City Survivability Rankings for Tapas Restaurant
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks the top cities for Tapas Restaurants across the US by Survivability Scores. See which cities offer the best chances for a Tapas Restaurant to succeed.
Quick Summary
- The highest-survivability city for Tapas Restaurant is Portland — 89% average survivability
- 24 of 24 analyzed US metros score above 70% for Tapas Restaurant survivability
- The lowest-ranked city is New York City at 84%
- National average survivability score for Tapas Restaurant: 86.6%
- Data reflects 2026 StreetSpring survivability analysis across 24 US metro areas · Full methodology →
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Top Cities for Tapas Restaurants
- Key Insights
- What Makes These Cities Stand Out?
- Best Neighborhoods Across the Spectrum
- Related Resources
- How current is this ranking?
- Can a Tapas Restaurant succeed in cities not ranked in the top 10?
- What tools can help me choose the right city for a Tapas Restaurant?
- Which US city has the best survivability for Tapas Restaurants?
Summary
According to StreetSpring's 2026 nationwide analysis, Portland ranks as the #1 city for opening a Tapas 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 89%. Of the 24 metros we analyzed for Tapas Restaurants, 24 delivered scores above 80% — a strong signal for this category's resilience in high-density markets. Remember that a city's average score smooths over wide variation — your exact neighborhood could significantly outperform the city average. 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 →
Tapas Restaurant city survivability rankings — Portland leads among 24 US metros at 89% in 2026
Ranked: 24 Cities by Tapas Restaurant Survivability
Based on StreetSpring's analysis of 24 major metropolitan areas, these cities offer the strongest prospects for Tapas Restaurants:
1. Portland Metro: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Best locations: 92.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.5% – 89.9%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 80.3%
Where the top 5 cluster, and the surprising outliers
2. San Antonio Metro: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Best locations: 92.5% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.2% – 89.7%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 79.8%
3. St Louis
- Best locations: 92.3% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 85.1% – 89.5%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 80.0%
4. Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Best locations: 92.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.3% – 89.0%
- Challenging locations: 58.0% – 78.9%
5. Orlando Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Best locations: 92.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.5% – 88.9%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 79.5%
6. Phoenix Metro: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Best locations: 91.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.9% – 88.5%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.8%
7. Baltimore Metro: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Best locations: 91.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.4% – 88.4%
- Challenging locations: 63.0% – 80.0%
8. Detroit Metro: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Best locations: 91.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.9% – 88.3%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 79.0%
9. Atlanta Metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
- Best locations: 91.6% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 84.0% – 88.3%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 79.3%
- Explore Tapas Restaurant neighborhoods in Atlanta →
10. San Diego Metro: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Best locations: 91.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.9% – 88.1%
- Challenging locations: 62.0% – 79.4%
11. Tampa Bay Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Best locations: 91.4% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.2% – 88.0%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 77.8%
12. San Francisco Metro: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Best locations: 91.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.2% – 87.8%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.3%
What "city rank" hides about block-level reality
13. Minneapolis Metro: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Best locations: 91.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.4% – 87.7%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 78.8%
14. Houston Metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Best locations: 91.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.1% – 87.6%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.1%
15. Los Angeles Metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Best locations: 91.1% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.8% – 87.6%
- Challenging locations: 57.0% – 77.5%
16. Seattle Metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.8% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 78.0%
17. Denver Metro: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Best locations: 91.0% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.9% – 87.4%
- Challenging locations: 60.0% – 78.2%
18. Chicago Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Best locations: 90.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.6% – 87.2%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.8%
19. Miami Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Best locations: 90.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.1% – 87.2%
- Challenging locations: 55.0% – 76.6%
20. Dallas Metro: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Best locations: 90.8% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 83.3% – 87.0%
- Challenging locations: 66.0% – 79.8%
21. Boston Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Best locations: 90.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.6% – 87.0%
- Challenging locations: 61.0% – 78.2%
22. Washington DC Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Best locations: 90.7% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 82.4% – 87.0%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.6%
23. Philadelphia Metro: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Best locations: 90.2% – 97.0%
- Average locations: 81.6% – 86.2%
- Challenging locations: 59.0% – 77.0%
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%
Top Findings From the City Rankings
| Comparison factor | Top-tier city pattern | Bottom-tier city pattern |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 88.9%) and the #24 city (New York City at 84.2%) is 4.7 percentage points. The 0.2-point gap between top cities suggests that Tapas Restaurants viability varies meaningfully across major US metros, though neighborhood-level differences remain significant.
The most actionable signal in this dataset
Strong performers: 24 cities show Survivability Scores above 80%, indicating highly favorable conditions for Tapas Restaurants.
National average: Across all 24 analyzed cities, the average survivability for a Tapas Restaurant is 86.6%.
The Common Threads in Top Tapas Restaurant Cities
The top-ranked cities share several characteristics that favor Tapas Restaurants:
- Strong survivability signals: Portland leads with a 89% average survivability score for Tapas Restaurants — significantly above the national average for this business category.
- Competition density: The top cities show favorable competitor-to-opportunity ratios for Tapas Restaurants, meaning lower saturation and higher odds of capturing an underserved customer base.
- Neighborhood diversity: Within each top city, high-survivability zones appear across multiple neighborhood types — from dense urban cores to established suburban strips.
- Economic conditions: All top-ranked cities show strong median household incomes and low vacancy rates in the neighborhoods where Tapas Restaurants perform best.
Our analysis draws on millions of commercial real estate data points to deliver survivability predictions trusted by professionals nationwide. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. The prediction engine behind these rankings is entirely proprietary — developed in-house over years of research.
The Strongest Neighborhoods Across All 24 Markets
Where you open matters more than which city ranks highest. The strongest neighborhoods for Tapas Restaurants can be found across the entire national distribution:
Portland — ranked #1 nationally — the strongest market for Tapas Restaurants
- Humboldt (62% survivability)
- Hollywood (61% survivability)
- Roseway (61% survivability)
- Alameda (57% survivability)
- Hillsdale (55% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Portland →
Minneapolis — ranked #13 of 24 — a middle-of-the-pack national market
- Logan-Park (62% survivability)
- Beltrami (57% survivability)
- Elliot-Park (56% survivability)
- Whittier (55% survivability)
- Loring-Park (53% survivability)
See full neighborhood rankings for Minneapolis →
A Tapas Restaurant can succeed in a city ranked #1 or #24 — what matters is finding the right neighborhood within that market.
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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 Tapas 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 a Tapas 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 Tapas Restaurants in cities that don't appear in our top 10. Tapas 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.
How can I narrow down cities for a Tapas Restaurant?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score tool provides address-level predictions for Tapas Restaurants across all 24 metros we track. For this category specifically, the tool surfaces competition density, consumer spending index for Tapas Restaurants, and commercial vacancy rates — the factors that most consistently predict whether a Tapas 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 →
Where in the US do Tapas Restaurants survive best?
Portland ranks as the #1 city in the US for Tapas Restaurants survivability in StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, with an average score of 89%. This means that across well-selected neighborhoods in Portland, a Tapas 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 and updated: May 8, 2026 — Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
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 walkability 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, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Miami, Dallas, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York City.