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Top 10 Burgers In the World

World’s Best Burgers recently posted their 2026 list of the top 101 extraordinary burgers from legendary diners, neighborhood institutions, acclaimed restaurants, and hidden gems across the globe. These are the top 10. How many have you tried?

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Amboy Quality Meats & Delicious Burgers

Los Angeles, CA

Amboy is a compact Chinatown counter from chef Alvin Cailan that turns the burger into a Los Angeles destination: direct, meat-focused, and rooted in Far East Plaza’s small-business food culture. Its global ranking gives visitors a reason to seek out a specific LA burger rather than a generic food stop.

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Black Bear Burger Exmouth Market

London, England

Black Bear Burger brings London’s independent burger scene into a neighborhood-dining setting on Exmouth Market, one of Clerkenwell’s best-known restaurant streets. The Exmouth Market location gives visitors a recognizable, sit-down version of the brand that World’s 101 Best Burgers ranked No. 2 globally in 2026.

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Bleecker Burger Victoria

London, England

Bleecker is a London burger specialist whose stripped-back cheeseburgers helped define the city’s modern smash-burger culture. Its Victoria shop is a practical flagship for visitors: central, busy, and directly tied to the brand that World’s 101 Best Burgers ranked No. 1 globally in 2026.

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Café Margaret

Sydney, NSW

Café Margaret is the more relaxed sibling in Neil Perry’s Double Bay restaurant family, combining polished Sydney hospitality with an everyday neighborhood feel. Its burger ranking makes it a destination for food travelers seeking a high-end Australian take on a casual classic.

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Gasoline Grill Landgreven

Copenhagen, Capital Region

Gasoline Grill began in a converted Copenhagen gas station and helped turn a tiny service-station counter into an international burger pilgrimage. The Landgreven original is the most destination-worthy version of the brand: compact, recognizable, and rooted in the city’s casual food culture.

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Hawksmoor St Pancras

London, England

Hawksmoor St Pancras places the steakhouse group inside one of London’s great railway landmarks, turning a burger stop into an architectural dining experience. It is especially strong for CityLens because the visit combines food, travel history, and a Grade I-listed Gothic Revival setting.

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Nowon East Village

New York, NY

Nowon East Village is a Korean American pocha whose burger has become one of New York’s modern cult food items. The restaurant fits CityLens as a contemporary neighborhood destination: energetic, creative, and tied to the East Village’s ongoing role as a proving ground for new food culture.

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Sip & Guzzle

New York, NY

Sip & Guzzle is a two-level Greenwich Village bar that pairs serious cocktail culture with food that has crossed into destination territory. Its burger ranking gives CityLens users a reason to visit beyond drinks: a contemporary New York hospitality address with international attention.

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The Diplomat

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island

The Diplomat is a stylish Central cocktail bar whose burger has become a destination in its own right. For CityLens, it works as a food-and-nightlife stop: a compact Hong Kong bar with global recognition, late hours, and a signature American-style hospitality lens.

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The Grill at The International

Sydney, NSW

The Grill at The International is an elevated Sydney dining room at 25 Martin Place, connecting a burger destination with a broader luxury hospitality address. For visitors, it offers a more formal counterpoint to the list’s casual burger shops: a polished city-centre restaurant with global ranking attention.

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