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The Best Burgers in Melbourne to Grab a Hold of ASAP
Melbourne’s burger scene is having a serious world-stage moment, but the best of it ranges from ranked smash burgers and chef-made Tuesday specials to old-school institutions, rooftop cheeseburgers and late-night CBD staples.
Searching for the best burgers in Melbourne usually begins with a craving and ends somewhere in a queue. Across the city, burger shops, diners, pubs and late-night restaurants are stacking smashed beef patties, fried chicken, wagyu cheeseburgers, plant-based buns and old-school classics with serious devotion. From Fitzroy and Collingwood to Footscray, Brunswick, Brighton and the eastern suburbs, this is our guide to the Melbourne burgers worth crossing town for, from crisp-edged smash burgers to sauce-heavy icons and chef-made cheeseburgers built for one more bite.
In This Guide
New & Noteworthy
Seoul Tiger 1988
Seoul Tiger 1988 has barely landed on Elizabeth Street and already cracked No. 37 in the World’s 101 Best Burger Places. From the Baguette Studios team, this Korean-inspired burger shop builds its cult cheeseburger around a bulgogi-style beef patty, house-made sauces and a custom potato bun made in-house with mashed potato for a soft, chewy bite. It’s sweet, savoury, glossy and unmistakably Korean without losing the simple pleasure of a great cheeseburger. Finish with a buttermilk soft-serve sundae and call it one of Melbourne’s absolute best new burger arrivals.
547 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Goldieboy
Melbourne’s burger obsession has just gone global. Goldieboy, the cult smash burger outfit that grew from pop-ups into a permanent Brighton home, has landed at No. 14 on Burgerdudes’ World’s 25 Best Burgers 2026 list. The winning order is the double Goldieboy Cheeseburger, a glorious stack of thin smashed beef patties, crisp lacy edges, melted cheese, pickles, mustard, fried onions and sauce on a sesame bun. Burgerdudes called it the best burger they’ve eaten in Australia, which is the sort of international praise that makes a Bay Street detour feel non-negotiable.
Rear of 305 Bay Street, Brighton
Common Cuts
Common Cuts may be better known for steak frites and late-night records, but its wagyu burger deserves attention. The Original Wagyu Burger keeps things sharp at $28.50 with chips, while the Premium version doubles down with A5 Wagyu slices for anyone chasing a truly decadent Melbourne burger. Set inside a Russell Street grill-and-listening room, it’s a CBD move for beef, booze, and very good background tracks. Honestly, it’s a banger.
380 Russell Street, Melbourne
Nouns Hamburgers
Nouns Hamburgers is Prahran Market’s cheeky little burger detour, waiting patiently while you pretend you only came for fruit, flowers and fancy pantry bits. From the crew behind the former Nouns Deli, this courtyard spot keeps the burger menu tight: cheeseburgers with onion, pickles, ketchup and mustard, double cheeseburgers, fried chicken, fish burgers, breakfast buns and fresh lemonade. Fast, salty, nostalgic and best eaten from the box before your shopping makes it home.
Prahran Market, 163 Commercial Road, South Yarra
Norma
At Norma, Fitzroy’s French bistrot, the cheeseburger arrives with a story and serious Melbourne burger credentials. Executive Chef Benjamin Tremblet created it after refusing to stand in an hour-long burger queue, landing on a juicy wagyu patty, melted cheese, and crisp fries, served face-down in a glossy secret French sauce made for dragging every bite through. On Tuesdays, it’s $35 with fries and wine on Smith Street, Fitzroy.
197 Smith Street, Fitzroy
Charrd
Charrd has turned Brunswick East into a smash-burger pilgrimage, with queues forming fast for thin, charred patties, molten cheese, glossy buns and sauces that land with serious force. What began as a Sunday lunch experiment at Yakamoz now has its own devoted following, helped by a No. 14 ranking on the 2025 World’s Best Burgers list. Order early and wear napkins; you will need them.
74 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
Elmo’s Burgers
Found in Fitzroy North, Elmo’s Burgers has turned the smash burger into an art form. Grass-fed patties hit the grill until their edges crisp, then arrive stacked with cheese, Elmo’s sauce, grilled onions, pickles, lettuce, and tomato on toasted potato buns. Loaded fries and thick shakes only add to the pull. This is fast food made with devotion — every bite a crave-worthy obsession.
350 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
Slowpoke Lounge & Lookout
Slowpoke Lounge & Lookout gives Collingwood a rooftop burger worth chasing, with skyline views, mid-century good looks and cocktails that make staying for another round dangerously easy. The cheeseburger is the sleeper hit: juicy, flame-kissed beef, melted cheese, ketchup and a soft-but-sturdy bun built for rooftop eating. It’s nostalgic, sharp, and one of the most satisfying burgers in Collingwood right now.
Level 4/50 Gipps Street, Collingwood
Melbourne Institutions
Andrew’s Burgers
Since 1939, Andrew’s Hamburgers has been flipping the script on what a burger should be — simple, hearty, and unforgettable. An Albert Park institution, it’s where retro charm meets unapologetic indulgence: juicy beef, beetroot, cheese, and egg layered high in a toasted bun. The “Burger with the Lot” still reigns supreme, proving that sometimes the old guard does it best; Melbourne wouldn’t have it any other way.
144 Bridport Street, Albert Park
Danny’s Burgers
Danny’s Burgers is pure old-school Melbourne, flipping burgers in Fitzroy North since 1945 and still pulling late-night loyalists to St Georges Road. This is not a smash-burger hype machine; it is the fish-and-chip-shop classic in full flight, with beef patties, egg, bacon, beetroot, steak sandwiches, chips and dim sims all part of the appeal. Order the hamburger with the lot and understand why it has lasted this long.
360 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
Maison Bâtard
Maison Bâtard applies a very French sense of restraint to the Melbourne cheeseburger. No overbuilt stack, no novelty tricks, just a seared patty, melted cheese and piquillo pepper rémoulade tucked into a soft milk bun. It’s rich, precise and made for ordering late with a martini, especially if your idea of a great burger is less sauce avalanche, more immaculate bite.
23 Bourke Street, Melbourne
North Fitzroy Arms
At the revamped North Fitzroy Arms, the cheeseburger keeps things pubby and clever. A retired dairy cow patty sits under melted cheese and classic fixings, built for anyone searching for one of the best burgers in Fitzroy North. The candlelit dining room, old-school bar feel and Appletini on the side make it a sharp neighbourhood move for dinner, drinks and a serious Melbourne cheeseburger with real local bite.
296 Rae Street, Fitzroy North
Easey’s
Easey’s still has one of Melbourne’s great burger gimmicks: train carriages hoisted above Collingwood, beers in hand, burgers on the table. The novelty gets you there, but the food more than holds its ground. Order double or triple-smashed beef with bacon, American cheese, aioli, BBQ sauce, and crispy bits, or go for pulled pork with slaw and pickles. With a Melbourne Bitter beside it, this is rooftop comfort food with real bite.
3/48 Easey Street, Collingwood
Leonard’s House of Love
Leonard’s House of Love has long been a South Yarra burger institution, with cabin-style interiors, retro booths, a pool table and a menu that knows its audience. The cheeseburger is the local legend, but the bigger builds hold their own: beef brisket and short-rib patties with blue cheese and ranch, habanero duck-fat glazed chicken, and plant-based options that don’t feel like an afterthought. Loud, loaded and the most fun.
3 Wilson Street, South Yarra
Le Bon Ton
Having carved out its place in Melbourne’s lunch pantheon, Le Bon Ton channels New Orleans soul with swagger to spare. Out in the sunlit courtyard, the house cheeseburger is a headliner: a 150g char-grilled wagyu patty stacked with crispy bacon, onion, and a one-two punch of spicy ketchup and aioli. It’s big-hearted, Southern-hospitality stuff — the kind of burger in Melbourne that seduces you back again and again.
51 Gipps Street, Collingwood
8bit
8bit keeps Footscray’s burger game playful, with retro arcade energy, video-game names and serious stack credentials. The Zelda is the meat-free move, layering a chickpea, corn and quinoa patty with beetroot relish and grilled halloumi, while the Double Dragon goes full boss level: double beef, double cheese, double bacon, pickles and mustard. A cult Melbourne burger spot with extra lives built in.
8 Droop Street, Footscray
Smash Burger Hit List
Good Good Burgers
Good Good Burgers has earned westside devotion with hand-pressed patties, house-made pickles and sauces, and a retro diner feel that never tips into gimmick. The Good Good Burger stacks beef, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, cheese and house sauce in a milk bun, while the Chicken Classic lands crisp fried chicken, lettuce, pickles, cheese and pepper mayo on a potato roll. Simple name, serious burger credentials.
Sitchu Tip: Check what’s pouring; their Good Good Draft and Pacific Ale have been brewed with a nearby Avondale Heights brewery.
128 Mitchell Street, Maidstone
255 Keilor Road, Essendon
JollyGood
JollyGood has shifted from sandwich favourite to full-blown Collingwood diner and bar, and the burgers are reason enough to visit. The Goodburger stacks a Meat Smith beef patty with house pickles, American cheese, white onion, lettuce, burger sauce, ketchup and mustard in a milk bun, while the smash patty cheeseburger keeps things crisp-edged and classic. Go for fries, stay for tap beers, cocktails and late-night diner energy.
Sitchu Tip: If the Dr Pepper Long Island Iced Tea is pouring, order it.
27A-29A Johnston Street, Collingwood
College Dropout Burgers
College Dropout Burgers goes big on American-style comfort, with smash burgers, fried chicken and thickshakes built for serious cravings. The Pastrami Special is the headline act: double smash patties, melted cheese, pastrami, mustard and extra pickles packed into a potato roll. Parties in L.A. nods to In-N-Out’s Double Double, while Chicken is King takes the fried chicken burger into crunchier, saucier territory.
Sitchu Tip: Order fries and a thickshake. This is not the moment for restraint.
91 Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe
482 Albion Street, Brunswick West
300 Grams
300 Grams channels In-N-Out energy through a distinctly Melbourne filter, with crisp-edged smash patties, secret sauce, and a menu that covers beef, plant-based, crumbed fish, and Southern-fried chicken. The 300GS is the signature move: double beef, cheese, onion, lettuce, tomato, pickles and that all-important sauce, stacked for maximum mess and satisfaction. Round it out with Southern fried cauliflower bites and an Oreo thickshake, and you have one of Melbourne’s most dependable burger fixes.
Multiple locations around the city
Rizin’s Smash Burgers
Rizin’s Smash Burgers in Dandenong scratches the McDonald’s itch, then outdoes it with fresher buns, juicier patties and far more attitude. The Rizin’s Classic Smash is the order to start with, stacked with crisp-edged beef, cheese, pickles, onion and sauce, while the spicy version turns up the heat. The fried chicken burger deserves attention too, especially with curly fries riding shotgun. A serious south-east contender for one of Melbourne’s best smash burgers.
132 Walker Street, Dandenong
Leon’s Smash Burgers
Leon’s Smash Burgers is the Melbourne pop-up to chase for American-style smash burgers with serious cult pull. The double-stacked chuck-and-brisket patties arrive with lacy edges, American cheese, pickles, onion and secret sauce, built for anyone hunting one of the best smash burgers in Melbourne. Locations change, hype follows, and the only smart move is checking socials before the next drop sells out.
Pop-up only. Check socials for upcoming Melbourne locations.
St Burgs
Long before Melbourne lost its mind over smash patties, St Burgs had the west well and truly converted. Run by the Soto siblings, this cult burger spot sends patties hard onto the grill until the edges crisp, the cheese melts into the cracks and the whole thing lands with serious weight. The Double D is the move: beef, molten cheese, tangy gherkin relish and signature Durger mayo in full, messy command. Chicken, fish and veggie burgers keep the menu broad, but the smash burgers are the reason people cross town.
4/41-45 Edgewater Boulevard, Maribyrnong
1042 Western Highway, Caroline Springs
Late-Night & Fancy Cheeseburgers
Bistra
Bistra may be known for its 90s brasserie charm, but the cheeseburger has become one of its most talked-about orders. Thick, juicy and confidently classic, the Bistra cheeseburger comes crowned with melted cheese and served with a pickle, hitting that rare point between restaurant polish and straight-up comfort. Add crisp fries and you have a Melbourne burger worth crossing town for, especially if your idea of dinner involves a little nostalgia and a very good glass of wine.
157 Elgin Street, Carlton
WoodsYard
WoodsYard may be better known for natural wine and sourdough pizza, but its South Melbourne burger deserves a place in the conversation. Built with Comte, caramelised onions and Smokey Sauce, it lands somewhere between wine-bar snack and full dinner move, rich without being ridiculous. Order it with fries and a glass from the list, then call it one of the most satisfying burgers near Albert Park Lake.
74 Eastern Road, South Melbourne
Gimlet at Cavendish House
Gimlet is already one of Melbourne’s great rooms, all golden light, low leather, martinis and old-city glamour. Then Friday and Saturday hit, the clock passes 10pm, and the kitchen sends out one of the city’s most seductive late-night burgers. House-made O’Connor beef patties meet the wood grill, picking up smoke, char and just enough luxury to remind you where you are. It is rich, sharp, deeply satisfying and best eaten at the bar with a Gimlet close by. A cheeseburger with black-tie instincts and after-midnight behaviour.
33 Russell Street, Melbourne
Butcher’s Diner
When the city sleeps, Butcher’s Diner keeps the grill hot. This retro-fitted CBD stalwart serves until midnight on weekdays and 1am on weekends, turning out cheeseburgers that hit exactly where they should, bacon optional, flavour mandatory. Specials often veer left, from Greek riffs to lamb with provolone and coriander aioli, but the simple, ingredient-led classics cement Butcher’s as Melbourne’s late-night burger salvation. Consider it your midnight fix, no questions asked.
10 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Fried Chicken & Bigger Feeds
Sonny’s Fried Chicken & Burgers
Carlton locals know that when the craving for comfort food strikes, Sonny’s delivers the fix. Fried chicken is the house religion here: brined for 24 hours, pressure-fried for that glassy crunch, and impossibly juicy within. The undisputed hero? Sonny’s Burger: spicy fried chicken with zesty slaw and whole-egg mayo, a riot of heat and crunch.
29 Lygon Street, Carlton
Bam Bams Burgers
Bam Bams has earned its cult status as one of Reservoir’s go-to burger spots, pairing retro American diner energy with big, satisfying comfort food. The Standard keeps it classic with beef, cheese, pickles and house-made sauce, while the Double-Up is built for serious burger cravings. Even the plant-based Faux Real holds its own, with enough sauce, crunch and heft to keep things interesting. Add fried chicken, onion rings or loaded fries, and you have a northside burger stop that knows exactly why people keep coming back.
24 Johnson Street, Reservoir
Juanita Peaches
Juanita Peaches may be Brunswick’s fried chicken darling, but the cheeseburger has its own loyal following. A grass-fed brisket patty comes loaded with double cheese, shallots, onions and pickles, all tucked into the house-made boogie bun that gives the whole thing its soft, slightly sweet edge. It’s retro diner food with real craft behind it: messy in the right places, sharp with pickle, rich with melted cheese and built for the sort of craving that rarely accepts a polite salad on the side.
12 Edward Street, Brunswick
Mr. T. Deli
Mr. T. Deli is a serious contender for Melbourne’s best cheeseburger. Simple, perfectly executed, and proof that the classics never fail. Double it up with bacon for an extra flavour punch that keeps you coming back. The spicy fried chicken is equally irresistible — just another reason this spot has become a local favourite. And with a menu that spans burgers, sandwiches, bagels, and coffee, Mr. T. Deli delivers across the board.
93 Main Street, Croydon
288 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
The Fish & Burger Co.
The Fish & Burger Co. has earned serious loyalty in Doncaster East, with a menu that covers beef burgers, fried chicken, fish burgers and plant-based stacks without phoning any of them in. The General is the classic order: juicy, balanced and built for anyone chasing one of the best burgers in Melbourne’s east. Wagyu options now sharpen the lineup, but the appeal stays simple: fresh, generous and reliably satisfying.
Sitchu Tip: Order The General for the classic beef burger fix.
1001 Doncaster Road, Doncaster East
Bird Bang’n Chicken
Bird Bang’n Chicken brings American comfort to Brunswick East with fried chicken burgers, loaded sides and craft cocktails made for a gloriously messy feed. The hot chicken burger is the move: crisp fried thigh tossed in smoked hot sauce, stacked with cheese, pickled onion, cabbage and jalapeño mayo in a sesame milk bun. The Classic keeps things tighter with cheese, creamy slaw, ranch and pickles. Add fries and mac ’n’ cheese, then surrender happily.
179 Weston Street, Brunswick East
Royal Stacks
Royal Stacks remains a Melbourne burger staple for oversized patties, American cheese and unapologetic late-night cravings. The Bacon Bacon is the hangover move, stacked with beef, bacon and plenty of melt, while the Miss Elizabeth keeps things a little fancier. Hit the Emporium outpost for burgers, cheese-sauce fries, cocktails and a throwback ’90s mood in the CBD after dark.
Multiple locations across the city
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