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2025's biggest Melbourne burger sensation — 800 charcoal-grilled burgers a day from Yakamoz's takeaway window on Lygon Street. Truffle aioli meets chilli jam on smoky patties. Worth every minute in the queue.
5 Burgers Worth Rearranging Your Evening For
A curated selection of standout burgers spots in Melbourne, based on ratings, consistency, local reputation, and discovery value.
2025's biggest Melbourne burger sensation — 800 charcoal-grilled burgers a day from Yakamoz's takeaway window on Lygon Street. Truffle aioli meets chilli jam on smoky patties. Worth every minute in the queue.
Anchor — Southern Gothic burger bar. Reddit most-mentioned. Double Cheeseburger cult status.
Current Star — West side smash burger. Good Food Guide reviewed. Grass-fed double smash.
Current Star — In-N-Out inspired. Highest rated in inner Melbourne (4.9). Tight menu.
Hidden Gem — Abbotsford diner. Perfect 5.0 rating.
Melbourne's best burger and pastrami — late-night meat haven in the CBD that never disappoints.
Melbourne's original since 1939 — their burger with the lot (beetroot, pineapple, egg, bacon, the works) is a time capsule of classic Aussie burger culture. Queue down Bridport Street and taste the institution.
From the pioneer behind Beatbox Kitchen — grass-fed double cheeseburger on house-made buns, proper Canadian poutine with real cheese curds, and banana fritter donuts that seal the deal. Brunswick's burger OG.
Food truck roots, permanent Swan Street home — perfectly caramelised smash patties on soft milk buns in an unassuming diner that locals guard jealously. The Thunderburger is quietly one of Melbourne's best.
Good Food Guide-listed and neon-lit — this retro American roadhouse in Moorabbin serves grass-fed patties cooked medium. The Firestone burger has earned a decade of devoted regulars making the pilgrimage south.
The Curator is the voice behind the Lowdown, Curateria's read on where Melbourne is eating, drawn from every review we track.