The Best Burgers in North America

Smash burger counters

Crack Burger on Baldwin Street in Kensington Market, Toronto, and Hot and Juicy in Westdale, Hamilton, are smash burger counters, the first with four burgers and caramelized onion, the second with burgers, poutine and onion rings. Easy Street Burgers in Los Angeles presses its patties thin, and Black Napkin in Grand Rapids is a walk-up counter with four small tables inside. BurgerRobs in downtown Titusville, Florida, started as a food truck and serves specialty burgers, tots and fries indoors and on a patio, and LaGana in Raleigh runs a short menu of smash burgers with tater tots and yuca fries.

Montreal and Calgary

Mekan & Beyond on Côte-des-Neiges in Montreal is a halal burger restaurant that bakes its brioche buns on site and grinds its beef to order. The menu lists the Manhattan, Paris and Mekan burgers, with poutine and red cabbage salad as sides. Meltro Burger in Calgary is a halal restaurant in a small room, and it makes its buns and patties in house. Its named burgers include the Honey Dragon and Meltro Majesty, with truffle fries and milkshakes on the side.

Counters, grills and bars

Windy City Burgers in Greenville, South Carolina, bakes its buns in house, and Five Stars Family Burger in Cornelius, Oregon, grills patties to order over charcoal. Che Butter Jonez in Decatur is run by a husband-and-wife couple who started with a food truck, and its menu includes lamb burgers. Fancy Burger in Orem, Utah, is a dark restaurant with live piano and saxophone, and La Birra Bar in Oakland Park serves Argentine beef at a counter. Hi Burger Co. in a Waikiki food court in Honolulu makes its thick patties to order, and Bro Man's Birria N' Burgers in Erie is a smash burger and birria counter.