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Atlanta’s Top 5 Award-Winning Burger Restaurants
Brace yourselves, hamburger lovers. We’ve scrubbed the top-rated burgers in Atlanta to create a comprehensive list to help you find the juiciest ones in town. Many local publications create their own lists, trying dozens of empanadas in town; so instead of competing in an already saturated market, we’re cornering all the number one winners in one place (we did the same for the best pizza in Atlanta, in case you missed it). Although there are literally dozens of delicious options in the city with incredible burger reputations, such as The Vortex (whose signature burger uses grilled cheeses as scones), Miller Union, The Pinewood, Corner Tavern, Muss & Turner’s, Bachelor Parties, FLiP Farm Burger & Burger Boutique, our list only includes the top 5 consistent winners guaranteed to satisfy your burger craving. Click on the slideshow to see the full list of the best burgers in Atlanta.
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Holeman y Finch Public House
Chef Linton Hopkins, one of Atlanta’s food pioneers, created Atlanta’s most iconic burger when he opened H&F. Not only is it their signature double patty with American cheese, onion, and pickles, all in an incredibly delicious homemade bread (the patties are made from a mix of grass-fed breast and lean meat and topped with homemade tomato sauce), but also the Hopkins’ marketing tactic undoubtedly put him in legendary status. When the burger was introduced, they were only available at 9pm and only 24 were made. It was a show as much as a meal, as a server honked a horn to indicate burger time and they often sold out in less than a minute. It’s no surprise that the burger has been ranked in the top 10 best burgers nationwide by The Daily Meallos the last three years in a row, not to mention it was sat on the number one best burger in Atlanta by Thrillist (plus many more accolades). These days, burgers are always on the menu, not to mention that their patties have moved beyond their brick and mortar Buckhead and into Braves Stadium and the Ponce City Market.
Price: $ 12
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Bit
The Westside Bite, an industrial-chic neighborhood spot where seasonal ingredients catch the eye, is home to the acclaimed “Double Stack” burger: two charred ground beef patties with sticky American cheese and plenty of pickles and sandwiches. among locally made H&F burger buns. The Double Stack was ranked number one by Creative Loafing in 2010 and “Burger Above the Rest” by the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 2011; Not surprisingly, they sell 600 a week.
Price: $ 9.25
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General muir
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This Jewish delicatessen has been with Atlanta since it opened at Emory Point in January 2013. Chef and owner Todd Ginsberg, a two-time James Beard semi-finalist and the original creator of the legendary Bocado Burger, has created a burger for dinner. that Creative Loafing named the best in its Ultimate Burger Smackdown last year and that Eater National included in its 21 Essential Hamburgers in America. Simply called “The Burger,” this is a double patty made from ground brisket and short rib with Gruyere, spicy Russian dressing, and pastrami, all sandwiched between hand-crafted buns by former H&F bread maker Rob Alexander.
Price: $ 14
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Ann’s Snack Bar
A true hamburger joint, Ann’s Snack Bar’s historic “Ghetto Burger” was not only named Atlanta Eater’s # 1 Most Iconic Burger by Atlanta Eater, but was also awarded Best Burger in America by The Wall Street Journal in 2007. (Not to mention the newspaper called Atlanta the best city for burgers). The indulgent burger is made with two crumbly, hand-formed patties topped with crispy bacon, chili, and melted cheese between two toasted buns. Although the original operator, Miss Ann, passed away earlier this year, her legacy, which began in 1971, lives on in the burgers and their wacky house rules, which include no cursing and no leaning on the counter.
Price: $ 5.75
