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The Best Burgers in New York City

A list to help you find the best burger in NYC.

109 burgers ranked. Methodology, Updated October 2026

Pantheon

The Tavern Burger at Red Hook Tavern

Red Hook Tavern

The Double Wagyu Cheeseburger at 4 Charles Prime Rib

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

The Legendary Cheeseburger at Nowon

Hall of Fame

The Dry-Aged Cheeseburger at The Noortwyck

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

Greenwich Village

The Gotham Smash at Gotham Burger Social Club

Lower East Side

The Gruyère Cheeseburger au Jus at Chez Margaux

The Tavern Burger at Sip & Guzzle

The Brixton Burger at Golden Swan

The Wagyu Cheeseburger at Rule of Thirds

The Hamburger at The Lion's Bar & Grill

Elite Tier

The 550 Burger at Bar Chimera, halved to show a rosy interior, with melted cheese, a Parmesan crisp and mustard under a domed brioche bun, beside tallow fries in a silver cup

The Double Cheeseburger at Rolo's

The Off-Menu Burger at Opto

The Burger au Poivre at Raoul's

The Wagyu Burger at Yesterday's, with American cheese, thinly shaved red onion, pickles and tomato on a toasted bun

Greenwich Village

The The Burger at Flyfish Club

Lower East Side

The Burger N˚9 at The Nines

Wild Cherry's Cheeseburger in the candlelit dining room: a thick patty with melted cheese over a slice of raw onion on a glossy, toasted brioche bun, with a small salad on the side

A Flat Out Burger double on the shop's branded paper: two lacy, deeply browned smashed patties with melted American cheese and orange sauce under a glossy brioche bun

Flat Out Burger

Lower East Side

The The Burger at Portrait Bar

The Dry Aged Burger at Emmett's

Emmett's on Grove - Dry Aged

The Double Smash Burger at White Horse Tavern

White Horse Tavern

The Cheeseburger at Cozy Royale

East Williamsburg

The Single Cheeseburger at Au Cheval

The Gruyère Cheeseburger au Jus at Chez Margaux

Chez Margaux (Veggie Burger)

The Chelsea Burger at Cafe Chelsea

The 1WS Cheeseburger at One White Street

One White Street

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

The George Motz's Fried Onion Burger at Hamburger America

Hamburger America

The Le Burger at Le B

The Big Smack at Smacking Burger

Smacking Burger

Standout

The Dry Aged Burger at Emmett's

Emmett's on Grove - Char Cheddar

The Grass-Fed & Finished Burger at Diner

The Gramercy Tavern Burger at Gramercy Tavern

Gramercy Tavern

The Frog Club Burger at Frog Club

Frog ClubClosed

The Txuleburger at Txula Steak

The Swoony's Burger at Swoony's

Carroll Gardens

The Le Maison Passerelle Burger at Maison Passerelle

Maison Passerelle

Financial District

The Virginia's Burger at Virginia's

The NADC Burger at NADC Burger

The Maven Burger at Little Maven

The Golden Hof Burger at Golden Hof

L'Artusi's L'Burger at lunch: a thick patty with melted pale cheese and arugula under a glossy toasted bun, with a pot of orange aioli on the side and crisp potatoes with fried herbs

The Dry-Aged Burger at Manhatta

Financial District

The GUI Burger + Fries at GUI

The Smashed Burger & Fries at Do Not Disturb

The Sailor Burger at Sailor

The Le Burger at Quatorze

Upper East Side

The Butter Smash Burger at Butter Smashburgers

Butter Smashburgers

Greenwich Village

Good

The Minetta Burger at Minetta Tavern

Greenwich Village

The Le Burger at Le Gratin

Financial District

The French Onion Dip Burger at Legasea

The Cheeseburger Deluxe at Le Rock

The Smashburger at Pastis

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 Double Smash Cheeseburger at Hoexters

Upper East Side

The Cheeseburger at Bar Six

Greenwich Village

The Cluny Burger at Cafe Cluny

The Hamburger at J.G. Melon

Upper East Side

The Cheeseburger at 7th Street Burger

The Single Dominican Smash Burger at El Sazón R.D.

The Cheeseburger at Old Mates

Financial District

The Wagyu Beef Burger at The Attic

The Dry Aged Burger at Raf's

The Cipriani Burger at Harry Cipriani

THE GALLERY by Odo's burger served open on a wooden plate: a patty under melted orange cheese glazed with sauce and whole peppercorns, crispy fried onion, tomato, lettuce and diced red onion, the charred top bun beside it with fries and a beer

THE GALLERY by Odo

The Smash Burger at The Spaniard

The Cadillac at P.J. Clarke's Manhattan West on a red-and-white checked tablecloth: a patty with melted American cheese, bacon, tomato and lettuce on a potato roll, held with a P.J. Clarke's pick, a pickle spear on the plate and fries behind

Emmy SquaredClosed

The Suprema Burger at Suprema Provisions

Suprema Provisions

The Smash Burger at Deux Luxe

The Casa 13urger at Casa 13urger

Lower East Side

The Ella Burger at Ella Funt, covered in a yellow herb-flecked sauce, with a knife driven through the domed bun

The OG burger at Handcraft Burgers and Brew

Handcraft Burgers

The The Happiest Burger at The Happiest Hour

Solid, Worth a Try

The Big Schmacc at Smashed

Smashed - Big Schmacc

The Emmy Burger Double Stack at Emily

The Tørst Burger

The Casa Thirteen Burger at Casa Thirteen

Lower East Side

The Lure Fishbar Burger at Lure Fishbar

The The Bill's Burger at Bill's Bar & Burger

Bill's Bar & Burger

Financial District

The Minetta Burger at Minetta Tavern

Minetta Tavern - Black Label

Greenwich Village

The Bistro Burger at Corner Bistro

The Polo Bar Burger at The Polo Bar

The Pretty Patty Pop Up at Skinny Louie

Skinny Louie - Classic

The Lavaux Burger at Lavaux

The San Matteo Burger at San Matteo

Upper East Side

The Sin City Burger at Sin City Burger

Sin City Burger

Upper East Side

The Big Schmacc at Smashed

Smashed - Classic

The Burger at Saint Theo's

St Theo'sClosed

The Dry-Aged Cheeseburger at Inga's Bar

Brooklyn Heights

The Burgerhead Smash at Burgerhead

David's CafeClosed

Average to Above Average

The Double Cheeseburger at Monkey Bar

The The Burger (from Bar Sardine) at Fairfax

The BeefBar Burger at BeefBar

The Loring Place Burger at Loring Place

Loring PlaceClosed

Greenwich Village

The Luger-Burger at Peter Luger

The Brindle Room Burger at Brindle Room

The OhBoy Burger at OhBoy

The Bernie's Burger at Bernie's

Below Average

The Malt House Burger at Malt House

Greenwich Village

The Sonnyboy Burger at Sonnyboy

Lower East Side

Skip

Hole in the Wall

The Bandit's Burger

Pop-Ups

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

The Shy's Burgers and Stone & Skillet English-muffin burger at The River, on a paper plate: a thick patty under melted white cheese over a slice of raw onion, with a Diet Coke bottle and a second burger behind

Shy's Burgers × Stone & Skillet

The Texas Tavern burger cut in half and held in one hand, the two halves stacked — a beef patty, melted American cheese, a fried egg and a heap of chopped yellow relish on a soft white bun, at the Hamburger America counter

Texas Tavern

NoMad · at Hamburger America

The 3bun1 Burger

The Pretty Patty Pop Up at Skinny Louie

Skinny Louie – Steak Frites

McDonald's Grinch Meal carton — a green box printed as a snow-dotted gift, with the Grinch in a Santa hat reaching around a red ribbon — lifted by its handle above a counter

Big Mac (Grinch Meal)

Financial District

Financial District

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: Gotham9.4 · $12.50 · #7

Scored by Brotherly Burgers across 109 ranked NYC burgers. Updated October 2026.