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Time Out editors from across the world have eaten a hell of a lot of burgers and come up with a definitive list of the very best. It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it.
The list of 14 perfect patties (which you can read in full here) takes in everywhere from Sydney to Lisbon, with stop-offs in Paris, New York City, Rio, Hong Kong and more. Of course, London features too – with one of the finest burgers around to be found in this fair city.
To find it you’ll need to visit Asian-inspired burger joint Hanbaagaasuuteeki in Victoria, and then you’ll need to order the shrimp kong baga. This ‘fabulously frilly’ smash burger comes with shrimp, crispy seaweed, cheese and thousand island-style dressing. Think of it as Korean-inspired surf and turf.
Other burgers in the list include the dry-aged beef chuck and gruyère cheese burger in a pretzel bun at Nolita in Madrid, the triple bacon cheese classic smash burger at Smash Things in Tokyo and the dry-aged Red Hook Tavern burger from Red Hook Tavern in Brooklyn. We’re drooling just thinking about them.
Hanbaagaasuuteeki is at 36 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W 0RE and you can find a full list of the best burgers in London here.
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