Best Burgers in Melbourne

The humble hamburger has seen a great renaissance over the past couple of years – not that it ever went away. The new wave of burgers are a breed apart from their mass-produced forebears – organic, free-range patties, golden brioche buns, house-made pickles and flavour to spare. One constant is these delicious meals can be held in your two hands. Do you want fries with that? Of course you do.

Rockwell and Sons

Famous for the double patty smash burger – two ragged, caramelised patties paired with a seeded bun, Kraft cheese and plenty of sauce.

288 Smith Street
Collingwood VIC 3066

Brother Burger and The Marvellous Brew

Where the 100 per cent full-blood Wagyu patty and house-baked bun were perfected, before the second location opened in South Yarra.

413 Brunswick Street
Fitzroy VIC 3065

Juanita Peaches

Featuring the decadent "once-a-month" burger by Beatbox boss Raph Rashid. Not your everyday burger.

12 Edward Street
Brunswick VIC 3056

Beatbox Kitchen

Melbourne’s original burger truck, in bricks-and-mortar form.

682 Sydney Road
Brunswick VIC 3056

8bit Footscray

Play video games while you wait for your perfect patty. Also available in the CBD.

8 Droop Street
Footscray VIC 3011

Grand Trailer Park Taverna

The beef is minced on site and every table is stocked with moist towelettes. Hint: you'll need them.

87 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC

Skipping Girl Take Away

An ode to the old-school takeaway joint.

70 William Street
Abbotsford VIC 3067

1090 Burger

Grass-fed Angus beef and a top-secret marinade, served on brioche.

181A Swan Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Le Bon Ton

Wagyu burgers backed by true Southern expertise.

51 Gipps Street
Collingwood VIC 3066

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Changz Canteen

Skip the brioche and try a patty between Japanese-style milk buns.

256 Glen Eira Road
Elsternwick VIC 3185

Meet Patty

From the former owner of Duchess of Spotswood.

Thrift Park Shopping Centre 171 Nepean Highway
Mentone VIC

Royal Stacks

Shake Shack-inspired burgers served with frozen custard.

800 Sydney Road
Brunswick VIC 3056

Fat Jaks

Fast food without the mystery-meat aspect on Barkly Street.

205 Barkly Street
St Kilda VIC 3182

Kustom Burgers

Race slot cars while you wait for your grass-fed monster.

861 High Street
Thornbury VIC 3071

Trunk Diner

Wagyu served four ways.

275 Exhibition Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

Easey's

Served five storeys up in a refurbished train carriage. Beat that.

48 Easey Street
Collingwood VIC 3066

Badger Vs Hawk

Coffee might be the real focus, but this burger is the best B-team in town.

333 La Trobe Street
Melbourne VIC

Andrew's Hamburgers

If you like old-school fish 'n' chip shop burgers, this is the one for you. Now in the CBD too.

144 Bridport Street
Albert Park VIC 3206

Thaiger

Soft-shell crab. Need we say more?

Shop 16, The Walk Arcade 8 Causeway Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000

Bad Boys

Dedicated to improving the classic American burger.

57 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

Danny's

The second-oldest burger joint in town, after Andrew's.

360 St Georges Road
Fitzroy North VIC 3068

The B.East

Get your fill of beef or chicken. Or be adventurous and try the venison.

80 Lygon Street
Brunswick East VIC 3057

Benny Burger

Vue de Monde chef Shannon Bennett's three-years-in-the-making burger joint.

95 Swan Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Truck Stop Deluxe

A collaboration between Grand Trailer Park Taverna and Easey's.

98 Watton Street
Werribee VIC 3030

The Local Burger Co.

Kickin' it old-school.

687 Rathdowne Street
Carlton North VIC

Fat Bob's Bar & Grill

This nondescript warehouse churns out some of Bayside's best.

80 Cochranes Road
Moorabbin VIC

Mr Burger

The trucks (and stores) might be everywhere, but these burgers are worth tracking down.

320 Brunswick Street
Fitzroy VIC

Huxtaburger

The first of many Huxtaburger outlets. Does that make it the best? You decide.

106 Smith Street
Collingwood VIC

Parlour Diner

Classic American excess.

64 Chapel Street
Windsor VIC 3181

Royale Brothers

It's all about that perfect ratio.

1 Church Street
Brighton VIC 3186

Tuck Shop Take Away

A nostalgic take on the meat sandwich.

273 Hawthorn Road
Caulfield North VIC 3161

Ziggy’s

Burgers inspired by the Middle East, Mexico and beyond.

195 Carlisle Street
Balaclava VIC

Burger Project

Can Neil Perry flip burgers better than the rest of them?

Chadstone Shopping Centre, Level 1, Shop 1-1001B 1341 Dandenong Road
Chadstone VIC 3148

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