City Survivability Rankings for Hot Pot Restaurant
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Hot Pot Restaurants across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for a Hot Pot Restaurant to succeed.
Quick Summary
- The highest-survivability city for Hot Pot Restaurant is Portland — 89% average survivability
- 24 of 24 analyzed US metros score above 70% for Hot Pot Restaurant survivability
- The lowest-ranked city is New York City at 84%
- National average survivability score for Hot Pot Restaurant: 86.5%
- Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 24 US metro areas · Full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Top Cities for Hot Pot Restaurants
- Key Insights
- What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
- Best Neighborhoods Across the Spectrum
- Related Resources
- How current is this ranking?
- Can a Hot Pot Restaurant succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?
- What tools can help me choose the right city for a Hot Pot Restaurant?
- Which US city has the best survivability for Hot Pot Restaurants?
Summary
According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Portland ranks as the #1 city for opening a Hot Pot 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%. The national picture for Hot Pot Restaurants shows 86.5% average survivability across 24 cities, with the gap between Portland and lower-ranked metros revealing significant geographic variation. Keep in mind that results depend heavily on the exact location; strong sites often exist within cities that seem less favorable overall. Use this data to narrow your shortlist, then visit each top city in person to assess foot traffic and competitive density.
Survivability ranges reflect best and worst storefront conditions within each city. See our full methodology →
Hot Pot Restaurant city survivability rankings — Portland leads among 24 US metros at 89% in 2026
All 24 Cities Ranked for Hot Pot Restaurants
Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 24 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Hot Pot Restaurants:
1. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Best locations: 92.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.5% – 89.8%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 80.5%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Portland →
The metro-level signals behind these scores
2. San Antonio Metro: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Best locations: 92.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.1% – 89.6%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 79.7%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in San Antonio →
3. St Louis
- Best locations: 92.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.6% – 89.3%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 79.2%
- Explore Hot Pot 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 Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Charlotte →
5. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Best locations: 91.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.0% – 88.8%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 78.5%
- Explore Hot Pot 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 Hot Pot 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 Hot Pot 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 Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Atlanta →
9. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Best locations: 91.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.5% – 88.0%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.7%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Detroit →
10. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Best locations: 91.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.1% – 87.8%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 78.0%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Tampa Bay →
11. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Best locations: 91.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.2% – 87.8%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.3%
- Explore Hot Pot 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% – 78.5%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in San Francisco →
Where the top 5 cluster, and the surprising outliers
13. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.7% – 87.5%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 77.4%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Houston →
14. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.5% – 87.5%
- Challenging locations: 56.0% – 77.1%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Los Angeles →
15. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.1% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 78.6%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Minneapolis →
16. Dallas Metro: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.6% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 65.0% – 79.8%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Dallas →
17. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Best locations: 90.9% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.7% – 87.2%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.1%
- Explore Hot Pot 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% – 77.8%
- Explore Hot Pot 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% – 78.6%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Miami →
20. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Best locations: 90.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.3% – 86.8%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.5%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Chicago →
21. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Best locations: 90.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.4% – 86.8%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 77.8%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Washington DC →
22. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Best locations: 90.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.3% – 86.7%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 77.7%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Boston →
23. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Best locations: 90.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.3% – 86.0%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 76.5%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in Philadelphia →
24. New York City Metro: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Best locations: 90.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.2% – 85.7%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 76.6%
- Explore Hot Pot Restaurant neighborhoods in New York City →
Top Findings From the City Rankings
| Signal | Where strong-survivability cities outperform | What drags weaker cities down |
|---|---|---|
| BLS QCEW retail employment trend | Cities with positive 3-year retail employment growth — proxy for local demand expansion. | Cities showing flat or declining retail employment over the same window. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
Wide variation between cities: The difference between the #1 city (Portland at 88.8%) and the #24 city (New York City at 84.2%) is 4.6 percentage points. The 0.2-point lead Portland holds over San Antonio reflects real structural differences in how well each metro supports Hot Pot Restaurants — not just random variation.
Where this ranking confirms the conventional wisdom
Strong performers: 24 cities show Survivability Scores above 80%, indicating highly favorable conditions for Hot Pot Restaurants.
National average: Across all 24 analyzed cities, the average survivability for a Hot Pot Restaurant is 86.5%.
What the Leaders Share
The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Hot Pot Restaurants:
- Strong survivability signals: Portland leads with a 89% average survivability score for Hot Pot Restaurants — significantly above the national average for this business category.
- Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Hot Pot Restaurants, meaning lower saturation and higher odds of capturing an underserved customer base.
- Consumer demand signals: StreetSpring's data captures foot traffic patterns, competitor review velocity, and demographic fit — all pointing toward sustained demand for Hot Pot Restaurants in these markets.
- Economic conditions: All top-ranked cities show strong median household incomes and low vacancy rates in the neighborhoods where Hot Pot Restaurants perform best.
Powered by advanced AI, StreetSpring predicts how businesses will perform in neighborhoods across the country. We incorporate data from thousands of neighborhoods and hundreds of thousands of individual businesses. These forecasts are generated by our exclusive analytical framework, built from the ground up for commercial real estate.
Best Neighborhoods Across the Spectrum
City-level averages mask significant within-city variation. Below are some of the strongest neighborhoods for Hot Pot Restaurant at different points in the rankings:
Portland — ranked #1 nationally — the strongest market for Hot Pot Restaurants
- Kenton (89% survivability)
- Vernon (87% survivability)
- Ogden (87% survivability)
- Concordia (86% survivability)
- Multnomah (86% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Portland →
New York City — ranked #24 of 24 — among the lower-ranked national markets
- Rockaway-Park (88% survivability)
- Coney-Island (86% survivability)
- Newark (86% survivability)
- Brighton-Beach (85% survivability)
- Lincoln-Park (84% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for New York City →
A Hot Pot 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 Hot Pot Restaurant in Portland
- Business Survivability Rankings: Portland
- Survivability Rankings for Hot Pot Restaurant in San Antonio
- Business Survivability Rankings: San Antonio
- Survivability Rankings for Hot Pot Restaurant in St Louis
- Business Survivability Rankings: St Louis
- Survivability Rankings for Hot Pot Restaurant in Charlotte
- Business Survivability Rankings: Charlotte
- Survivability Rankings for Hot Pot Restaurant in Orlando
- Business Survivability Rankings: Orlando
National guides:
- National Neighborhood Survivability Rankings for Hot Pot 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 Hot Pot 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.
Can a Hot Pot Restaurant succeed in cities not ranked in 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 Hot Pot Restaurants in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Hot Pot 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 tools rank cities for a Hot Pot Restaurant survivability?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Hot Pot Restaurants across all 24 metros we track. For this category specifically, the tool surfaces competition density, consumer spending index for Hot Pot Restaurants, and commercial vacancy rates — the factors that most consistently predict whether a Hot Pot 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 →
What is the #1 city for Hot Pot Restaurants?
Portland ranks as the #1 city in the US for Hot Pot Restaurants survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average score of 89%. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Portland, a Hot Pot 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 8, 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, Atlanta, Detroit, Tampa Bay, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Dallas, Denver, Seattle, Miami, Chicago, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia, New York City.