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Burgers in New York
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Top Tier Editorial has a take on Burgers in New York below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 5 Burgers in New York
Cross-publication consensus from Infatuation, Serious Eats, and the Michelin Guide — spanning dry-aged chophouse classics and East Village bar-burger canon.
- #1
Red Hook Tavern
Red Hook
“8oz dry-aged patty, American cheese, raw onion on sesame bun — the defining NYC burger of the last five years per nearly every critic.”
- #2
Minetta Tavern
Greenwich Village
“Keith McNally's Black Label — dry-aged blend, caramelized onions, a three-star NYT burger that redefined the $30 burger category.”
- #3
JG Melon
Upper East Side
“Upper East Side pub institution since 1972 — a griddled 7.25oz patty served with pickles and cottage fries; cash only, no frills.”
- #4
Keens Steakhouse
Midtown
“Century-old chop-house pub burger with a cult following — dry-aged, bar-only, eaten beneath the church of churchwarden pipes.”
- #5
4 Charles Prime Rib
West Village
“Off-menu double cheeseburger at the Brent Young chophouse — a tightly rationed cult item that's become shorthand for NYC burger obsession.”