The 3 best burgers in London, chosen by the city’s most exciting young chefs

Londoners are obsessed with finding ‘the best’ things in the city. The best wine bar, the best cheap eat, bakery, hotel, pub... the list goes on. 

Now we present to you the city’s best burgers, from a very trusted source. We asked three of the capital’s most exciting young chefs about where you should be chowing down on meaty, cheesy buns right now, and they have delivered the goods. 

These are London’s best burgers, according to some very talented young chefs. 

The Plimsoll, Finsbury Park

Pop-up chef and author Millie Tsukagoshi Lagares, formerly of Four Legs, named the burger at The Plimsoll in Finsbury Park the best in London. Four Legs has been in residence at the north London pub since 2021 and has become famous for its unctuous beef burger. ‘The Plimsoll burger obviously, ‘til the day I die,’ said Tsukagoshi Lagares. ‘It’s perfectly cooked and really buttery, there’s so much butter when they toast the brioche. I love any sandwich that’s sloppy, and there’s so much sauce in theirs. I love it.’

52 St Thomas's Road, N4 2QQ.

Dumbo, Shoreditch

Jay Claus, one half of chef duo Rake, said Dumbo in Shoreditch served up the top burger in the capital. ‘I’m not into the whole smashburger thing, it’s kind of passed me by,’ he admitted. ‘But Dumbo in Paris is so good. I’ve not been to the Shoreditch one yet, but if they make it in the same way, then that’s the best’. Time Out agrees, as Dumbo topped our list of London’s best burgers earlier this year. The Parisian chain’s smashburgers are perfectly charred, crispy and made with super succulent dry-aged beef. And they’re only a tenner. 

119 Bethnal Green Road, N4 2QQ.

Bar Bruno, Soho

According to Ella Williams of Hausu in Peckham, Soho’s Bar Bruno is the place to go for the perfect patty in London. ‘Bar Bruno does a fantastic burger. It’s not a smashburger, it’s a proper burger!’ she said about the old-school family-run sandwich shop. ‘It comes with bacon and it’s perfectly seasoned, you don’t need to add salt, and it comes with chips included in the price, which in London is unheard of.’ 

101 Wardour Street, W1F 0UG.

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