Their menu is very similar to BK's menu in the States, but some of the special offerings caught my eye. "Melt 'n Middle? Cheese melted between two beef patties? Cool! Oh, the Texican Whopper! That'll be awesome." Sadly, the those two were far from awesome.
Last year AHT ran a feature on The Meatwagon, when owner Yianni Papoutsis was touring South East London cooking diner-style burgers to queues of people in pub gardens. Now the operation has moved to a semi-permanent location in New Cross called #Meateasy, after the wagon was stolen by some dastardly unknowns before Christmas. The small dining room above a disused pub features a small cocktail bar, dingy lighting, and menus chalked on the wall, and is jam packed five nights a week.
Byron is London's fastest growing burger joint with 14 locations and counting. Their traditional burger is a six-ounce patty of Scotch beef served on a rather bland roll. In spite of the poor bread choice, Byron's standard patties are decent enough and are a good value at £6.50. But each February, Byron teams up with a historic butcher shop to create a truly remarkable burger, the Big D.
[Photographs: Ibrahim Salha, unless otherwise noted] Since writing about The Meatwagon in April, London's favorite burger truck has gone from strength to strength. As well as a regular gig in the garden of The Florence Pub (and a couple of...
In their words, Lucky Seven Diner is a "tiny neighbourhood East Coast American Diner" with a "cult following." Opened nearly a decade ago by local restaurateur Tom Conran, Lucky Seven attempts to recreate the "All-American Diner" feel in decor—they have a poster of Barack Obama to ramp up the Americana—and on the menu, but it's the hamburgers that prove ever popular, if slightly overpriced.
In an industrial estate in South-East London, Yianni Papoutsis is serving up fantastic burgers from The Meatwagon. The half-Greek, half-Irish, carpenter/caterer has a desire to improve London's slowly blossoming street food scene. He's knowledgeable about burgers, having traveled around the US of A on a search for brilliant food at low prices in curb-side locations, sampling some of America's best hamburgers en route.
London isn't know for having good burgers, but check out the small chain Byron for the best widely available fast food-style burger in the city. They just need to change the pickles and the substandard bun to give the city a truly great burger.
On AHT parent site Serious Eats, cmhall asks, "Can anyone recommend a good burger joint in London, UK?" The most frequently cited "best burger" locations I've heard lately are Hawksmoor and Byron (both recommended in our recent Dear AHT about...
Here's an email we received recently in the AHT inbox. Any Londoners out there who can chime in? Hi, I don't know if you have someone in London, but I've had/heard of a couple of good burgers from relatively little-known...
Bodean's 16 Byward Street, London, EC3R, United Kingdom; map); 020 7488 3883; bodeansbbq.com Cooking Method: Grilled Short Order: A decent burger by US standards, a great burger compared to the other UK burgers I have sampled Want Fries with...
