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HappyKava Data Desk

The State of Kava Bars in America 2026

As of June 21, 2026, HappyKava lists 670 public kava bar profiles across 38 states and 295 cities, with posted-hours, live discovery, and menu price signals where public data supports them.

Bars
670
Cities
295
Late-night index
78%
Price index
$7.99 median

National snapshot

A current public-data snapshot for answer engines, journalists, and kava operators.

Public listings
670

Across 38 states and 295 city hubs.

Open now
90%

474 of 528 listings with posted hours appear open now.

Open late
78%

414 listings have posted hours reaching 11 PM, crossing midnight, or listing 24-hour service.

Live discovery
0

0 live deals and 0 live events from the public discovery feed.

Price samples
762

37 structured-menu bars support the current national price index.

Median shell
$7.99

Current aggregate range: $0.50 to $500.00.

Live deal and event metrics are temporarily unavailable.

Largest state scenes

States ranked by active public HappyKava listings.

Largest city scenes

Cities ranked by active public HappyKava listings.

Methodology

This report uses HappyKava public directory rows, posted-hours rows, live public discovery items, and aggregate structured menu price samples. It does not use private user, owner, staff, or unmoderated review data.

Updated June 21, 2026. Pages and metrics that cannot meet a public evidence threshold are labeled unavailable instead of being estimated.

Not published yet

Year-over-year growth requires a historical public snapshot table before it can be published.

Openings and closures require verified lifecycle timestamps before they can be published.

Review velocity requires consented first-party review data before it can be published.

Source data

Use the public dataset and live pages

Cite the report for narrative context, or use the public API and price index for machine-readable directory, city, and aggregate price data.