Where to Get a Burger This Week
With all the amazing burgers coming out of New Orleans these days, it can be hard to decide where to get your burger fix. We’ve got a few suggestions, but if you’re looking for something specific, we’ve got you covered. From big juicy meat mountains, to thin fast-food style, and even a few more upscale options, this list will have you eating burgers for weeks without needing to repeat the same place twice.
As always, if you have a good suggestion for this list, let us know!
Freret ● Uptown
The Company Burger - Freret
The Company Burger makes our list of best burgers in New Orleans because it is flat out a burger lovers dream restaurant. These are more fast food style burgers because of the thin patties that you can stack them sky high with a single, double or triple. Besides meat and cheese, the burgers are minimally dressed with pickles and onions so that you can really customize your flavor profile at the mayo bar that boasts over 10 house-made mayo's. Catch them uptown or in the CBD and keep your eye out for special collaborations like donut buns or pizza made on top of a flattened burger. Not pretentious, greasy and family friendly, Company Burger will for sure meet your cravings for a burger.
Diner●Uptown ● Carrollton
The Camellia Grill
If you're looking for the best burger in New Orleans, be sure to make a stop at The Camellia Grill. Located far uptown where the streetcar line turns from St. Charles to Carrollton ave, this diner is the third best burger in the city according to NOLA.com. They've been in business since 1950, and the interior and exterior of the restaurant are almost exactly the same as they were when they first opened. The hickman is a burger served with swiss cheese, mushrooms and onions, a far cry more upscale than what one might expect from this nieghborhood staple. The cheeseburger is a classic, as is the turkey burger. The Camellia Grill is a great place to enjoy a classic burger with a side of fries and a milkshake.
Mid-City
Beachcorner Bar & Grill
From the outside, Beachcorner Bar & Grill doesn't look like much. From the inside, this burger bar is a true gem and if you ask any local, more than deserves a spot on our list of best burgers in New Orleans. There are 10 types of burgers and a rotating monthly special burger that brings more interesting flavors to the table like the Boudin burger. Since the Beachcorner is a bar at heart, make sure everyone in your party is of age to come enjoy this New Orleans gem. As many of the patrons will be drinking, the burgers are fittingly ginormous to fit the bar's vibes, piled high with shredded cheese, chopped bacon and whatever else your heart desires.
Lakeview
Three B's Burger & Wine Bar
Three B's Burger & Wine Bar serves up 10+ signature burgers, each of which more packed with flavor than the last. Just for sheer variety, Three B's get a spot on the list of best burgers in the big easy, but the burgers pack flavor as well. The Psychedelic burger is a locals favorite topped with swiss cheese, sautéed mushrooms and their world famous garlic truffle aioli. A vegetarian, buffalo chicken & fried chicken “burger” round out the menu so there is something sure to please everyone in your party. Locations in Lakeview as well as Metairie makes these burgers available to suburbanites from City Park to the Airport.
Mid-City
Fharmacy Nola
Fharmacy is much more than a burger joint but the burger is so good that this Mid-City restaurant lands on our list of best burgers in the bayou. With limited options you can either get a cheese burger or the PB & J, a peanut butter and bacon jam burger that will have your taste buds dancing. Most of the menu has an Asian inspiration so the spice blend incorporated into fresh ground beef makes the Fharmacy burger stand out as a local's favorite. Post Covid the burger menu may expand once again but even with limited burger options this place is a must visit.
French Quarter
Port of Call
It's no secret that Port of Call serves arguably the best burger in New Orleans, so it's no surprise it lands on our list of can't-miss-nola-burgers. Not only is the burger itself delicious, but it's served with a loaded back potato that is equally as famous. With traditional options, Port of Call stands out with its signature shredded cheddar cheese and more adventurous burger toppings like peanut butter and onion jam. These burgers are big with a big reputation to match as Port of Call has been featured on Food Network for it's food and must-try hurricane's (Nola amirite?).
Touro ● Uptown
La Petite Grocery
Although not a traditional burger spot, Le Petite Grocery is included on this list of best burgers in New Orleans. The menu is traditionally more high-end than burgers but when the chef decided to put a burger on the lunch, dinner, and take-out menu, you know it's going to be good. Introducing, the LPG burger, served with house pickles, onion marmalade, arugula, whole grain mustard, aïoli & gruyère on a brioche bun with hand-cut fries, this is a can't miss stop for burger lovers. If visiting the city with friends with more high-class tastes, suggest Le Petite Grocery, they'll love the farm-to-table vibes and you'll love the burger.
Uptown ● Riverside
District Donuts & Coffee Bar - Arabella
You may ask yourself what a donut shop like District Donuts is doing on New Orleans list of best burgers, enter: the slider. Burger's little brother, The Slider, is featured at District Donuts Sliders & Brew in a traditional manner with Black Angus double patties, double American cheese, b&b pickles & slider sauce. The sliders are available as singles or in a pack of 2, 3, 4, 6 or 12 and available as the traditional double cheese burger, fried fish slider or fried chicken slider. Oh, and the donuts, we have to mention the rotating selection of fresh made donuts like Blackberry Black Pepper, Salted Caramel and Almond Joy.
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