A hamburger is a universal food that brings people together and is loved by everyone. No matter what’s between your buns tomorrow, Tuesday, May 28 – we’ll all be celebrating International Hamburger Day with our favourite!
Did you know the largest hamburger ever made weighed more than 900 kg and was cooked in Hamburg, Germany? While the cheeseburger was invented in the 1920s – Lionel Sternberger is often credited with putting cheese on a hamburger at his father’s Californian sandwich shop.
Here are seven places to get the bun that you want tomorrow:
Laid-back Fast Food Joint
Find next-level burgers and comfort food drawing inspiration from Canadian roots at Burger Junkie on John Street in Launceston. This laid-back fast food joint oozes rustic charm with wood and exposed brick interiors, along with a statement graffiti-style wall mural; settle into a Chesterfield leather booth to peruse a menu sure to excite all burgerholics, while sipping an ice-cold brew.
Stop in tomorrow for buffalo and blue cheese chicken wings, then wrap your hands around a buttermilk fried chicken burger, with bacon, cos lettuce, housemade Caesar dressing, fried egg and Parmesan cheese on a toasted bun.
Satisfy Vicious Cases of Munchies
Those Sydneysiders with a vicious case of munchies that demand satisfying head to Confusion Burger on King Street in Newtown. It’s all about bringing together things that should be together from far-flung and daring choices to simple and satisfying options of a classic cheeseburger and chips.
Don’t go past fried squid, larb seasoning and house tartar sauce to start; then chow down on a chicken katsu burger with Kewpie mayo and teriyaki, or a cheeseburger with double beef patties, Jack cheese, house pickles, onion and ketchup.
Appease Ravenous Hunger
Follow the tantalising aromas of slow-cooked and smoked meat down Railway Street in Rockdale to appease ravenous hunger at Smokin’ Al’s BBQ. Let Al cook for you using unique flavours and ingredients to plate up the perfect Texas-style low and slow BBQ meat, along with char-grilled Angus burgers and housemade frankfurters in fabulous hot dogs.
Perhaps devour a Smokin’ Al’ signature burger with a beef patty, American cheese, beef rasher, caramelised onion, lettuce, chipotle mayo and BBQ sauce on a milk, bun; or a crispy fried chicken burger with cheese, lettuce, mayo and housemade chilli sauce.
Not Your Average Burger Joint
Feel special with every bite at District North Kitchen on McKenzie Place in Palmerston. Be warned, this is not your average burger restaurant – find a rustic vibe of well-worn brick with red tables beckoning to join family and friends for a chow down on everyone’s favourite ribs, brisket, chicken and fresh seafood.
Wrap your hands around a triple trouble burger – three beef patties, bacon, caramelised onion, cheese, DNK sauce, Captain Morgan rum BBQ sauce and pickles, on a burger bun – or a chook with benefits burger, with ginger beer-battered fried chicken, coleslaw, mac n cheese and fiery sauce.
Street Food Love Affair
It’s a street food love affair for Melbourne diners at MasalaJo on Victoria Street in North Melbourne. This Indian fusion restaurant has a minimalistic vibe of polished concrete, blond wood and a bicycle on the wall, along with white subway tiles and a counter covered in posters.
Join a lively local crowd over burgers such as the Scorcher with double Wagyu patty, double American cheese, double crispy bacon, lettuce, red onion, pickled red chilli, creeper and signature sauce, on a toasted brioche bun.
Fusing Culture & Cuisine
Japanese-inspired fusion fare is what you'll find at Yaki Boi on Lonsdale Street in Braddon. This fun and funky restaurant is all sleek lines and Oriental artwork, fusing both culture and cuisine in surrounds of suspended decorative umbrellas, rustic brick and a full glass frontage.
On balmy Canberra days take to the alfresco area and wrap your mouth around a Yaki crispy chicken burger, with tomato, iceberg lettuce, kimchi aioli and sweet chilli; those more adventurous opt for the unagi with eel, fish rose, lettuce, tomato, egg, pineapple, avocado, nori, mayo and eel sauce.
Locally Loved Perth Cafe
Find a feast of flavours on the menu to tempt all tastes at Urban Kitchen Café on Balcatta Road in Balcatta. This locally loved Perth café is bright and breezy with a mosaic-tiled counter, cabinets overflowing with sweet treats and the tantalising aroma of fresh coffee brewing.
Burger lovers salivate over choices such as Angus beef with slow-braised brisket, cheese, greens, fresh tomato and chilli lime BBQ sauce, in a pretzel bun; or perhaps a Cuban toastie hits the mark with smoked pulled pork, ham, cheese, mustard, pickles and garlic herb mayo.
