The Best Cheap Burgers in London

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By Stephanie Theocharous

I have started an affair with burgers. It’s going so well I need to share it on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. I couldn’t stop posting pictures of burgers from all over London. The food fashion has started. Searching for the best burger in the capital was my mission and I didn’t surrender until I found it.

Here are the 5 best cheap burgers in London that you definitely have to visit!

Falling in love with the juiciest, greasiest burgers in London, began one year ago when I first tasted a MEATLiquor burger, it was legendary.

#1 MeatLiquor | W1, London, Bacon Cheeseburger, £8

Rating 10/10

For £8 you can have a bacon cheeseburger (as seen in the picture) and believe me you wont be disappointed. It’s madly juicy – good fat content and with paper towels right there on the table get ready to get messy. As for the bun, it’s just the right amount for this grease beef explosion! But don’t stop there we are not done yet. The experience is not completed without mouth-watering chilly fries and pickles with blue cheese sauce. Check MeatLiquor’s Facebook page.

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#2 Lucky Chip | E8, NW5,  London, Bacon Cheeseburger, £8,50

Rating 10/10

This magnificent burger can be found in a burger van in East London (and now The Seabright Arms). The Lucky Chip‘s 32-day-aged, rough-hewn Wiltshire beef baby is salty, big and bouncy, topped with mustard and ketchup. Of course, the burger isn’t lacking the delicious toppings of American cheese and smoked bacon. Have fun with some of their other burgers as well, the Selleck, the Sheen, the Danny Trejo, and the Chuck Norris.

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#3 Patty and Bun | W1, London, Ari Gold Burger, £7,50

Rating 9/10

Serving a grass fed Angus steak perfectly pink, Patty and Bun’s burgers will put a smile on your face every time. The burger includes the super brioche; inside the perfectly cooked beef topped smoky P&B mayo and cheese. Don’t forget, to take with you a portion of the special fries with rosemary salt they are to die for!

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#4 Shake Shack | WC2, London, Shake Shack Double Burger, £8,50

Rated 7/10

It’s 100% Aberdeen Angus, grass-fed in Scotland, however there is a catch. It ends up as an anaemic patty in dire need of charring without seasoning.  The bun has a weird muffin taste and it’s much bigger than the beef. It reminded me of McDonalds cheeseburger, but a healthier version!  The cheesy fries however are delicious! All American thick fries with melted cheddar cheese on top. I could easily just go there for the fries and a beer. Find Shake Shack on Facebook.

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#5 Five Guys | WC2, London, Cheeseburger, £8

Rated 4/10

Five Guys is situated above the piazza in Covent Garden.  The meat is greasy and cheap tasting. The sesame topped bun looks like it came from Burger King. Finally the toppings, after waiting two whole hours to order, I delayed the queue even more trying to choose from the 250,000 ways. Overall, wasn’t satisfied with the procedure, my burger was delayed with the wrong toppings.

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