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TEN BEST: Burgers to try before you die

1. Lucky Chip

Netil Market (11-25 Westgate St.), Hackney, Greater London
Food Truck · 19 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: Try the Kevin Bacon (they’re all named after Hollywood Heavyweights) – a soft brioche bun filled with 35-day hung aged beef, applewood smoked bacon, cheese, lettuce and some damn good relish. Read more.

2. MEAT Liquor

74 Welbeck St (Henrietta Pl), Marylebone, Greater London
Burger Joint · 578 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: 'Dead Hippie’ - the quality beef really shines through and guarantees the juices will dribble down your chin. Try a side of deep fried pickles and chilli fries, washing down with a jam jar cocktail. Read more.

3. Honest Burgers

8.5
Atlantic Rd (Unit 12, Brixton Village), London, Greater London
Burger Joint · Brixton · 90 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: The eponymous ‘Honest Burger’ is a brilliant classic - premium beef, smoked bacon, pickled cucumber and red onion relish. Also worth a mention are their rosemary salted chips. Read more.

4. Hawksmoor Spitalfields

9.2
157A Commercial St, London, Greater London
Steakhouse · Spitalfields and Banglatown · 199 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: Don’t be fooled by the ‘bar snack’ concept – this is a full-sized cheeseburger, made by blending Longhorn beef with bone marrow. Try with oxtail poutine (that’s posh for chips’n’gravy) on the side. Read more.

5. The Admiral Codrington

7.4
17 Mossop St, Chelsea, Greater London
Pub · 52 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: The Ad Cod double cheese stack is the one to try (watch out for chef's specials which change regularly) – a sesame bun with two mustard fried patties, dripping in homemade cheese. Read more.

Mother Flipper is one of TEN BEST: Burgers to try before you die.

6. Mother Flipper

8.7
Brockley Market (at Lewisham Way), Brockley, Greater London
Burger Joint · 11 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: Big. Cheap. Tasty. This is the best way to describe Mother Flipper’s offerings. Their burgers (just three on the menu) have a delicious marbled look from all that yummy fat content. Read more.

7. The Endurance

90 Berwick St., London, Greater London
Bar · Soho · 18 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: With Patty & Bun taking up residency you'll be able to grab the Ari Gold – quality beef with cheese, pickled onion, chef's signature smoked mayo all encased in a deliciously soft brioche bun. Read more.

8. Burger & Lobster

9.0
29 Clarges St (Curzon St), London, Greater London
Burger Joint · Mayfair · 371 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: The burger here (like brother branch Goodman’s, but bigger) is a serious high-class affair – and comes with unlimited chips and a bib to catch stray juices. Read more.

9. Opera Tavern

8.8
23 Catherine St (Tavistock St), London, Greater London
Tapas Restaurant · City of Westminster · 85 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: Go off piste and try the Iberico pork and foie gras burger. It’s tapas, so these burgers are mini, but spectacular. The patty rests upon a bed of aioli, red onion marmalade and butterhead lettuce. Read more.

10. The Ship

7.7
39-47 St. Marychurch St (at Elephant Ln), London, Greater London
Pub · Surrey Quay · 5 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: Well held in its sweet brioche bun, the secret ingredient is the thick slabs of clingy cheese (they melt down Kraft and add something special…). Served with perfect thin-style fries. Read more.