Celebrate National Burger Day with 10 Best Burgers in Dublin

Best Burgers in Ireland

Who doesn’t love Burgers? Be it Hamburger, Cheese burger, Patty, Chicken Burger, Rice burger or Veggie burger its favourite of all. As August 25 is the National Burger Day  here are the ten best burgers that you can enjoy in Dublin.

1.  Bunsen Burger

Location: Various places in Dublin

Phone: 01 559 9532

Bunsen Burgers

Bunsen is the best place for Burgers in and around Dublin. The burgers are simple, brilliantly built with brioche-style bun, the patty a smooth, umami-friendly fix that sets a little juice drizzling down the fingers. Turnover is quick and space can be cramped, but Bunsen is the standard by which all burgers in Dublin are measured. There are excellent gluten-free options, too. You can enjoy Hamburger at  €6.95, Cheese burger at €7.45 and have toppings of pickle, onion, lettuce, tomato, ketchup being mustard or mayo. Also have drinks and fries as a combination.

2. Featherblade

Location: 51b Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Phone: 01 679 8814

Featherblade burger

Featherblade  offers some awesome burgers in its minimal lighting and matt black table tops. As their menu changes with the produce of the time, the only permanent items are Featherblade Steak, House Smoked Burger, Sides & Sauces. You can enjoy lightly smoked patty, gooey bearnaise sauce and a thin layer of caramelised onions as the ‘House Smoked burger’ deftly mixes strong flavours Featherblade’s beef dripping chips (€3.50) are a good side note for mopping up the bearnaise, if a little salty.

The starters are Pork Belly w/ Apple Fennel Ketchup, Celeriac, Crackling €9 and Lambay Island Crab w/ Avocado, Pickled Kohlrabi, Toast €10

For sides you can have Beef Dripping Chips, Roasted Sweet Potato, Creamed Spinach, Truffle Mac n’ Cheese, Charred Broccoli, Rocket & Parmesan with Whiskey Peppercorn, Bearnaise, Herb Garlic & Chilli sauces.

3. Boxburger

Location: 7 Strand Road, Bray. Co. Wicklow

Phone: 01 538 1000

Box Burger

Box Burger’s creations start simple, with a moist, brioche-style bun, followed by a thick, juicy patty and ridiculously melty cheese. You can add a no-nonsense side of fries for a tenner in total, and fancy options include a beef and Clonakilty black pudding patty. The mothership is in Bray if you fancy a Dart trip.

Click here for the full menu

4. The Workshop

Location: George’s Quay

Phone: 016770626

Workshop Burger

The Workshop is a reboot of Kennedy’s Pub beside Tara Street dart station, and this beastie bends the knee to the heritage. ‘Kennedy’s Burger’ is a thick and firmly packed lump of meat , with a smart and simple twist in the toppings. You can choose your cheese  and the patty is topped with shredded lettuce, a big slice of tomato, thinly cut gherkins and a few spoons of bearnaise. It’s a big bite, but it comes together brilliantly in the end, and you can take it over the top by adding smoked bacon for an extra euro. All come from Irish farmers be it all meats, fish and poultry therefore served at the workshop are Irish. The basic price starts from €13.50 with chips. Click here for full menu.

5. WOWburger

Location: Various

Phone: +353 1 707 1858

Wow Burger

WOW offers a retro diner layout, with bold yellows and reds setting the scene for moist and tasty burgers served with crisp lettuce and a tangy house sauce. On the plus side, toppings are free. With great variety  you can found Wow burgers at various locations in and around Dublin. The price of Hamburger, Cheese and Bacon start from €5.95.

6. Ely bar & brasserie

Location: CHQ Building, ISFC, North Dock, Georges Dock, Dublin 1, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Phone: +353 1 672 0010

Ely Burger

Ely offers an organic ‘Burren beef burger’ with smoked scamorza cheese. Found deep within the vaults of Ely’s fancy food & wine emporium in CHQ, this is a simple but classy burger served with tomato, lettuce and a lightly-buttery brioche bun held in place with a skewer. It’s moist, holds together well in the hand and the cheffy depth of flavour is richly complemented by the stringy cheese. Along with a small bowl of fries, the chilli-infused pickle is a nice touch on the side, and the beef comes from Ely’s organic family farm in the Burren itself.

Organic Burren beef burger with smoked scamorza, beef tomato, onion, baby gem, smoked mayonnaise and added organic Burren bacon €2 costs €18.

Click here for full menu

7. SoMa Burger Co

Location: Food Court 11, Liffey Valley Shopping Complex, Fonthill Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, D22 P2P0, Ireland

Phone: +353 1 623 9144′

Soma Burger

At SoMa you’ll find shoehorned into the food mezzanine alongside Burger King and KFC in Liffey Valley. Expect a fairly straightforward take on the American classic here, but the execution is really good. Take a decent brioche bun, don’t smash the patty together, add melty cheese gherkin, tomato and lettuce are optional. The Classic burger is Brioche bun, signature sauce, tomato, lettuce, gherkin, onion costing €9.25

8. Super Miss Sue

Location: Units 2–3 Drury Street Car Park, Drury St, Dublin Southside, Dublin Ireland

Phone:  +353 1 679 9009

Super burger

Super Miss Sue is Dublin’s homage to the traditional Italian chipper and the unusual in that it doesn’t do beef, but it does do a Moby Dick served with chicken. The former bundles a thick fillet of battered cod between a brioche-style bun with sparing iceberg lettuce and a few scoops of its sharp, in-house tartare sauce. Click here for the full menu

9. Bó-Bó

Location: Various

Phone: 01 538 0800

Bo Bo Burger

At three locations in Dublin, BóBó’s  offers 200g patties with a shedload of variations on the theme. With ‘Bó’ the Irish for ‘cow’ and hot red milk churns hung as lampshades overheard, it’s an obvious but likeable localisation of the American diner. Bobo’s is a neighbourhood diner, where you can get Real Gourmet Irish Burgers! All beef burgers are 7oz ( 200g ) patties made from top quality prime young Heifer meat under 24 months old supplied by a Master Butcher priced at €6.95. Click here for complete menu list.

10. Jo’burger

Location: various places

Phone: +353 1 532 5912

Jo Burger

Jo’burger is one of the first Dublin joints to reboot the burger with love the burger be the burger slogan, long before hipster franchises rolled into town and with craft beers or cocktails to hand, the atmosphere ramping and  there’s no better spot to kick a night off with friends. Choose your style, add the toppings, with few bush fries at €3.95 a good burger with €9.45.

Now enjoy your best burger and celebrate the Burger day with friends and family. You can gift a burger as well. Yummy!