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Best Burgers in Brooklyn

Brooklyn is home to the #1 burger in New York City: Red Hook Tavern's 9.9-scoring dry-aged masterpiece in Red Hook. The borough's second-best is on the same stretch of Van Brunt Street, Cafe Kestrel (9.5) at #3 citywide. Beyond those two, the borough has real depth. Greenpoint brings Rule of Thirds (9.1) and The Snail (7.7), Fort Greene brings Sailor (8.1) by April Bloomfield, and East Williamsburg has Cozy Royale (8.7). Williamsburg contributes BK Jani (8.6) and Diner (8.4). Brooklyn's challenge is that too many of its best neighborhoods are still unranked on our list: Park Slope, Bushwick, Crown Heights. We have them all on the map and we're working through them.

Restaurants
51
Burgers ranked
15
Avg score
7.6

Top 15 burgers in Brooklyn

The Tavern Burger at Red Hook Tavern
Red Hook Tavern
Red Hook · Dry Aged
9.9/10
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 Wagyu Cheeseburger at Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds
Greenpoint
9.1/10
HALL OF FAME
The Cheeseburger at Cozy Royale
Cozy Royale
East Williamsburg
8.7/10
ELITE
Two of BK Jani's Jani burgers stacked in a pair of hands: thick patties over green mint chutney, with a slice of tomato and raita on sesame buns, and fries on a wooden board
BK Jani
Williamsburg
8.6/10
ELITE
The Grass-Fed & Finished Burger at Diner
Diner
Williamsburg
8.4/10
STANDOUT
The Swoony's Burger at Swoony's
Swoony's
Carroll Gardens
8.4/10
STANDOUT
The Sailor Burger at Sailor
Sailor
Fort Greene
8.1/10
STANDOUT
The Snail's Double Cheeseburger at an outdoor table at dusk: two patties with melted American cheese and pickle slices under a glossy brioche bun, with fries in a steel cup behind
The Snail
Greenpoint
7.7/10
GOOD
Emmy SquaredClosed
Williamsburg
7.3/10
GOOD
The Tørst Burger
Tørst
Greenpoint
6.7/10
SOLID
The Dry-Aged Cheeseburger at Inga's Bar
Inga's Bar
Brooklyn Heights
6.3/10
SOLID
The Luger-Burger at Peter Luger
Peter Luger
Williamsburg · Dry Aged
5.2/10
AVERAGE
The OhBoy Burger at OhBoy
OhBoy
Williamsburg
5.1/10
AVERAGE
The Bernie's Burger at Bernie's
Bernie's
Greenpoint
5.0/10
AVERAGE

Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

Williamsburg5 ranked · 11 spotsGreenpoint4 ranked · 10 spotsRed Hook2 ranked · 5 spotsFort Greene1 ranked · 2 spotsEast Williamsburg1 ranked · 2 spotsCarroll Gardens1 ranked · 2 spotsBrooklyn Heights1 ranked · 1 spotPark Slope3 spotsCobble Hill2 spotsBay Ridge2 spotsBed-Stuy2 spotsClinton Hill2 spotsDowntown Brooklyn1 spotProspect Heights1 spotBushwick1 spotFlatbush1 spotCrown Heights1 spot