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The smashburger at Hunter’s.
Hunter’s Kitchen and Bar

Where to Eat Burgers in Boston

A meaty to-do list

by Erika Adams, Rachel Leah Blumenthal, and Terrence Doyle Updated
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The smashburger at Hunter’s.
| Hunter’s Kitchen and Bar
by Erika Adams, Rachel Leah Blumenthal, and Terrence Doyle Updated

Boston loves burgers — from pricey, iconic burgers to cheap, quick burgers; from burgers stacked high with multiple toppings to burgers that go virtually topping-free. This map includes solid options on all parts of the local burger spectrum, so there’s something here for everyone, whether you’re looking to drop a couple bucks on a simple fast-food burger or $20 on a limited-quantity legend.

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Daddy Jones

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Daddy Jones’s mostly Greek menu has plenty to explore in the gyro and skewers department, but don’t ignore the excellent burgers. There’s several options, but here’s a very good starting point: the Athena burger, made with a lamb patty stuffed with feta and herbs, red pepper feta and American cheese on top, bacon, and a fig jam all smushed between two halves of an English muffin.

525 Medford St, Somerville, MA
(617) 690-9095
(617) 690-9095

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Boston Burger Company

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Boston Burger Company — now with locations in Harvard Square, Back Bay, and Salem as well as the original Somerville one and a kitchen takeover in Jamaica Plain — is the place to go for absolutely over-the-top burgers. Think stacked-tall combinations such as peanut butter, bacon, and fried cinnamon-and-sugar bananas (The King); mozzarella sticks, fried macaroni and cheese, onion rings, fries, bacon, golden barbecue sauce, and American cheese (the aptly named 420 Burger); and bacon, a stack of beer-battered onion rings, honey barbecue sauce, and American cheese (Killer Bee).

37 Davis Sq, Somerville, MA
(617) 440-7361
(617) 440-7361
A metal tray with a burger and the bun on the side to expose all of its toppings, plus potato chips and coleslaw on the side.
Boston Burger Company’s Hot Mess with bacon, sweet potato fries, and housemade Thousand Island dressing.
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R. F. O'Sullivan & Son Pub

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Serving up burgers since 1992, this classic Somerville spot goes through hundreds of pounds of burgers per week, according to a 2015 interview with owner Richard Sullivan. The restaurant is known for its tall half-pound, definitely unsquished patties.

282 Beacon St, Somerville, MA
(617) 491-9638
(617) 491-9638
Burger topped with pineapple, plus a side of onion rings.
A burger at R.F. O’Sullivan.
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Charlie's Kitchen

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The double cheeseburger Charlie’s is famous for is unpretentiousness — flat patties topped with American cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles. It’s served with perfect shoestring french fries, and is best eaten with a cold beer or several.

10 Eliot St, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 492-9646
(617) 492-9646

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Little Donkey

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How many luxe ingredients can one burger hold? According to Central Square mainstay Little Donkey, a bunch — and somehow, it all works out well in the end. The dry-aged beef patty is coated in cheese, onion soup mayo, and buffalo pickles, with a few crispy jalapeno chips tucked in, too. Somehow, foie gras also makes it in there. It’s decadent, and it’s well worth the splurge.

505 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 945-1008
(617) 945-1008
Two burger halves positioned so that the viewer can see a cross-section of the sandwich, including a medium rare beef patty and melty cheese on the sides.
Little Donkey’s burger.
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Hojoko

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At this Japanese izakaya in Fenway, save room between bites of sushi and sashimi for the burger. Made with chuck and wagyu short rib and topped with cheese, dashi pickles, red onion, and a secret sauce, it’s been a local favorite for years.

1271 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 670-0507
(617) 670-0507

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Tasty Burger

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Boston’s essential burger scene tends to skew towards big, pricey, meaty burgers, but there are a few inexpensive options holding their own. Tasty Burger is the local answer to Shake Shack — thin patties, squishy buns, quick service, and relatively low prices.

1301 Boylston St, Boston, MA
(617) 425-4444
(617) 425-4444
Two hands hold a fast-food burger in front of a box full of more burgers, all over a red checkered tablecloth.
Burgers from Tasty Burger.
Tasty Burger

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Moonshine 152

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Moonshine 152 has a special, luxe burger that changes monthly, but it’s always a hit. Not into the monthly special? There’s also a grass-fed burger with sharp cheddar, lettuce, tomato, onion, and aioli, served with shoestring fries, and a similarly dressed vegetarian mushroom tofu burger (that can be made vegan).

152 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA
(617) 752-4191
(617) 752-4191

Hunter's Kitchen and Bar

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There’s a lot of tall, beefy burgers on this list, but its crispier cousin, the smashburger, also deserves a spotlight here. At Southern-style comfort food hangout Hunter’s, the smashburger is bursting with crispy onions, strips of bacon, slices of avocado, sharp cheddar cheese, and a squirt of spicy serrano aioli, all layered on a puffy potato roll.

110 Dorchester St, Boston, MA 02127
(617) 221-4200
(617) 221-4200

Nubian Markets

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Just shy of a smashburger, the butcher’s burger at Nubian Markets boasts wonderfully charred edges and comes slicked with both a berbere citrus mayo and savory bacon tomato jam. Lettuce and onion round out each bite, and the burger is tucked in a sturdy golden pita bun baked on the premises.

2565 Washington St, Boston, MA 02119
(617) 608-4940
(617) 608-4940
Two burger halves stacked on top of each other and laid on a piece of tin foil.
The butcher’s burger at Nubian Markets.
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Bred Gourmet

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Located in Dorchester’s Lower Mills neighborhood, this cozy burger joint serves beef burgers and plenty of alternatives (jerk salmon, and veggie, for example) on brioche and potato buns. Try the Parisian, a grass-fed beef burger on brioche with caramelized onions, bacon, brie, sauteed mushrooms, truffle aioli, and a fried egg.

2255 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA
(617) 892-0231
(617) 892-0231

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Daddy Jones

525 Medford St, Somerville, MA

Daddy Jones’s mostly Greek menu has plenty to explore in the gyro and skewers department, but don’t ignore the excellent burgers. There’s several options, but here’s a very good starting point: the Athena burger, made with a lamb patty stuffed with feta and herbs, red pepper feta and American cheese on top, bacon, and a fig jam all smushed between two halves of an English muffin.

525 Medford St, Somerville, MA
(617) 690-9095
(617) 690-9095

Boston Burger Company

37 Davis Sq, Somerville, MA

Boston Burger Company — now with locations in Harvard Square, Back Bay, and Salem as well as the original Somerville one and a kitchen takeover in Jamaica Plain — is the place to go for absolutely over-the-top burgers. Think stacked-tall combinations such as peanut butter, bacon, and fried cinnamon-and-sugar bananas (The King); mozzarella sticks, fried macaroni and cheese, onion rings, fries, bacon, golden barbecue sauce, and American cheese (the aptly named 420 Burger); and bacon, a stack of beer-battered onion rings, honey barbecue sauce, and American cheese (Killer Bee).

37 Davis Sq, Somerville, MA
(617) 440-7361
(617) 440-7361
A metal tray with a burger and the bun on the side to expose all of its toppings, plus potato chips and coleslaw on the side.
Boston Burger Company’s Hot Mess with bacon, sweet potato fries, and housemade Thousand Island dressing.
Erika Adams/Eater Boston

R. F. O'Sullivan & Son Pub

282 Beacon St, Somerville, MA

Serving up burgers since 1992, this classic Somerville spot goes through hundreds of pounds of burgers per week, according to a 2015 interview with owner Richard Sullivan. The restaurant is known for its tall half-pound, definitely unsquished patties.

282 Beacon St, Somerville, MA
(617) 491-9638
(617) 491-9638
Burger topped with pineapple, plus a side of onion rings.
A burger at R.F. O’Sullivan.
Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater Boston

Charlie's Kitchen

10 Eliot St, Cambridge, MA 02138

The double cheeseburger Charlie’s is famous for is unpretentiousness — flat patties topped with American cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles. It’s served with perfect shoestring french fries, and is best eaten with a cold beer or several.

10 Eliot St, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 492-9646
(617) 492-9646

Little Donkey

505 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

How many luxe ingredients can one burger hold? According to Central Square mainstay Little Donkey, a bunch — and somehow, it all works out well in the end. The dry-aged beef patty is coated in cheese, onion soup mayo, and buffalo pickles, with a few crispy jalapeno chips tucked in, too. Somehow, foie gras also makes it in there. It’s decadent, and it’s well worth the splurge.

505 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 945-1008
(617) 945-1008
Two burger halves positioned so that the viewer can see a cross-section of the sandwich, including a medium rare beef patty and melty cheese on the sides.
Little Donkey’s burger.
Erika Adams/Eater Boston

Hojoko

1271 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215

At this Japanese izakaya in Fenway, save room between bites of sushi and sashimi for the burger. Made with chuck and wagyu short rib and topped with cheese, dashi pickles, red onion, and a secret sauce, it’s been a local favorite for years.

1271 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 670-0507
(617) 670-0507

Tasty Burger

1301 Boylston St, Boston, MA

Boston’s essential burger scene tends to skew towards big, pricey, meaty burgers, but there are a few inexpensive options holding their own. Tasty Burger is the local answer to Shake Shack — thin patties, squishy buns, quick service, and relatively low prices.

1301 Boylston St, Boston, MA
(617) 425-4444
(617) 425-4444
Two hands hold a fast-food burger in front of a box full of more burgers, all over a red checkered tablecloth.
Burgers from Tasty Burger.
Tasty Burger

Moonshine 152

152 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA

Moonshine 152 has a special, luxe burger that changes monthly, but it’s always a hit. Not into the monthly special? There’s also a grass-fed burger with sharp cheddar, lettuce, tomato, onion, and aioli, served with shoestring fries, and a similarly dressed vegetarian mushroom tofu burger (that can be made vegan).

152 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA
(617) 752-4191
(617) 752-4191

Hunter's Kitchen and Bar

110 Dorchester St, Boston, MA 02127

There’s a lot of tall, beefy burgers on this list, but its crispier cousin, the smashburger, also deserves a spotlight here. At Southern-style comfort food hangout Hunter’s, the smashburger is bursting with crispy onions, strips of bacon, slices of avocado, sharp cheddar cheese, and a squirt of spicy serrano aioli, all layered on a puffy potato roll.

110 Dorchester St, Boston, MA 02127
(617) 221-4200
(617) 221-4200

Nubian Markets

2565 Washington St, Boston, MA 02119

Just shy of a smashburger, the butcher’s burger at Nubian Markets boasts wonderfully charred edges and comes slicked with both a berbere citrus mayo and savory bacon tomato jam. Lettuce and onion round out each bite, and the burger is tucked in a sturdy golden pita bun baked on the premises.

2565 Washington St, Boston, MA 02119
(617) 608-4940
(617) 608-4940
Two burger halves stacked on top of each other and laid on a piece of tin foil.
The butcher’s burger at Nubian Markets.
Erika Adams/Eater Boston

Bred Gourmet

2255 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA

Located in Dorchester’s Lower Mills neighborhood, this cozy burger joint serves beef burgers and plenty of alternatives (jerk salmon, and veggie, for example) on brioche and potato buns. Try the Parisian, a grass-fed beef burger on brioche with caramelized onions, bacon, brie, sauteed mushrooms, truffle aioli, and a fried egg.

2255 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA
(617) 892-0231
(617) 892-0231

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