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Top 100 Independents

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

Top 100 Independents

Swift & Sons

 Dec. 31, 1969

Opened by Boka Restaurant Group (Girl & The Goat, Boka and others) in 2016, Swift & Sons makes its Top 100 debut.

Top 100 Independents

Boulevard

 Dec. 31, 1969

The 2012 winner of the James Beard Best Restaurant award is still considered one of the best restaurants in San Francisco.

Top 100 Independents

Joe's Stone Crab

Dec. 31, 1969

Lunch service closes for the summer, reopening in mid-October. Takeout service is closed in summer until Aug. 1.

Top 100 Independents

Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse

Dec. 31, 1969

Even though McDonald's corporate headquarters, formerly across the street, moved downtown, this Gibsons is doing just fine.

Top 100 Independents

Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn

Dec. 31, 1969

What do you add to the menu when you're already attracting nearly a million guests a year? In 2017, it was baked Alaska.

Top 100 Independents

Old Ebbitt Grill

Dec. 31, 1969

It was founded as a saloon in 1856, where presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt and Warren Harding were known to refresh themselves.

Top 100 Independents

Bob Chinn's Crab House

Dec. 31, 1969

Spotlighting the beer/seafood compatibility, Chinn's has expanded its craft beer selection and organized beer dinners with brewery partners.

Top 100 Independents

Franciscan Crab Restaurant

Dec. 31, 1969

Built in the late 1950s and recently remodeled, the Franciscan is an iconic part of San Francisco seafood dining.

Top 100 Independents

Bryant Park Grill & Cafe

Dec. 31, 1969

French-influenced dining in a beautiful setting behind the landmark New York Public Library.

Top 100 Independents

Founding Farmers (D.C.)

Dec. 31, 1969

Farmer Restaurant Group is majority owned by 47,000 family farmer members of the North Dakota Farmers Union.

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