Skinny Louie
Hamburger restaurant · Miami Fashion District
322 NW 24th St, Miami, FL 33127
Highlights
Winner of Burger Bash, serving 3 smash burgers, fries, shakes
Winner of Burger Bash, serving 3 smash burgers, fries, shakes
"Winner of the 2025 South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash, Skinny Louie is a burger joint with a 1950s diner vibe, which quickly became a local favorite for its straightforward yet flavorful menu. It offers just three smashed burgers — the classic, the applewood bacon, and the signature Skinny Louie cheeseburger, along with fries, sodas, and milkshakes. However, its limited selection hasn’t deterred diners with lines out the door all day and all night. Best for: Smashed burgers and late-night cravings" - Stacy Moya
"Skinny Louie’s has the longest lines of anywhere on this guide. But despite the deluge of influencer hype that’s trying to tell you otherwise, this isn’t Miami’s best smashburger. The edges of the patties aren’t as crispy as we’d like, and the burgers are so greasy that bun sogginess is an issue even if you’re eating there. This just isn’t worth waiting in line for at all—and especially not now that Cowy Burger is waiting for you across the street." - mariana trabanino, virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer
"In Wynwood, Skinny Louie, a burger joint with a 1950s diner vibe, has quickly become a local favorite for its straightforward yet flavorful menu. Offering just three smash burgers – a classic, an applewood bacon burger, and the signature Skinny Louie cheeseburger – along with fries, sodas, and milkshakes. However, its limited selection hasn’t deterred diners with lines out the door all day and night." - Olee Fowler
"In Wynwood, Skinny Louie, a burger joint with a 1950s diner vibe, has quickly become a local favorite for its straightforward yet flavorful menu. Offering just three smash burgers – a classic, an applewood bacon, and the signature “Skinny Louie Cheeseburger” – along with fries, sodas, and milkshakes. However, its limited selection hasn’t deterred diners with lines out the door all day and all night." - Eater Staff
"I found Skinny Louie to be an open‑late smash‑burger spot in Wynwood with a classic 1950s diner aesthetic and a cheeky, dimple‑chinned mascot; its Instagram and TikTok buzz since opening late last year makes sense given the tight, three‑item menu. During a recent Monday‑night visit my cookies‑and‑cream milkshake arrived almost immediately and kept me going while the line moved steadily—there’s no toppings bar or build‑your‑own option, just a classic burger, an applewood bacon burger, and the “Skinny Louie Cheeseburger” offered as a single, double, or triple, which can be paired with fries and a soda and finished with one of three milkshake flavors. Owners Gonzalo Rubino and Matias Palloni, Argentine partners behind Crazy Poké and Sushi Más and operating with “MBA‑like” precision through MPGR Hospitality, aimed for a late‑night, high‑quality, affordable burger shop and say they’re “packed Monday to Monday.” Behind the counter one person flattens—not flips—100% Angus patties, seasons them with a rationed shaker lever, tops them with high‑quality American cheese, grilled onions, and pickles, and transfers them onto glossy, buttered brioche buns before squeezing on the signature Louie Sauce (known to have a ketchup‑and‑mayonnaise base); on busy weekends they may produce around 2,500 patties a day. The cardboard‑thin, impeccably crispy patties can be a bit simple on their own, but the interplay of salty cheese, sweet‑savory onions, acidic pickles, buttery buns, and the Louie Sauce makes for flavorful bites, all at an affordable price (starting at $7.49, under $15). Skinny Louie is open Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–2 a.m. and Fri–Sat 11 a.m.–4 a.m., and is located at 322 NW 24th Street in Wynwood; Rubino and Palloni plan to open four or five more South Florida locations (targeting Fort Lauderdale, Aventura, Pembroke Pines, South Beach, Kendall, Doral, and Coconut Grove) while emphasizing quality and pride in what they serve." - Ashley Brozic
