Best Burgers in Denver (2025)
A5 Steakhouse
Steak house · Union Station
LoDo’s indie steakhouse turns out a wood-fired wagyu patty on a house-baked milk-bread bun with butterkäse and a zippy sauce. Named Top Burger 2025 by 5280, it’s a bar-menu legend that showcases Colorado beef with polish.
My Brother's Bar
Traditional American restaurant · Highland
Denver’s oldest bar still draws lines for the Johnny burger, stacked with Swiss, American, jalapeño cream cheese, and grilled onions. Featured in Eater Denver’s Iconic Dishes, it’s pure Mile High nostalgia that still eats great.
The Cherry Cricket
Hamburger restaurant · Cherry Creek
A Denver institution where you build your own masterpiece from an almost comical list of toppings. Readers crowned it Best Hamburger in Westword’s 2025 awards, and locals keep it at the top for good reason.
Odie B's Sunnyside
Restaurant · Sunnyside
This Sunnyside daytime hang makes a craveable double smashburger with dilly pickled onions and Colorado Fancy Sauce. Named Top Burger 2024 by 5280, it’s a neighborhood hangout that punches above its weight.
Brasserie Brixton
French restaurant · Cole
Cole’s beloved French spot dresses a double cheeseburger with Gruyère and sauce, served with textbook frites. Recognized by the Michelin Guide, it’s the refined take that still feels like a neighborhood secret.
Lucy's Burger Bar
Hamburger restaurant · Berkeley
A woman-owned Berkeley favorite channeling Minneapolis roots, Lucy’s serves a molten-cheese Juicy Lucy alongside crisp fries and local pours. Celebrated by 5280 and local media, it nails the gooey, griddled classic.
Genna Rae Wings & More...
Takeout Restaurant · Whittier
Family-run and fiercely local, Genna Rae’s jerk-spiced cheeseburger brings island warmth to Five Points. Featured by 5280’s burger roundup, it’s a juicy, sweet-smoky detour from the usual that regulars swear by.
Mercantile
Restaurant · Union Station
At Union Station, chef Alex Seidel’s lunch-only burger layers a seared patty with caramelized onions and house pickles on a sesame potato bun. Lauded in 5280’s burger list, it’s precise, satisfying, and distinctly Denver.
Candlelight Tavern
Bar · Washington Park West
Wash Park’s classic dive turns out the platonic ideal of a cheeseburger: griddled patty, melty American, squishy bun, chips on the side. Praised by The Infatuation in 2025 and beloved by locals for decades.
Hamburguesas Don Jesús
Restaurant · Sun Valley
Sun Valley’s counter spot slings Mexican-style burgers stacked with ham, bacon-wrapped hot dogs, avocado, and more. Included in Westword’s 2024 burger guide, it’s a joyful, maximalist expression of Denver’s cross-cultural scene.
