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GQ's Alan Richman gives props to his five favorite burgers in the city. As expected, the list contains several of the usual suspects -- Shake Shack ("Not a great burger, but a very good one."); the Burger Joint ("No matter how you take it, your burger will be perfect, a manifestation of caring and know-how."); and Peter Luger ("There’s only one correct way to eat meat this wonderful, and that’s unadorned.") -- but others were deliberately snubbed.
Richman calls out P.J. Clarke’s for "sending out a lost soul of a burger, one that has gone astray;" the Corner Bistro, noting that "it does a fine job at a great price, but the groceries on its shopping list aren’t good enough;" and J.G. Melon, where "the meat isn’t worth dealing with the meatheads who run the place." Rounding out his top five are Big Nick's and Blue Smoke. Do you think he missed any?
>Photo of Blue Smoke Burger from Off the Broiler.
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Joe Jr.
Maxie's Bar & Grill
Rare! (murray hill)
how about chain style...
Houston's
I just had the Burger Joint on Saturday. I still think Five Guys is better.
The problem is, with Blue Smoke and Luger you don't go there for the hamburgers unless you can afford to eat at these places all the time.
The lists should restrict themselves to places you go all the time for BURGERS...
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I'm a fan of the burger at the Spotted Pig, which didn't get mentioned. I will admit, it's partially because of the addictive fries . . .
Definitely missed two great ones...Blue9 burger on 3rd Ave and DuMont Burger on Bedford!!
corner bistro?
pauls
I really like the burgers at Houston's too. The one in midtown has a great atmosphere and live jazz music.
NY burger Co! It's on par with Burger joint and a whole lot better than Shake Shack. This list is fucked up already. Plus the burger at serendipity III and the one in the hotel restaurant.
the white horse tavern in the west village has a famous burger. noho star burger is good too.
Blue9's menu does seem like the offerings for an obscene burger orgy (I think there's a new outlet open on 2nd Ave. in the 30s in Manhattan).
I also like the burger at the Old Town.
I agree with Kevin- who goes to Luger's for a burger? Big Nick's is about the grossest place to eat anything! Donovan's in Woodside used to be great (I haven't been there in a while).
He missed Paul's and the Piper's Kilt (Inwood and the Bronx).
I second bmwelsh's suggestion of DuMont. By far, one of the city's better burgers. I'd also offer Island Burger (Hell's Kitchen) and 67 Burger (Fort Greene).
Corner Bistro and Old Town are good calls. What about Donovan's? It's as if Peter Luger was the only reason to travel across the river. And that's sad.
Rhythm and Booze in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. You Manhattanites can keep your overpriced hockey pucks.
whoever thinks blue9 is good is retarded. corner bistro should always always be on the list. Rare was definitely good but a little unmanageable cause its so big. and lugers should not be on there. you dont go to lugers to get a burger, you get the steak drowned in butter and the bacon. everyone knows that. I do think shake shack should be on there though. its just better than in-n-out which is the best as far as value/price goes.
Resto and Prune should both be on there as well. Rare is too ridiculously large, and leaves a bad taste.
No one ever talks about it, but the burger at Bonnie's on 5th Ave in Park Slope is the greatest!
Paul's (thirding)
How has no one mentioned Fanelli Cafe??!? Yum.
Diner in Bburg. Their in-house butcher grinds the meat every morning!
How about the Blarney Stone on 3rd Ave?
I was very disappointed when I tried the burgers at Rare for the first time earlier this year. I thought the meat was of rather poor quality and that in general the food was average and on the expensive side.
Big Nick's, on the other hand, is great. I'm on the Upper West Side maybe once a year and I happened to stumble into Big Nick's this spring one day when I was playing hooky from work and bopping around Central Park for the day. Great burgers and relatively cheap. Nicest people on earth also. After six hours in Central Park, I returned for dinner and was greeted warmly and treated to a milk shake on the house.
Peter Luger is still my favorite, probably because I'm only a ten-minute walk away and I lived off their burgers one summer. I love Shake Shack, but only on the rare occasion when I find myself not standing in line forever. Corner Bistro was once a favorite, but I think the quality of their burger has gone done over the past several years.
I love BLT burger, and we've been enjoying the new Five Guys on lower 7th ave.
Found HUGE Borat-style body hairs pretty regularly IN the burger meat when I used to order from Big Nick's...but I continued to order, so I guess they're that good. I steared clear for a while after that though.
Love the burger at the Ear Inn...comes with a lot of love. No fries!
The tofu burger at ZenBurger is yummy.
Harry's (downtown)
and I love BRGR's burgers, I think I like them more than the shake shack.
I wish they had a fudruckers in the city, I miss those sometimes.
67 burger in Fort Greene
BLT Burger
Blue 9
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DuMont is the best I've found. BLT? I don't get it, though the Sweet Potato fries are great.
Jackson Hole?
I disagree with the people saying "you don't go to blue smoke for burgers." I think the bbq there is only so-so, but the burgers are outstanding. If you like the flavor of a Shackburger but think it is too thin or don't like being unable to control the cook time, the BS burger is pretty similar.
I love Big Nick's as a restaurant, and I love their burgers (trying to down a Sumo burger is a fun time once every other year or so), but I don't think it's really one of the best burgers in the city.
Molly's in Gramercy is a place that really should get more mention on these top burger lists. Huge and juicy. I also really like BLT burger, although I understand people seem to have mixed feelings about it.
Best in Manhattan: Florent! oh, woops.
BRGR, but ask for it grilled.
And Burger Joint in the Parker Meridien.
67 Burger in Fort Greene, fo' sho.
Mmm, I like the burgers at STAND.
I ate at the Burger Joint for the first time on Sunday. I ate at the Goodburger Home of the Goodburger chain last night.
They are the exact same burger. Absolutely no difference.
The best place is probably still Roll n Roaster in Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn. The best chain is Fuddruckers. A good burger isn't just the beef. It's the bun. And these two places do buns.
Another vote for Dumont.
...and a Luger's burger for lunch only sets you back $10 or so. It's a hell of a lot better than their prime rib special.
For value, Blarney Stone on 44th and 3rd Ave. is pretty amazing: a 1/2 pound burger for $4.00! I think there's one around Wall St. with the same deal. Probably others too.
Also, Royale on Ave. C at 10th St. $6 gets you an excellent burger, always perfectly cooked, and $7 gets you a Royale with cheese.
I'm for disqualifying the super pricey contenders. How much is the Luger burger at dinner anyway, 18 bucks? Forget it! It's like $7 cart food. If it costs as much as something you could get in a restaurant, it ain't cart food. It's restaurant food without seating.
I've never been too impressed with Goodburger or Blue9.
I remember there used to be a Roll 'n Roaster on Third Avenue across from the movie theater on 11th. Miss it!
Burger Heaven!
Corner Bistro is a must on the list, however, the best burger in the city - taste, value, size, consistently well made - is at Luke's on 3rd Ave / 79th st. And I hate the UES, yet go up here for the best burger in town.
Great Jones Cafe is one of my favs. They melt the cheese around the bun, yum!