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102 burgers rankedUpdated July 2026Methodology

Why this score?›

One canonical score per burger, on a demanding 0–10 scale — 5.0 is a real judgment, not a midpoint. The tier is the score's standing, spelled out so it reads without color:

  • Pantheon9.5-10.0
  • Hall of Fame9.0-9.4
  • Elite Tier8.5-8.9
  • Standout8.0-8.4
  • Good7.0-7.9
  • Solid, Worth a Try6.0-6.9
  • Average to Above Average5.0-5.9
  • Below Average4.0-4.9
  • Skip2.1-3.9
  • Abominable2.0 and below

Last reviewed July 2026. Full methodology.

The Tavern Burger at Red Hook Tavern
Red Hook Tavern
9.9/10
The Gotham Smash at Gotham Burger Social Club
Gotham
9.6/10
The Double Wagyu Cheeseburger at 4 Charles Prime Rib
4 Charles
9.5/10

Pantheon

The Tavern Burger at Red Hook Tavern
Red Hook Tavern
Red Hook
9.9/10
PANTHEON
The Gotham Smash at Gotham Burger Social Club
Gotham
Lower East Side
9.6/10
PANTHEON
The Double Wagyu Cheeseburger at 4 Charles Prime Rib
4 Charles
West Village
9.5/10
PANTHEON
The Legendary Cheeseburger at Nowon
Nowon
East Village
9.5/10
PANTHEON

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
9.4/10
HALL OF FAME
The Dry-Aged Cheeseburger at The Noortwyck
The Noortwyck
West Village
9.3/10
HALL OF FAME
The Brixton Burger at Golden Swan
Golden Swan
West Village
9.3/10
HALL OF FAME
The Wagyu Cheeseburger at Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds
Greenpoint
9.1/10
HALL OF FAME
The Hamburger at The Lion's Bar & Grill
Lion's Bar
East Village
9.0/10
HALL OF FAME

Elite Tier

The Welsh Rarebit Cheeseburger at Lord's
Lord's
Greenwich Village
8.9/10
ELITE
The Double Cheeseburger at Rolo's
Rolo's
Ridgewood
8.9/10
ELITE
The Off-Menu Burger at Opto
Opto
Flatiron
8.9/10
ELITE
The Burger au Poivre at Raoul's
Raoul's
SoHo
8.9/10
ELITE
The The Burger at Flyfish Club
Flyfish Club
Lower East Side
8.8/10
ELITE
The Cheeseburger at Cozy Royale
Cozy Royale
East Williamsburg
8.8/10
ELITE
The Burger N˚9 at The Nines
The Nines
NoHo
8.8/10
ELITE
The Dry Aged Burger at Emmett's
Emmett's - Dry Aged
West Village
8.8/10
ELITE
The The Burger at Portrait Bar
Portrait Bar
Chelsea
8.7/10
ELITE
The Double Smash Burger at White Horse Tavern
White Horse Tavern
West Village
8.7/10
ELITE
The L'Burger at L'Artusi
L'Artusi
West Village
8.7/10
ELITE
The Single Cheeseburger at Au Cheval
Au Cheval
Tribeca
8.7/10
ELITE
The Smash Burger at The Spaniard
The Spaniard
West Village
8.7/10
ELITE
The Gruyère Cheeseburger au Jus at Chez Margaux
Chez Margaux (Veggie Burger)
Meatpacking
8.6/10
ELITE
The Chelsea Burger at Cafe Chelsea
Cafe Chelsea
Chelsea
8.6/10
ELITE
The 1WS Cheeseburger at One White Street
One White Street
Tribeca
8.6/10
ELITE
The George Motz's Fried Onion Burger at Hamburger America
Hamburger America
NoMad
8.5/10
ELITE
The Le Burger at Le B
Le B
West Village
8.5/10
ELITE
The Big Smack at Smacking Burger
Smacking Burger
West Village
8.5/10
ELITE

Standout

The Dry Aged Burger at Emmett's
Emmett's on Grove - Char Cheddar
West Village
8.4/10
STANDOUT
The Grass-Fed & Finished Burger at Diner
Diner
Williamsburg
8.4/10
STANDOUT
The Gramercy Tavern Burger at Gramercy Tavern
Gramercy Tavern
Gramercy
8.4/10
STANDOUT
The Frog Club Burger at Frog Club
Frog ClubClosed
SoHo
8.4/10
STANDOUT
The Txuleburger at Txula Steak
Txula
Hudson Yards
8.4/10
STANDOUT
The Swoony's Burger at Swoony's
Swoony's
Carroll Gardens
8.4/10
STANDOUT
The Le Maison Passerelle Burger at Maison Passerelle
Maison Passerelle
Financial District
8.4/10
STANDOUT
The Virginia's Burger at Virginia's
Virginia's
East Village
8.3/10
STANDOUT
The NADC Burger at NADC Burger
NADC
NoHo
8.3/10
STANDOUT
The Maven Burger at Little Maven
Little Maven
Flatiron
8.3/10
STANDOUT
The Golden Hof Burger at Golden Hof
Golden Hof
East Village
8.2/10
STANDOUT
The Dry-Aged Burger at Manhatta
Manhatta
Financial District
8.2/10
STANDOUT
The GUI Burger + Fries at GUI
GUI
Midtown
8.1/10
STANDOUT
The Smashed Burger & Fries at Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb
Nolita
8.1/10
STANDOUT
The Sailor Burger at Sailor
Sailor
Greenpoint
8.1/10
STANDOUT
The Le Burger at Quatorze
Quatorze
Upper East Side
8.1/10
STANDOUT
The Butter Smash Burger at Butter Smashburgers
Butter Smashburgers
West Village
8.0/10
STANDOUT

Good

The Minetta Burger at Minetta Tavern
Minetta Tavern
Greenwich Village
7.9/10
GOOD
The Le Burger at Le Gratin
Le Gratin
Financial District
7.8/10
GOOD
The French Onion Dip Burger at Legasea
Legasea
Midtown
7.8/10
GOOD
The Cheeseburger Deluxe at Le Rock
Le Rock
Midtown
7.7/10
GOOD
The Smashburger at Pastis
Pastis
Meatpacking
7.7/10
GOOD
The Hoexter's Burger at Hoexter's Market
Hoexter's
Upper East Side
7.6/10
GOOD
The Cheeseburger at Bar Six
Bar Six
Greenwich Village
7.6/10
GOOD
The Cluny Burger at Cafe Cluny
Cafe Cluny
West Village
7.6/10
GOOD
The Hamburger at J.G. Melon
JG Melon
Upper East Side
7.5/10
GOOD
The Cheeseburger at 7th Street Burger
7th Street
East Village
7.5/10
GOOD
The Single Dominican Smash Burger at El Sazón R.D.
El Sazón
Chinatown
7.5/10
GOOD
The Wagyu Beef Burger at The Attic
The Attic
Flushing
7.4/10
GOOD
The Dry Aged Burger at Raf's
Raf's
NoHo
7.4/10
GOOD
The Cheeseburger at Old Mates
Old Mates
Financial District
7.4/10
GOOD
The Snail
Williamsburg
7.4/10
GOOD
The Cipriani Burger at Harry Cipriani
Harry Cipriani
Midtown
7.4/10
GOOD
K.O. Burger
Chinatown
7.4/10
GOOD
Emmy Squared
Williamsburg
7.3/10
GOOD
The Suprema Burger at Suprema Provisions
Suprema Provisions
West Village
7.2/10
GOOD
The Smash Burger at Deux Luxe
Deux Luxe
NoHo
7.2/10
GOOD
The Casa 13urger at Casa 13urger
Casa 13urger
Lower East Side
7.1/10
GOOD
Handcraft Burgers
Midtown
7.0/10
GOOD
The The Happiest Burger at The Happiest Hour
Happiest Hour
West Village
7.0/10
GOOD

Solid, Worth a Try

The Big Schmacc at Smashed
Smashed - Big Schmacc
West Village
6.9/10
SOLID
The Emmy Burger Double Stack at Emily
Emily
West Village
6.8/10
SOLID
Tørst
Greenpoint
6.7/10
SOLID
The Casa Thirteen Burger at Casa Thirteen
Casa Thirteen
Lower East Side
6.7/10
SOLID
The Lure Fishbar Burger at Lure Fishbar
Lure Fishbar
SoHo
6.6/10
SOLID
The The Bill's Burger at Bill's Bar & Burger
Bill's Bar & Burger
Financial District
6.6/10
SOLID
The Minetta Burger at Minetta Tavern
Minetta Tavern - Black Label
Greenwich Village
6.5/10
SOLID
The Bistro Burger at Corner Bistro
Corner Bistro
West Village
6.5/10
SOLID
The Polo Bar Burger at The Polo Bar
The Polo Bar
Midtown
6.5/10
SOLID
The Pretty Patty Pop Up at Skinny Louie
Skinny Louie - Classic
Flatiron
6.5/10
SOLID
The Lavaux Burger at Lavaux
Lavaux
West Village
6.4/10
SOLID
The San Matteo Burger at San Matteo
San Matteo
Upper East Side
6.4/10
SOLID
The Sin City Burger at Sin City Burger
Sin City Burger
Upper East Side
6.4/10
SOLID
The Big Schmacc at Smashed
Smashed - Classic
West Village
6.4/10
SOLID
The Burger at Saint Theo's
St Theo's
West Village
6.4/10
SOLID
The Dry-Aged Cheeseburger at Inga's Bar
Inga's Bar
Brooklyn Heights
6.3/10
SOLID
The Burgerhead Smash at Burgerhead
Burgerhead
West Village
6.2/10
SOLID
David's CafeClosed
East Village
6.1/10
SOLID

Average to Above Average

The Double Cheeseburger at Monkey Bar
Monkey Bar
Midtown
5.8/10
AVERAGE
The The Burger (from Bar Sardine) at Fairfax
Fairfax
West Village
5.7/10
AVERAGE
The BeefBar Burger at BeefBar
BeefBar
Tribeca
5.4/10
AVERAGE
The Loring Place Burger at Loring Place
Loring Place
Greenwich Village
5.3/10
AVERAGE
The Luger-Burger at Peter Luger
Peter Luger
Williamsburg
5.2/10
AVERAGE
The Brindle Room Burger at Brindle Room
Brindle Room
East Village
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

Below Average

Big Mac (Grinch Meal)
Financial District
4.4/10
BELOW AVERAGE
abc Kitchen
Flatiron
4.2/10
BELOW AVERAGE
The Malt House Burger at Malt House
Malt House
Greenwich Village
4.1/10
BELOW AVERAGE
The Sonnyboy Burger at Sonnyboy
Sonnyboy
Lower East Side
4.0/10
BELOW AVERAGE

Skip

Hole in the Wall
Flatiron
3.9/10
SKIP
Bandit's
West Village
3.0/10
SKIP

Abominable

Krabby Whopper
Financial District
1.7/10
ABOMINABLE

Pop-Ups

Guest burgers and limited runs at host venues — outside the numbered ranking.

Texas Tavern
NoMad · at Hamburger America
3bun1
Manhattan
Skinny Louie – Steak Frites
Flatiron
The Down Under
NoMad · at Hamburger America · by Jimmy Hurlston (Easey's, Melbourne)

The short answer

Best overall
Red Hook Tavern9.9 · #1 · Red Hook
Best value
Gotham9.6 · $12.50 · #2

Scored by Brotherly Burgers across 102 ranked NYC burgers. Updated July 2026.