Best of Boston

Best Burger

Seamark Seafood & Cocktails

Everett
Michael Schlow’s burger at the now-closed Radius showed Boston what’s possible between buns — and now it’s back again at his new Encore Boston Harbor [...] read more»
A burger is open to reveal pickles, Russian dressing, cheese, and caramelized onions.
2023 Best Burger

JM Curley

Downtown Crossing
Laden with cheddar, caramelized onions, pickles, and Russian dressing, the Curley burger offers steakhouse quality with casual, Big Mac vibes. The meat-to-bun ratio is just [...] read more»
2022 Best Burger

Little Donkey

Cambridge
When Tony Maws’s celebra- ted Craigie on Main closed, taking with it the area’s most- buzzed-about burger, Central Square neighbor Little Donkey — from Beard-winning [...] read more»
2021 Best Burger

Bred Gourmet

Dorchester
No matter the time of year, the burgers sizzled here instantly evoke thoughts of sunny summer cookouts. That’s because Bred flattens and seasons its burgers [...] read more»
2019 Best Burger

Wheelhouse

Boston
In a town with no shortage of gussied-up patties, we keep returning to the workday-only Wheelhouse burger. The griddle sizzles coffee-crusted breakfast burgers and other [...] read more»
2018 Best Burger

Craigie on Main

Cambridge
Often imitated, never duplicated: In the years since Craigie’s burger became the hottest thing between two buns, other restaurants have tried to replicate the high-quality, [...] read more»
2017 Best Burger

Hojoko

Boston
On a menu loaded with raw fish and kimchi, the Hojoko cheeseburger reads like a nod to timid palates. And maybe it is—but it's also [...] read more»
2016 Best Burger

The Bancroft

Burlington
It’s worth a trip to the ’burbs for chef Mario Capone’s towering lunchtime burger, a study in pure, beefy excess. Made with a high percentage [...] read more»
2015 Best Burger

Strip-T’s

Watertown
This Watertown hang's Moxie-slicked chicken wings, fried-cauliflower-stuffed sub, and romaine salad crowned with oxtail and a poached egg get their share of accolades. But don't [...] read more»
2014 Best Burger

The Kirkland Tap & Trotter

Somerville
At Craigie on Main, Tony Maws’s cultish burger is available off the menu, in limited quantities only. At Maws’s new gastropub, the Kirkland Tap & [...] read more»
2013 Best Burger, High-Brow

JM Curley

Boston
This half-pound-plus burger is big, fat, and perfectly spiced. Toppings of cheddar, griddled onions, pickles, and house Russian dressing—which meld together without causing a mess—only [...] read more»