We've recently given this list a reshuffle to make sure we're recommending you the finest burgers in town, along with a brand new Number 1 which you can find at Whole Beast in Brixton. Smash burgers still take up a lot of real estate and with good reason; they're more managable then the hefty burgers that were in style a few years ago. But one particularly big boy makes the grade; the burger at Dove in Notting Hill, of which only 10 are made every day. Smaller, smashier offerings can be found at French import Dumbo in Shoreditch and Soho, Jupiter Burger in Hackney and Chuck's in Fitzrovia. Want a bit of both in one burger? Try the offering at the Empire Tavern in Hackney. 

Fancy a burger? Of you do. The simple meat-between-buns combo is always a winner, whether for a quick fast-food fix or a decadent, gourmet feast. We’ve selflessly toiled away, trying and tasting a vast range of patties to compile this list of London’s best burgers, including the inescapable smash burger. London’s finest are utter meaty marvels: juice-seeping, oozing with flavour and far more complex in creation than they’re ever given credit for. Roll up your sleeves and tuck in to the best burgers in London right now.

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