Bistro burgers in Hollywood, griddled classics from West LA institutions, and smash newcomers across the Eastside. LA's best burgers, by consensus.
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Bistro burgers in Hollywood, griddled classics from West LA institutions, and smash newcomers across the Eastside. LA's best burgers, by consensus.
Bar 109 (Melrose Hill)
A Melrose Hill bar that has built a reputation for a precise, well-built smash burger alongside a strong cocktail program in a room with real neighborhood energy. One of the Eastside's most consistent burger stops.
Melanie Wine Bar (Beverly Grove)
Tasting Table crowned the Melanie smash burger the best in Los Angeles: gruyere, sweet onion jam, and fresh arugula on a patty that gives the natural-wine bar a second identity. Now settled on West 3rd Street in Beverly Grove, the tiny room pairs it with one of the neighborhood's most personable bottle lists.
Petit Trois (Hollywood)
Ludo Lefebvre's 21-seat Parisian counter in a Hollywood strip mall is home to the Big Mec, a griddle burger with Bordelaise sauce, bone marrow, and fontina that was voted Best Burger in America in 2016. The Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant is one of LA's most singular experiences.
Doto (Silver Lake)
A Silver Lake cafe whose double-stacked comte cheeseburger has become one of the most talked-about burgers on the Eastside: jammy onions, tangy chili aioli, and French cheese draped off the patties, cut by a dab of sweet pickle relish. The Infatuation ranks it among the very best burgers in LA, and a 4.7 Google rating backs the hype.
Camphor (Arts District)
The only Michelin-starred restaurant in Los Angeles that serves a burger at dinner: a duck-and-Wagyu patty on a duck-fat brioche bun with smoked Gouda, caramelized onion, and remoulade. Chef Max Boonthanakit's Arts District bistro is the rare place where the burger is the point.
Love Hour (Koreatown)
A Koreatown natural-wine bar that pairs its rotating bottle list with a smash burger that has become one of the neighborhood's most cited food discoveries. The combination of low-intervention wine and high-execution beef has a devoted following.
Bill's Hamburgers (Van Nuys)
A San Fernando Valley institution that has been serving straightforward grilled burgers since the 1950s, beloved by generations of Valley residents and a recurring stop on LA burger pilgrimage routes. The kind of place that reminds you what a burger tasted like before it became complicated.
Hermon's (Highland Park)
A Highland Park counter focused on quality beef and the smash technique, serving one of the neighborhood's most praised burgers in a casual setting that has become part of the Eagle Rock and Highland Park burger circuit. No-frills, no-nonsense.
Heavy Handed (Santa Monica)
A Santa Monica smash specialist with deeply caramelized patties, a house secret-sauce program, and a loyal following that has expanded the brand. The double with American cheese is the consensus order.
The Apple Pan (West LA)
Open since 1947 in a little house on Pico Boulevard, The Apple Pan serves a hickoryburger and steakburger at a U-shaped counter to generations of Angelenos who grew up eating here. An irreplaceable piece of LA food history.
Ranked across 5 sources: Time Out Los Angeles · Best Burgers, Ranked 2025; The Infatuation · Best Burgers in LA 2026; Tasting Table · 20 Best Burgers in LA, Ranked 2023; Yelp · Ranked by Rating · 0.5x Weight (June 2026); Google Reviews · Ranked by Rating · 0.5x Weight (June 2026). Full scoring is on the Methodology tab above.
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