From ultra-caramelised patties to crispy fried chicken, smashing value burgers don’t have to be reserved for takeaway night. Our latest edition of Specials board brings you burger specials that offer everything from a cheap night in to a fine-dining experience, bag you a free drink, or let you try wild flavour combos. Pick up some extra napkins and flip out on these burger deals.

Bistrot 916

What was born in the depths of lockdown has now become one of Sydney’s most popular burgers. Every day from 5pm to 6pm, grab the hatted eatery’s cheeseburger with a generous portion of fries for just $15 – less than half the price of what they go for at their weekend lunches. Their super-soft potato bun envelopes a grass-fed chuck and brisket patty alongside American cheese, raw onion, dill pickle, ketchup, mustard and secret sauce. Be quick, though – Bistrot 916 is closing at the end of the year.

22 Challis Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, bistrot916.com

RAFI

This hatted Med-inspired restaurant in North Sydney has a top-notch cheeseburger available during happy hour. From 3pm to 6pm every Monday to Saturday, try its super-caramelised cheeseburger on a sesame-seed bun topped with onions, pickles and their secret RAFI sauce for $16. Also available from Wednesday at its new breezy surf-park spin-off. Pair it with their signature Fragola Fizz cocktail for only $10 during happy hour, with yuzu sake, Aperol and vodka.

99 Mount Street, North Sydney and URBNSURF, 15 Hill Road, Homebush, rafisydney.com.au

Self Raised Bread Shoppe

One of Sydney’s hottest bakeries, Self Raised Bread Shoppe in Carlton has made the milk bun of your dreams to build the perfect cheeseburger, coming in at $16. A weekend-only special, the burger is stacked to the heavens with two smashed beef patties (each with a slice of melted American cheese), caramelised onions, pickles and house sauce.

45 Jubilee Avenue, Carlton, selfraised.com.au

Hotel Harry

Wednesday nights see this colourful Surry Hills boozer slinging their ace burger range for $10 with chips. Go for their famous Harry’s wagyu beef burger, a buttermilk fried chicken burger, or a black bean and onion patty burger with a hash brown. Come back every Wednesday for a secret burger that changes weekly; expect creative concepts such as a Singapore chilli crab burger or a karaage chicken burger with pickled ginger slaw and tonkatsu barbecue sauce.

40/44 Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills, hotelharry.com.au

The Blind Bear

Rock up to this dark American-inspired whiskey bar every Thursday evening to try their burger menu and any additions for half price. Choose between a beef “cheeseburger deluxe”, a cajun fried chicken burger, or the mushroom burger with pickled cauliflower and hummus. Add a schooner for the cost of a midi.

28 Cronulla Street, Cronulla, theblindbear.com

BL Burgers

Bar Luca’s dedicated casual burger outposts in Darlinghurst and Parramatta have a funky new burger special every week, announced on their Instagram page. Inspired by the latest happenings and trends, the creative burgers are packed with fillings for about $20. One recent special, the Gucci Jang burger, features karaage chicken covered in gochujang sauce, kimchi aioli and golden curry poutine. In the last week of August, their Down South burger will have two beef patties and deep-fried dim sim with chilli jam.

Shop 1/151 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst and 3/188 Church Street, Parramatta, blburgers.com.au

Ricos Tacos

Taco master Toby Wilson also puts his skills towards making burgers at this sunny Mexican pub eatery. Every Wednesday from 5pm, the “torta and tinnies” deal wins you a burger with chipotle-salted fries and a can of Tecate for just $20. Their burgers, which are inspired by Pueblan-style sandwiches called cemitas, add a Mexican bent with their dynamic salsa roja, pico de gallo and salsa verde. Choose between their classic beef “hamburguesa”, the chicken schnitzel, a chip buttie-inspired hash-brown burger, and Wilson’s favourite, a fried flathead burger.

305 Cleveland Street, Redfern, ricostacos.com.au

Loulou

Looking for a luxurious burger in a schmick setting to match? Hatted Loulou’s lunchtime burger special, “le grand Loulou burger”, has been described by Good Food reviewer Terry Durack as the burger “benchmark” for good reason. For $29, their sesame-seed brioche bun sandwiches a juicy brisket and chuck mix patty, pickles, cheese, lettuce and sauce with a generous serving of skin-on pommes frites.

61 Lavender Street, Milsons Point, loulou.sydney

Dee Why Hotel

End the week on a high note with this beachy pub’s $15 Friday cheeseburger and chips, with a hefty 180-gram brisket and chuck patty, pickles, cheese, mustard, smoked onion puree and roast onion mayo. The pub also offers a rotating weekly $27 burger and beer deal. Expect specials such as an ebi prawn burger with yuzu and mustard mayo and white cabbage, or a tandoori chicken burger with pakoras and raita.

834 Pittwater Road, Dee Why, deewhyhotel.com.au

Crowbar

The greasy good times are doubly affordable at Crowbar on Wednesdays with their two-for-one Whole Beast Butchery smashed cheeseburger deal from 4pm to 7pm and $6 happy hour drinks from 4pm to 6pm. Take a mate and stick around afterwards for a round of trivia and your chance to win the meat tray raffle from 7pm, too.

345 Parramatta Road, Leichhardt, crowbarsyd.com