The Salvation Burger
Salvation Burger is a New York-based, burger-centric restaurant, which has earned acclaim based on its signature Salvation Burger. All beef at Salvation is butchered and dry-aged in house, which is ground, cooked and slapped onto a sesame seed bun with a hearty amount of beef tallow, smoked blue cheese and caramelised onion. New York is teeming with exceptional eats but this one is a must-try. See how it’s done above.

The Lola Burger
The award-winning B Spot Burger chain boast a few destinations throughout Ohio and Indiana, meaning that any road trip through the region requires a stop at least one B Spot location. The Lola Burger is park hamburger, part breakfast sandwich. Executive chef Michael Symon has crafted a stack featuring a sunny side up egg, bacon, pickled red onions and cheddar cheese. The recipe was adapted for Michael’s own cookbook Live To Cook, and sees the addition of hamburger meat and cocktail onions.
Image: Live to Cook

The Original Burger
There is a lot of contention among the first generation burger joints about who created the burger first. To simple eaters live ourselves, the point is largely irrelevant as all we want is to stuff our faces. Louis’ Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut was established in 1895 and claims to be the originator of the burger. The Original Burger is more of a burger sandwich, but the recipe has remained unchanged since the early 1900s making it a meal that is a no brainer for any serious burger aficionado. Broiled beef on white bread, served with onion, tomato and cheese spread. Simple and tasty – but don’t even think about asking for tomato sauce or mustard. Requests like that are almost sacrilegious to Louis’s staff.
Image: Yankee Magazine

The Husk Cheeseburger
Sean Brock of Husk in Charleston, South Carolina has a strong affinity with burgers. The Husk Cheeseburger has become a renowned dish thanks to Sean’s technique of imbuing the patties (of which there are two) with both chuck and flank steak with ground bacon. Each patty is topped with a slice of American cheese and the buns are slathered in Husk specials sauce. This burger features in Sean’s own cookbook, Heritage and you can also see Sean make the burger in the video above.

Au Cheval Double Cheese Burger
This burger has featured on plenty of best-of lists (Bon Appetit says it’s the best in America), which means that lots of people have agreed that this is worth trying. Indeed, people are known to wait a long time to get their hands on one. The double cheeseburger at Au Cheval in Chicago actually boasts three patties, topped with cheddar, maple-glazed bacon and homemade Dijonaise. Diners can also add a fried egg if they are after a little bit more.
Image: The Food Network

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