The 100 places to get a burger in London, ranked by how often the critics, the awards and the world lists agree on them.
Updated October 2026 · @londonburgermap
Each spot scores points for every guide or award that names it, weighted by how selective the source is and where it ranked. Time Out's top 20, The Infatuation, Hot Dinners, The Nudge and the World's 101 Best Burgers carry the most weight; the National and British Burger Awards add a bonus; single mentions from other guides add one point each. Sister branches of a ranked spot get a quarter of its score, so you can find the nearest one without them crowding the top.
Prices are the latest the guides quote; a "~" means an estimate. Opening hours change often, so check before you go. Researched October 2026. Map data and tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
On this ranking it's Bleecker in Spitalfields, for the Cheeseburger / bacon double. It scores highest across the guides, awards and world lists we track. Black Bear Burger (Exmouth Market) and Burger & Beyond (Shoreditch) are second and third.
The top-ranked smash burger spots are Hanbaagaasuuteeki, Heard and Manna. See all 45 smash burger spots.
For under £11, the highest-ranked are Bleecker, Hanbaagaasuuteeki and Manna. There are 22 cheap picks in the top 100.
Heard, Manna and Bake Street rank highest among the spots serving halal beef. See all 20 halal burger spots.
Central London has the most spots in the top 100 (38), followed by East London (30). By area, Soho (11) and Shoreditch (9) lead. Browse by area.
Each spot scores points for every guide, award or world list that names it, weighted by how selective the source is and where it ranked. How the ranking works has the details and the full list of sources.
The list was last researched in October 2026. Prices are the latest the guides quote, and opening hours change often, so check before you go.