1. J.G. Melon
8.6
1291 3rd Ave (at E 74th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Upper East Side · 485 tips and reviews
Andrew Lambert: GREAT burger, get it with bacon, no lettuce or tomato. Worth the price. Cottage fries are good too.
Sarah Rose: Love the atmosphere here. Great burger! Great cottage fries and I love their key lime pie
Niketa Patel: Possibly the best burger in Manhattan. Indulge in some cottage fries too.
2. Shake Shack
8.5
152 E 86th St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Upper East Side · 377 tips and reviews
Peter Wu: One of the shortest lines of all the Shake Shacks! Definitely get the shack burger and the vanilla shake is to die for!
Revital Hacham: Love the burgers - but the hotdogs are just as excellent and definitely worth a try...
Blue Man City Man: From what I know, who doesn't like this awesome burgers and crinkle cut fries. Also delicious shakes and hot dogs!
3. Jackson Hole
7.8
232 E 64th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Upper East Side · 73 tips and reviews
Artie: Been coming here since the mid 70's. 90% of the time, it's always the Baldouni Burger. It never disappoints. Still very reasonable for NYC and still up there as one of the best burgers you'll find.
Vinnie Ricasio: Best burger chain in NYC. No fail burgers and get a table in the outdoor space in the back! Great to see the prices are still affordable compared to the ones that make you "stand in line".
Kley Sippel: Best burger in manhattan; choose sweet potato fries over waffle cut.
5. Merrion Square
7.4
1840 2nd Ave (at 95th St), New York, NY
Pub · Yorkville · 65 tips and reviews
Nimit Bhatt: Best special in the area. FREE burger with the purchase of ANY drink! All day, everyday
Jessie Catana: Besides the fantastic beer selection, free burgers and wings, honestly, the music is ON POINT. kind of the best place, EVER
Heather Berlinger: Free burger with draft beer, great beer selection, and Owen the bartender is awesome. By far my favorite neighborhood bar!
7. Jones Wood Foundry
8.3
401 E 76th St (btwn York & 1st Ave.), New York, NY
English Restaurant · Upper East Side · 156 tips and reviews
Michael Kalbfell: JWF burger is fantastic! FYI...Stilton is crumbled blue cheese. I had no idea.
The Corcoran Group: If you're in search of authentic English pub food, this is your place. While we love the fish and chips, the JWF burger with bacon can't be missed.
Aileen Tse: excellent fish and chips and burger
8. Emmy Squared
8.7
1426 3rd Ave (81st St.), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Upper East Side · 14 tips and reviews
David Ambrose: keep this review in context but 2nd week opened BUT some highlights are the shaved sprouts salad w. pear and some UES specific fries. burger is always a must but the patties were dry + fries lukewarm
Meghan Murphy: Burger is amazing — would sleep inside that pretzel bun. The Colony2 is a perfect combo of spicy and sweet. Would have just skipped the truffle topping on the waffle fries.
Natalie LeMoss: The big le Matt burger was a crowd pleaser, and I absolutely adored the Caesar salad with real anchovies
9. Cafe D'Alsace
8.6
1695 2nd Ave (at E 88th St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Yorkville · 176 tips and reviews
Michael Chan: The Duck Burger is one of the best burgers I've ever had!
Gabriel Wakim: Eggs bénédict, steak frites, tarte flambée, burger, you can't go wrong with these. They are all good
Taylor VA: Great burger and long beer list.
10. Kaia Wine Bar
8.8
1614 3rd Ave (btwn 90th and 91st), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Yorkville · 99 tips and reviews
Amy Mixa: Deviled eggs and lamb burger for the win
Eliza Chang: Lamb burger was flipping amazing; Arctic char was done to perfection. Could live off the seeds w bread. Farmers market salad was very ordinary. Go with a date or group!
Bernard Ortega: Perfect Mac & Cheese. Lamb burger fantastic. Would also definitely go back for fish cake slider, boar slider, & ribs
11. Xi'an Famous Foods
8.6
328 E 78th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · Upper East Side · 76 tips and reviews
Russell Hirschorn: Hearty and delicious noodles, burger was a bit dry, noodle soup was great. If u are offended by the service, dnt go to china.
सिद्धार्थ: Cumin lamb burger is awesome. So is the sour hawberry tea.
Cheyenne Paydar: Cumin lamb burger and spicy cumin lamb noodles are delicious but greasy
13. Burger One
7.3
1150 Lexington Ave (btwn 79th & 80th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Upper East Side · 21 tips and reviews
Cass Anderson: One of the best burgers in all of uptown. It can get slammed for lunch but their service is still extremely fast.
Jamilah Clark: A little hole in the wall with amazing burgers and amazing chicken tacos!!!!
Audrey Tolbert: One of my favorite burgers in the city and under $10! Great place, super down to earth. Go in, grab a stool, grab a burger and a milkshake, and thank me.
Chris Ozer: No nonsense diner straight out of the '50s with great burgers and club sandwiches.
Adeet Deshmukh: Butter burger and a chocolate egg cream = perfect lunch.
Eyal Goldwerger: Egg cream is fantastic, especially coffee or chocolate, which favors the proprietor does himself. Burger w/fried eggs, bacon & mushrooms can't be beat... as the atmosphere in this 100yr old joint...