The Independent is a casual, comfortable neighborhood restaurant and pub located in the heart of Union Square. Its seasonally influenced dinner menu is offered at either of its two bars as well as in the dining room. The kitchen prepares all of their cuisine with simple, classic preparation, using local, sustainable, and fresh ingredients. Fresh, local seafood specials are a daily mainstay.

The drink menu at The Independent features both standards and new trends. Its wine list is small, featuring mainstays of the old world while maintaining an emphasis on smaller vineyards, organic and biodynamic practices, and a low mark up. The beer list changes seasonally, featuring many local and craft breweries, as well as an array of Belgians, making full use of its sixteen draught lines and thirty-some-odd bottles.