In Bon Appetit's July issue, restaurant editor Andrew Knowlton pays homage to an American classic with his list of 10 new, must-try burger spots in the US. Below you'll find a visual sampling from each.
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The Park Burger (1/3 lb beef patty) on a toasted potato bun with hickory-smoked bacon, American cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion
Photo courtesy of Matthew McLinn
The Peppercorn Crust Burger, served with roasted garlic, charred onions, and watercress
Photo: Sylvia Paret
The Black Label Burger: Selection of prime dry-aged beef cuts with caramelized onions and pommes frites
Photo: Heidi Geldhauser
The Southern: Country-fried 5.5-oz grass-fed beef patty, house-made pimento cheese, bread and butter pickles, and green tomato ketchup
Photo: Rachael Coup
The Pile-Up Foster Burger: Beef burger with bacon, caramelized onions, farm fresh fried egg, pickled beets, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and Foster sauce
Photo: Dave Poss
Trio of fresh-ground beef sliders with caramelized onions
Photo: Paul Sobota
Symon Says: Pat LaFreida beef burger with bologna, coleslaw, whip sauce, and American cheese
Photo: Chris Kasaras
The Umami Burger: House-ground beef burger, house-made ketchup, parmesan frico, sauteed shiitake mushrooms, and oven-dried tomato
Photo: Grant Kessler
Burger #4: Grass-fed beef, roasted Hatch green chile, fried farm egg, Sonoma Jack cheese, and smoked bacon
Photo: Steve Legato
The Whiskey King: 8-oz burger with maple bourbon-glazed Cipollini onions, Rogue bleu cheese, applewood bacon, and foie gras