The Best Burger In London For Every Kind Of Foodie
Like its barbers, the London burger scene is so dyed-in-the-wool — and so waistband-snappingly grand — that any attempt at reinventing the wheel should be met with a sympathetic pat on the back and a quick shove out the door.
For that reason, except for one notable basement BBQ temple, there’s relatively little recent innovation on this comprehensive list of the best burger joints the capital has to offer.
What there is, though, is an array of buns that segue from filthy upstart to full-blown classic via elevated pub grub and globally-influenced itinerancy; taking in refined restaurants, cacophonous dude-food dens, City diners and street food stands along the way.
In any case, they’re all the marvellous. Long live the London food trend that will never, ever die.
The Best Burger Joints In London
Hawksmoor
Surprised that the guys behind London’s best steak do an absolutely banging burger? Of course you’re not. Run an eye down the bar menu at the muscular Seven Dials flagship, where there’s a petit, perfect list of buns on offer: the Hawksmoor hamburger, topped with Ogleshield or Colston Basset Stilton, the masterful Kimchi Cheeseburger, and a frequently changing third option. They’re not cheap, but push the boat out and slosh one down with a Corpse Reviver cocktail or three, and you’ve got a truly banging night out.
What To Order: The Kimchi Cheeseburger – humming with zingy fermented cabbage and topped with beef short rib. It will warm your Seoul.
11 Langley Street, WC2H 9JG
thehawksmoor.com
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Lucky Chip Burgers
It’s odd that first-wave burger innovator Lucky Chip never really got the plaudits received by Meat Liquor, Patty & Bun or Byron. They’ve remained a de-facto pop-up, appearing at pubs across north and east London, after its permanent Ridley Road joint closed. But the burger-snaffling public should take note, as they’re arguably the best in town, knocking out pitch-perfect riffs on the classics (particularly the Big Mac-aping Royale Wit Cheese).
