Wall Street Journal rates The Ghetto Burger at Ann's Snack Bar, in a seedy area of Atlanta, as the best burger in the USA. Folks wait hours for one of the six or so bar stools to eat one.

Best burger in the world
 

French Food truck in Tahiti that severs crepes and hamburgers every night

Best burger in the world
 

Crown Burger in SLC. Ann's isn't really that good and nobody waits hours there.

Best burger in the world
 

In Philly we have lots of great burger options which makes it tough to find others I like out of town-500 is my go to burger joint and then if fancy, go for Kobe sliders at Barclay Prime.

Kumas corner in Chicago! Get there early...and enjoy a cool atmosphere and one of the best burgers ever. Pretzel buns, great fries and some pretty funky topping combos.
I'm heading to ATL next week so will try out Ann's...Ghetto Burger sounds right up my alley.

Del Taco.

In n Out burgers

Best burger in the world
 

+1 In and Out by LAX while watching planes land!

Other places I've had a good burger:
-Chunky's, San Antonio
-Bill's Place, Clement Ave, San Francisco
-Primanti Bros., Pittsburgh (though not technically burgers, they throw the fries and coleslaw inside the sandwiches)

If you ever come to Copenhagen without the necessary change for Noma find your way to "Cocks and Cows". Order the "Governator" and you won't leave hungry ;)

Btw fun presentation of all their burgers on the website http://www.cocksandcows.dk/ , click on the arrows.

I wouldn't think you would ever come close to a consensus on best burger. Way too many variables and everyone has a unique preference in toppings, size, bun, etc.

FWIW, I like Winsteads, Carl Junior's Western Bacon Cheeseburger, Jack in the Box Sourdough burger, and Johnny Rockets. Oddly enough, I had a prime beef burger in Amman, Jordan this year that I thought was outstanding also.

AJ bombers Milwaukee.

Not sure the best burger, but the best $2 burger is at Beer Bistro in Chicago on Tuesdays.

The burger at the Marmont is really rather good and I do prefer a brioche bun to a bap.

I'm back in LA and LV this month so I'll be scanning this thread for suggestions :p

mradey

The best burger in the world you can make at home exactly to your liking.

Have you tried it? A burger is probably the easiest thing to come out super tastey with a huge margin of [redacted per the TOS] error.

It requires the talent of the "OMG, I just made a great PB&J" chef. :p

I would have to agree with hmv. M Burger is the best I have ever had.

Delta747

Some pretty nice looking burgers!

The best burger i had: Burger Bar Amsterdam..something delicious! try it if you're there around!

'the Black Dog Burger' from Black Dog Burger in Beroun, Czech Republic.
Friendly American owner, locally produced beef, buns from the bakery a few blocks down, hands down the best burger I've ever had.

http://www.praguepost.com/night-and-...-blackdog.html
http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowUs...n_Bohemia.html

The problem with announcing some place has the world's best hamburger is that it rarely lives up to that kind of hype. Also there are so many factors, such as the bun, if the meat is ground on premises, odd toppings, exceptionally expensive cuts of meat, location, etc. etc. etc.

Seeking the best hamburger is sort of like seeking out the best BBQ, and there are a lot of regional differences, from say the vinegar based vs the tomato based sauce.

However as with life, the joy is in the journey. I always enjoy finding that elusive single location burger place where the owner/operator works and runs the place. A cash-only place also tells you that the burger is so good they don't have to take credit cards in order to stay in business. Limited hours, another plus. Sometimes it is some spice you just can't place, or something that just makes the burger special, be it fried, cooked in onions, or cooked over charcoal. You just need to find a place where someone uses quality meat, takes some pride in their product, and knows how to make a good burger.

Some places like this that I think are good, and you will frequently find a crowd are Hubcap Burgers in Houston - they have a downtown and a location in the Heights. Excellent burger, high quality ingredients. Houston has several really good burger places including Langford's in the Montrose area. Burger Fresh in Conroe is also a contender.

Ann's Snack Shop is also very good, as well as the show that you will see as you wait and wait and wait for your burger. If you ever go, behave yourself, lest you get the ire of the cook, and heaven help you if you cut in line, as you will probably only do this once, and I'll bet if you go you will see someone try this.

Tessaro's in the Pittsburgh area is another must try burger place. Cookout and Char-grill in the RDU area also make a fine quick burger. In Fayetteville Arkansas you can get a great snack shop window burger at Beverly's, a good trendy burger at Burger Life, or a memorable bar burger at Hugo's. All three are exceptional in their own way, and all are different.

For fast food, In and Out is so much better than the normal franchise restaurants, and in the same price point. Five Guys also much better than the normal "casual restaurant" burger. Carl's Jr "$6 burger" although is cheaper than it's name is also a good fast food burger. Again you can make a better burger at home for the cost of these fast food options, but the convenience cost doesn't overshadow the loss of quality food. Mass production and frozen meat do take a toll on the quality of the finished product.

So there are a lot of "best burgers" Sometimes you don't mind waiting for an hour at a little ten seat diner for an excellent burger. However sometimes you only have 30 minutes to get a good burger which limits your choices, although it is possible to go somewhere for a tasty burger.

I'll bet there are some places in your town that make an outstanding burger, you just have to get off the beaten path, and look for the crowds of people that are enjoying that elusive best burger in your hometown. They are out there, but hard to find, as they don't need to advertise and are doing enough business that even the regulars don't share their knowledge of the place, lest they would have to wait longer for their burger.

My house.

"The Burger" at Angry Dog in Dallas TX. In the Deep Ellum District.

Being local, I have a tendency to lean towards In 'N Out

My usual order:
Double-double animal style, no pickles, strawberry shakes and animal style fries. ^ :D

Umami burger in LA followed by Shake Shack in NYC

Charlie Bienlich's - Northbrook IL. quality of meat, limited menu of all good food!!!

I'll volunteer to try all of these out and report back if you would like.

[removed uncivil remark] If a flat top grilled burger done to a medium well done is someone's idea of the greatest burger in the world, I've got to put a serious ? mark next to any food recommendation that person makes.

It seems like a number of posters to this thread are taking into consideration the ambience of the place where the burger is served, rather than the quality of the burger alone. Some are unable to separate the two, I focus solely on the latter.

I have to second this. After years of hearing about In n Out, I finally had a chance to try it in RNO this summer during the Air Races. I was utterly disappointed. In terms of fast food burgers, I find Five Guys infinitely better.

Gotts Roadside in Napa gets my vote when in CA.

On the east coast right now my choice is for BLT Burger.

The very best burger, is one I make myself with applewood smoked bacon and maytag blue cheese.

For a restaurant burger, this Jaeger Burger from Thurman's in Columbus, OH is my fave:

http://s3-media4.ak.yelpcdn.com/bpho...MTfXJasA/l.jpg

McDonald's.

Asia, and Europe, hard to beat...

In and Out, and 5 Guy's in the states.

Nothing like a White Castle...at 1:00 AM..

In 'n' out is pretty damn good, but I think the best burger I ever had is at the snack shack at the driving range at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. It's a cheeseburger from a grill that is about 100 years old, served in a grilled hot dog bun. And no one pays for their own...you roll dice with whoever you're with and the loser buys.

Well, I have waited twice. Once, she ran out after I stood in line for 2 hours. It was about two weeks after the WSJ story ran. But the time I actually ate a Ghetto Burger a year later, the wait time was about 45 minutes. I guess it depends on what time of the day you go.

Best burger... The $0.99 1/2 lb. Fat Eddie burger at Fast Eddie's Bon Air in Alton, IL. It's amazing and, obviously, dirt cheap.

That's fine, but honestly there are many, myself included who greatly prefer an In-N-Out style (SoCal style) burger to any gourmet burger. And while In-N-Out is very good, there are dozens if not hundreds of independent joints in CA alone that make a similar but better burger.

It always will be. ^:)

For some reason the almost unlimited range of what you can do can make the home making of the perfect burger an all-consuming passion/obsession.

And don't start me off about the bun .......;)

BF Burger in Athens, Greece.

Louis Lunch.
New Haven, CT

Is the patty in hiding?

:D;)

from all the in-n-out posts I've read, your post is one of the best, thanks for acknowledging the independents^

The bolding on prefer is mine, as of course it comes down to personal preference, makes the world go 'round. I've just never understood how a patty w/o pink/red can be considered a good piece of meat to put on burger, just like a steak there has to be some red/pink to make it worthwhile. (oops, there I go again with that darned prefer thing again:D)

Wagyu hamburger at Four Seasons hotel Marunouchi