Where can you get the best burgers in York?
There are few things more satisfying than biting into a really great burger – and luckily in York there are plenty of places to get that experience.
We’ve put together a guide to 17 of the best burgers in York, with the help of recommendations from our readers. So, what are you waiting for? Tuck in!
Baby Boy’s Burgers
Serving up satisfying smash burgers at Spark, Baby Boy’s Burgers are a staple to try in York! And don’t just take our word for it… they also won a YorkMix Choice Award!
- Spark:York, 17-21 Piccadilly, York, YO1 9PB
- Website
Clucking Oinks
Buttermilk fried chicken burgers. You can find Clucking Oinks in not one but two locations in York, so there’s double the chance to get a taste of these delicious burgers.
- Spark York & Castlegate
- Website
The Cut & Craft
Steak and beer restaurant specialising in flat iron steak and craft beers.
- 8 St Sampson Square YO1 8RN York
- 01904 593500
- Website
Fancy Hanks
Inspired by southern street food, Fancy Hanks serves up ‘good mood food’.
- 39 Goodramgate YO1 7LS York
- 01904 655068
- Website
Hickory’s Smokehouse
A taste of the Southern states in York! This BBQ restaurant is plating up some smokin’ hot dishes. On their menu is the ‘Go Big Or Go Home’ burger – one things for sure, you definitely won’t be going home hungry…
- Shipton Road, Skelton, York, YO30 1XJ
- 01904 202977
- Website
Junk Soul Smothered
One of Spark’s newest additions is Junk Soul Smothered serving up vegan comfort food – including burgers! Based in Beverly, the plant-based eatery has also made a home in York. Head on down to Spark to try for yourself.
- Spark:York, 17-21 Piccadilly, York, YO1 9PB
- Website
The Mended Drum
Serving traditional pub food, including gourmet burgers and ‘the best vegan burgers you can think of’.
- Tollerton Road YO61 1HT Huby
- 01347 810264
- Website
Pavement Vaults
Located on the south side of Parliament Square, this eatery promises to bring you ‘the finest, most flavoursome BBQ and smoked food’.
- 2 Piccadilly YO1 9NU York
- 01904 670777
- Website
The Rook and Gaskill
Award winning pub with a selection of cask ales, craft keg, ciders, wine, bottled beers and spirits and burger menu.
- 12 Lawrence Street YO10 3WP York
- 07980 994210
- Website
The Rose and Crown
The Rose and Crown is perhaps best known for their homemade pies, but make sure to try one of their burgers too!
- 13 Lawrence Street YO10 3BP York
- 01904 659393
- Website
Slap & Pickle
Taste one of Slap & Pickle’s signature burgers inside the Fossgate Tap! The smash patties are 40-day dry-aged, grass-fed Swaledale beef to tempt your tastebuds, and there’s also loaded fries on the menu too.
- The Fossgate Tap, 54- 56 Fossgate, York, YO1 9TF
- 01904 625226
- Website
Sloppy’s Bar & Kitchen
This family run business is worth travelling out the city centre to visit! They have a wide selection of beef, chicken, and veggie burgers to choose from.
- Unit 4, Acomb Wood Shopping Centre, Woodthorpe, York YO24 3XN
- 01904 799449
- Website
The Taylor Made Kitchen
An independent food truck on Shambles Market. As well as burgers, they also serve up loaded fries, mac and cheese, burritos and more. This has been our readers’ most recommended burger place – try it out for yourself and see if you agree!
- 5 Silver Street, Shambles Market, York YO1 8RY
- 07702 120504
- Website
TT Burgers
Situated in a food truck inside The Fox in Holgate, you can enjoy a delicious burger while sipping on a pint – what could be a better combo? TT Burgers are also on Deliveroo, so you can enjoy their great taste wherever you are.
- The Fox, 168 Holgate Rd, Holgate, York YO24 4DQ
- Website
The Whippet Inn
York’s only steak and ale house! These guys know how to do beef – try it out for yourself.
- 15 North Street YO1 6JD York
- 01904 500660
- Website