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The Best Burgers in Adelaide

Updated 4 weeks ago

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The humble hamburger has seen a great renaissance over the past couple of years – not that it ever went away. The new wave of burgers are a breed apart from their mass-produced forebears – organic, free-range patties, golden brioche buns, house-made pickles and flavour to spare. One constant is these delicious meals can be held in your two hands. Do you want fries with that? Of course you do.

  • Jumbo Burger

    Restaurant

    The Oklahoma smashburger reigns supreme at this all-day diner in the city. It’s also serving daily breakfasts and drinks including mezcal Negronis and South Australian wines.

  • Good Burger

    Restaurant

    At Good Burger, the burgers are good indeed. Great, even. This 28-seat burger bar from the Good Gilbert team is elevating the greasy two-hander with high-quality ingredients and South Australian booze.

  • Motherlode

    Restaurant

    You’ve eaten chicken nuggets. But not like at this American style diner and bar, where nuggs might be marinated in laksa or tossed in parmesan spice “dust”. Plus, there’s beer on tap, natural wines and cocktails.

  • Seafaring Fools

    Cafe

    A seaside sibling for Grenfell Street’s one-man show.

  • Nordburger

    Restaurant

    This place has one of Adelaide's best – and most extensive – menu of burgers to choose from. Every burg is very American, and very over-the-top. There's one or two options for vegetarians, but this is really the place for the meat eater in your life.

  • 99 Gang Social

    Bar

    American-style burgers, beef rendang hoagies and tropical cocktails are the signatures at Gang Gang’s disco-ready burger bar. After the dinner trade, a floating DJ booth provides danceable tunes till late.

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  • Dirty Doris

    Cafe

    Bottomless filter coffee, boozy milkshakes and diner food aplenty – if you want to party early, this loud, retro cafe is a better pick than any.

  • Bread & Bone

    Restaurant

    This late-night CBD haunt dishes out great burgers, hot dogs and more to hungry revellers stopping by for a feed before bed.

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  • 127 Days

    Cafe

    This new-school burger joint, in an old-school milk bar, has a great – and diverse – range of burgers to choose from. Although the American-style ones are great, we recommend the Aussie beetroot and egg burger with the lot. Top it off with a classic milkshake.

  • Burgastronomy

    Restaurant

    This spot keeps it simple: simple flavour combinations, classic burgers. That pared back approach allows the quality and freshness of the ingredients to really shine. Tip: customising your burger with some of the many extras is the way to go here.

  • Two-Bit Villains

    Restaurant

    This soda bar and diner dishes up fully vegetarian burgers and hot dogs. They taste like the real deal, too. The patties – made with soy mince or black beans – aren't a like-for-like beef replacement, but the whole thing adds up to something greater than the sum of its parts. Trust us, you won't even miss meat-based burgers.

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  • Barry’s Burgers

    Restaurant

    The goal at Barry's is to make burgers that make you feel good after eating them. And while they don't completely meet the brief – these are, after all, burgers – you can really taste the freshness and quality of the ingredients here. Handily some of Adelaide's best burgs.

  • Betty’s Burgers & Concrete Co

    Restaurant

    A Queensland-born boutique burger chain serving burgers and frozen-custard desserts it calls “concretes”. Despite being a chain, the quality of the burgers has remained consistently excellent – and attractively priced – over the years.

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Caro Club
Could this be Adelaide’s best food truck? The Caro Club team have been serving elite burgers and fried cook since 2007, and you’ll see them popping up at events and festivals throughout the year. Keep an eye on Broadsheet and Caro Club’s socials for a new bricks and mortar location opening in 2025.

Fudd's, Alberfoyle Park
A well-loved Adelaide burger shop that's been consistently great for years now. It's built up its loyale clientele thanks to a commitment to well-executed classics – but Fudd’s also likes to keep it interesting with a rotation of monthly specials. Expect these to be hefty, tall, and globally inspired.

Burger Boss, Ascot Park
A retro-inspired burger shop that does things “the old-fashioned way”. Come for Aussie beef patties seasoned simply, buns made in-house each day, and shakes made with South Australian ice-cream. If burgers aren’t your thing, there’s a tight menu of hot dogs to choose from.