New Orleans, LA
For Burgers in New Orleans, the local food press points to Port of Call, Bub's NOLA, and La Petite Grocery. Picks from Gambit (nola.com) and NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Gambit (nola.com) and NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. Updated July 2026.
Port of Call · French Quarter
Gambit's 2024 Best of New Orleans Best Burger winner. Brett Anderson also cites the char-broiled cheeseburger with shredded cheddar and a baked potato instead of fries.
Bub's NOLA · Mid-City
Gambit's 2023 Best of New Orleans Best Burger winner. a smash-burger counter attached to Banks Street Bar.
La Petite Grocery · Uptown
Cheeseburger dressed with aioli, Gruyère, arugula, onion marmalade, and housemade pickles.
The Company Burger · Freret
Owner Adam Biderman built this Freret Street counter around his double-smash-patty burger with Creekstone Angus, American cheese, and house pickles, and no lettuce or tomato. Gambit's restaurant critic reviewed it, and it landed second in Gambit's 2021 burger poll, keeping a following for its stripped-down, patty-first approach.
Desi Vega's Prime Burgers & Shakes · Harahan
A prime-beef burger-and-shake concept from the Desi Vega's steakhouse family, based in Harahan on Hickory Avenue. Gambit readers voted it third among the area's burger restaurants in 2025, and the counter pairs its prime-beef patties with thick shakes for a crowd that wants a steakhouse-grade burger without the white tablecloth.
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