Top 100 Independents

Restaurant Business magazine ranks the top-grossing independent restaurants in America

Top 100 Independents

Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House

The downtown Hugo's is the busiest of three in the Chicago market.

Top 100 Independents

2019 top independent steakhouses

High-end steak concepts continue to be extremely prevalent in this year’s ranking.

Italian concepts saw a slight jump on this year’s Top 100 Independents ranking.

Hotels are hot spots for top-earning restaurants.

Seafood concepts on this year’s Top 100 Independents ranking span the country.

In February 2017, Madison Square Garden Co. bought a 62.5% stake in Tao Group for $181 million.

Restaurants in this year’s Top 100 Independents ranking brought in about the same in food and beverage revenues as they did the prior two years—$1.8 billion.

In a year when indies were closing, these money makers fought against challenges and changes to stay alive.

Everything in the pawn shop—through which guests enter the restaurant via a back door—is for sale.

List of 100 top-grossing independent restaurants in America based on restaurant data like restaurant sales and average restaurant check size.

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