The best burgers in East London (2026)

1

Bleecker · Spitalfields

Cheeseburger / bacon double£10.50 cheeseburger

Thick & classic£

No 1 on World's 101 Best Burgers 2026.

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3

Burger & Beyond · Shoreditch

Bacon butter burger£12.95

Thick & classic££

Runner-up, National Burger Awards 2026.

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9

Lagom at The Three Compasses · Dalston

Smashburger with dill pickle slaw£10

SmashPub£

Live-fire burger in a Dalston boozer.

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10

Jupiter Burger · London Fields (Netil Mkt)

Cheeseburger & fries£10 with fries

Smash£

Dom's Subs team. Free fries when it rains.

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11

Dumbo · Shoreditch

Cheeseburger£10

Smash£

Paris import. Expect a queue.

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12

Hawksmoor Spitalfields · Spitalfields

Hawksmoor burger / Big Matt~£18

Thick & classicRestaurant£££

No 7 on World's 101 Best Burgers 2026.

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14

Bake Street · Clapton

Weekend smashburger£9.50

SmashHalal£

Burger is weekends only; kitchen closes 3pm.

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18

Bun & Sum · Bow

Big S Mac smashburger~£10

SmashHalal£

Infatuation's No 1 smashburger. Railway-arch hatch.

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21

Empire Tavern · Hackney

Bobby Seale£15.50

PubSmash£££

£19 pre-theatre deal for Hackney Empire.

Time Out top 20 #10 · Hot Dinners best burgers

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26

Blacklock Shoreditch · Shoreditch

Blacklock burger, vermouth onions£14

Thick & classicRestaurant££

Get the beef-dripping chips.

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31

Black Bear Canary Wharf · Canary Wharf

Miso bacon£12.50

Thick & classic££

Sister site of Black Bear Burger · Infatuation

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32

One Club Row · Shoreditch

Cheeseburger au poivre~£20

Thick & classicRestaurant£££

Watch for the 'Walk-In' light box outside.

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34

Leytonstone Tavern · Leytonstone

Double cheese + onion smash£13

SmashPub££

Oklahoma-style onion smash.

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36

Burnt Smokehouse · Leyton

TX double smash~£12

BBQSmashHalal££

Halal BBQ under the Midland Road arches.

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37

Meat Stop at Commercial Tavern · Shoreditch

Oklahoma 'car boot'~£15

PubSmash££

Essex burger residency. Can sell out at weekends.

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42

Lucky Chip · Shoreditch

El Chappo / Kevin Bacon~£13

Thick & classic££

An OG of the burger revolution.

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45

Hawksmoor Bar, Wood Wharf · Canary Wharf

Big Matt~£18

Thick & classic£££

Formerly The Lowback.

Sister site of Hawksmoor Spitalfields · Mob

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48

Beer + Burger · Dalston

Bacon cheeseburger (3 patties)~£12

Smash££

Huge craft beer fridge.

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50

Black Cactus BBQ · Walthamstow (Burnt Faith)

Smoked dry-aged burger~£15

BBQ££

Burgers on Fridays at a brandy distillery.

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58

Bun & Sum Whitechapel · Whitechapel

Pastrami smash~£11

SmashHalal££

Sister site of Bun & Sum · Hot Dinners

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59

Junk Spitalfields · Spitalfields

M burger£11.50

Smash££

Sister site of Junk · Time Out

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61

Addie's at The Edinburgh · Newington Green

Bacon jam cheeseburger~£15 (Tue burger + pint deal)

PubSmash££

Tuesday burger-and-pint deal.

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63

Burgers LDN · Aldgate

Tower Burger~£11

Smash££

British Burger Awards London winner 2025.

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72

SoBe Burger · Walthamstow

Double bacon black garlic~£12

Smash££

Miami-style; National Burger Awards 2026 finalist.

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75

The Burger Firm · Whitechapel

Double smashed cheeseburger~£11

Smash££

Open into the evening.

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77

The Blues Kitchen · Shoreditch

Bacon double smashburger~£15

BBQSmash££

Live music most nights.

Foodism

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92

Chicos · Aldgate East

Legendary smash~£10

SmashHalal£

East London halal staple.

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93

The Vurger Co · Shoreditch

Auburger / NY deli~£10

Vegan£

100% plant-based.

City AM vegan

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96

The Star by Hackney Downs · Clapton

Dry-aged cheeseburger£14.45

Pub££

DesignMyNight

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100

Burgers and Beats · Shoreditch (Rolling Stock)

Tomahawk burger / smashed double~£14

Smash££

Food truck with a DJ booth.

Independent

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