Top 100 Independents

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

Top 100 Independents

Gotham Bar and Grill

Co-owner Alfred Portale still oversees the kitchen after 30 years.*RB estimate...

Top 100 Independents

Old Ebbitt Grill

Annual Brewhaha event celebrates craft beers...

Yes, Le Diplomate had a mime as well as menu specials for Bastille Day...

N9NE Group’s newly remodeled steakhouse in the Palms Casino Resort...

A D.C. tradition since 1856, just steps away from the White House...

Abe & Louie’s menu changes infrequently, but 2015 saw Australian wagyu beef additions...

Russell Kook, former excecutive chef at Chicago Cut Steakhouse, took over Hugo’s kitchen in July...

Popular new offerings from Top 100 restaurants run the gamut, with operators listing drinks, seafood, steaks and more as popular new items.

What was 2016’s best new seller? The Fried Chicken & Jefferson Donut, with 65,663 sold.

Winning customer-suggested dessert: cheesecake ice cream with key lime pie ribbons, graham cracker crunch and toasted marshmallow swirl.

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