delicious. 100 Best of the Best: Victoria’s best burgers

Whether you’re after ‘fish and chip shop’ fabulous or something meaty and cheesy between toasted brioche: here are the state’s best burgers, voted by you.

Are these Victoria’s best burgers?

The public has spoken and after receiving thousands of nominations statewide, we’ve narrowed down the top five (in no particular order) in the new-look Best of the Best delicious. 100.

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Instead of ranking high-end, often unaffordable, restaurants, this year’s list looked to everyday eats and treats, such as pizza, fish and chips and vanilla slices, shaped by a delicious. dining experts and public nominations.

Readers will then have two weeks to vote and determine the winners in each category to form the ultimate “Best of the Best” delicious. 100 list.

Like the cheeseburger off The Menu, minus the insanity.

CUTLER AND CO

55/57 Gertrude St, Fitzroy

cutlerandco.com.au

Andrew McConnell’s restaurants may be pigeonholed for caviar and champagne crowds, but his Fitzroy diner is home to a simple meaty pleasure between a bun – like the cheeseburger from The Menu, minus the insanity. It’s a DIY affair pre-loaded with a fat smoke-kissed wagyu patty and oozy jack cheese. Call the shots on accompaniments and how “secret sauce” heavy you go.

Talk about a fat burger.

ANDREW’S HAMBURGERS

144 Bridport St, Albert Park

andrewshamburgers.com.au

They’re fat and “fish and chip shop” fabulous. Albert Park’s family-run Andrew’s Hamburgers has been flipping patties since 1939, and is now led by Greg Pappas, the nephew of founder Andrew Georghiou. Load up with the lot: beef, steak or chicken with all the trimmings, or keep it simple with a $12.50 beef burger. Call ahead to beat the queue.

A carnivore’s delight.

BAR MARGAUX

111 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

barmargaux.com.au

Hidden behind the discreet “MGX” door is this lively New York-inspired French bistro. Amid classic French fare, the wagyu burger stands tall as the house favourite. Two thick patties meet perfectly rendered bacon, organic cheese, and rich bordelaise sauce on a milk-brioche bun. It’s a decadent masterpiece, a true carnivore’s delight.

Boo! The burgers are better at Ghosty’s.

GHOSTY’S DINER

35 View St, Bendigo

ghostysdiner.com.au

Visit America’s Deep South, the ’80s and Bendigo in one retro hit. Ghosty’s is a diner straight outta Pulp Fiction. Try a sausage muffin with a cup of joe for breaky, a crumbed chicken sanger for lunch, or stick to the classic cheeseburger filled with its trademark heaping of raw onions for bite. Add shoestring fries and a malt milkshake for ultimate nostalgia.

Double down on the cheese please. Picture: Josie Hayden

THE ROYALE BROTHERS

1 Church St, Brighton

pantry.com.au/royale

This hole-in-the-wall burger slinger is known for its all American eats. Run next to The Pantry, it’s a roll-call of meaty marvels such as the Royale with Cheese, which doubles down on dairy for ooze factor, and the ginormous double deluxe or joker, tripling down on fillings for the ultimate hunger test.

Winners from the voting phase will be announced on November 4.

Voting is live until November 3 at delicious100.com.au.