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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Westword and 5280 Magazine. Updated August 2026.
The Cherry Cricket · Cherry Creek
Westword 2024 Readers' Choice Best Burger and a 5280 Established Favorite. The Cherry Creek mainstay where customizing your own build is the house tradition.
My Brother's Bar · Jefferson Park
Cited in both Westword's and 5280's burger guides. Denver's oldest continuously operating tavern (the Kerouac-and-Cassady hangout) and still a classic griddled-burger destination.
Snarfburger
Featured on both Westword and 5280 burger lists. The griddled, crispy-edged smash offshoot of Snarf's that's built out across the metro.