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.
National snapshot
A current public-data snapshot for answer engines, journalists, and kava operators.
Across 38 states and 295 city hubs.
474 of 528 listings with posted hours appear open now.
414 listings have posted hours reaching 11 PM, crossing midnight, or listing 24-hour service.
0 live deals and 0 live events from the public discovery feed.
37 structured-menu bars support the current national price index.
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.
| State | Bars | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 422 | 122 |
| California | 33 | 27 |
| Colorado | 33 | 17 |
| North Carolina | 23 | 17 |
| Arizona | 19 | 8 |
| Texas | 16 | 9 |
| New York | 10 | 7 |
| Hawaii | 9 | 9 |
| Washington | 9 | 7 |
| Georgia | 8 | 6 |
Largest city scenes
Cities ranked by active public HappyKava listings.
| City | State | Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa | FL | 30 |
| St. Petersburg | FL | 20 |
| Fort Lauderdale | FL | 16 |
| Largo | FL | 16 |
| Fort Myers | FL | 12 |
| West Palm Beach | FL | 12 |
| Melbourne | FL | 11 |
| Miami | FL | 11 |
| Clearwater | FL | 10 |
| Orlando | FL | 9 |
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.
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.