New York’s Best Burgers
August 31, 2009 by Sam Jacobs
Filed under Featured, Food + Drink.
Burgers are as American as, well burgers. These days it seems that new burger joints are popping up all over the place, the ingredients are getting fancier, and the prices heftier. However, there are still many out there, even in New York City that remain true to form, taste, and meat to bun ratio. We at Debonair Magazine are by no means burger purists. We’ll go a little crazy with toppings assuming they are recommended on the menu. Take the fried egg and American cheese on the Texas burger at Williamsburger. The burger itself is mediocre, but the gooey egg yolk and cheese mixture forces you to believe it’s good. However, it’s a shared feeling that the toppings should complement the burger’s flavors rather than mask them, and apparently so do a group of readers whom we surveyed.
This survey coupled with a list generated from the brains and stomachs of the Debonair staff was enough to put together a list of what we feel are the best burgers in New York City. Don’t like one you see? Think another burger stacks up better? Let us know. Leave a comment. We’re hardly the absolute authority on burgers, but we like to think we know a thing or two.
Best Classic – Stand, Union Square, Manhattan
Start with a pot of pickled veggies for $5, and one of their 6 constant regional draft beers. We like the Southampton Secret Ale. They also have an additional 6 seasonal beers on tap, and plenty more in bottles. Their signature cocktails are also quite good.
Order the Classic Burger made with beef, red onion, lettuce, tomato, sliced pickle, homemade ketchup, & Dijon mustard for $9. Add white cheddar, American, or Bleu Cheese for only $1 extra. Sides are separate. Try the shoestring fries and the onion rings. Daily specials include 2 for 1 burgers from 3PM – 5PM, a free beer with a burger during happy hour from 5PM – 7PM, The Lunch Pack from noon – 3PM including a burger, small fries, and a fountain soda, and or course a kid special.
Finish up with one of their delectable desserts like the melted brownie for $6, or indulge in a spiked milk shake. They’re each $9, but well worth every penny. The vanilla shake with bourbon & fresh mint with leave you wishing you’d started with dessert.
Good article but I don’t agree with the verdict.
First the best burger has to be Molly’s Pub & Shebeen, it is a classic burger but bigger and it is so much better then Stand (was not a fan of the stand burger but the toasted marshmallow milk shake was awesome). Next the Canadian Bacon at Peter Luger is way better then the bacon at Corner Bistro (but more expensive unless you go for the lunch special). Finally the best veggie burger is at Houston’s it may be a chain but the burger is fantastic.
I particularly like the Shake Shack by 23rd st.
http://www.shakeshacknyc.com/
havent heard of any of these other places. but i have been to Dean and Delucas, which is pretty good.