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Restaurant Business’ annual Top 100 Independents feature ranks the largest indies in the nation by food and beverage sales. Click through to see the top-grossing restaurants in Florida.
A Disney Springs top performer, The Boathouse is managed by Gibsons Restaurant Group.
Top 100 rank: 2
2019 sales: $35.2M
2019 meals served: 820,819
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Three stories of indoor/outdoor dining in Miami's Brickell district.
Top 100 rank: 19
2019 sales: $22.5M
2019 meals served: 265,000
Steaks and seafood are served aboard a faux paddleboat moored on Lake Buena Vista.
Top 100 rank: 27
2019 sales: $19.8M*
2019 meals served: 417,500*
*RB estimate
Brunch sales have been growing, especially on Saturdays.
Top 100 rank: 33
2019 sales: $18.6M
2019 meals served: 409,752
Haute Japanese served with a nouveau twist.
Top 100 rank: 39
2019 sales: $18.2M
2019 meals served: 256,830
Latin-inspired fare, local seafood and Miami city views draw the crowds.
Top 100 rank: 53
2019 sales: $17M
2019 meals served: 182,000
Six decades of serving garlic crabs and other seafood specialities.
Top 100 rank: 59
2019 sales: $15.7M
2019 meals served: 371,000
Situated in Miami’s Design District, Swan serves European fare in an elegant setting.
Top 100 rank: 66
2019 sales: $15M
2019 meals served: 225,000
A casual bar scene downstairs, formal dining upstairs at this Fort Lauderdale fixture.
Top 100 rank: 67
2019 meals served: 356,000
The money will be paid out to nearly 5,000 workers who say they were wrongly classified as exempt from federal overtime rules.
While the market for restaurants has been bifurcated so far, that could end as some foresee a return to in-restaurant dining.
The latest data from the Produce for Better Health Foundations reveals that Americans are eating less vegetables and fruit.
The fast casual’s urban restaurants, in particular, have struggled during the pandemic and the chain is pushing ahead with new store formats.
