The Hobgoblin
AMERICAN, BRITISH •GLOUCESTER ROAD
A Gloucester Road icon famous for its 'gut-busting' portions and high-quality burgers. It gained cult status for its 'Dirty Dirty Fries' and extreme eating challenges. While it's a dedicated craft beer pub, the kitchen is the main draw, serving up dry-aged beef patties and a wide array of inventive toppings in a relaxed, classic pub setting.
Asado
AMERICAN •CITY CENTER
A fiercely independent burger joint specialising in gourmet, Anglo and South American-inspired burgers. All beef is dry-aged, organic, and cooked over a wood-fired Asado grill.
Burger Theory
BRITISH, AMERICAN •CITY CENTER
A well-known independent burger joint in the city centre, starting life as a pop-up before opening a permanent restaurant. It's famous for its creative, inventive burgers using locally sourced, high-welfare ingredients, with excellent vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. They also offer craft beers and cocktails.
Cord Kitchen
BRITISH, AMERICAN •BEDMINSTER
Housed within the Bristol Beer Factory Tap Room, Cord Kitchen specialises in elevated pub comfort food. They have built a cult following in South Bristol for their 'feeding frenzy' menu of dry-aged beef burgers, seasoned wings, and loaded fries, alongside a Sunday roast often cited as one of the city's finest.
Danny's Burgers
AMERICAN •EASTON
An award-winning independent burger joint, celebrated for its high-grade, Cali-style 'smash burgers' using dry-aged beef. They operate a kitchen inside Fierce & Noble Brewery and are a favourite among Bristol burger enthusiasts.
Little Bagel Co
AMERICAN •CLIFTON
A popular independent bagel shop on Queens Road specializing in NYC-style boiled and baked bagels. Known for their creative fillings, house-made schmears, and excellent coffee, they offer a wide range of both meat and innovative plant-based options in a bright, modern space.
Milk Bun
AMERICAN •CLIFTON
Milk Bun brings a highly focused, artisan approach to the classic burger joint in Clifton. The kitchen is built around their signature handmade buns and premium, locally sourced beef patties, offering a concise menu of elevated burgers and perfectly seasoned sides. It is a sleek, modern space that delivers consistently excellent, fast paced food without compromising on ingredient quality.
Oowee Diner
AMERICAN •BEDMINSTER
Oowee Diner on North Street is Bedminster's answer to the age-old question of what you actually want after a long week.Oowee Diner on North Street is Bedminster's answer to the age-old question of what you actually want after a long week. Started as a small Montpelier takeaway back in 2016, it has grown into one of Bristol's most loved burger spots without losing any of its no-frills charm. The menu is stacked with dirty doubles, loaded fries and thick shakes, and the kind of portions that make you seriously reconsider your life choices. Unpretentious, unapologetic, and absolutely worth the mess.
Popti Bros
AMERICAN •EASTVILLE
A family-run burger joint on Mina Road in St Werburghs, Popti Bros is the kind of spot that gets passed around Bristol as a quiet recommendation and somehow never loses its charm. Founded by Leon Hughes, formerly of the much-loved Rebel Roll, and his sons, the burgers are built around locally sourced, grass-fed dry-aged beef butchered next door at Beast. Breakfast baps and good coffee in the morning, proper burgers by afternoon. Small, unpretentious, and genuinely one of Bristol's best.
Renato's
ITALIAN, AMERICAN •CITY CENTER
A legendary King Street institution reborn. Reopened by Left Handed Giant and Pizza Is Lovely, it combines the nostalgic 'theatre bar' soul of the original 1980s venue with a modern focus on meat-free Detroit-style deep dish pizzas upstairs and New York-style slices in the bustling downstairs bar.
Squeezed
AMERICAN •HARBOURSIDE
An award-winning independent burger restaurant famous for its gourmet burgers, fresh-cut fries with Ancho chilli salt, and homemade lemonades. It operates out of two converted shipping containers at Wapping Wharf and gained national recognition after winning the National Burger Awards in 2019. Everything, including sauces and fries, is made fresh on-site.
Three Brothers Burgers
AMERICAN •HARBOURSIDE
Moored permanently on Welsh Back, Three Brothers Burgers offers an iconic, boat-based dining setting. The kitchen keeps its focus tight, serving up juicy burgers, loaded fries, and a massive selection of craft beers and ciders.