Cult US burger chain opens pop-up in Melbourne for one day only

Burger fans are being warned to arrive early at the In-N-Out pop-up in Melbourne, with the famed food items sure to “sell out”.

American takeaway giant In-N-Out Burger is opening its doors Down Under – but only for a limited time.

The cult burger joint is running a pop-up in Melbourne’s St Kilda on Wednesday, offering the brand’s famous menu items to Australians.

In-N-Out Burger will be flogging its signature burgers and fries at the Newmarket hotel from 9am until 3pm – but social media users are warning the restaurant will likely “sell out”.

In-N-Out has a pop-up in Melbourne for one day only on Wednesday. Picture: Instagram/In-N-Out

It’s not the first time the US family-owned burger joint has served its hugely popular range, including Double-Double, Animal Style and Protein Style, in Australia.

The chain ran a pop-up in Perth in 2022 and was in Brisbane in 2020. It also opened doors for one day only in Sydney back in 2019.

Each time the pop-up drew huge crowds with many Aussies hoping to try a taste of the iconic takeaway for the first time.

To keep the flavour authentic, In-N-Out even flies in its own potatoes for the special event.

The burgers are famed for being fresh and cheap. Picture: Instagram/In-N-Out

Previous Australian pop-ups drew huge crowds. Picture: AAP Image/Attila Csaszar

It’s last appearance in Melbourne in 2018 saw similar huge queues and a long wait, with the burgers selling-out within 30 minutes, leaving waiting patrons stating they were “bitterly disappointed”.

In-N-Out gained its hallowed reputation in part because it made its burgers fresh, cooked-to-order, rather than sitting behind the cashier for god knows how long. It’s also cheap — the basic hamburger is just over $US2 and you could get a whole meal for about $US5.

It started making burgers in California in 1948 and still limits itself to a handful of US states. Outlets can be found in Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Oregon.