Whether you like your patties stacked single, double, or meatless; your chicken fried, katsu, grilled or charcoal; your buns gluten-free, brioche, milk or potato, and your toppings stacked with fresh salad, extra crispy bacon, or lots of cheese—let's just say, Sydney/Eora has a burger for you.
Sydney's ever-growing burger scene has sparked some serious competition for whose burger is the real MVP. So to help you out, Urban List has rounded up our very best and most mouth-watering burgers in Sydney, from affordable smash burgers to bougie stacks. As for who's number one? You'll have to try them all and decide for yourself.
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The Best Affordable Burgers In Sydney
Hi Hi Burger
Unit 5, 424 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
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Serving up some of the best smash burgers in Sydney, Hi Hi Burger is the brainchild of Bourke Street Bakery co-founder Paul Allam, who’s shuttled between NYC and Sydney countless times in pursuit of the perfect smash hit. A soft Bourke Street Bakery potato bun encases deliciously seasoned, pounded and grilled beef patties from Vic’s Meat (or a veggie version if that’s your vibe), layered with American cheese, zingy pickles, and a closely guarded house-made special sauce. Plus, the single smash burger is under ten bucks—what a steal.
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Don’t skip the loaded fries, they’ll be your next cheesy hangover craving.
Eat At ROBS
621 Darling Street, Rozelle
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Eat at ROBS (Rozelle’s Original Burgers) is a top contender for Sydney’s most affordable burger joint. Connoisseurs of the authentic Oklahoma-style smashed fried onion burger, each beauty comes loaded with a juicy meat patty, fried thin onions and American cheese between Martin's famous potato roll—and it won't cost you a fortune for a feed. Order it as a single, double or fancy-fied with lettuce, McClure's pickles and ROB's sauce.
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This spot also does a wicked marinated chicken burger with bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, provolone cheese and fresh guac for under $15.
Burgers Anonymous
Various Locations
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Opening its first Darlinghurst store in 2015, Burgers Anonymous arrived on the scene with big burgers and some hip-hop/Breaking Bad vibes. But it’s the former that has led to a bunch more locations around Sydney and has kept us coming back for more. The Anonymous folk have also branched out into tacos and burritos, but there are plenty of burger options before getting to that. Beef offerings include a truffle mayo edition and onion ring-loaded favourites, as well as a few fried chicken stacks. And best of all: none of these burgers will break the bank.
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The original Heisenburger has been the crowd favourite for years, with a prime beef patty, American cheese, maple bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and B.A. sauce.
Four Bros Burgers
315 Parramatta Road, Haberfield
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It might sound kind of rogue grabbing a burger from a carpark, but Haberfield’s Four Bros Burgers does some of the best beef smash patties you’ll ever try. Dubbed a “Shake Shack Dupe”, the viral food truck dishes out juicy American-style burgers using their own ground mince, fresh produce like Oakleaf lettuce, tomato and pickles, and a house burger sauce. Make it a meal with fries and a drink, or load it up with extras like jalapenos and more smash patties.
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This burger joint is 100% halal.
Suburgia
231 Chalmers Street, Redfern
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Billed as slinging the “best burgs in the ‘burbs”, no matter what part of the city you’re from (or, more appropriately, what you’re hungry for), there’s a burger for you at Suburgia. The Epping is a classic beef cheeseburger, The Cronulla is a battered fish number, The Newtown is a great veggie option, and The Redfern is a gochujang mayo-laced panko crumbed chicken burger. Trust us when we say there’s almost as much choice as there are suburbs in Sydney.
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Add a golden hash brown inside your burger for just $2.50 extra.
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Slim’s Quality Burger
Various Locations
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Founded by three former ex-Betty’s Burgers staff, Slim's is inspired by retro American diner culture. Here, it's less about the oozing OTT stacks that have overrun the burger world as of late, and more about quality no-frills burgers and sides. The menu at Slim's is simple and concise—there are 13 burgers, ranging from the classic cheeseburger to chicken options, bacon-loaded burgs and a vegetarian one with a plant-based patty.
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Our top pick is The Slim's Original, made with an Angus beef patty, grilled onion, cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and Slim’s special spread. Perfection.
Burger Point
Various Locations
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With locations across Sydney’s North and West, Burger Point is the unofficially official home of the "cheese dip", a cup of liquid cheese you dunk your American-Filipino-style burger into with every bite—which in our eyes, is bloody outstanding.
The store’s signature creation is the highly ‘grammable Marvin Glaze, which comes with two handcrafted beef patties, cheese, pickles, signature burger sauce, and a doughnut glazed bun topped with grated cheddar and maple bacon bits *swallow saliva*. But there are plenty of other options, from the spicy southern fried chicken Hot Hatch to the plant-based Greenie.
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BP’s Filo-style spaghetti with fried chicken is a must-try.
Paul’s Famous Hamburgers
12 Princes Highway, Sylvania
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Visited by former MasterChef Judge George Calombaris and Season 2 winner Adam Liaw, Paul’s Famous Hamburgers is famous for a reason. They’ve perfected the burger-making craft over 65 years in the biz, drawing crowds from all over Sydney to come try their delish stacks. From over 10 options, pick between their Famous Works: a juicy beef hamburger with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, tomato sauce, egg, bacon, cheese and pineapple or a fried chicken burger laced with special sauce and Paul's homemade hot chilli.
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Pair your burger with an old-fashioned milkshake, chicken-salted hot chips or Paul’s signature freshly squeezed pineapple crush.
WingMill
9 Young Street, Neutral Bay and 20 Oaks Ave, Dee Why
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As the name might suggest, WingMill is all about authentic, American-style wings. “Birds and brews”, to be precise. Owner and chef Ahmed Kalil wanted to serve up real U.S. fare, and alongside plates of saucy buffalo wings and root beer, he’s also dishing out some bloody good burgers. Made with potato buns imported from New York City, proper crinkle-cut pickles, and gooey American cheese, the staple American Smash Burger is a must-try.
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There’s even a vegetarian smash burger that looks like the real deal.
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The Gidley
Basement/161 King Street, Sydney CBD
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Ranked as the ninth best burger on Earth by the World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants in 2025, The Gidley’s burger operates on a whole nother level. What sounds seemingly simple—a milk bun with double beef patties, American cheese and house pickles—is far from it. The beef is sourced from sibling restaurant Alfie’s in-house butchery and gets sliced tableside by a glove-wearing waiter.
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Add fried egg and bacon for the ultimate experience.
Poly
74–76 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills
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Poly’s cheeseburger comes crowned with a huge golden onion ring to eat on its own or jam into the house-made fermented potato bun. Packed with burger mince from Emilio’s Butchery, a salted caper condiment, Japanese hot mustard, smoked onion remoulade and tomato sauce, this beauty is well worth the price tag.
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Knock a few bucks off the price by heading to Poly during Apolytivo Hour (5pm-6pm Monday–Thursday and 4pm–6pm on Friday).
Will’s
130a Beach Street, Coogee
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Housed inside the Coogee Pav alongside slick seafood spot mimi’s, will’s is a go-to beachside cocktail bar with one of Sydney’s best cheeseburger pairings. The Oklahoma-style burger is filled with greasy cheese and pickles, and topped with a sea salt sprinkle on the bun, but remains elevated with its sea views, marble bar and plush sunken sofa setting. We also love adding to the stack with shoestring fries.
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Order the cheeseburger and classic cocktail combo to score discounted drinks.
The Caterpillar Club
92 Pitt Street, Sydney CBD
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No boogie at The Caterpillar Club is complete without the smoked cheeseburger. This sesame-seeded creation comes packed fat with dry-aged and smoked beef, cheddar cheese, pickles, onion and a special sauce we’re dying to know the recipe of. Pair that with live music, a couple late-night cocktails, and you’re in for one helluva night.
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The line gets pretty hectic here on Friday and Saturday nights, so make sure to head there early.
Next Door
30–36 Bay Street, Double Bay
Neighbour to Margaret—Neil Perry’s acclaimed Double Bay restaurant that earned itself the title of best steak restaurant in Australia in 2025 (and number two in the world)—Next Door is Perry’s more casual joint, and it does a great cheeseburger. Freshly minced CopperTree Farms Hereford beef is hand-shaped into a patty and paired with rose mayo, onion and pickles. You can also add bacon, chilli for a spicy kick, or swap to a gluten-free bun.
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The fish burger is also a gem, slapped with tartare sauce and crisp baby cos.
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Dip It
5 Sydenham Road, Brookvale
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Operating out the front of Nomad Brewery in Brookvale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, the Dip It food truck’s whole shtick is damn good, dunkable burgers. You select your burger style, then dunk it into all kinds of sauces—vodka pasta sauce, gravy, French onion, Irish curry, parmesan ranch, buffalo, spicy nam jim, and the list goes on. There’s also fun toppings like crushed Doritos, fried shallots, bacon pieces and parmesan dust to dip into. There’s even a dunkable cheeseburger taco on the menu.
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- Order up a feast and enjoy on the picnic tables with a pint from Nomad’s taps, or take away to Curl Curl beach for a burger with an ocean view.
Mister Gee
2/5 George Street, North Strathfield
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Inspired by North America’s diverse food truck scene and finding a gap in Sydney’s mobile food market, Gee Ozgen (aka Mister Gee) took what was then considered a risk and started up a burger truck. We can safely say that risk paid off, with Mister Gee now having flipped his truck feed into a brick-and-mortar outpost in North Stratty.
We can never go past the OG Truffle with a grass-fed beef patty, melty cheese, caramelised onion, rocket, and Gee’s truffle mayo. But there’s plenty more, including the beloved Stoner’s Revenge, injected with bacon, salt and vinegar chips, and a peanut-infused stoner sauce.
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Finish with a hot cinnamon doughnut and a brown butter soft serve.
Mary’s
Various Locations
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Can we really have a conversation about Sydney burgers without mentioning Mary’s? The bona fide Sydney institution long ago established itself in the backstreets of Newtown as the favourite dark and dingy burger joint, serving up greasy burgers, local brews on tap, loud tunes, and some unmatched service. Since then, they’ve expanded into spots like Circular Quay, North Sydney, Moore Park and Castle Hill—but Mary’s burgers remain. It’s a perfect and classic combination of soft milk bun, tender beef patty, cheese, tomato, lettuce, and the ever-mysterious Mary’s sauce. And definitely add some trashcan bacon.
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Mary’s has a full vegan burger menu too.
Bar Luca
52 Phillip Street, Sydney CBD
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Bar Luca has been on the burger scene in Sydney for a few years now and, in that time, achieved veteran status. First opened by Sarah and James Robbins as a CBD burger restaurant, the brand has since expanded into more traditional takeaway joints, including the build-your-own style Darlinghurst- and Parramatta-based BL Burgers. We could go on for days about the popularity of any one of BL’s creations, but none is more widely revered than The Blame, made with a beef patty, American cheese, maple-glazed streaky bacon, maple aioli, and poutine. It’s earned the title of being one of the best burgers in Sydney in our books.
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Keep an eye out for weekly specials like butter chicken editions, deep-fried cheese patties and Mexican riffs.
Surly’s
182 Campbell Street, Surry Hills
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There are countless reasons to visit Surly’s: the American sports bar ambiance and decor, the BBQ plates coming hot from the Old Hickory commercial fire-box smoker, the line-up of Aussie and American craft beers, and of course, the burgers. If you’re especially hungry and don’t mind getting your hands dirty, the American-style burgers are aplenty.
For something classic, you can’t go past the Surly Burger with an in-house minced patty, cheese, iceberg lettuce, red onion, tomato, and Surly sauce. But there’s plenty more to belly-fill like the B.B.B. with smashed patty, streaky bacon, and smoked BBQ brisket, or plant-based options like the Sweet Alabama with a crumbed sweet potato and chickpea patty.
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With tater tots, fried chicken wings, and heart stopper mac ‘n’ cheese on the menu as well, be ready to unbuckle your belt.
Sunset Diner
41 Old Barrenjoey Road, Avalon Beach and The Canopy, Shop 6/2 Rosenthal Avenue, Lane Cove
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If you like your burgers with a Miami Vice kind of vibe, jump in the car and make your way up to Sunset Diner in Avalon or Lane Cove. As well as its rosé pink walls and pretty 50s-style thick shakes, this spot plates up some pretty legit burgers. Don’t expect oozing and dripping stacks here; it’s a little more refined, classic, and simple.
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Make sure you try the Five AM Catch with beer-battered fish, cheese, iceberg, pickles, and jalapenos for easily one of Sydney’s best fish burgers.
Ume Burger
1 Little Pier Street, Darling Exchange, Haymarket
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Originally opened as an upmarket Japanese restaurant, Ume slowly turned into one of the inner-city’s premier burger destinations for its unique stacks. While the OG is gone, Ume Burger carries on the delicious legacy in Darling Square. There you can grab a Ume Burger with a beef patty, Wagyu mince sauce, tomato, onion, mayo, and American cheese, and a vegetarian Kakiage Burger with a vegetable fritter, nori mayo, shredded cabbage and tonkatsu sauce.
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Fulfil your Japanese crumbed dreams with the chicken, pork or fish katsu burgers.
Butter
6 Hunt Street, Surry Hills
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Opening Butter’s original Surry Hills outpost in 2016, chef Julian Cincotta was looking to blend a few key ingredients: hip-hop, sneakers, fancy champagne, and fried chicken. The latter is now widely considered some of the best in town and sits so beautifully between two burger buns we could cry a little.
For something golden and crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, look to The O.G. with dashi butter and pickles or the Master Spice with spicy mayo and double fire hot sauce. There’s also the Biggie Shroom, poutine fries with ramen gravy, and three-time fried mushroom pieces for vego options.
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Dust off your meal with hot apple pie bites rolled in cinnamon sugar.
Five Guys
Various Locations
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For obvious reasons, we haven’t included any typical fast-food chains in this article. However, we’re making an understandable exception for American giants Five Guys. First opening in 1986, the super-hyped U.S. chain now has almost 1,500 locations worldwide, including a Penrith location which opened in 2021, before expanding to the Sydney CBD on George Street in 2022, followed by Martin Place Metro in 2025.
Alongside their signature hand-cut potato fries, outrageous milkshakes, and unlimited refill soft drinks are some pretty damn good burgers. It’s pretty simple: choose your style of burger, then add as many toppings as you’d like for free.
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There’s a lettuce-wrapped burger or bowl option too.
Bonditony’s Burger Joint
Bondi
If you live around Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach, then you know full well that Bonditony’s is a must-do for any greasy burger hankering, from hungover as hell to post-swim refreshed. Opened in 2015, the burger spot's decor is inspired by owner Tony Gosden’s previous career, deeply entrenched in Australia’s music industry. This is also why all the burgers are named after bands Tony worked with over the years.
There’s the Trippin Zeahorse, with 100% grass-fed beef, free-range crispy bacon, American cheese, iceberg lettuce, and some homemade tomato relish and aioli, or the Just A Jezabel with panko-crumbed free-range chicken breast, and house-made guac, coleslaw, and sun-dried tomato-infused aioli.
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We are big supporters of a cheeky onion ring addition to the burgers.
Two Hungry Bears
1303 Pittwater Road, Narrabeen and 686 Pittwater Road, Brookvale
This Northern Beaches burger bar started making major waves in 2019. What began as a coffee concept with a few burger specials has quickly morphed into one of Sydney’s most hyped burger joints, with burger fiends journeying big distances just to sample Two Hungry Bears’ buns.
If you’re after a tasty Americana burger, try the BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger with a thick Angus Beef patty, American cheese, crispy bacon, caramelised onion, smoky BBQ sauce and mayo. There are a few other staples with twist ingredients, like The Seth Rogan with bacon jam, grilled cheese curds and a potato scallop, or The Macklemore with a crumbed mac ‘n’ cheese pattie, lettuce, tomato, pickles and special sauce.
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The fried chicken slaps too.
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