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Best Burgers in Lower East Side
The short answer
- Best burger in Lower East Side
- Gotham9.6 · #2 citywide · Smash
Scored by Brotherly Burgers. Updated September 2026.
The Lower East Side is anchored by a monster. Gotham Burger Social Club (9.6) is the #2 burger in all of NYC: a Pantheon-tier smash burger operation proving you do not need white tablecloths or a steep price tag to reach the top of the rankings. Started as a burger club in 2013, now a flagship at 131 Essex St. Flyfish Club (8.8) adds an Elite-tier entry at the opposite end of the price spectrum, while Sonnyboy (4.0) on Rivington sits at the other end of the scoreboard. The LES remains one of the neighborhoods with the most room to grow on our list.
- Restaurants
- 16
- Burgers ranked
- 5
- Avg score
- 7.2
Burger rankings in Lower East Side
All burger restaurants in Lower East Side
Gotham Burger Social Club
Smash Burger, $, 1 ranked9.6/10
PANTHEON
Casa 13urger
Smash Burger, $, 1 ranked7.1/10
GOOD
Casa Thirteen
American, $$, 1 ranked6.7/10
SOLID
Sonnyboy
American, $$, 1 ranked4.0/10
BELOW AVERAGE
Flyfish Club
Seafood, $$$$, 1 ranked8.8/10
ELITE
Corner Bar
Bar, $$Dirty French
French, $$$$Pinky Swear
American, $$Ray's Bar
American, $$Saigon Social
Vietnamese, $$Clinton St. Baking Company
American, $$Blue Road Burger
Smash Burger, $Le Dive
French Wine Bar, $$Flat Out Burger
Smash Burger, $Grey Lady
Seafood, $$$Zaab Burger
Thai, $$