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Top 100 Independents

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

Top 100 Independents

Junior's (Brooklyn)

Man does not live on fabulous cheesecake alone: Reuben Egg Rolls, added in 2017, have been a smash hit.

Top 100 Independents

Cafe Fiorello

A breakfast, lunch and dinner institution across from Lincoln Center since 1974.

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

Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab

Dec. 31, 1969

A 30-ounce porterhouse is $80, but a cheeseburger can be had at the bar for just $18.95.

Top 100 Independents

The Smith (NoMad)

Dec. 31, 1969

Parent Corner Table Restaurants has opened two Smith locations in Washington, D.C.

Top 100 Independents

Quality Italian

Dec. 31, 1969

A Quality Italian was opened in Denver in 2017, and a Quality Meats operates in Miami.

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

Coffee Shop

Dec. 31, 1969

The Union Square fixture, featured in "Sex and the City," was slated to close in October 2018 after 28 years.

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

Carmine's (Times Square)

Dec. 31, 1969

Managing increased labor due to the success of catering and delivery services is a "happy problem."