Since September I've been part of a burger club that's trying a bunch of different burgers across NYC. I created a pretty rudimentary rating system so that I could determine which places packed the biggest punch in a somewhat objective style lol
For burger lovers, thought this could be a cool resource 🙂
I haven't hit all places on the list yet so the jury isn't out yet!
Some places are definitely missing from the list, like Minetta Tavern which I've never tried. If I were to do a post-season, which places should I try?
How I did the scoring system: added up a bunch of attributes 1-10 like flavor, size, ambience of restaurant, etc and then subtracted greasiness. Bang per buck is total points divided by the list price.
by kerouacjul
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Red Hook Tavern should be on here!
Corner Bistro!
St. Mark’s Burgers and Dogs
JG Melon
Hamburger America
Where is the club?
How does one join this burger league?
Gramercy tavern
* Rolo’s
* Minetta Tavern
* And I second u/SkyeFarg0 with Corner Bistro
Paul’s Da Burger Joint
Rauol’s best burger imo
Gramercy Tavern is missing!
Smacking Burger if we’re strictly focused on bang for your buck
7th Street Burger
I always walk by Lovely’s now i will ACTUALLY GO IN !! 😀
Pretty crazy how no one has mentioned 4 Charles yet. IMO they have the best cheeseburger I’ve ever tried
Please keep posting
You need to try Brindle Room
Cozy Royale, Sailor, The snail, Gramercy Tavern
Wouldn’t it be better if the original cost and qualitative scores were broken out separately rather than solely displaying a derived metric? the bang for buck metric could be skewed by a bogo app deal at a nicer fast food restaurant for example
Gotham Burger Social Club
It’s my favorite in the city for under $20, by far
282 Burger
Joe Juniors on 16th and 3rd.
Need to try the Lords burger ASAP. Probably the best burger I’ve ever had. Wasn’t expecting it
Suprema! Hands down my favorite
Donovan’s in Woodside. And Ottomanelli’s is close as well
Leroy’s, Cozy Royale, and Lions
Burger Joint
Minetta
Rolo’s
Donovan’s
4 Charles, I guess. Good Luck with the reservation.
4 Charles and Raoul’s
Haven’t seen BK Jani mentioned – it’s a Pakistani spot, they put mint chutney on the burger and it’s amazing. Really spicy fyi, pretty sure you can pick the spice level though
Raouls
Cozy Royale is missed on this list. It’s better than Rolos burger by far and they have 3 different burgers on the menu. A 30 day dry aged burger, a smash burger and a regular burger.
Hamburger America
George Motz is a legend!
Raul’s. Best burger in the city.
fellow blackbird burger leaguer?
The Lion’s Bar and Grill
Dram Shop in park slope
Swoonys in Cobble Hill
This chart is confusing because the price isn’t listed, so it’s hard to understand how the burgers actually rate against each other.
Donavans Pub, Royale, BK Jani
if its bang for your buck I would say:
– happy hour at Cozy Royale
– Jubilee Market
– BK Jani
Brindle room and burger joint!
I don’t really understand how people routinely miss the Raouls burger.
monkey bar.
a sleeper i don’t see often mentioned is Le Rivage. they have a french onion soup burger that’s incredible
Paul’s da burger joint
Donovan’s in Woodside
Oneills in maspeth
Nobody Told Me (UWS or Dumbo). A little on the untraditional side but very good nonetheless.
Corner Bar at 9 Orchard in LES is also pretty good
Pastis
Frog club is gone btw
I’d give extra points to any burger that you do not have to dislocate your jaw to fit in your mouth.
Raoul’s
Manhatta has a great burger, it’s on the lunch menu in the dining room and available at the bar all day.
The Nines has the most insane burger I’ve ever had. My friend and I bit into it at the same time and looked at each other like…holy crap.
Also apparently Red Hook Tavern has an amazing burger, according to my friends husband who’s a chef