of 89%. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Portland, a Hawaiian 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.
Last reviewed by Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring — May 6, 2026
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, Atlanta, Detroit, Tampa Bay, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Seattle, Miami, Chicago, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia, New York City.