Vote for the best burger in Sydney’s southeast
The Southern Courier is searching for the best burger in the southeast for 2019. Vote for your favourite in our poll.
We’ve selected 10 of our favourite places to grab a burger in the southeast, and want to know your top pick.
Vote for your favourite burger joint below, and leave a comment if we’ve missed your first choice.
Inferno Grill & Cafe, Shop 3/944 Anzac Parade, Maroubra
Inferno Grill’s epic menu boasts an impressive 17 beef, chicken and vegie burgers to choose from.
The burgers are perfect for anyone with an insatiable appetite. The Fatty Burger has double beef patties, four pieces of Aunt Jemima glazed bacon, four slices of American cheddar, onion rings, salsa and aioli, all topped with a deep fried pickle.
Fans of the reality show The Bachelor can also feast on the Honey Badger burger, with grilled chicken, bacon, avocado, honey mustard and coleslaw.
Krazy Chix, Shop 3/1214 Anzac Parade, Malabar
In 2017 Krazy Chix was the winner of Best Takeaway or Fast Food Business in the Randwick City Business Excellence Awards.
Known by locals for it’s signature Krazy Chix burger, the number of people filling this place on a weeknight, especially during football training season, is a testament to the quality of its burgers from the grill.
The Greek burger, with char grill beef, rocket, tomato, onions and tzatziki also goes down well with a fresh salad from the salad bar.
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Soul Burger, 49 Perouse Road, Randwick
Soul Burger is spearheading the global movement towards plant-based eating.
Using soy and plant-based proteins as substitutes for meat, their vegan burger patties make it easier for locals to meet their daily five veg intake.
The vegan barbecue bacon burger may look like the real deal, but it’s considerably lower in calories, saturated fat and cholesterol in comparison to a burger with meat.
Belfield on Botany, Shop 1/797 Botany Road, Rosebery
Belfield on Botany’s trademark Belfield burger has an ingredient that would surprise any burger aficionado — vegemite mayo!
Vegemite is polarising at the best of times, but when the Aussie spread is blended with their house mayo, it makes for a delicious condiment on a cheesy beef patty.
Also turning heads at Belfield on Botany is the pork burger, with peanut butter, a pork patty, kimchi, green apple and mayo.
Mascot Corner Cafe, 1223 Botany Road, Mascot
Located in the heart of Mascot, this local cafe takes pride in its friendly service and the delicious burgers on its lunch and dinner menus.
Frequented by locals and visitors staying at nearby airport hotels, Mascot Corner Cafe will satisfy anyone who loves their burgers stacked high — double patties are available as an extra on all of their burgers.
Just try the double Moo Master, a tall beef burger with lettuce, tomatoes, American cheese, beetroot, bacon and pickles.
Ribs and Burgers, Westfield Eastgardens (152 Bunnerong Road, Eastgardens)
If your after a meatier burger, the wagyu range at Ribs and Burgers is a great option.
Using the finest Japanese wagyu, the wagyu original, wagyu big cheese and wagyu bacon and cheddar burgers all melt in your mouth as a result of the beef’s marbled texture.
If a chicken burger is more your speed though, the southern chicken burger’s crispy chicken breast and chipotle-pink sauce is definitely something to sink your teeth into.
Bare Grill & Cafe, Shop 3/1599 Anzac Parade, La Perouse
Famous for their branded buns and mammoth burgers, Bare Grill at La Perouse needs to be on the bucket list of any burger connoisseur.
The Grizzly Bare burger — with four beef patties, four slices of American cheddar, four pieces of bacon and “bare sauce” — could easily be featured on the hit show Man vs Food, alongside the cafe’s Randy Santel Challenge, a 10-patty burger that if eaten within 30 minutes is completely on the house.
The Frying Nemo burger is a great option for Lapa beachgoers hungry for seafood, featuring southern fried barramundi fillet, lettuce, American cheddar, hash brown and pickled mayo sauce.
Out of the Blue, 272 Clovelly Road, Clovelly
Out of the Blue is a famous family-run takeaway burger and fish and chip shop.
The fish burger, with sustainably sourced New Zealand hoki and the usual trimmings of lettuce, tomato, carrot, beetroot and cheese, displays their seafood expertise.
Owners Jean Marc and Sophie Gubian, along with heir son Julien all have burger specials named after them, such as Sophie’s Famous Vegan Burger with a lentil, brown rice, carrot and pumpkin vegie patty.
Milky Lane, 244 Coogee Bay Road, Coogee
Combining street art, great music and juicy burgers, Milky Lane at Coogee has continued the success of its Bondi counterpart.
With nearly 86,000 followers on Instagram, Milky Lane’s burgers are a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach.
The genius idea of a cheat platter, which features a burger of your choice, loaded fries, two mac and cheese croquettes, Korean fried chicken and a thickshake, takes indulgence to a whole new level.
Big Bunz, 1207 Anzac Parade, Matraville
Self-taught cook Frank Michalopolous, who owns Big Bunz with his wife Melina, opened the Matraville burger joint after customers would walk into his shop and ask for his special burgers that weren’t on the menu.
What’s kept customers returning for more is Frank’s big bunz sauce, which takes pride of place on the Big Bunz Burger alongside a double beef patty, double cheese, double bacon, onion rings and pickles.
If you prefer to keep your burgers simple, throw it back with the Old Skool burger, a classic beef burger with grilled onion, lettuce, tomato, beetroot and sweet and smoky barbecue sauce.