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Louis' Lunch

Hamburger restaurant · New Haven ·

Louis' Lunch

Hamburger restaurant · New Haven ·
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The 13 Best Restaurants in New Haven, Connecticut | Eater

"Louis’ Lunch may or may not have invented the hamburger — it’s a claim that has been both certified by the Library of Congress and invalidated by evidence. Either way, the fact is the patties at this tiny brick-walled restaurant are ground fresh and cooked to order in vertical cast-iron grills dating to the late 1800s. Don’t ask for ketchup; burgers come on white toast with your choice of cheese spread, grilled onion, and fresh tomato. You can eat your burger with potato salad or a local Foxon Park birch beer in a small wooden booth etched with decades of graffiti, or consume it as originally intended: on the go." - Stasia Brewczynski

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Original hamburger served on toast with cheese, tomato, onion

historic landmark
original broilers
no condiments
white toast
small space
potato salad
friendly staff
vintage atmosphere
Google Rating
4.4 (2.6K)
Yelp Rating
3.7
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261 Crown St, New Haven, CT 06511 Get directions

$10–20

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Original hamburger served on toast with cheese, tomato, onion

historic landmark
original broilers
no condiments
white toast
small space
potato salad
friendly staff
vintage atmosphere
Google Rating
4.4 (2.6K)
Yelp Rating
3.7
Featured in Eater
Featured in
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261 Crown St, New Haven, CT 06511 Get directions

$10–20

See Menu
Usually a wait
Restroom
Accepts reservations
Popular for lunch
Popular for dinner
Louis' Lunch by null
Louis' Lunch by f11photo/Shutterstock
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