When at IN-N-OUT - don't forget to look for the Biblical references on your cups and remember The Dude.
Fatburger is almost as cheap as the incredible IN-N-OUT Burger with more of a diner feel and no Bible verses
Charcoal - when you want upscale - new but gaining fans - 6372 W Sunset Boulevard, LA, CA 90028
The Oinkster - worth the drive to Eagle Rock - you don't really need a reason to visit ER, just do it before it gets too trendy.
And don't forget a stroll down Hollywood Boulevard while you're out.
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The best burgers in the world - we found the counter down a back alley, and were shocked to be given homemade aoli with our chips! Not the food we were used to as backpackers.
So good there is even a Facebook group devoted to it.
Queenstown
Burger joint in Queenstown. The tagline goes that Ferg gives good burg. Well, he certainly does.
42 Shotover st, Tel: 03 441 1232
www.fergburger.com/
The Serena's burgers are to die for - and you get to eat them sitting by their pool in their beautiful grounds. If anyone can work out the secret ingredient please, please post it on Been there.
Kenyatta Avenue/Processional Way - central Nairobi
Tel: +254 20 282 2000
This is a very popular and cheap fast food restaurant. Like the similar MosBurger, orders are cooked from fresh, so don't expect MacD's style service.
The burgers are amazingly tasty: I still dream about the bacon omelette burger 18 months after my return to the UK! Delicious fresh lemonade, chunky wedges and a huge range of condiments, all served by very young and helpful staff.
Almost everywhere!
This south London bar puts wagyu beef between its buns, making the tastiest, melt-in-the-mouth patties you'll find, and for under £10. The back-up Asian/ western fusion menu, the range of beers and wines, and the coffee are all top quality, too. In a city of golden arches and southern colonels, it's a revelation.
12 Streatham High Road, London SW16, 07747 607803
The place to head when the urge strikes. A hymn to 60s Americana, where location, styling and menu are in perfect harmony. The burgers are classic, the options simple - no focaccia buns on this list. Burgers are cooked to order, take two hands to hold - and you'll be glad of the plentiful napkins.
12 Moor Street, London W1, 020-7434 4439
Years since I've been to San Francisco and despite my efforts to improve, Moe's burgers are still the best burgers I've ever had.
772 Folsom St (just by 3rd St, and not too far from SF MOMA);
tel: (415) 957 3779
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