Tourism continues to rule the Top 100 Independent Restaurants. Not surprisingly, New York City is home to the most restaurants in the ranking. 33 of the Top 100 restaurants are located in the Big Apple.
Restaurant | Location | Rank | Sales |
| TAO Downtown | New York City | 2 | $38,000,000 |
| Lavo New York | New York City | 4 | $31,000,000 |
| Carmine's | New York City | 5 | $30,984,068 |
| Smith & Wollensky | New York City | 7 | $26,057,894 |
| TAO Uptown | New York City | 8 | $24,000,000 |
| Buddakan | New York City | 12 | $21,425,583 |
| Sparks Steak House | New York City | 21 | $18,100,000* |
| Del Posto | New York City | 24 | $17,600,000* |
| The Smith (Lincoln Square) | New York City | 26 | $17,475,000 |
| '21' Club | New York City | 28 | $17,082,107 |
| Balthazar | New York City | 32 | $16,700,000* |
| Quality Meats | New York City | 34 | $16,624,234 |
| Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar | New York City | 35 | $16,500,000* |
| Grand Central Oyster Bar | New York City | 38 | $16,200,000* |
| Spice Market | New York City | 50 | $15,400,000* |
| Quality Italian | New York City | 51 | $15,337,858 |
| Blue Fin | New York City | 55 | $15,100,000* |
| Junior’s (Brooklyn) | New York City | 57 | $14,900,000* |
| The Sea Grill | New York City | 59 | $14,650,000* |
| The Smith (Midtown) | New York City | 62 | $14,452,000 |
| Blue Water Grill | New York City | 63 | $14,400,000* |
| Coffee Shop | New York City | 64 | $14,300,000* |
| The Four Seasons | New York City | 67 | $14,150,000* |
| Bryant Park Grill & Café | New York City | 70 | $14,000,000* |
| The Milleridge Inn | Jericho, N.Y. | 72 | $13,900,000* |
| Rock Center Café | New York City | 75 | $13,800,000* |
| Virgil’s Real Barbecue | New York City | 78 | $13,526,645 |
| Cafe Fiorello | New York City | 85 | $12,900,000* |
| Junior’s (Times Square) | New York City | 86 | $12,800,000* |
| Keens Steakhouse | New York City | 87 | $12,700,000* |
| Daniel | New York City | 88 | $12,700,000* |
| Tavern on the Green | New York City | 93 | $12,300,000* |
| Morimoto | New York City | 96 | $12,118,053 |
| Oceana | New York City | 100 | $12,000,000 |
*RB Estimate; all rankings based on 2014 sales
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