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Boston's best burgers
Craigie on Main is one of Boston's best burgers.

1. Craigie on Main

853 Main St (Bishop Allen), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · 144 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: This 8-ounce patty is so good it has won a devoted following of people who don’t even bother to gripe about the cost anymore. Read more.

Radius is one of Boston's best burgers.

2. Radius

8 High St, Boston, MA
Lounge · Financial District · 27 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: Some high-end burgers win over meat lovers with the sheer beefiness of their patties. Here, the focus is less on the meat and more on the whole package. Read more.

b.good is one of Boston's best burgers.

3. b.good

24 Dunster St (Mt Auburn St), Cambridge, MA
Burger Joint · Harvard Square · 29 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: When b.good ("real food fast") restaurant opened the first of six Boston-area places in 2004, they started with a simple idea: Make fast-food favorites they could feel good about eating. Read more.

b.good is one of Boston's best burgers.

4. b.good

272 Newbury St (btw Gloucester & Fairfield), Boston, MA
Burger Joint · Back Bay West · 29 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: The "West Side" burger is one of Boston's best. Beef is ground in-house each morning, the veggies bought direct from the farm, just-right buns arrive fresh daily, and there’s a gluten-free version. Read more.

Eagle's Deli is one of Boston's best burgers.

5. Eagle's Deli

7.8
1918 Beacon St (at Ayr Rd.), Boston, MA
Burger Joint · Brighton · 67 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: A hangout for Boston College students with big appetites, it is also home to the Godzilla burger - 1 pound of meat, 1 pound of fries. "If you go away hungry, it's your own fault." Read more.

Wild Willy's Burgers is one of Boston's best burgers.

6. Wild Willy's Burgers

8.7
46 Arsenal St (btwn Patten & Taylor), Watertown, MA
Burger Joint · 39 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: Burgers come out juicy with grill marks, topped with real cheddar that becomes soft and sticky. Skin-on "country fair" fries are crisp and irresistible. Read more.

7. Back Bay Social Club

7.3
867 Boylston St (btwn Fairfield & Gloucester), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Prudential - St. Botolph · 96 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: A 10-ounce patty made from dry-aged prime rib, short rib, flank, and skirt, topped with "smothered" onions and cheddar. A price tag of $21 for a burger? As chef the says, “It eats like a steak.’’ Read more.

Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage is one of Boston's best burgers.

8. Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage

8.5
1246 Massachusetts Ave (btwn Bow & Plympton), Cambridge, MA
Burger Joint · Harvard Square · 173 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: Mr. Bartley's in Harvard Square, established in 1960, offers a thick, juicy 7-ounce rounded burger. Bill Bartley prefers a round patty to a flat patty and says that beef chuck makes the best grind. Read more.

R. F. O'Sullivan & Son Pub is one of Boston's best burgers.

9. R. F. O'Sullivan & Son Pub

282 Beacon St (at Sacramento St.), Somerville, MA
Pub · 81 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: The half-pound patties are so large (they're almost round when they hit the grill) that they require patience as they cook. As an added bonus, large, hand-cut fries arrive with your hamburger. Read more.

Five Guys is one of Boston's best burgers.

10. Five Guys

7.9
65 Station Lndg, Medford, MA
Burger Joint · Wellington · 18 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: Five Guys’ signature product will never replace a real hamburger, but as a quick, flat, superheated slab of chopped meat it’s not bad. Read more.

11. UBurger

7.8
636 Beacon St (at Raleigh St.), Boston, MA
Burger Joint · Kenmore · 61 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: These are great burgers and incredible fries at unbeatable prices. Uburger is onto something obvious but hardly done: take the junk out of fast food. Read more.

Audubon Boston is one of Boston's best burgers.

12. Audubon Boston

8.4
838 Beacon St (at Arundel St.), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Kenmore · 74 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: The "House-Made Bean Burger" is one of our 25 best in Boston. A well-seasoned patty spiked with garlic and ancho, among other seasonings, this veggie burger doesn’t pretend to be beef. Read more.

Boston Burger Company is one of Boston's best burgers.

13. Boston Burger Company

8.2
37 Davis Sq (at Holland St), Somerville, MA
Burger Joint · Davis Square · 96 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: Inspired by Elvis Presley, "The King" is far from traditional, but the fried cinnamon banana chunks, bacon, and peanut butter shock your taste buds in the best possible way. More: http://bo.st/Om3IL0

Four Burgers is one of Boston's best burgers.

14. Four Burgers

704 Massachusetts Ave (at Prospect St.), Cambridge, MA
Burger Joint · 65 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: This is fast food done right: Five ounces of ground beef seasoned with just salt and cooked to order, it comes with lettuce and tomato and with a pick of bun and 8 cheeses. More: http://bo.st/Om4tDX Read more.

Ten Tables is one of Boston's best burgers.

15. Ten Tables

7.7
597 Centre St (Pond St.), Jamaica Plain, MA
New American Restaurant · 36 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: The TT Burger has humanely raised beef cooked to order, served with good cheddar, caramelized onions, the restaurant’s “A-10” sauce, and luxurious bacon aioli. More best burgers: http://bo.st/Om8BDK Read more.

16. The Gallows

1395 Washington St (at Union Park St), Boston, MA
Gastropub · South End · 175 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: The "Our Way Burger" is a griddled patty, thin but not dry, on a buttered, griddled roll, with American cheese, grilled onions, iceberg lettuce, and house-made pickles. More: http://bo.st/Om5bAZ Read more.

The Cottage Wellesley is one of Boston's best burgers.

17. The Cottage Wellesley

8.2
190 Linden St (Linden Square), Wellesley, MA
American Restaurant · 36 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: The burger is an 8-ounce patty of prime beef grilled per your preference and topped simply with lettuce, tomato, raw red onion, and choice of cheese. No tricks here, and it comes with great fries. Read more.

The Local is one of Boston's best burgers.

18. The Local

1391 Washington St (at Elm St.), West Newton, MA
American Restaurant · 51 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: The Local Burger is made from prime beef topped with lettuce, thinly sliced pickle, onion, and tomato, and served on a brioche bun. Added tangy cheddar and smoky bacon make each mouthful sing. Read more.

jm Curley is one of Boston's best burgers.

19. jm Curley

8.4
21 Temple Pl (btwn Tremont & Washington), Boston, MA
Gastropub · Downtown Boston · 175 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: Try the Prime Burger, a beefy grilled 10-ounce patty on a toasted sesame bun with pickles, caramelized onions, cheddar, and house-made Russian dressing. One of Boston's best burgers. Read more.