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My Brother and I are ranking every burger in New York City.

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The two brothers behind Brotherly Burgers at a restaurant table in front of a wall of wine bottles, one photographing a burger on his phone, the table set with pasta and sides

New York City

The burger index

In September 2024, we began posting and ranking every burger in NYC on our personal Instagrams. By October 2025, we became known for our burger rankings to our friends, colleagues, and people from high school we hadn’t seen in 10 years, so we decided to start posting Brotherly Burgers.

A huge thanks to Blackbird (use code bb-2yfzjw if you sign up) as we already loved burgers, but joining Burger League Season 1 took our love to the next level. Our goal is to be as known for burgers as Portnoy is for pizza, with hopefully less controversy, more authenticity, and more trust behind our rankings and taste. We’re 109 burgers in and don’t plan to stop anytime soon.

Shoutout to Mike Eats NYC Burgers, the OG NYC burger ranker. Those rankings were our reference before we ever started posting our own.

The Top 10

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Pantheon

The Tavern Burger at Red Hook Tavern
Red Hook Tavern
Red Hook
9.9/10
PANTHEON
The Double Wagyu Cheeseburger at 4 Charles Prime Rib
4 Charles
West Village
9.5/10
PANTHEON
The Grilled Burger at Cafe Kestrel in a sunlit window seat: a thick patty with melted cheddar, a slice of raw onion and a pepper-flecked aioli on a toasted sesame bun, a red pickled pepper on the plate and a second burger across the table
Cafe Kestrel
Red Hook
9.5/10
PANTHEON
The Legendary Cheeseburger at Nowon
Nowon
East Village
9.5/10
PANTHEON

Hall of Fame

The Dry-Aged Cheeseburger at The Noortwyck
The Noortwyck
West Village
9.4/10
HALL OF FAME
The Welsh Rarebit Cheeseburger at Lord's on a floral china plate: a thick blanket of rarebit over the patty and a slice of raw white onion, under a glossy, scored pretzel bun
Lord's
Greenwich Village
9.4/10
HALL OF FAME
The Gotham Smash at Gotham Burger Social Club
Gotham
Lower East Side
9.4/10
HALL OF FAME
The Gruyère Cheeseburger au Jus at Chez Margaux
Chez Margaux
Meatpacking
9.4/10
HALL OF FAME
The Tavern Burger at Sip & Guzzle
Sip & Guzzle
West Village
9.3/10
HALL OF FAME
The Brixton Burger at Golden Swan
Golden Swan
West Village
9.3/10
HALL OF FAME

Priority Queue

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The next 25 burgers we plan to rank, in order. When we rank one, it comes off this list.

  1. 1Danny'sFlatiron
  2. 2Lantern's KeepMidtown
  3. 3Donovan'sWoodside, Queens
  4. 4Lovely's Old FashionedHell's Kitchen
  5. 5Golden DinerTwo Bridges
  6. 6Harlem ShakeHarlem
  7. 7Frita BatidosWilliamsburg, Brooklyn
  8. 8Little GrenjaiBed-Stuy, Brooklyn
  9. 9Emily BrooklynClinton Hill, Brooklyn
  10. 10Old Town BarFlatiron
  11. 11Gallaghers SteakhouseMidtown
  12. 12Keens SteakhouseMidtown
  13. 13BalthazarSoHo
  14. 14HawksmoorGramercy
  15. 15Bowery Meat CompanyEast Village
  16. 16Crane ClubHudson Yards
  17. 17Superiority BurgerEast Village
  18. 18Win Son BakeryEast Williamsburg, Brooklyn
  19. 19Blue CollarBushwick, Brooklyn
  20. 20The Dram ShopPark Slope, Brooklyn
  21. 21Henry PublicCobble Hill, Brooklyn
  22. 22Billy's Sports BarConcourse Village, Bronx
  23. 23The Hop ShoppeStapleton, Staten Island
  24. 24The BaronessLong Island City, Queens
  25. 25ClaudetteGreenwich Village

Stasera

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The Best Smash Burgers in NYC, Ranked→Best Burgers in the West Village: A Definitive Guide→Best Cheap Burgers in NYC→Best Burgers in the East Village, Ranked→Best Burgers for Date Night in NYC→Best Late Night Burgers in NYC (Open Past Midnight)→
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